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Showing posts with label Stop It Now. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 25, 2017

STOP IT NOW!

Our Work

Stop It Now! was founded by Fran Henry, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who learned first hand that standard approaches to keeping children safe from child sexual abuse at that time did not respond to the complex relationships surrounding most abuse. 

Her vision? To have the sexual abuse of children recognized as a preventable public health problem, to make helping adults take responsibility to prevent and stop sexual abuse of children a main focus of prevention, and to create effective programs based on these principles. She created Stop It Now! over 20 years ago to prevent the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed.

In 2015, Stop It Now! became an affiliate of Klingberg Family Centers(link is external), a private, nonprofit multi-service agency based in New Britain, CT. Founded in 1903, Klingberg's mission is to extend hope and healing to children and families whose lives have been traumatized by abuse and/or neglect in its various forms, severe family problems and mental health issues. 

Our Approach: using research to inform practical, balanced solutions

Our efforts are guided by this understanding: to truly prevent harm to children, all adults need to accept responsibility for recognizing, acknowledging and confronting behaviors that lead to abuse.  More importantly, any long-term prevention strategy must change societal norms, so the sexual abuse of children is not tolerated and appropriate forms of help, support and accountability are provided to child victims and adult survivors, those who sexually abuse children, and the families of both.

Our ProgramsHelp Services - Provides direct help to individuals with questions or concerns about child sexual abuse.Prevention Advocacy - Advocates for the issue to be addressed as a public health priority.Prevention Education - Develops, assesses and distributes educational materials.Technical Assistance and Training – Provides consulting and training services to professionals, organizations, coalitions, and community-based programs.Our Impact

Stop It Now! has made significant and permanent contributions to the fields of public health, child abuse prevention, and crime prevention. These include pioneering a focus on adult responsibility for child sexual abuse prevention, successfully developing and replicating community-based prevention program, and collaborative work with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Our Research

Consistent with a public health approach, Stop It Now! uses current scientific research, original market research, and program tracking and evaluation to develop its programs. Using a variety of methods - from focus groups to public opinion surveys to meta-analyses - and cooperating with leading researchers, we continue to build the evidence base needed for practical and effective prevention programs and materials.

Please Visit - http://www.stopitnow.org/

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Happy Universal Children's Day! From Stop It Now!


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Happy Universal Children's Day! 

On this day in 1989 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Join us in celebrating this day - and supporting child rights.
Visit StopItNow.org to take action! 

  • Read about "Child rights and adult responsibility" 
  • Support US ratification of the CRC
  • Read about competing meanings of childhood and child sexual abuse in the Caribbean 
  • Learn more about child rights worldwide
Securing children's rights to prevent abuse
By providing support, information and resources to keep children safe, Stop It Now! works to secure children's right to freedom from violence. Now more than ever adults, communities and society around the world are stepping up to the responsibility to protect this right. 
Child rights as a foundation for prevention
Our collaboration with international organizations has made clear that the CRC has been critical to governments taking seriously the protection and support of children, while not interfering with parents' responsibility to care for their children.

Stop It Now! supports the United States' ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as part of our commitment to support human rights for all children. The United States is in the company of South Sudan and Somalia as the only countries not to have ratified the treaty.

Join us in celebrating - and committing to help fully realize the rights of children everywhere.  
Donate Now buttonDonate now to support a child's right to safety.

"You have lifted the burden. I have the answer now of what I need to do for this child." (A Helpline caller)
Visit StopItNow.org to learn more about how you can help us make a difference and to explore other giving options.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Stop It Now! Now! NEWS - Summer 2012

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Now! NEWS                                          Summer 2012 

Greetings,

While US attention of late has focused on the Penn State-Sandusky case, Stop It Now! has continued actively sharing our expertise globally through conference presentations, joint research, and learning partnerships in emerging countries.

Our international work is built on the foundation of our US community based prevention programming, which recognizes the need for adapting prevention initiatives to the specific contexts and interests of communities. Read on for updates and highlights from that work.

Global Prevention 
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Partnering for prevention
Since 2009 Stop It Now! has been extending our work globally, with generous support from theOak Foundation (Geneva), a leading foundation funding child abuse prevention work. We have increased our global presence through online channels, and participation in key meetings and networks. We have benefited greatly in so many ways.
If you are working on child sexual abuse prevention outside the US, especially in a less-industrialized country, please tell us more about your work.

Take Action!   

Presentation on Culturally Informed Partnerships 
SICASA photoThis spring, Stop It Now! presented in Accra, Ghana at theSecond International Conference in Africa on Child Sexual Abuse. This conference is organized by the African Movement for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (AMPCAN) and the African Network for the Prevention and Protection of Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPCAN).

Sarita Hudson, who leads our NGO partnerships in emerging countries, organized the plenary and workshop presentations on Culturally Informed Partnering for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Across Continents. In addition to providing an introduction to the Stop It Now! approach to child sexual abuse prevention, panelists from Colombia, Kenya and Nigeria shared their work with Stop It Now!, including results from self-study analyses, focus groups, and prevention project interventions.

Take Action!   

Visits from India, Pakistan & Nigeria
Our relationships with non-governmental organizations (NGO) who are leaders on child sexual abuse prevention in their respective countries enrich and deepen our work.

We are MediaCon logocurrently hosting Princess Olufemi-Kayode of Media Concern for Women and Children (MediaCon), our NGO partner in Nigeria. This visit is important for our ongoing collaboration, including our Helpline training of their sexual violence helpline.

Other recent visitors to the Stop It Now! offices included:
  • Pooja Taparia of Arpan(Mumbai, India)
  • Babar Bashir of Rozan(Pakistan).    
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Babar, Sarita & Steven of Men's Resources Int'l
 Every exchange and working relationship we build teaches us more about the great need and potential to link up innovative child sexual abuse prevention initiatives around the world. Thank you for making Stop It Now! (USA) a stop on your international itinerary!

Take Action! 

STOP IT NOW! Helpline in Netherlands
This spring a Stop it Now! Netherlands Helpline was established with initial training and technical guidance fromStop it Now! UK and Ireland.

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With donations from the City of Amsterdam and the Dutch Ministry of Health, the Netherlands Helpline was launched in May and has already received calls. Donald Findlater, Director of Stop it Now! UK and Ireland presented at the launch.  

There are now three Helplines (US, UK, Netherlands) where adults can have a safe and confidential conversations with trained professionals who provide balanced information, practical resources and support to keep children safe from sexual abuse.  

 Take Action!
Ask Now! question:"red flag" behaviors? 
Q: My granddaughter is 12 and just starting to mature physically. Recently in 3 different settings, my husband has taken her by the hand and led her away from the group. I felt concerned immediately because it was a new behavior. Is this a red flag for possible abuse?

A: Your husband's behavior could indeed be a warning signthat a child is at-risk. One warning sign does not always mean that a child is at-risk, instead it's important to notice whether there are patterns or repetition, and whether there are additional signs. Read more... 


Take action!

Stop It Now!® prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed.


Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Stop It Now! News - September / October 2011

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Stop It Now! is the only child sexual abuse prevention program to offer specialized Help Service via telephone or e-mail. Questions from last month give us a chance to highlight more Prevention Tip Sheets.  

We hope these tools, along with information about new approaches to prevent child sexual abuse, will help your family and community take actions that create safety for children - and everyone.
 

Who We Help  
In August, our Help Services staff helped dozens of people from 24 US states, and several other countries. While each situation is unique, many people who contact us often face similar situations, concerns and opportunities around preventing the sexual abuse of a child. Here are some of the people we heard from most last month: 

  • Grandparents concerned about their families
  • Community members concerned about a known sex offender living in their community
  • Relatives concerned about sexualized behaviors in children and youth.   
Calls and emails from people like this keep us in touch with the real-life situations we all face; concerns, challenges and resources for action. We develop and update our prevention tools in response to people like you who contact our Help Services.

Take Action!  Download and share these Tip Sheets:  

Recognizing Signs Before Harm 


After our recent response to "Can you profile a predator?" a reader wrote to share her story and suggest the prevention picture is incomplete until we do more to increase self-awareness in adults, particularly men.

"Adults have to recognize their own internal warning signs. What if he had had the opportunity to recognize the thoughts that led to [him abusing] and get treatment BEFORE he offended? He would have done that...but the present social press is so incredibly negative that even admitting to these thoughts has dire consequences."
  
A pillar of our approach is the belief that helping adults and children who might sexually harm a child is a critical opportunity for prevention. We have shown that hopeful, practical responses to this challenge are not only possible, but can gain community support. Read more about one Stop It Now! campaign that targeted adults concerned about their own behavior. Enhancing the prevention opportunities for adults who want help for their own sexualized thoughts and behaviors toward children remains a core tenet of our work.

Take Action!  Read and share Twelve Questions About Your Behavior Only You Can Answer.    

Reshaping sex offender policy for prevention 

The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) recently released a policy paper called A Reasoned Approach: Reshaping sex offender policy to prevent child sexual abuse. We welcome this report and wholeheartedly support its three broad recommendations. The call for evidence based policy for both prevention and sex offender management is something Stop It Now! has championed for nearly 20 years. Read more. We will continue to use our programs to bring this growing knowledge base into prevention practice and policy.

Take Action! Read our response and the full report 


PRORehab says Stop It Now! through workplace giving
We recently received welcome news from PRORehab, one of the largest physical therapy/rehabilitation clinics in the St. Louis MO area. As part of their ongoing commitment to community, their company said Stop It Now! to child sexual abuse and did their part to make sure every child has a right to safety and well-being by supporting our work. PRORehab employees donated $1,151 to support our work and spoke out with a wonderful blog post. Thank you so much! 

Take Action! Contact us to learn how you can help support Stop It Now! through your workplace or as an individual.  Together we can prevent child sexual abuse. 

Stop It Now!® prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011

STOP IT NOW! Keeping our children proteceted:

Keeping our children safe isn't just a family responsibility:

STOP IT NOW!
Keeping our children safe isn't just a family responsibility - but a community and social concern as well. Parents - know your neighbors, as well as your kids' teachers, coaches, mentors, etc...please do not assume that your children are safe in the presence of an adult.
Stop It Now! Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: 
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A Christian Ministry with a focus on the safe return of missing children worldwide. Offering resources to keep children safe. Administrator - Brett Fletcher.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

STOP IT NOW! Prevention Tip Sheets:

Share Prevention Tip Sheets in Your Community:

We encourage you to print and share these tip sheets in your family and community.  These are licensed under Creative Commons which allows you to reproduce them as long as you follow these Guidelines. Please contact us about permissions.
Nine Questions Parents Need to Ask When Selecting a Program for their Child
Choosing a school or program is one of the most complicated and emotional decisions you have to make as a parent.   The specific activities, the schedule, the costs, how it matches your child’s needs and interest-- all these things play a part in your decision. Whether or not the school has a child sexual abuse prevention policy needs to be a consideration.
Twelve Questions About Your Behavior Only You Can Answer

Do you need help?

If you are wondering about your own sexual thoughts and behaviors toward children, we encourage you to answer these questions honestly. They are designed to help you decide whether you may need help. Take a few minutes to ask yourself the following twelve questions.
Keeping Adults and Children Safe on the Internet
The Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate and function in our day-to-day lives exposing us all to an unimagined volume of ideas and possibilities. We are only beginning to understand the full impact that such expanded access to images and information is having on adults and children.
Sexual Safety in Sports: Talking about Coaches Who Show Inappropriate Interest in Kids
Too often, the news carries stories about a bus driver, teacher, or even coach who sexually abused a child, stories that leave us wringing our hands. And yet, how many of us know what to watch out for or how to talk to our child when the risk of sexual abuse is more complicated than the scary guy at the playground offering them candy to get in his car.
Talking to Children and Teens
Experience has taught us that actions by adults can be more effective than expecting kids to protect themselves from sexual abuse. Still, we know that children* also need accurate, age-appropriate information about child sexual abuse and confidence that adults they know will support them.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Keeping our children safe isn't just a family responsibility:

STOP IT NOW!
Keeping our children safe isn't just a family responsibility - but a community and social concern as well. Parents - know your neighbors, as well as your kids' teachers, coaches, mentors, etc...please do not assume that your children are safe in the presence of an adult.
Stop It Now! Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: 
Trinity Mount Ministries Website: 
@StopItNow @TrinityMount (Twitter)
myweb.ecomplanet.com
A Christian Ministry with a focus on the safe return of missing children worldwide. Offering resources to keep children safe. Administrator - Brett Fletcher.