Crystal Sisson Selected As Co-President at National Children’s Alliance Conference

Crystal Sisson Selected As Co-President At National Children’s Alliance Conference

Evansville, Ind.   Holly’s House, a local child and adult victim advocacy center, has announced their “Think First & Stay Safe” Lead Prevention Educator, Crystal Sisson, has been selected to co-present a session on School-Based Prevention Education, along with Jennifer Wooden Mitchell, Co-President of Child Lures Prevention, and a national child safety expert. The National Children’s Alliance 2018 Leadership Conference will be held June 11^th through June 13^th in Washington, D.C.

The “Think First & Stay Safe!” program is taught by Holly’s House prevention educators in elementary schools in Gibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties in Southwest Indiana. Since the program’s inception in 2010, almost 31,000 elementary students have been reached. This evidence-based program was developed by Child Lures Prevention and teaches children personal safety skills, how to identify unsafe situations, and how to react when they feel someone may be dangerous.  Holly’s House is one of 21 international Child Lures ® Prevention/ Teen Lures Prevention partners whose mission is to help ensure the personal safety of children and youth through increased awareness, education, advocacy, and action.

Holly’s House Executive Director, Sidney Hardgrave, said, “We are honored that Crystal has been selected from the hundreds of worthy candidates. In her four years with Holly’s House, she has worked tirelessly to ensure our local elementary students have the skills to recognize child abuse and understand the importance of seeking help from a trusted adult.”

For more information, or to support Holly’s House and the “Think First & Stay Safe!” Child Abuse Prevention program, please visitwww.hollyshouse.org.

FOOTNOTE: Holly’s House is a non-residential victims’ advocacy center providing services for victims of child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault in southwest Indiana. The mission of the organization is to empower victims of intimate crime and abuse by providing support, promoting justice and preventing violence. For more information, please visit www.hollyshouse.org.