Child Advocacy Program Offering Training to End Abuse

Originally published on Time Warner Cable News on May 14, 2015 By Mark Goshgarian. It’s a problem that affects one in 10, or 3,000 children in Chautauqua County. “Imagine 41 school buses of children. That’s about how many children are being sexually abused and by in large, we’ve haven’t addressed…

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Safety at Summer Camps and Programs

Originally sent out through Darkness to Light’s June newsletter. Safety at Summer Camps and Programs Recently, D2L had the privilege of meeting with educators, youth workers, and child advocacy center staff members in the Beaumont region of Texas. This area has a thriving prevention initiative and everyone we spoke with…

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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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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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