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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...
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...
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A Letter to Jerry Sandusky, Coward
"I don’t believe you’re a monster, Jerry. But I do believe a part of you really wanted to make a difference in these boys’ lives. You still can: tell the truth." ~ Gretl Claggett
The CAC of Warren County and Mason Schools collaborate to protect children
The Child Advocacy Center of Warren County honored Mason Schools with its Stewards of Children award this month on Nov. 18th. The District Associate Superintendent Amy Spicher accepted the award in honor of the district’s recognition of and dedication to protecting youth. The 11,000-student Warren County school system became the first Ohio school district this … Read More
Tyler Perry’s Open Letter to Penn State 11-Year-Old – The Daily Beast
Hollywood’s Tyler Perry writes to a young boy involved in the Penn State scandal to tell him he isn’t a victim at all—he’s a survivor.
Gala Photos!
Each year all of the hard work that goes into making our Circle of Light Gala great seems to pay off 100 fold. This year was no different as we celebrated Darkness to Light’s prevention efforts with our eleventh Gala! With a big thank you to all of the staff(s) and volunteers who made our Gala … Read More
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