It has been three weeks since the story regarding
the Penn State case first broke and as we turn our focus towards not only the
healthy growth and development of all children, but healing the children who
were victims of this abuse, we must redouble our effort to make sure this
doesn't happen again.
We all have a role to play in prevention and
Prevent Child Abuse America has been actively engaged in the national dialogue
about this case starting with the release of “Talking Points, sexual abuse prevention tips and
signs to look for” on November 5th, the day the story was first
reported.
We worked with Prevent Child Abuse Pennsylvania to coordinate the Penn
State’s community response to the case at the Penn State football team’s first
home game on Saturday, November 12th.
We have been in conversation with a number of
media outlets on a variety of topics related to the story including “mandatory
reporting laws” which led to an appearance by James M. Hmurovich, President & CEO, Prevent
Child Abuse America on the NBC Nightly News.
Finally, Prevent Child Abuse America has looked to
focus on the larger themes of the story as well, including the specter of institutional failure and the promotion of
healthy child development and distributed a Letter to the Editor analyzing
this theme in more depth.
Going forward, we intend to stay focused on the
prevention of sexual abuse and the expansion of innovative programming and
policies that ensure we can prevent sexual abuse before it ever occurs. We will
keep you apprised on what we are working on in this area. And we ask all of you
to learn more, support this work and explores ways you can play a role in the
healthy development of all children.
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