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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/child-sexual-abuse-liability-issues-revisited

Child Sexual Abuse: Liability Issues Revisited

Introduction We and others have written previously for the American Camp Association (ACA) on matters pertaining to child sexual abuse and neglect. As long as even one child is the victim of abuse...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/child-sexual-abuse-prevention-critical-role-parents

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: A Critical Role of Parents

Hypothesis: "The fight against child molesters begins by parents teaching their children." The Problem Sexual abuse of children and youth remains an insidious concern in American society....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-training-what-do-you-expect

Staff Training: What Do You Expect?

Summer camp staff training — what exactly is it? If you take all the ideas and definitions; all the content from years past provided by the American Camp Association (ACA), the health department, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/how-to-choose-camp/preparing-for-camp

How to Choose a Camp: Preparing For Camp

Camp Is For Everyone Today, there are camps to meet every interest, price range, and schedule. Knowing your options, as well as your child's personality, will help you identify programs from which...

https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/how-to-choose-camp/homesickness

How to Choose a Camp: Homesickness

How to Prevent Helping with Homesickness What is it? Homesickness is, above all, a normal feeling. It is the natural result of separating from home and loved...

https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/reprint-articles

Articles Available for Press Reprint

Reprint permission for any of these articles can be obtained by contacting Kaley Amonett, ACA's Editorial Communications Manager. Please...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/child-abuse-prevention-resources

Child Abuse Prevention Resources

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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/summer-camp-jobs-why-work-camp

Summer Camp Jobs: Why Work at a Camp?

Does this describe you or someone you know? You love the outdoors. You love hiking and biking and sailing. And — your good friend says you're great with kids. If you relate to this, then there'...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/critical-things-staff-need-know-about-bullying-prevention

Critical Things Staff Need to Know about Bullying Prevention

Bullying is here to stay in summer camp and this course is designed to help you be prepared and ready to act this summer as well as between the seasons. Bullying can happen in 4 ways: physical,...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/help-stop-asian-longhorned-beetle-killing-more-trees

Help Stop the Asian Longhorned Beetle From Killing More Trees

For any camp professional, imagining a camp without trees would be hard to fathom.  Especially since for the past century, you and other ACA camp professionals have worked to preserve the camp...