Background: Children in 5-12 age group are most at risk of different kinds of abuse and exploitation. Street children, children at work, children in institutional care and school children were found to be particularly vulnerable. Teachers are key professionals who are particularly well-placed to identify, respond and report CAN, also to teach prevention strategies to children.

Aim & Design: The study was conducted on sample of 400 teachers. A written consent was taken from the school principal and teachers participating in the study. First, a pre-test was conducted on teachers using a validated questionnaire of regarding CAN. A TTP was conducted by principal investigator using a power-point presentation on CAN, followed by post-test evaluation using same questionnaire and follow-up questionnaire after 6 months.

Results: A significant difference was seen between levels of KAP regarding CAN among school teachers in both pre and post-test questionnaire assessment. We also found a significant difference between levels of KAP regarding CAN after six months follow-up.