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Celebrating 25 years of child protection & sexual abuse prevention

Celebrating 25 Years of Championing Child Protection

Charleston, SC – January 23, 2025 – Darkness to Light, a global leader in child sexual abuse prevention, proudly announces its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of empowering adults and communities to create safe environments for children...
Darkness to Light Awarded $2.5 Million from Oak Foundation for Child Protection

Reflecting on Our Impact in 2024

“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” ~Desmond Tutu  We often share this quote at Darkness to Light Authorized Facilitator trainings because why...

Our Guide to Modeling Healthy Boundaries this Holiday Season

One of the most important gifts we can give our children during the holiday season is the ability to understand and respect healthy boundaries. Boundaries are essential for creating healthy relationships and ensuring everyone feels respected and...

Darkness to Light Awards Scholarships to Organizations Advancing Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Efforts

Eight Organizations Receive $6,000 in Scholarships to Strengthen Child Protection Initiatives. We’re proud to honor our commitment to empowering adults to prevent, recognize, and respond to child sexual abuse by announcing the recipients of our...

Becoming an Advocate: Steps You Can Take to End Child Sexual Abuse

Becoming an advocate is a powerful commitment to protect children and create safer communities. It’s a role that calls for courage, empathy, and determination—and the impact can be truly life-changing. Child sexual abuse is far more common than most...

 

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Tuesday Talking Points: Angela Shelton

Angela Shelton is a beacon to millions of survivors in the US. An incest survivor herself, Angela has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about child sexual abuse, and her documentary Searching For Angela Shelton was huge in showing people the prevalence of abusive violence in our society. She is a Voice of Courage Award Recipient … Read More

Tuesday Talking Points: Economic Impact of Child Sexual Abuse

Dr. lori Leachman, Professor of Economics – Duke University Even if you were not sexually abused as a child, even if no one in your family was sexually abused; child sexual abuse impacts your life. The immediate and tangible costs of intervention and treatment for a single incident of substantiated child sexual abuse are $14,345. … Read More
The Calm Before The Storm: Circle of Light Gala is Tomorrow!

The Calm Before The Storm: Circle of Light Gala is Tomorrow!

Time has flown by and before any of us are truly prepared, the Circle of Light Gala is TOMORROW! The tents have been erected in Marion Square and tomorrow night they will filled with a few camels, and hundreds of people moving and shaking to sounds of an Indian night. The evening begins with a … Read More