Story by Nancy Corley, director of family and child well-being at The Alliance of SWMO and Darkness to Light authorized facilitator. Excerpt from theallianceofswmo.org. I was a school counselor in a small, K through 12, private school in another state. Mostly my work days were filled with scheduling issues, arranging standardized test taking, assigning advanced …
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, …
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 …
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Group raises awareness of child sexual abuse Robin Standridge is a mandated reporter. As a requirement of her profession — as the drug-free communities director for the Alliance of Southwest Missouri and as a director and organizer for several children’s organizations — she is required to report any instance in which she …
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