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It’s the Spookiest Time of the Year!

Halloween safety can be tricky (see what we did there?). You have to hold allowing children to build independence and resilience in tension with maintaining a protective environment for your child. Kids need to learn to be savvy and street smart, but...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Darkness to Light

At Darkness to Light, we are honored to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of impactful events that elevate the voices within Hispanic communities and empower adults to take action to protect children. These events not only raised...

Honest Conversations: Peer-on-Peer Abuse – Rates, Resources and Prevention

Peer-on-peer abuse is a difficult topic, and one we must address head on. Our team at Darkness to Light hosted an Honest Conversations webinar with three leading experts in prevention to unpack this complex issue, share insights, and empower adults...
How We React and Respond Makes a Difference - Adverse Childhood Experiences

Suicide Prevention Month: How We React and Respond Makes a Difference

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma have become a definitive part in how we address healing, in both children and adults. Educators are tasked to consider the traumas their students have experienced and how that might influence how they...

The Future of Prevention: Our Envision Experience

For the last few years, Darkness to Light has had the honor of partnering with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse for Envision. This past June, we were able to be together in...

 

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Honest Conversations: Protecting Children in the LGBTQ+ Community

Honest Conversations: Protecting Children in the LGBTQ+ Community

Darkness to Light is committed to the safety of ALL children, including our most vulnerable youth. And that is why Katelyn Brewer, President and CEO, led an Honest Conversation about child sexual abuse in the LGBTQ+ community—because ALL kids deserve to be safe from harm. As part of this commitment, it’s important that we remain … Read More

Darkness To Light Announces New Stewards Of Children®

Darkness To Light Announces April Release Of The New Stewards Of Children® Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training CHARLESTON, SC – Darkness to Light, a national not-for-profit leader in the prevention of child sexual abuse, announced today the April release of the much-anticipated update to the award-winning Stewards of Children®. Described as a “NEW Training for … Read More

New Year’s Resolutions for Youth Serving Organizations

Some of us set personal resolutions for the New Year, but have you ever considered setting one for the youth serving organization you work for? It might be something like: Have all of our staff, volunteers and board members take Stewards of Children® Become a Partner in Prevention Develop customized social behavior change strategies for … Read More

A Look Back: 2022

Major milestones in child sexual abuse prevention were a part of 2022 for Darkness to Light and we are honored to have shared them with you. As we look back on some of the highlights of 2022 it is evident that our mission, to equip and empower adults to build safe environments that protect children … Read More