As the author of I’m the Boss of Me! I was fortunate enough to be included in the Stop Abuse Campaign’s recent press conference in Washington, DC. I’m the Boss of Me! was written for Darkness to Light as a way to open a dialogue between young children and their caregivers, and gave me the …
On December 8th and 9th YMCA CEOs, Darkness to Light, and The Redwoods Group Foundation came together to discuss child sexual abuse prevention. The Partnering in Prevention Steering committee was originally formed in August of this year, and the group continues to meet on a quarterly basis to further prevention efforts among YMCAs and their …
Congratulations to Heather Randazzo at the Childhood Trauma Treatment Program Advocate Family Care Network in Boilingbrook, Illinois! Their program is one of many to receive financial support from Chicago Tribune Holiday Giving. Heather has trained over 760 individual’s in Stewards of Children since she became an authorized facilitator. Their organization hopes to train over 1,000 next …
D2L supporter Beau Biden talks about the importance of mandatory reporting. Just think of all of the kids that would be better protected if mandatory reporting was required. Almost every case of child sexual abuse could be prevented if people acted on their suspicions. It’s about time we all stepped up to the plate and …
Today marks a milestone in Darkness to Light’s history. We have launched Stewards of Children Online training in Spanish! The cost is $10, the same as the English training. It can be purchased on our website. We are very excited about this announcement and hope that with this new training we will be able to …
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