Preventing sexual abuse of children and raising awareness of the problem were the main focus of a meeting this week in Durham and Chapel Hill at the downtown Durham YMCA. The Durham Center and The Chapel Hill YMCA have partnered with other groups in Durham, Chapel Hill, and Orange and Chatham counties to raise awareness …
On the heels of Penn State child sexual abuse allegations, leaders from several Centre County organizations-including the United Way, YMCA, and Women’s Resource Center-have created the Child Safety and Protection Collaborative and are pushing several initiatives to make children safer. Dennis Ditmer, CEO of Centre County Y, says of this collaborative, “It just made sense …
Good friend of D2L, licensed professional counselor, and author, Tatiana Y. Kisil Matthews has written a great children’s book that we really like, titled Fred the Fox Shouts “NO!” This book helps parents introduce the concepts of “private parts” and safety with people we know. Children will enjoy shouting NO! along with Fred as he …
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and leaders from four of Delaware’s largest institutions of higher education came together on February 16th to announce a significant expansion of statewide program to train adults to recognize and respond to the signs of child sexual abuse. The presidents of the University of Delaware, Delaware State University, Delaware Technical …
StarNews Media – Wilmington, NC Monday – January 23, 2012 Safety first for our children, regarding child sexual abuse, is indeed not new. Dr. Reed Adams, Ph.D., CPSP, Research Director, Social Evaluation Research, Inc. reported that a component of the American Nurses Association adopted a resolution calling for the study and prevention of abuse of …
