Social-Sexual Education for People with Developmental Disabilities
About Us
Through funding from the Mental Health Services Act and in partnership with the Department of Developmental Services, we have created a curriculum that is designed to teach people with developmental disabilities how to develop healthy and safe relationships while also giving them information about sexual abuse and coercion. The curriculum supports the use of evidence based practices and is completely free to teachers, therapists, and other professionals.
Our Mission
The mission of this project is to reduce risk factors associated with sexual abuse and to increase protective factors of prosocial behaviors by directly teaching people with disabilities about healthy relationship development.
Our Goals
Reduce rates of depression, anxiety, and trauma that is associated with the inability to access relationships and/or exposure to sexual exploitation
Reduce rates of abuse experienced by people with disabilities
Reduce the expression of inappropriate social-sexual behavior by people with disabilities in the community
Empower people to identify signs of abuse and coercion
Empower people to enter into consensual relationships of their choosing
Educate people about their bodies, laws regarding consent, and social norms
Keep people in the least restrictive settings in all areas of their lives
