Category: CHILD SAFETY

Protecting Girls from Grooming: Lessons from Courtney Stodden’s Lifetime Movie
Here in the West we talk about "child marriage" as if it is something [...]

The Leesburg Stockade Girls- 15 Black Teens Secretly Imprisoned for Protesting Segregation in 1963
In 1963, fifteen Black girls—some as young as twelve—were arrested in [...]
FAQ: Common Perpetrators, Race, and Bias — What U.S. Parents Should Know About CSAM
Knowledge is power. Understanding who harms children, how bias shiel [...]

Words Matter: Why We Say Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
For too long, the phrase “child porn” has been used in media, courts [...]
Children’s Instincts Are to Be Built Up, Not Torn Down
Children come into this world highly perceptive and noticing even smal [...]
You Can Be Kind and Still…
Sometimes young people think kindness means being walked over or ignor [...]

Advocacy Lesson for Parents: The Face and the Engine
When it comes to systemic violation of rights, parents must know: the [...]

Understanding Apotemnophilia: Neil Hopper and Lessons for Mental Health
We talk about self- harm when it comes to cutting, but mostly whe [...]
The Danger of Believing “Our Side” Can’t Harm Children
It’s okay to belong to a group—but when you convince yourself that y [...]

The Role of Fear in Child Sexual Abuse
Fear is not just an emotion—it is a weapon. In the hands of an abuse [...]