Vacaville commissioner advocates for preventing child abuse

Originally published in The Vacaville Reporter on March 30, 2016 By Kimberly Fu. Kimberly K. Fu — The Reporter Vacaville Community Services Commissioner Christina Baird talks about the Darkness to Light training program, which helps to highlight the prevention of child sexual abuse. She’s a mom, an advocate, a businesswoman…

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Johnna Janis makes documentary “Invisible Scars” to heal her and others’ childhood trauma

Originally posted on AcesConnection.com on March 25, 2016 By Christy Cissy White “It’s about so much more than childhood sexual abuse,” says Johnna Janis about her feature documentary, Invisible Scars, a remarkable film about her own sexual abuse and her journey of recovery. Janis produced and directed the film with…

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Three men arrested for alleged sex trafficking of minors

Originally published in The Vacaville Reporter on March 1, 2016 By Sally Schilling. Fairfield police worked with FBI and Air Force investigators over the weekend on a human trafficking operation that led to the arrest of three men — one from Vacaville — for alleged sex trafficking of underage girls.…

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DID YOU KNOW? Understanding Bystander Intervention

Would you know what to do if you witnessed an inappropriate comment or behavior from an adult or older youth toward a child? It’s important to know how to enforce boundaries and protect the children in your life. As a bystander who observes boundary violations, you should begin by describing…

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