Beyond bulletproof backpacks: Addressing the school shootings

Are we going to shield our children by buying them war equipment for another school shooting or do something about gun safety policies in the US?

Sacrifice spanking, not your children

Spanking sets a bad example. Who wants to teach their kids that violence is a solution to problems and that love and violence are connected?

Is Santa real?

Is Santa real? What is your answer to this question? Lala Fogarty provides a surprising answer that will help break the cycle of abuse.

Stop Abuse Campaign Issues Statement about Colorado Springs Club Q Shooting

Gun violence plays a significant role in children’s lives, and we know that childhood trauma is a major contributor to most violence.

Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Crime is a complex issue. Protecting children from Adverse Childhood Experiences prevents crime and strengthens communities.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is a beautiful time of year; knowing the facts and being vigilant can keep the experiences and memories safe, happy, and healthy.

Homelessness is a journey that starts in the family

Homelessness is a key American problem. It’s also one least understood. What causes homelessness? How do we solve this problem as a society?

How America Can Break the Cycle and Prevent Drug Abuse

Drug abuse is one of the worst issues in America. its effects are horrendous, but its root causes are more complex than everyone assumes.

What is the point of Anti LGBTQ laws? We are here. We are queer. And, we are not going away.

A sharp increase in anti-LGBTQ legislation with almost half targeting transgender people. States introduced a record of 238 bills in 2022.

Are you pro-life or pro-birth?

Pro-life and pro-birth are not the same things. Lala lays out the difference between them and what we can do to be pro-life.

How to Help Homeless LGBTQ Youth in America

LGBTQ youth have higher ACE scores than their peers. Homeless LGBTQ youth, however, is another level of the problem, a sad reality in the US. How to help?

What is Childhood like for Nonbinary Youth?

As the world is getting up to date with the nonbinary youth identity, the new ACEs research insights instill hope in protecting these children.

Suicide among LGBTQ Youth: Risks and Prevention

Suicide rates among LGBTQ youth are shocking and require our immediate attention. Learn more about the risks and how you can help prevent it.

Why We Oppose Gender-affirming Healthcare Bans

A lot of politicized misinformation is being touted about gender-affirming healthcare. Here are the reasons we’re opposing banning it.

Cognitive dissonance and gun safety

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When to talk to children about sexual abuse

Do you know when to talk to your children about sexual abuse? Because knowing when is knowing how to protect them from sexual abuse.

Does Anyone Care? Shocking Barriers Killing Our Mental Health

Does anyone care about our mental health in America? How do we remove the barriers to mental health care access in our country, so we can get proper help?

Thoughts on suicide prevention from a survivor

The Stop Abuse Campaign founder’s survivor story uncovers why -and how- suicide prevention must be one of America’s mental health priorities.

How to Talk to Your Child about Sexual Abuse

Keeping our children safe means opening the lines of communication about their boundaries. How to talk to your child about sexual abuse?

ACE 101: Physical Neglect in Childhood

Physical neglect in childhood may mean different things in different contexts. We’re unpacking what it is, what it isn’t, and how to protect children from this ACE.

ACE 101: Parental Separation, Divorce, or Death

Parental divorce and separation, including the death of a loved one, are Adverse Childhood Experiences. Were you affected by them? What to do and how to get help?

ACE 101: Parental Substance Abuse

Parental substance abuse is an ACE, a childhood trauma as damaging as other direct ones. How does it affect the child and how can we prevent it?

ACE 101: Intimate Partner Violence

Domestic and intimate partner violence are Adverse Childhood Experiences that weaken a family’s chance for stability and safety. How to help and get help?

ACE 101: Childhood Emotional Neglect

Childhood emotional neglect is one of the most challenging ACEs to identify because there’s nothing to “see,” but it impacts thousands of children every year with damaging consequences. How to help?

ACE 101: Physical Abuse in Childhood

Physical abuse against children causes lifelong harm. This common ACE can be prevented. Read more on why and how we can dedicate resources to prevention.

ACE 101: Incarcerated Household Member

Having an incarcerated household member is an ACE, Adverse Childhood Experience, that can have lasting consequences into adulthood. How to help?

De-normalizing child abuse

A survivor story called Denormalizing child abuse shows how while abuse can become normal to a child, child abuse is never normal.

ACE 101: Childhood Emotional Abuse

What is childhood emotional abuse? Learn about this ACE, its life-long consequences, ways to prevent it, heal it, and help someone affected.

ACE 101: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

A vital part of fighting child sexual abuse is learning about what it is and why we must prevent it from happening to any child ever again.

Raised by Predators: Surviving Child Sexual Abuse

A survivor story called Raised By Predators is about surviving child sexual abuse and then healing from it.

Is There a Link between Childhood Trauma and Heart Disease?

There’s one correlation of heart disease that you may have never considered. What’s the link between childhood trauma and heart disease?

We Need to Talk about ACEs and Suicide

Understanding the connection between ACEs and suicide can help you see the warning signs and may ultimately save someone’s life.

Protecting Children from Online Predators

The online predator’s target is a vulnerable child. Protecting children from online predators is the responsibility of all of us.

Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Linked to Juvenile Justice System Contact, Columbia Review Shows

Review showing that higher Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) scores are associated with a greater risk of juvenile justice system contact.

How you can benefit from taking the ACE Test

Take the ACE Test, benefit from getting your ACE Score and start personal discovery, and better mental, and physical health.

How to protect your children from sex offenders

Do you know how to protect your children from sex offenders? Cory Jewell Jensen talks about her work with sex offenders and what she knows

10 signs of a toxic relationship

No relationship is perfect, be it familial, a friendship, romantic relationship, or a marriage, yet any of these can be a toxic relationship

ACE scores in prison

The US has the largest prison population in the world and highest per-capita incarceration rate but how are we treating the high rate of ACEs in prison?

Post-COVID call to action for childminders

Countless children are enduring hell at home with their abusers. Those who work with children will need to watch for signs of abuse when the kids return.

Coercion

Harvey Weinstein didn’t pin down all his victims, in fact, some of them willingly got in their car and went to meet him. Louise Godbold explains coercion.

How to protect your kids over the holidays

The holidays are a time of joy and magic for children. Learn how to protect your kids over the holidays, and keep the magic in their lives.

Protect your children over Halloween

Happy Halloween! Make sure you protect your children while they enjoy fall festivals, pumpkin patches, and trick-or-treating this Halloween.

The last time I spanked

The last time I spanked my child was the first time I did.She was not quite 3 years old. I will never forget how her eyes and her tears made me feel.

How do we stop the bullying epidemic?

Do you ever think one of your children could be a bully? It is a hard question to answer, but children who bully belong to someone.

How do I stop spanking?

What have you got to lose? April 30th is the NO SPANK CHALLENGE – one day to take a break from spanking our children. One day! That’s it.

How to prevent abuse in APRIL

How can you or I prevent abuse in April? How can we make a difference? We could start with just one small thing each day.

How to spot a sex offender

How do you spot a sex offender? Sex offenders cannot be profiled. There is no specific race, gender, sexual orientation, or education level that defines us.

New York State to invest more in breaking cycle of abuse

New York’s Maternal Home Visiting Programs protect children from Adverse Childhood Experiences like abuse and neglect. Why do we invest so little in them?

Reasons family members side with sexual abusers

Many survivors open up about their abuse only to find that family reactions are just as painful, if not more so, than the original trauma.

How to discipline without spanking or yelling

If we’re not supposed to yell, and spanking is no longer an acceptable discipline method, then what are we supposed to do?

Child abuse statistics. And how to prevent child abuse statistics from increasing

Child abuse continues to increase. There are ways to prevent them from doing so. Decreasing child abuse would make the world safer

Maternal home visiting services prevent childhood trauma, saving lives, and money

20 years ago CDC research on childhood trauma, called ACEs, showed survivors lead shorter sicker lives. Why aren’t we preventing it?

How to prevent self-hatred

What if we could prevent our children from hating themselves, and instead foster self-love and in turn, self-care? Turns out, we can! Imagine if you will growing up with a particular set of values. Perhaps you don’t even have to imagine it; perhaps you actually did...

What Parents Need to Know about Sexual Grooming

Understanding the steps of sexual grooming can help parents protect their children. Child molesters use grooming in preparation for committing sexual abuse.

Why men abuse women and what makes them stop

Four decades after domestic violence first became a public issue our courts still don’t understand why men abuse women. That’s dangerous for children.

Should Childhood Trauma Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis?

Researchers followed a group of kids from childhood into adulthood to track the link between trauma in early life and adult mental health. When public health officials get wind of an outbreak of Hepatitis A or influenza, they spring into action with public awareness...

Pediatricians strengthen stance against spanking kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that adults caring for children use “healthy forms of discipline.” Read about alternatives to spanking.

Countries where smacking children is banned ‘are safer to grow up in’

Countries that ban the smacking of children appear to be safer for young people to grow up in, according to research revealing that fighting between youths – particularly females – is less common where corporal punishment has been outlawed. Experts say the study adds...

Tips parents can use when talking about sexual abuse with children

It’s important for parents to talk about sexual abuse with children. This blog has tips on how to talk about sexual abuse with children.

Examining the vexing link between child abuse and bullying

Some abused children become sullen and depressed, others turn to aggression becoming the exact same thing they fear; a bully.