Categories: Other, YMCA

Child abuse prevention program kicks off – High Point, North Carolina

Dana Bentley, left, and Kimberly Cousineau place their name badge on a board to show their support and commitment of becoming a Stewards of Children for the Darkness to Light child sexual abuse prevention program. LAURA GREENE | HPE (13/0926) HIGH POINT — North Carolina Nonprofit leaders gathered in the fellowship hall of Wesley Memorial …

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Categories: Misc, Other, YMCA

New Jersey YMCA Facilitators Come Together

On September 12, 2013, 45 New Jersey facilitators from YMCAs came together for the first statewide facilitator conference. During the conference the facilitators shared with each other successes and lessons learned. The group also discussed a roll out plan for a large online training initiative that will start in October. Working with community partners such as Prevent …

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Categories: Misc, Other, Things We Like

“Take that away, and I am just a victim.”

We as a society have made much progress in spreading awareness and understanding of child sexual abuse as an issue. Unfortunately, we still see examples of an outdated tendency to blame victims for the actions of abusers. Yesterday, we were happy to read that in the tragic case of a 14-year old girl who was …

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Categories: Other, Our Perspective

Dear World, Let Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke Be a Lesson to You

After the spectacle that was the Miley Cyrus/Robin Thicke performance at this year’s VMA awards, a mother wrote a blog that has now gone viral, entitled “Dear daughter, let Miley Cyrus be a lesson to you.“ Last week, a father wrote this response, countering, “I’m no feminist. Miley Cyrus is an adult and should be …

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Categories: Other, Success Stories, Things We Like

Dr. Marisa Azaret in Stewards of Children en Español!

D2L is proud to announce that Dr. Marisa Azaret will join the Stewards of Children cast as the Spanish version host. Dr. Azaret is chief psychologist of the behavioral psychology program at Miami Children’s Hospital, as well as a medical contributor for CNN en Español. A Hispanic media expert, she has received an EMMY award …

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