Understanding, Recognizing, and Reporting Child Sexual Abuse [Frequently-Asked Questions Answered]
“The first blog article from Darkness to Light on the subject of child sexual abuse prevention was very well-received by clients. We appreciate the positive feedback we received. Many clients thanked us for bringing this critical issue to the forefront. Thank you Tom Callos for making the introduction to Darkness to Light (D2L). We are continuing to work with D2L and pleased to present the following from Erika Rowell, Program Support Manager for D2L, as part of our continuing education.” – Joe Galea, President of Member Solutions …
A Little Perspective Please
Posted by Randy on January 22, 2013 I belong to a group in Southern Oregon called CAN, Child Abuse Network. We meet monthly to discuss child abuse, the work each of us are doing and what we can do together to help end this horrific epidemic. An outcome of one of our meetings was to take a public stand on community responsibility to monitor offenders and support victims. We wrote an op-ed based on local cases and what we saw as past failures and how …
Mentors and young parents attend Darkness to Light training
Mentors and participants of The Community Partnership’s Young Parents Program recently attended a Stewards of Children three-hour training class developed by Darkness to Light. Darkness to Light is an evidenced-based adult prevention program addressing the issue of child sexual abuse. Founded in 2000, D2L has trained hundreds of thousands of adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse in their communities. The class was facilitated by Marissa Gunther of Missouri KidsFirst. Held at Greentree Christian Church, the class focused on …
Tulane University’s Sigma Delta Tau Sorority Doing Their Part to End CSA!
On January 9th – philanthropy day, Tulane University’s Sigma Delta Tau Sorority members became Darkness to Light Stewards of Children! The New Orleans Children’s Advocacy Center trained 111 active members of their chapter! They have committed all new members to be trained and in February hope to become a Partner in Prevention! One step closer to ending child sexual abuse!
Presidents, Pastors, Principals and Superintendents – Wake Up!
Amidst all of the political shenanigans, world coming-to-an-end drama and heart-wrenching tragedy of the last few months, some may have missed that charges of perjury, conspiracy and endangering the welfare of children were filed against former Penn State President Graham Spanier. This should make leaders of all child-serving organizations do more than just pause. This is a wake-up call to those in leadership positions that protecting children, as my dear colleague, Retired Lt. Bill Walsh likes to say “is not a spectator sport.” Much will be …
Missouri Task Force releases recommendations for improving child safety
Last week, a Missouri Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children released 22 recommendations for improving the safety of children to Governor Jay Nixon and lawmakers. This report is a comprehensive look at improving several key areas necessary in preventing and responding to child sexual abuse. We would like to congratulate our good friend Joy Oesterly, with Missouri KidsFirst, a D2L Facilitator and Instructor, who headed up the task force. The report and recommendations were very well formulated and could have a …
Jolie Logan, President & CEO of Darkness to Light, reflects on 2012 and looks ahead to 2013 in this feature interview by The Post & Courier
Darkness to Light leader looks ahead after high-profile sex abuse cases By Jennifer Berry Hawes, The Post & Courier - posted Saturday January 5, 2013 Photo: (Brad Nettles/postandcourier.com) 12/31/12 Just weeks after Logan was named president and CEO of the child sexual abuse prevention group, a yearlong onslaught of headlines began to reveal everything from horrific locker room shower assaults at Penn State to porn and masturbation sessions with summer campers at The Citadel. And it didn’t stop with Sandusky and ReVille. Longtime BBC children’s television …
The Ricki Lake Show – Tips to child sexual abuse prevention
Our very own Svava Brooks, Certified Instructor / Authorized Facilitator of Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children child sexual abuse prevention training was featured on The Ricki Lake Show Blog! We are so very proud of your hard work and dedication to educating adults on child sexual abuse prevention Svava. Nov 27 5:50 PM posted by Team Ricki San Diego’s Friends of Ricki hosted Certified Child Sexual Abuse Prevention EducatorSvava Brooks to a recent Meetup group where she spoke about her work as an advocate and founder of educateforchange.com. She …
An Evening in Paris: The Chefs
A huge thanks to our 2012 Gala Chefs for their contributions to a hugely successful Circle of Light Gala. We also want to thank Justin Nathanson, our videographer/producer extraordinaire for this wonderful video. An Evening in Paris : The Chefs from Darkness to Light on Vimeo.
