CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE:The Impact on Our Community

Thank you for being here We are here today to look at how child

sexual abuse affects our community

Welcome

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The emotional impact of child sexual abuse The economic burden of child sexual abuse The resolve to end child sexual abuse in our

community

What You Will See Today

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A Short Film Presentation

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And, now….

Darkness to Light’s“Into the Light”

Significant economic burden on society As taxpayers we all carry the economic

burden

In Addition to the Human Emotional Toll

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Even if you were not sexually abused as a

child…

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Even if no one in your family was sexually abused…

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Child sexual abuse

impacts your life.

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The average lifetime cost per victim of sexual

abuse is $210,012.

Source: Fang, et al., 2012 Institute of Justice, 1996

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These expenses are largely paid for by the

public sector –the taxpayer.

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In fact, the US spends $124 billion annually for the costs of child

sexual abuse.

Source: Fang, et al., 2012

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These costs include:health care costs

criminal justice costschild welfare costs

special education costsproductivity losses

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Add to this the fact that child sexual abuse is a

root cause of many other devastating and

expensive societal problems.

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For instance, 45% of pregnant teens report a history of child sexual

abuse.

Source: Noll, J.G. et al., 2009

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Young girls who are sexually abused are three times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders and/or substance

abuse problems in adulthood than girls who are not

sexually abused.

Source: Day, A. et al., 2003 Institute of Justice, 1996

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Male survivors of child sexual abuse are 70% more likely to seek psychological treatment for issues such as substance abuse, suicidal thoughts and

attempted suicide.

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Except for murder, child sexual abuse is the most expensive

victim crime in the U.S.

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Who pays?

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You do.

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It only costs $10 to train an adult to improve

their child-protective behaviors.

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What if the average trained adult better protects ten children from sexual abuse in

the years after training?

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That’s $1 to better protect

a child.

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That training would result in THOUSANDS of

children better protected from abuse.

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You do the math.

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Prevention is the answer.

Name of your initiative here Sponsored by {your org name} with

extensive community involvement Thanks to the generosity of the community

we have a full-time coordinator to manage the initiative – absolutely essential to success

So What Do We Do About It?

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A network of volunteers (facilitators) and supporters carry out the work of the initiative

Consists of Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children prevention training• Core program of the initiative• Facilitator-led and online• Evidence-based

Our Initiative

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Tipping Point

If a small group of people adopt an idea or change a behavior in a community then like a virus that idea or change will spread

D2L proposes that if we educate 5% of the adults in a community, we can achieve a tipping point and momentum that with continued work will create a social change

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Our goal is to train (#) adults in (#) years So far, {enter the number of people you

have trained} adults have been trained over the last {enter the number of years} years

This year, our goal is to train {enter the number of people expect to train this year}

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Our Initial Goal

Each progressive year has seen larger numbers of people trained and more community awareness

The initiative is “catching on” with the community

We are seeing shifts in community awareness and values

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Our Progress

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Our Coalition

Can achieve exponentially more with an energized community coalition of partners

Our coalition includes representatives from schools, faith communities, youth-serving organizations, youth sports organizations, agencies that deal with child sexual abuse, local business, parents and funders

5 target groups• Schools and educational institutions; educators• Faith centers• Youth-serving organizations• Youth sports organizations• Parents

Also great success with municipalities• Police, firefighters, rec centers, libraries

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Who Is Involved?

Our initiative is on solid ground• Tremendous progress

Our work does not end• Will evolve as momentum builds and cultural

shift occurs

• What’s outside the norm becomes the norm

We all have a role to play

Beyond Tipping Point

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Prevention is the answer!

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Final Thoughts

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How Can You Help?

Join the movement today to end child sexual abuse by going to www.D2L.org

Experience the training online or attend one of our local trainings

Talk to other youth serving organizations

QUESTIONS?