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Reflecting on Our Impact in 2024

Darkness to Light Awarded $2.5 Million from Oak Foundation for Child Protection
“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 primary prevention is so critical. Primary prevention is all about preventing …

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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 latest Advocacy Collaborative Awards. This scholarship program provides funding to organizations dedicated to expanding access to child protection training and …

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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 people realize: 1 in 10 children will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday. The numbers …

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Suicide Prevention Month: How We React and Respond Makes a Difference

How We React and Respond Makes a Difference - Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma have become a definitive part in how we address healing, in both children and adults. Educators are tasked to consider the traumas their students have experienced and how that might influence how they teach and interact with students. Those in healthcare are opening their eyes to the correlation between …

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The Future of Prevention: Our Envision Experience

For the last few years, Darkness to Light has had the honor of partnering with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse for Envision. This past June, we were able to be together in person in Washington, D.C. to discuss “The Future of Child Sexual …

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