The Ms. Foundation, the media, messaging and child sexual abuse.

We want to draw your attention to a recent blog post at the Igniting Change - The Ms. Foundation for Women Blog regarding the media, messaging, and child sexual abuse - here. We hope you will take a look, and after you do, we hope you will let us and the Ms. Foundation know not only what you think about the post, but the roles you think you can play in preventing child sexual abuse in your community.

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Advocate Rates Sandusky Media Coverage a “C.”

In a Ms. Foundation funded study released today on the early media coverage of the Penn State child sexual abuse case, "Breaking News on child sexual abuse: Early coverage of Penn State," the Berkeley Media Studies Group found that the coverage not only missed an opportunity to focus on prevention, but on the potential solutions for preventing child sexual abuse before it ever occurs. We believe that all adults play a role in preventing child sexual abuse, and given this, we hope that you will not only revisit our initial post here regarding our thoughts on the case and how we can all become better educated about this issue, but that you will also consider contacting the Prevent Child Abuse America in your state here to see how you might support their prevention efforts as well.