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Protecting Our Children…Our Responsibility

By Virginia Baker, M.Ed. View original article here Learn more about D2L’s new Stewards of Children® curriculum, including The 5 Steps to Protecting Our ChildrenTM. http://www.d2lblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Baker-Protecting-Children-NBCDI-Child-Health-Talk-Fall-2013.pdf

Categories: Misc, News and Events, Other, YMCA

YMCAs Launch Statewide Initiative to Keep Kids Safe

YMCAs throughout New Jersey, including the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, have joined forces with Darkness to Light to help educate adults in NJ on how to prevent child sexual abuse. Starting this week, New Jersey is launching an online training campaign, which allows anyone in the state of NJ to participate in a Stewards …

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Dave Moody Interview with WSB-TV 2 Atlanta

Dave Moody, a child sexual abuse survivor featured in Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children® training, recently shared his story with  Atlanta’s WSB-TV 2 news station. Of the interview, Dave said, “If I can help prevent one child from being hurt or give hope to one survivor, then telling my story has been worth the …

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New Jersey YMCA State Alliance Honors Darkness to Light

Last night at the annual New Jersey YMCA State Alliance Banquet, Darkness to Light was named this year’s Social Responsibility Champion! The NJ YMCA State Alliance has a goal of training 83,000 adults.  They will kick off their official online training initiative on October 23rd. The YMCA and New Jersey YMCA State Alliance continue to …

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A New Prevalence Statistic: 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before they reach 18

Many of you are familiar with the statement, “One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday.” This statistic came from the original Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Over the past two decades, it has been widely used within …

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