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Evaluation of Circles of Safety

Evaluation of Circles of Safety for the Primary Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must be at least 18 years of age.
* Participants must be a youth sports leader or coach.
* Participants must be an English speaker.
* Participants must be able to provide consent for themselves.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children are not included as direct participants in this study.
* Anyone who is not able to provide consent because they are a non-English speaker or have cognitive impairment.

About the study

Using a matched cluster randomized control design, the proposed study will evaluate a child sexual abuse (CSA) primary prevention strategy, Circles of Safety®. League leadership, staff, and coaches within youth sports will be focal participants. Outcomes include CSA among youth athletes served, protective and inappropriate behaviors from coaches \& league leaders, as well as knowledge of and perceived ability to identify and address CSA and resource-seeking behavior.

What is being tested

• Circles of Safety (behavioral)

Sponsor: Center for Violence Prevention Research Inc · Participants: 1,500 · Started: Apr 1, 2025

Contact the study team

• Melissa Bright · Phone: 904-728-1020

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07526142

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.