2024-2025

Mandatory Youth Protection Training

Over the past two years, Boy Scouts of America has worked with experts in the field of child abuse, child sexual abuse and maltreatment to develop new training and resources that will further strengthen our ability to protect youth. These changes include:

• Fully updated and revised Youth Protection Training (YPT) developed with leaders in the field of child abuse prevention and includes insights from experts, survivors and the latest strategies for recognizing and preventing major forms of abuse. This is the designated Youth Protection training for all adults.

• Expanded youth protection content across all our communications channels will inform and engage our volunteers and parents.

• An expanded ScoutsFirst Helpline to aid volunteers and families in addressing potentially dangerous situations.

• The BSA also provides unlimited counseling and support for healing to anyone who has ever been abused in Scouting.

The Boy Scouts of America’s updated Youth Protection Training is mandatory for all registered adult leaders in all BSA programs. All adults and parents participating in Scouting are strongly encouraged to take this 90 minutes online training.