Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children training is a sexual abuse prevention training program that educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.

This evidence-based training is appropriate for organizations, businesses, and all individuals who want to protect children.

This training teaches individuals about the circumstances under which child sexual abuse occurs and which factors increase a child’s risk, as well as the immediate and long-term consequences of child sexual abuse. Over 90% of the victims of sexual abuse are abused by someone they know, often trust, and sometimes even love. People typically think of adult rape as a major crime and are unaware that children are victimized at a much higher rate than adults. Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults occur to children ages 17 and under. Research shows that people who were sexually violated as children are far more likely to experience psychological problems often lasting into adulthood, including Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, depression, substance abuse, relationship problems, and suicide. Victims of childhood sexual abuse don’t just suffer emotionally: they also suffer physically. Child sexual abuse is likely the most prevalent health problem children face, with the most serious array of consequences. One of the most proactive and pragmatic approaches to diminishing child sexual abuse is the education of responsible adults.

For more information about our program contact Mary Smith, Child Abuse Prevention Specialist, at 706-272-7919 or marylsmith@windstream.net