All: Survivors of child abuse and national leaders call on Congress for COVID-19 relief

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Child sexual abuse is a solvable problem

When Tom Krumins was a boy, he experienced sexual violence as a Boy Scout of America. Tom speaks about his journey to becoming an activist and director of Keep Kids Safe, and shares an inspiring message of hope in his work to end sexual violence against children.

  • 11th August 2023
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Brave Movement and Keep Kids Safe colleagues took part in a Day of Action to urged leaders to take action to end childhood sexual violence, both online and offline.
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Survivors of childhood sexual violence drive advocacy in the US and EU

In Brussels and DC, survivors from the Keep Kids Safe Coalition and Brave Movement urged leaders to take action to end childhood sexual violence, both online and offline.

  • 3rd May 2023
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How we can end sexual violence against children and adolescents in the US

Millions of Americans are survivors of childhood sexual violence and affected family members. The Keep Kids Safe US national blueprint to end sexual violence against children and adolescents lays out evidence-based interventions to end sexual violence against children and adolescents in the US.

  • 7th April 2022
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VidaNyx: Accelerating child abuse prevention, healing, and justice

Together for Girls profiles VidaNyx — the leading cloud-based digital video evidence management solution that works to address the needs of the Children’s Advocacy Center in the U.S. — as a critical solution in the What Works to Prevent Sexual Violence Against Children Evidence Review.

  • 27th April 2021
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Join Keep Kids Safe for a day of events on April 8

The month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout April, the Keep Kids Safe coalition is raising awareness of sexual violence and promoting events that amplify the voices of survivors.

  • 1st April 2021
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Solutions spotlight: Four actions you can take to keep kids safe in the US

Together for Girls, Darkness to Light, Child USA, and the National Children’s Alliance join forces with a diverse coalition of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, advocates, and leading organizations to launch #KeepKidsSafe.

  • 7th October 2020
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Daniela Ligiero is the Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Together for Girls
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“I am a survivor.”

Sexual violence against children affects children everywhere at a staggering rate — one in four girls experience physically forced or coerced sexual intercourse.

  • 4th September 2020
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Survivors’ Agenda Virtual Town Hall

This town hall brings together survivors of sexual violence against children — remarkable activists that are helping change the way we think about an issue that, directly or indirectly, affects all of us.

  • 26th August 2020
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Athlete A: What it teaches us… and fails to teach us about sexual violence against children

Athlete A reminds us how regularly survivors are ignored and how often they are chastised for reporting an abuser. It reveals how self-interested institutions can themselves turn into cloaks of protection for the most heinous crimes.

  • 19th August 2020
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The new face of schooling… and keeping kids safe at home and online

The COVID-19 lockdowns around the U.S. have exacerbated what was already a widespread problem gripping our nation: the trapping of children at home with sexual abusers.

  • 13th August 2020
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We can end sexual violence. But how we end it is well beyond policing.

Survivors of sexual violence, particularly those of color, should be leading the conversations about their needs and the needs of their communities, informing policy, and catalyzing prevention.

  • 23rd July 2020
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Four tools parents can use to protect kids during COVID-19

This blog features COVID-19 parenting resources, including evidence-based strategies to manage stress, tools to keep children safe online, and guides that help parents talk to their kids about COVID-19.

  • 29th April 2020
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