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Protecting children from sexual abuse is a community responsibility
Written by: Deanna Norris and Robin L. O’Grady A recent column published in the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus, “How to help abused children,” reflected upon the Penn State scandal and focused on the lack of adequate federal funding for programs that protect and rescue children from sexual abuse. The authors, R.A. Dickey and Grier Weeks, called on readers to take action, make noise and remind the “powers that be” of their need to act on behalf of victimized and traumatized children who are …
Michigan Senator Taking STEPS to Help CSA Victims
Senator John Gleason walks from Flushing to Lansing to build awareness for bill 1321, extending statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse FLUSHING, Michigan — A bill extending the statute of limitations for sexual abuse cases against minors is so important to Sen. John Gleason that he’s walking it to Lansing. Gleason, D-Flushing, set out on the 50-mile trek to the state capital Sunday afternoon from his home parish at St. Robert’s Catholic Church in Flushing. Learn More about John’s Journey
