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And you can learn more about what's happening with Healthy Families America, our new child sexual abuse prevention infographic and Senior Director of Chapter Services, National Grandparents Day, Kick-Off For Kids 2015 and Connect the Dots here. So please do take a look and don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions about any of this. Thanks!

Dr. Janet Rosenzweig, Vice President for Programs & Research for Prevent Child Abuse America talks "TLC’s Breaking the Silence on child sexual abuse" at philly.com. And our new child sexual abuse prevention infographics too.

So please do take a look at what Dr. Rosenzweig has to say here - and please note that we have posted an excerpt below - as well as our new child sexual abuse prevention infographics here. Also, please let us know what you think about both. Thanks! 

"Having viewed the show, I’m having a half-empty/half full moment.

It was wonderful that the message was repeated throughout the show that “stranger danger” is a dangerous misnomer - we know that the overwhelming majority of sexual abuse occurs with strangers victims know.  This bears repeating again and again. 

The focus in the show on Darkness to Light’s 5 Steps to Protecting our Children is both forward thinking and provided a call to action – offering parents and community members entrusted with the safety of children ideas of how to proceed.  For that I am grateful.

It’s also wonderful that Erin Merryn has emerged as a vocal and credible advocate and put an articulate voice to this issue.  Her courage and tenacity have brought hope to survivors, and shed a bright light on a dark and ugly subject many prefer to ignore.  Her advocacy leading to the passage of "Erin’s Law” in 26 states, teaching children to disclose abuse and educators how recognize it is laudable.

        

But here’s the rub: it makes a mistake, crucial to prevention work, by teaching children to ask for help only AFTER they have had a bad experience or worse, confusing this with real prevention."

Check it out: The current edition of our newsletter is live!

And you can learn more about what's happening with Healthy Families America, our new ACEs infographic, the Spirit of Prevent Award that was recently won by Rebecca Ruffner the Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse America, read a message from James M. Hmurovich, our President & CEO and Connect the Dots here. So please do take a look and don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions about any of this. Thanks!

New Infographic: ACEs and the Workplace - How investing in prevention can increase employers' bottom line.

We're really excited to share our first infographic with you - ACEs and the Workplace - How investing in prevention can increase employers' bottom line - and we hope you will both share it and let us know what you think about it. Thanks.