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S.C. Educator Project Get A+

In 2009 19,000 S.C. teachers completed child sexual abuse prevention training through a partnership between Darkness to Light, the S.C. Department of Education and a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The initial goal of this pilot project was to train 10,000 S.C. teachers, but interest was so high it was …

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State PTA Endorses Darkness To Light Sexual Abuse Training

CBS 7 Spartanburg Columbia, SC —A state initiative to train teachers and school employees how to prevent child sexual abuse has gained endorsement and financial support from the South Carolina Parent Teacher Association. The PTAs board unanimously voted to partner with the South Carolina Department of Education to promote the Darkness to Light program that …

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Wanted: 35,000 to fight child abuse in Cincinnati

By: John Johnston Cincinnati.comChild advocates hoping to reduce childhood sexual abuse want to recruit at least 35,000 Hamilton County adults for a 2½-hour prevention program. That figure represents “the tipping point that’s going to make a huge difference in reducing issues of sexual predators and childhood victimization in our community,” Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune …

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Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Michigan

By MEGAN SCHMIDT The Holland Sentinel Holland, MI — The GVSU Women’s Center will shift its focus from violence against women to sexual abuse against children in its noon lunch series this month. Staff from Ottawa County’s Children’s Advocacy Center will conduct a training on preventingchild sexual abuse on Friday at Grand Valley State University’s …

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West Virginia State Police Take Up the Fight

Finally, a story about child sexual abuse in which PREVENTION is promoted! By Alison KnezevichCharleston Gazette To read about steps you can take to prevent child sexual abuse, click here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The burned, blistered hand of a child. Blurred faces of kids victimized by pedophiles. State legislators saw those images and more Tuesday, …

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