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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...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Darkness to Light
At Darkness to Light, we are honored to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of impactful events that elevate the voices within Hispanic communities and empower adults to take action to protect children. These events not only raised...
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Anne Responds to Mohler Incest
Read incest story here Recent news outlets have let us all know how horrible child sexual abuse is… Let’s get them talking about how to PREVENT it. Tune in tomorrow for our second Tuesday Talking Point. Anne will discuss her experience of sexual abuse and how it led her to found Darkness to Light.
Talking To Your Kids About Sex
At Darkness to Light we believe that as adults, we are responsible for keeping our children safe from sexual abuse. One major aspect of keeping children safe is teaching them about healthy sexual behavior. Sex is a part of life and sooner or later kids will become curious. As parents, it may not be fun, … Read More
Where We’ve Come: A Child Sexual Abuse Success Story
Thirty years ago a man named Eddie Fischer was laying a dark cloud over the city of Charleston. A teacher at Porter-Gaud School, Fischer was a man loved and respected by peers and parents alike. Eddie drove a Porsche, was a good-looking southern gentleman and Citadel graduate and had a larger than life personality. Eddie … Read More
The Man in Black Trench Coat is NOT Who You Should Worry About
Most people growing up are taught to be weary of strangers; those guys in black trench coats who offer kids candy as a lure to abduct them. While kids obviously should be on guard when it comes to strangers, it may shock you to know that it’s the people they know and trust that pose … Read More
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