My Safe Way: community map
Designed specifically for First Nations children and young people. Use this simple activity to help them identify safe people and places in their lives.
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By National Office for Child Safety
Published on 2025
This resource was developed in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
How this resource can help
Use this resource to
Talk with children about the safe people and places in their lives
Share with parents, carers and children as an activity to do together, using either the A3, A4 or colouring-in sheet versions
Use alongside the My Way, My Say storybook to help children apply what they have learned from the story in their own lives
Encourage children and their families to display their completed community map somewhere visible, like on the fridge
This resource covers
Identifying safe people and places in children’s lives
Tips for using the mapping activity with children
Helplines for children and families if the activity raises concerns
More information
This activity is part of a collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led body safety resources. The collection also includes a storybook and educational game.
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If you are a parent or carer
You’re in the right place! This activity is suitable for you to use with the children in your life. Print a copy of the activity and follow the ‘how to use’ tips included. If you’re worried about something specific, you don’t have to figure it out alone.
Last reviewed by Together We Can: 21 July 2026
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