Protection is Prevention

We stress these words to remind us of the simple, obvious solution to the problem: prevention ends child abuse and trauma. But the terrible truth is that prevention strategy doesn’t get funded because it’s not as compelling as a child standing before us in desperate need of help.

We don’t have to wait for children to fall apart before we do something. For years Center for Child Counseling has put this belief into action. In teaching safety and protection we actually create a state of prevention. These concepts highly motivate the public, getting us closer to the goal.

Our Next Big Step: Confronting Child Sexual Abuse

At least 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys right here at home are living in daily fear and trauma from child sexual abuse.

Center for Child Counseling has always educated and treated children and families struggling with sexual abuse as part of our healing services. But the pandemic’s perfect storm of isolation, fear, anger, and economic stress escalated sexual attacks and trafficking of our innocent, vulnerable children. National Public Radio reported a 22% increase in calls from children under 18 to sexual abuse hotlines, with 67% identifying their perpetrator as a family member and 79% quarantined with that family member.

On October 3rd, 2022, we officially merged with the KidSafe Foundation to offer KidSafe as a CFCC program to expand awareness, protection, and the prevention of child sexual abuse, trafficking, and exploitation.

Since 2009, KidSafe has taught more than 60,000 children about personal safety. Educated kids are more likely to report when they feel “uncomfortable,” thereby preventing or ending sexual abuse. The program also teaches safety skills that help children make smart choices in all areas of life as they grow into healthy young adults.

139,953 Adults Empowered to Protect

3,616 Students

Safer in 8 PBC Schools

60,000 Children Empowered to Report Abuse

And because children need educated protectors, KidSafe has taught Child Sexual Abuse and Trafficking Prevention to nearly 140,000 parents, guardians, care-givers, teachers, and child-serving professionals to keep kids safe here at home and across the nation.

13,000 Camp Kids

Safer in 54 Statewide Camps

296 Children and Their Families

Educated in 24 Spanish-Speaking Seminars

2,000 “My Body is Special and Belongs to Me!” Books Distributed in English and Spanish