Free Business & Community Trainings

Get your bar or restaurant “Safe Bar” trained. Safe Bar helps serving establishments create safe, welcoming, and respectful enviornments for their customers and staff.

Half of all sexual assaults involve alcohol consumption by the perpetrator, the target, or both, making bars and restaurants an interagal part of addressing sexual violence. Though alcohol use and sexual assault frequently happen together, alcohol doesn’t cause sexual assault. Given the relationship between alcohol and sexual assault, it’s critical that we build a space in bars, restaurants, breweries, distilleries, clubs, and more, that doesn’t tolerate harassment or assault.

Bars and Restaurants are required to provide an annual sexual harassment prevention training to employees.

Stylists, barbers, estheticians & make-up artists can spot signs of abuse in clients: bruises, self-blame, and sudden changes. Salons & spas are safe havens and are often one of the few places victims can safely share that they need help. You’ll learn how to: recognize signs and symptoms of domestic abuse, how to respond to victims, and refer them to professional safety resources.

Salon professionals in Illinois are required to obtain this certification every 2 years.

Sexual harassment in the workplace is not only wrong, but it’s illegal. In this training, you will learn: the definition of sexual harassment, examples of sexual harassment in the workplace, how you should report it, safe workplace rights, and more.

All businesses and organizations are required to provide annual sexual harassment training to all employees.

Faith’s Law is a training designed to educate school administrators on preventing, recognizing, and responding to sexual abuse and grooming behaviors in schools. Named after Faith Colson, a survivor of sexual abuse by a school employee, this training aims to enhance the safety and well-being of students by ensuring that school personnel are well-informed and vigilant.

Domestic violence impacts more than 12 million people in a single year. In this training, you will get information on: what domestic abuse is and who it impacts, signs of abuse, how to help someone who has gone through DV, and more. This training is appropriate for adults, ages 18+.

Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, and every 9 minutes that victim is a child (RAINN). In this training, you will get information on: what sexual assault is and who it impacts, rape culture, how to help someone who has gone through SA, and more. This training is appropriate for adults, ages 18+.

Trafficking 101 is a comprehensive introduction to the critical issue of human trafficking. You will gain an understanding of the various forms of trafficking, including sex and labor trafficking, and learn about the global and local scope of the problem through relevant statistics.

Grooming can take place online or in-person, and is usually perpatrated by a family member, coach, teacher, youth group leader or others who naturally have some interaction with the victim. Over 90% of children who are abused, are abused by someone that they know and trust. In this training, you will learn: the signs and patterns of grooming, how to be safe with people you know, and get an overview of this growing issue. This training can be catered to any age.

1 in 12 high school students experience physical or sexual violence in a dating relationship. In this training, you will learn: what the difference is between a healthy and unhealthy relationship, how to deal with rejection, how to help a friend going through abuse, and more. This training is appropriate for ages 12+.

Abuse can happen in-person, online, over the phone, by text, and more. In this training, you will learn: what a digital boundary is, how to set a digital boundary, what digital abuse looks like, and how to stay safe online. This training can be catered to any age.

Stalking 101 provides an understanding of stalking, an often-overlooked form of harassment that can have serious consequences for victims. You will learn what constitutes stalking, including the behaviors and tactics commonly used by stalkers to intimidate and control their targets, and how to respond if someone you know is the victim of this crime.

Don’t see exactly what you’re looking for? We can tailor a training for you! Contact Beth Ganion at bganion@safepassagedv.org, or call at 815-756-7930, and we can discuss options for your businesses or organization.