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Celebrating 25 years of child protection & sexual abuse prevention

Celebrating 25 Years of Championing Child Protection

Charleston, SC – January 23, 2025 – Darkness to Light, a global leader in child sexual abuse prevention, proudly announces its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of empowering adults and communities to create safe environments for children...
Darkness to Light Awarded $2.5 Million from Oak Foundation for Child Protection

Reflecting on Our Impact in 2024

“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” ~Desmond Tutu  We often share this quote at Darkness to Light Authorized Facilitator trainings because why...

Our Guide to Modeling Healthy Boundaries this Holiday Season

One of the most important gifts we can give our children during the holiday season is the ability to understand and respect healthy boundaries. Boundaries are essential for creating healthy relationships and ensuring everyone feels respected and...

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...

 

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Scotty’s House wants to shed light on abuse

Scotty’s House wants to shed light on abuse

Scotty’s House, Precinct 3 Constable Rick Starnes and his deputy Gary Norton launched a campaign Wednesday to offer the “Darkness to Light” program to the Brazos Valley community. The workshop will be provided throughout the summer and into the fall on a demand basis, and will be available to anyone who asks for the program … Read More
Lessons from Sandusky – Lesson #2 – Grooming Thru Gift Giving

Lessons from Sandusky – Lesson #2 – Grooming Thru Gift Giving

Be on the lookout for an adult or older youth that singles out children with gifts, special privileges, or preferential treatment.  Sandusky’s victims testified that he gave them expensive gifts, took them to bowl games, and gave them tickets and access at Penn State football games.  Gift giving is an important part of the grooming … Read More
Shine a Light and Let the Whole World See!

Shine a Light and Let the Whole World See!

The Sandusky trial is in the limelight but child sexual abuse cases are playing out in communities across the world and have been for centuries. Dr. Polly Dunn one of our Authorized Facilitators, child psychologist and mother of four, recently submitted a blog that we would like to share regarding a recent case in Auburn, Alabama. … Read More
Lessons from Sandusky – Lesson #1 – Tickling Taken Too Far

Lessons from Sandusky – Lesson #1 – Tickling Taken Too Far

We can learn a lot from a prolific pedophile like Sandusky. This week we’ll take a look at how we can better protect children from others like him. Lesson 1: Be on the lookout for an adult or older youth inappropriately touching or tickling a child.  Abusers touch or handle children in ways that are … Read More