CREATING A CULTURE OF CARE

Our student leaders are our No. 1 ally and resource in creating world-class experiences within Kiwanis Youth Programs. Our Culture of Care initiative provides students with the training and resources to be leaders in preventing bullying, reducing incidences of violence, understanding healthy relationships and personal boundaries, and more.

Check back here for more resources for you and your students. 

Circle K International
CKI partners with  Active Minds,  a leading nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults with more than 800 high school and college chapters. 

• • Active Minds: Young adult mental health advocacy and suicide prevention resources   

Key Club
Kiwanis partnered with the Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking to develop a curriculum for Key Club students to learn and promote healthy and safe communities. 

Students can complete these four video courses to be certified as Culture of Care champions and become facilitators for positive change in their school clubs and communities. 

• • Out of Bounds: Understanding Healthy Boundaries
  • Are you Talking to Me? Effective Peer Communication  
  • Removing the Blindfold: Bystander Intervention 101
  • Training the Trainer

Once all four videos have been viewed, contact cultureofcare@kiwianis.org and a facilitator guide will be sent to you. Key Club members certified as Culture of Care Champions will meet throughout the school year to discuss resources and follow–up activities they can share with their Key Clubs and communities. 

Resources

Violence prevention 

• • Praesidium Inc.  
  • World Health Organization: Violence Against Children
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Injury Prevention & Control
  • U.S. State Statute Search (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
  • U.S. Toll-Free Crisis Hotlines

Mental health/depression  

• • Kiwanis/Key Club/CKI Mental Health Q & A with Anthem’s Chair of Psychiatry (May 2020)  
  • Shine a Light on Depression
  • Erika’s Lighthouse: A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression