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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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Child sexual abuse is preventable (Teton Valley News Idaho)
By: Susie Fenger Our community has recently been made aware of child sexual abuse cases that are being accommodated in our courts and brought to the public’s attention through local media. These cases provide an opportunity for all of us to learn more about this abuse and how to keep our children safe. Child sexual … Read More
Deputies learn to prevent sexual abuse of children
VANDERBURGH CO., IN (WFIE) – The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s office teamed up with the Lampion Center to help prevent the sexual abuse of children. Sheriff Eric Williams, his deputies and staff attended three hours of training through the Stewards of Children Program. The program is designed to teach deputies how to prevent, recognize and react … Read More
Melrose mayor offers sexual abuse prevention training for city non-profits
By Daniel DeMaina / ddemaina@cnc.com Melrose Free Press Melrose, Mass Mayor Rob Dolan is holding a meeting Thursday night, March 18, at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School to preview and offer training on recognizing, handling, and preventing child sexual abuse to leaders of the city’s non-profit organizations. The abuse prevention training was developed by … Read More
Pope says ‘sorry’ for Irish church abuse
(CNN) — Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he is “truly sorry” for the abuse suffered by victims at the hands of Catholic priests in Ireland. The pope directly addressed the church abuse crisis that has rocked the Irish Catholic Church in an 18-page letter, which was made public Saturday. It is expected to be read … Read More
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