Strategic Abuse Prevention: Creating Safe and Supportive Camps

Abuse prevention at its core is about creating a camp environment where staff, campers, and caregivers know that the organization not only has strong policies and procedures in place that reflect a strong culture of abuse prevention but also uses data and observation to guide ongoing prevention and response. This webinar is designed for camp professionals eager to understand how to inform smarter strategies, providing a culture of safety at your camp — while building an awareness of the policies and protocols camps will need to develop and implement. 

Why You Should Attend

You will leave with a clearer understanding of how to translate insight into action through an abuse prevention roadmap that functions as both a risk mitigation tool and a foundation for creating safer, more responsive camp communities. In addition, you will gain insight into how to use data, feedback, and observation to inform ongoing prevention and response strategies. This webinar will help you to assess your camp’s current prevention practices and identify next steps for strengthening safety and responsiveness.

Registration for this webinar includes:

• Access to the live webinar
• 30 days of on-demand access to the recording
• A follow-up session with abuse prevention expert Rahel Bayer to answer questions and guide policy and culture development for summer 2026. This interactive session will be held on January 14, 2026. 

Stay Engaged

We look forward to seeing you at our live event on December 11, 2025! While you wait, check out these ACA resources to dive into key insights, explore the trends shaping today’s camp challenges, and get a head start on the conversation.

• Child Sexual Abuse Prevention — A Redwoods Training Course 
• CampWire Episode 59: Creating Safe Spaces — Abuse Prevention Tips for Summer

Meet the Presenter

Rahel Bayar, CEO of The Bayar Group
Rahel is a former sex crimes and child abuse prosecutor who has worked in the field of sexual misconduct and abuse prevention for over a decade. She built her career on creating safe spaces and facilitating change in workplaces globally. Before founding The Bayar Group, Rahel was a managing director in the Sexual Misconduct Consulting & Investigations division of a global security and consulting firm, and an assistant district attorney in both the Child Abuse/Sex Crimes and Domestic Violence Bureaus at the Bronx District Attorney’s office. As a prosecutor, Rahel was responsible for the prosecution and investigation of hundreds of sex crimes, child abuse, and domestic violence cases. As a consultant, Rahel developed and delivered customized interactive workshops, lectures, and training for K-12 schools, camps, sports organizations, media outlets, financial firms, law firms, global youth organizations, faith-based organizations, and nonprofits across North America. She is a sought-after and widely renowned speaker for her engaging workshops on the topics of sexual misconduct, abuse prevention & detection, safe social media and electronic communication practices, boundary guidelines, and consent. Over the past decade, Rahel has conducted many highly sensitive and high-profile investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment, and boundary-crossing behavior. She has leveraged her investigatory skills and experience as a trained forensic interviewer to ensure respect, neutrality, and a trauma-informed process. Rahel serves on multiple faith-based child protection and advisory committees. She is the author of a curriculum on teaching abuse prevention in specific faith-based communities, has been featured in the media, authored numerous articles, and was recognized by The Jewish Week 36 Under 36 in 2017 for her efforts towards preventing sexual abuse, particularly against children. Rahel is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Rutgers University and received her Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law.

Additional Details

Registration closes at 12:00 p.m. ET the day of the webinar. Please contact customer service at 800-428-2267 if you have any difficulties registering for this webinar. Webinar login information will be sent to registrants before the webinar, with a reminder being sent the day before the webinar.