Advocacy
Making the World a Better Place for Kids
Founded in 2011 by Angela Johnston, Priority Kids is a training and advocacy company working to inspire people and organizations to make protecting kids from sexual abuse our top priority.
It’s Time to Act
Child sexual abuse prevention has not always been our primary focus.
Like so many people, we did not recognize its prevalence or its wide-reaching impact.
Most people don’t ‘get it’ until it affects their life personally. This means that many of us aren’t ready to take action until harm has already occurred.
Since 2011, Angela has increasingly worked with individuals, community organizations, and her provincial government to build prevention strategies to protect children.
She has helped organizations to implement effective child protective policies and empowered staff to speak up and respond confidently to suspicions and disclosures.
Having pursued a diverse variety of methods to disrupt the prevalence of sexualized violence, Angela’s conviction is grounded in personal experience, evidence, and research.
Protecting children from sexual abuse is the essential element required for the advancement of all human rights.
What We Do
We work with organizations and groups that want to provide the best opportunities for children and youth.
First, we offer organizations a free service called Walk the Talk to identify best practices that are in place, and simple steps that organizations can take now keep kids safe.
Next, we train board members, staff and volunteers, with the most globally recognized, evidence-informed prevention training so that the entire team is prepared and confident .
Then, we stay connected with further training and policy development support, when requested.
The #metoo movement, media reports of sexual assaults, and ongoing reports of sexual abuse in youth-serving organizations can feel overwhelming.
Our training helps us focus on the simple steps that we can take today to protect the children in your community.
Participants come away with the ability to recognize organizational practices that help keep children safe, and the motivation to speak up to protect children.
Together, we can, and we will eradicate childhood sexual abuse.
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The thing I love most about facilitating this training is how enthusiastic and motivated people are when they leave. It is a difficult subject, and people feel so much uncertainty about it when we begin. In a short period of time I get to witness a group moving from quiet uncertainty to bold and courageous enthusiasm. It warms my soul every time.
Angela Johnston