Case Studies

Over the past 25 years, Darkness to Light has worked with more than 13,000 facilitators and 15,000 organizations around the world.

With our partners, we have learned a lot – not without hardships and challenges. We work to showcase our partner organizations, child sexual abuse initiatives, and individuals who are doing the important work of prevention every day. Below, find case studies for how other organizations and initiatives have implemented prevention in their communities and what they learned.

Susie's Place

This case study explores one child advocacy center’s transition from child-focused education to adult-focused education.

The Cooper School

See how one private K-8 grade school committed to the safety of their students by implementing prevention education.

The Military College of South Carolina

This case study showcases how one higher-education institute implemented prevention education and set a new standard for colleges and universities.

Saving Children & Revealing Secrets

See how Bermuda became the first country in the world to train nearly 20% of their adult population in prevention education.

The Ford Family Foundation

See the impact of one private, non-profit foundation on child protection in rural and urban communities.

Illuminate Colorado

See how one statewide nonprofit created an initiative to grow prevention education through mini-grants.

Memphis Child Advocacy Center

See how this CAC transitioned from only focusing on child-focused education to adult-focused education.

Hill Learning Center

See how one youth-serving organization is improving its child protection practices.

John Wesley Methodist Church

Learn how one church devoted itself to protecting and serving children in their community.

First Baptist Church

See how one church created a community of protection.