Bronson, LIsa M.2019-08-302019-08-302019Bronson, LIsa M. (2019). Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: A Prevention Program for Elementary School Students. California State University, Long Beach.https://search.proquest.com/openview/5ded980e5fc46a434e73e24f984d4696/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=yhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4466The purpose of this thesis was to write a grant for Paramount Unified School District in California to implement a curriculum on child abuse prevention for students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade (K-5) based upon the evidence-based HealthSmart curriculum. This educational initiative will focus on child sexual abuse prevention and will be taught by school social workers and counselors. The program will include an in-service training for school personnel and a workshop for parents. This curriculum will educate children grades K-5 on risk factors and safety to raise their awareness about child sexual abuse, healthy boundaries and appropriate caretaker roles. A funder has been selected for the purposes of this grant but submission was not a requirement for this thesis grant proposal.en-USchild sexual abusepreventionschool based programsresearchArticle