Month: April 2023

Men and sexual abuse: Image of man in dark with head in hands
Child Sexual Abuse

Men and Sexual Abuse

Guest post by Mandi Pierson For the better part of two decades, I have worked with women who have survived unthinkable trauma. I live in central Ohio where sex trafficking is being recognized, and innovative efforts are made to address the issue on all fronts, from demand to treatment and recovery. Having worked in gender

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Blog post about preventing sexual abuse in sports--image of girl leaning on chain link fence
Child Sexual Abuse

Preventing Sexual Abuse in Sports

Guest post by Nicole Braddock Bromley I am overwhelmed and pained by the stories around us of coaches and teachers grooming players and students for sexual abuse. This scenario is every parent’s nightmare and terribly devastating when it happens under the leadership of someone you trusted as a coach and/or school professional. 90% of the

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Parenting Tips from the wife of a child safety professional--image of two kids and a stroller
Family

Parenting Tips from the Wife of a Child Safety Professional

 Child Safety Parenting Tips–guest post by Kristin Peters No matter where you live or what you do for a living, parenting is hard. Full stop. It’s a lot of other things, too—joyful, fun, refreshing, rewarding, exciting—but “hard” is right up there. Within the first few years of parenting, you learn how little you know and

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Child on Child Sexual Abuse blog post--image of sad girl
Child Sexual Abuse

What is driving COCSA: child on child sexual abuse?

Child on child sexual abuse—also known as COCSA—is on the rise. When I heard the above fact announced more than once at last year’s Darkness to Light Envision conference, I was concerned. Because growing up, I experienced child on child sexual abuse at the hands of an older, more powerful child. If you’re asking yourself

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