Feinstein, Blunt Bill: Use Federal Funds to Train Child Abuse Detection

Originally published on Dianne Feinstein’s Website on May 19, 2015. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) today introduced the Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, which would allow schools to use Title II Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds to provide training to personnel on detecting sexual abuse.…

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Darkness to Light is working to get schools the resources they need

Let your voice be heard As a Darkness to Light facilitators, we know sexual abuse is one of the most significant risks facing children today. One in ten children will be the victim of sexual abuse and in schools, where children spend the majority of their days, two-thirds of teachers…

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Rotimi takes us back to the overpass

Watch as Rotimi takes us back to the overpass he used to sleep at and talks about how difficult it is to face his past. This is something that ever youth who’s spent time on the street goes through. It’s easier to try and move forward than look back. ‪#‎lostinamerica‬…

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Sexual predators active on Facebook

Originally published on The Hindu Sexual predators active on Facebook on May 7, 2015 By Ramya Kannan. After several complaints to cyber cell, the pages were pulled down On Wednesday, Twitter and Facebook exploded with outrage, this time over certain pages on Facebook that reeked strongly of pedophile content. The…

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