This is held on two Wednesday evenings, May 18th and 25th.
Wednesday May 18, 2016 at 6:30 PM CDT
Statistics show that 1 in 4 girls and 1 and 6 boys will be sexually abused by the time they are 18 years old.
Statistics also show that about 90% of all abuse is by someone the victim knows. Furthermore only about 25% of these offenses are reported let alone brought to justice
Come learn from survivors and those who have caused harm about:
How to report, where to report and what to say because getting caught is the best predictor to prevent further harm! Come, learn, and become an active participant in the lives of the children and young adults in your life to prevent sexual abuse.
- What sexual abuse is and isn’t
- The impact of abuse
- What makes a child an easy target
- What makes a child not tell
- What behavior and signs to look for
- Steps to make a child a harder target
- Online safety
- When and how to report suspected abuse