Kristi House Prevention Education and Outreach programs are provided for both children and adult groups. Education specialists provide developmentally- and age-appropriate best practices programs in schools, K-12
Kristi House also provides the Stewards of Children Training to adults in businesses, child-centered organizations and other community groups. This sexual abuse prevention training program educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. More about Stewards of Children.
In addition to direct prevention education, Kristi House is striving to lead the community response to child sexual abuse prevention through advocacy, and a leadership role in the community collaborating with organizations that share our goals.
Important Topics and Concepts
Prevention
Boundaries
Child victimization
Sexual harassment
Dating Violence
Community services and resources
Potential
Sexual Abuse Signs and/or Symptoms Survey
This list is only to be used as a guideline.
There is not one symptom or set of symptoms that would
clearly indicate that a child/adolescent has been sexually
abused. Therefore, it is important to watch for any
changes (increases or decreases) in your child's behavior.
Does/Has
your child:
yes
no
Have difficulty falling asleep,
staying asleep, sleeping alone, or nightmares?
Overeat, or not eat as much
as he/she used to?
Have school behavior problems,
drop in grades, or poor school reports?
Wet or soil his/her pants or
bed when he/she was already toilet trained?
Have extra energy, difficulty
controlling or stopping him/herself, or move
from one activity to another within minutes?
Fear being separated from you
or cling to you?
Become anxious around certain
people, places, and things?
Often seem angry or irritable?
Often seem moody or sad?
Often choose to be alone?
Lose interest in activities he/she once
enjoyed?
Feel bad/shameful about him/herself?
L eave home without permission?
Not return home at curfew time?
Have older friends?
Have numerous boyfriends/girlfriends?
Been a victim of abuse by more than one
person?
Use sexual language, or have sexual knowledge
beyond what is expected for his/her age?
Get affectionate with people
s/he doesn't know well?
Have frequent urinary tract infections,
abnormal discharge, odor, rashes, bumps?
Complain of pain without a known cause?
Cut, burn or cause pain to his/her body?
Use drugs or alcohol?
Ever attempted suicide?
A Case Coordinator is available to speak
with you about your concerns.
Please call Kristi House, Inc. (305) 547-6800
Community Fairs
Kristi House regularly participates in community fairs,
expos, and special events.
Neighborhoods
Sant La Haitian Community Center in Miami, Florida serves
as the primary resource center in the Haitian community.
A grant from the Public Health Trust Foundation enables
Kristi House to provide the community a bi-lingual Creole-fluent
representative to conduct sexual abuse prevention trainings,
church outreach, and media interviews on a weekly basis.
Additionally, services to clients are available at the
Sant La Center, home, school, or community setting.
School Programs Child Victim Rapid Response Program (CVRR)
Through the CVRR Kristi House annually reaches over
2000 students. The program educates children on abuse
prevention, harassment, domestic violence and teen dating
violence. Students are taught age-appropriate safety
skills and services are coordinated with the school
guidance counselor and provided to any student that
requests follow up. In addition, school personnel and
parents are taught how to identify and report abuse.
The program was jointly funded by the
State of Florida and the Department of Education.
