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Darkness to Light Awards Scholarships to Organizations Advancing Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Efforts

Eight Organizations Receive $6,000 in Scholarships to Strengthen Child Protection Initiatives. We’re proud to honor our commitment to empowering adults to prevent, recognize, and respond to child sexual abuse by announcing the recipients of our...

Becoming an Advocate: Steps You Can Take to End Child Sexual Abuse

Becoming an advocate is a powerful commitment to protect children and create safer communities. It’s a role that calls for courage, empathy, and determination—and the impact can be truly life-changing. Child sexual abuse is far more common than most...

Safety in Seconds: Healthy Sexual Development

As children grow, they naturally become curious about their bodies and begin to explore what feels good and safe. This curiosity is a normal part of healthy development, and understanding it can empower adults to foster open, supportive conversations...

It’s the Spookiest Time of the Year!

Halloween safety can be tricky (see what we did there?). You have to hold allowing children to build independence and resilience in tension with maintaining a protective environment for your child. Kids need to learn to be savvy and street smart, but...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Darkness to Light

At Darkness to Light, we are honored to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of impactful events that elevate the voices within Hispanic communities and empower adults to take action to protect children. These events not only raised...

 

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Envision National Prevention Conference at a Glance

ENVISION is an annual conference that brings together diverse child advocates and organizations and empowers them to prevent child sexual abuse using a public health approach. ENVISION is held in partnership with Darkness to Light and the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. … Read More

Advocating for Child Safety Starts with Your Vote

Tuesday November 8, 2022, what plans do you have that day? At Darkness to Light, we hope that you have one important action on your calendar and that is to VOTE!  Not sure who is running in your local, state or federal elections? There are many resources available to you to get you caught up … Read More

It’s Digital Citizenship Week

October 17 – 21 is Digital Citizenship Week – a time to highlight the importance of helping kids, families, and teachers navigate our 24/7 digital world.  Our friends at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have a wealth of information and resources for parents, educators, and those in youth serving organizations for Digital … Read More

Shining a Light on Bullying: National Bullying Prevention Month

National Bullying Prevention Month brings together parents, adults, and children each October to shine a light on bullying and how we can collectively put an end to it.    In partnership with The Monique Burr Foundation for Children (MBF), we have created a guide to all things bullying and how you can take part in … Read More