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  • Get Help Now
    • Call Our Helpline
    • Options After An Assault
    • Advocacy + Support
    • Emerge Programs >
      • Peer Support Group Offerings
      • 2025 Support Groups
    • Children's Advocacy >
      • York County CAC
      • Cumberland County CAC
    • Confidentiality + Mandated Reporting
  • Prevention + Education
    • Our Philosophy + Approach
    • Parents + Caregivers
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    • Resource Library
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Resource Library

Resources for Parents and Caregivers

For Parents and Caregivers of PreK-Elementary Aged Youth:
  • How To Talk to Preschoolers about Anatomy and Body Safety (Video)
  • How To Talk To Your Child About Healthy Sexual Behavior (Video) *This video mentions that “...all girls have vaginas…” but at SARSSM, we know this is not true.
  • 5 Tips to Keep Your Child Safe on the Internet (Video)
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For Parents and Caregivers of Middle School Aged Youth:
  • What do I do if I find out my preteen watches porn? (Video)
  • Porn Literacy and Parenting (Video)
  • How to talk to your preteen about sexual abuse (video)

For Parents and Caregivers of High School Aged Youth:

For Parents and Caregivers 
of College Aged Youth
Going to College: What Families Need to Know About Sexual Assault and Safety on Campus (Handout)

Resources for Parents/Caregivers of All Ages: 

Body Safety and Consent Through Sex Education: 
Information and literature on the importance of comprehensive sex education and sexual violence prevention education
  • Sex-Ed as Part of Abuse Prevention Education (Podcast/Video) 
  • Sex Positive Family (Web Resource)
  • Sex Positive Talks to Have with Kids Booklet

Keeping Kids Safe Online: 
Information and tools for parents around cyber-safety and social media
  • Parent Guides (different platform guides)
  • Update Your Privacy Settings
  • Social Media Safety Guides

Understanding Sexual Abuse: 
Information for parents on sexual violence and child sexual abuse as systemic issues impacting our communities
  • Learn the signs, facts, and how to make a report of sexual abuse
  • How to Talk to Kids about Sexual Abuse
  • Talking to your kids about sexual assault

Children's Book Suggestions

Self-Esteem & Identity
I Am Enough by Grace Beyers
I Am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown 
I Believe I Can by Grace Beyers 
M Is for Melanin by Tiffany Rose
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
All Because You Matter by Tami Charles
Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez
What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns by Katherine Locke
Emotions & Trusted Adults
A to Z Do You Ever Feel Like Me? by Bonnie Hausman

Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Maddi’s Fridge by Lois Brandt 
​I’m Happy-Sad Today: Making Sense of Mixed-Together Feelings by Lory Britain Ph.D.
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Bodies, Boundaries, and Rights
Let’s Talk About Body, Boundaries, Consent, & Respect by Jayneen Sanders

I Have the Right to Be a Child by Alain Serres
Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder
It Isn’t Rude to Be Nude by Rosie Haine
Some Cats Just Want to Be Looked At by Nicole Lesavoy
Consent (for Kids!): Boundaries, Respect and Being in Charge by Rachel Brian
Sexual Assault Helpline:
For support, please call our free, private, 24-hour helpline at 1-800-871-7741.
In accordance with federal regulations, Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine does not discriminate in the access to our provision of its services. If you have any concerns or complaints, please send an email to [email protected].

SARSSM provides free services in York and Cumberland Counties.
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​Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine is funded in part by Maine's Department of Health and Human Services, the United Way of Southern Maine, and generous public and private donations.