A YMCA Initiative to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
June 6, 2012
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Today’s Speakers
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Ed Hurley, CEO Hockomock Area YMCA, Chair of Partnering
in Prevention Steering Committee
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Jolie Logan, CEO Darkness to Light
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Michael Graves, CEO YMCA of Delaware
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The Issue
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1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before their
18th birthday (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006)
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93% of children know their abusers (Snyder, 2000)
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Most child victims never report the abuse (Smith et al., 2000; BromanFulks et al., 2007)
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Reported cases of CSA cost $35 billion annually in the US
(www.ncjrs.gov/pdfiles/victcost.pdf)
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Social outcomes: teen pregnancy, depression, suicide,
academic failure, substance abuse. (For a full list of outcomes and references
visit www.D2L.org)
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What We Know
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There are people in our midst that would rob our children of
their innocence and they are people we know and trust
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Child safety is the job of an adult
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Child sexual abuse is preventable through awareness and
education
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The fight against abuse has to be a collaborative effort
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Partnering in Prevention
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Why Now?
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Why YMCA?
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Social Responsibility
Who is involved?
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Protecting kids is a priority
YMCAs
Darkness to Light
The Redwoods Group Foundation
How is it done?
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Educating adults in the community using Darkness to Light training
program
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Steering Committee
Ed Hurley
CEO Hockomock Area
ed@hockymca.org
Stephen Ives
CEO Merrimack Valley
sives@mvymca.org
Mike Graves
CEO Delaware
Mgraves@ymcade.org
Kim Grooms
Vice President of Operations
Kgrooms@chcymca.org
Peter Milinazzo
CEO Newport County
petem@newportymca.org
Bill Lovett
Executive Director NJ Alliance
Bill.Lovett@YMCA.net
Rick Gorab
CEO Metro Oranges (NJ)
rgorab@metroymcas.org
Mike Landers,
CEO Armed Services
mlanders@asymca.org
David Brown
CEO, Capital District
dbrown@cdymca.org
James Morton
CEO Greater Hartford
james.morton@ghymca.org
Angie Reese-Hawkins
Seth Goldman
CEO Metropolitan Washington YUSA Resource Director
Angie.Reeseseth.goldman@ymca.net
Hawkins@ymcadc.org
Mike Grady
CEO Greater Oklahoma City
mgrady@ymcaokc.org
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YMCA as Convener
Law
Enforcement
Elected
officials
Schools
YMCAs
Child
advocacy
groups
Business
Medical
community
Faith
community
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Milestones
MA Child
Protection
Initiative
launched
2009
Partnering in
Prevention Steering
Committee created
and
NJ State Alliance
commits to statewide
initiative
DE State
Initiative
begins
2010
TRGF and
D2L establish
YMCA Seed
Fund
2010
2011
30 Largest
YMCAs in the
NE adopt
initiative
2011
2012
Executive
Committee of
PA State
Alliance adopts
initiative
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Where Are We Today?
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Growth and momentum since 2009
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56 Y Associations
150 Ys in some phase of exploring/planning
430 facilitators within Y networks
State Alliance commitment from NH, DE, PA, and NJ
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Expansion beyond eastern states
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More than 10,000 trained by YMCAs in the past year
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Initial goal of training 5% of adults in Y service area
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We Can’t Do It Alone
DARKNESS TO
LIGHT
National leader in
evidence-based child
sexual abuse prevention
training for adults
YMCA
Knowledge
Capital
Social
Capital
Local Relationships
Convener and Leader
Partnering
in
Prevention
Financial
Capital
THE REDWOODS
GROUP FOUNDATION
Seed Fund
Staffing
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Darkness to Light
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To empower people to prevent child sexual abuse
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Raise awareness of the prevalence and consequences of child
sexual abuse by educating adults about the steps they can take
to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual
abuse
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Working with organizations across the country to help build
community prevention initiatives
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Stewards of Children
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2.5 hour video-based, facilitator led or online curriculum
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Shares life experiences from survivors and experts
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Teaches adults to think and to act on their feet to protect
children
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Evidence based
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Increases knowledge & awareness
Changes child protective behavior
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Getting Started – Local Level
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Familiarize key staff and board with the program
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Convene and recruit community leaders and partners
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Build training capacity
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Train trainers, purchase materials
Appoint staff person to coordinate efforts
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Implement training program community wide
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Report and track progress
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Local level examples
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Merrimack Valley YMCA
Newport County YMCA
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Getting Started – State Alliance
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Initiate a planning call
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Convene alliance for an introductory presentation
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Y CEOs to introduce staff and board to the program
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Create a Planning Task Force
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Hold a series of workshops to train instructors throughout the
state
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Coordinate at the local level
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State Initiatives
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NJ Model
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Goal: 82,000 in 5 years
30 instructors
300 facilitators
D2L Planning Task Force
DE Model
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Goal: 35,000 in 5 years
Statewide Steering Committee
Partnership with PCA Delaware and Attorney General Office
Full time staff coordinating the initiative
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Funding Support
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Initial YMCA Seed Fund available
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Partnering in Prevention Steering Committee and D2L can
assist with prospects and proposals
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Delaware Community Foundation example
Merrimack Valley funding examples through local funders
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Call to Action
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Watch D2L Documentary at www.D2L.org/ChildhoodStories
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Learn more at www.D2L.org/YMCA
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Read FAQs in follow-up email
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To get started now, contact Elizabeth Warren –
ewarren@D2L.org
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