7 Steps to Safety is a Territory-designed, flexible and child-friendly kit that aims to help families give their children the skills and confidence to feel, and be, safe at home.

The kit:

• provides information, activities and tips to help families identify circumstances that could place children at risk of harm and to develop strategies to prevent or deal with risky situations
• aims to build resilience in children by helping them to gain skills and confidence in their ability to make decisions in a range of situations
• provides information for families about preparing their children to stay home and be safe
• builds on family strengths
• provides opportunities for families to work together in creating safe and positive environments for children
• can be adapted to meet specific risk needs of individual families.