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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...
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...
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The impact of child sexual abuse
By Carollyn McKinstrey The Journal-Standard Freeport, Ill. — It is not uncommon for children to have psychological reactions to sexual abuse. Each child’s abuse situation is different and some children may have more symptoms than others. Some common signs and symptoms are depression, anxiety, increased nightmares, withdrawn behavior, angry outbursts, not wanting to be left … Read More
Steward of Children Online
A web-based sexual abuse prevention training program designed to educate adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The training equips and empowers adults to keep children safe. Take the training!
Journeys of Hope – John Doyle
Child Abuse Effects Are Life Long By John Caroll DoyleRenowned Artist I am a recovering alcoholic. And a good deal of that was numbing the pain of sexual abuse. Seventeen years ago I quit drinking and doing drugs. Since then my life work is to try to understand why people hurt, molest, and abuse other … Read More
March Fourth for PREVENTION!
Today we want to send a command out to everyone and encourage the world to “March Fourth for PREVENTION!” Today is a day for action and progress so let’s turn our attention to ending child sexual abuse. Together, if we each carry our own weight, we can move mountains and change society for the better! … Read More
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