Program Evidence
Does Revved Up Kids training work? Yes!
Since 2010, Revved Up Kids has trained thousands of children and teens to be safer from predators, and we've equipped thousands of parents to be better protectors of their children. But does our personal safety and self-defense training for children and teens work? The answer is YES.
In 2016, Revved Up Kids commissioned a program evaluation of our training for K-5th graders. We partnered with Dr. Matthew Lee Smith of MLS Health Services and The University of Georgia School of Public Health to conduct the evaluation. Dr. Smith and his team created a three-pronged evaluation that asked the following questions:
- Does Revved Up Kids training change a child's understanding of who predators are? Results: YES!
- Does Revved Up Kids training improve a child's everyday safety habits and self-protective behaviors?
Results: YES!
- Does Revved Up Kids training increase a child's confidence in responding to a predator?
Results: YES!
In addition to the program evaluation, Revved Up Kids obtains ongoing feedback from training participants and adult observers. Overwhelmingly, the thousands of feedback surveys indicate that our training is accomplishing its goals.