Our mission is to expose and
stop Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)
and to help survivors heal
worldwide.
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a silent epidemic throughout the United States and the world, creating social havoc for the children, adult survivors, and society. It can be prevented and it can be treated with a conscious and sustained effort; Stop the Silence helps provide that effort. To donate through Global Giving, click here to help Stop the Silence. Click here to read our most recent Global Giving report.
Our next stop... We not only brought To Kill a Kelpie back to the U.S., but brought it to none other than Off-Broadway in NYC (OMG!) this past April with support from the prestigious organization of Creative Scotland, which, like our National Endowment for the Arts, is the government entity that funds a large body of highly promising and creative programs of merit. The experience was wonderful and invaluable and the feedback from the audience was excellent."Kelpie's" next stop after performing to enormously appreciative audiences on Off-Broadway in April is the 17th Annual Interpersonal Violence and Trauma Conference in San Diego, CA. Help us get Kelpie there - check back Friday, May 18 and we'll tell you how!
A Special Thanks: On Sunday, April 22, 2012, at 7 pm, V-Day The District presented a one-night only benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award wining play The Vagina Monologues at Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring, MD. Proceed went to Stop the Silence. THANK YOU!!! It was GREAT!
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We are pleased to announce that the agency of Anni Dori PR has taken on the Stop the Silence PR campaign. Thank you Bobby Zouvelos for making this possible!
Recent happenings at Stop the Silence (click):
- The eight annual Race to Stop the Silence held on April 29 was stupendous! With about 1,000 registrants, couldn't-be-better weather, great food and prizes and more, it was a glorious day. Thanks to all who made it so wonderful. For pics of the 8K/5K, click here.
- Trainings for service providers are available. Contact us at info@stopcsa.org to provide training for your organization.
St op the Silence is helping establish and promote survivor groups in collaboration with The La m plitght ers. The Lamplighter Movement website is at http://www.thelamplighters.org. Please see the page on Chapter Locations and the page on Start A Group. If you are interested in starting a chapter, contact Marjorie Mckinnon -- her email address is on the home page -- and let her know you heard about the groups through Stop the Silence.
- Information from the National Children's Bench Book Project (training for judges and other court-related personnel) is available from the "Our Work" tab above, see Training on the pull-down menu.
Watch Stop The Silence's Public Service Announcement (PSA).
Stop the Silence is pleased to be able to offer organizations a tested and available program to train various types of service providers about the realities of CSA, dealing sensitively with survivors, and CSA prevention. Contact us at info@stopcsa.org to inquire how your organization can benefit from this training.
- Pamela Pine, PhD, MPH, Founder, Stop the Silence, is available for speaking engagements. Contact Pam at ppine@stopcsa.org.
- Join me in welcoming Stop the Silence's new Board members -- thank you for answering the call!: Doralee Billins, Richard Gentles, Demetrios Kehagias, Sheri Rettew, John Seraicheck, Mark Williams, and Paul Zeitz. They bring invaluable expertise to this organization. Additionally, our esteemed Advisor, Stuart Adam, must also be called out -- he has provided and is providing invaluable insight and support. Most of the Board members' information is available on the About Us page above. We are still recruiting for Board members with corporate ties as well as Advisors with legal and counseling on CSA backgrounds. Contact Pam with interest at ppine@stopcsa.org.
My family -- without whom Stop the Silence would not have come to be.