I grew up in a small Southeast Texas city of 11,000 people. For most of my life, I attended services at Pine Forest Baptist Church, the church my great-grandmother helped found and where three generations of my family were married. I now reside in South Carolina, but when I return home, I make sure my …
Wade Robson shocked the world with his recent announcement that he was a victim of child sexual abuse at the hands of late pop icon Michael Jackson. Perhaps the most startling aspect of this statement was the fact that Robson vehemently supported Jackson during his 2005 molestation trial and after Jackson’s death in 2009 stated, …
Excerpt from the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center April newsletter WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD? WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN SAFE FROM ABUSE? WILL YOU BELIEVE? You are at work and receive a call from your child’s after-school sitter informing you that your child came home from playing in …
As National Child Abuse Prevention Month draws to a close, Darkness to Light issues a call to action to all adults in our community. It is our collective responsibility to protect children from sexual abuse, and we can start by ensuring our local youth-serving organizations implement policies and procedures that support this endeavor. Many businesses …
April is both National Child Abuse Prevention Month and National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. What better time to show your commitment to ending child sexual abuse (CSA)? Getting involved can be as simple as updating your social media statuses throughout the month with messages of awareness and prevention. Don’t know what to say? Here are …
