FEATURED NEWS AND STORIES
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...
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...
LATEST STORIES
7 Steps to Protecting our Children-Step 5
Step 5: Make a plan. When a child discloses abuse, it is important to know how to react. Offer support to the child and praise them for coming forward. Remember to remain calm and know your local legal requirements for reporting. Want to learn more about the 7 steps? Stay tuned for step 6 tomorrow … Read More
7 Steps to Protecting our Children-step 4
Step 4: Stay Alert It is so important in the fight to end child sexual abuse that we know the signs that a child might have been or is being abused. Physical signs and emotional signs might be a strong indicator that abuse is present. It is critical to also remember that a child might … Read More
7 Steps to Protecting our Children-Step 3
Step 3: Talk about it. Children often keep abuse a secret, but barriers can be broken down by talking openly about it. Understand why children are afraid to tell. Know how children communicate and recognize they may tell parts of a story and will possibly shut down if you react negatively. Good communication is the … Read More
7 Steps to Protecting our Children-Step 2
By eliminating one adult/one child situations you can dramatically reduce the risk of child sexual abuse. Understand that abusers will become friendly with families in order to gain your trust and ultimately personal access to your child. Know the actions you can take to minimize the opportunity for abusers to gain access to children. Encourage … Read More
ABOUT US
Darkness to Light empowers adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse through awareness, education, and stigma reduction.
SORT BY CATEGORY
General News
Our Perspective
Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
Guides
News and Events
JOIN US ON SOCIAL
