Strengthening Families
1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before they turn 18. We never want to think that it can happen to our child, but ignorance only empowers the perpetrators.
The Strengthening Families program is designed to teach parents and caregivers:
• Choices and behaviors to reduce the likelihood of your child becoming a victim
• What child abuse is and its effects
• Age appropriate sexual behaviors of children
• Indicators of child sexual abuse
• Tips on how to prevent child sexual abuse
• Signs of potential perpetrators
• Ways to respond responsibly to a child’s disclosure
• Importance of reporting child abuse
This course is available for groups of 5 or more.
The Facts
In 2023, we provided sexual abuse prevention education to 51,562 children
In 2023, 1,142 children received forensic interviews about alleged abuse.
In 2023, 766 of our forensic interviews involved sexual abuse
60% of child sexual abuse victims never tell.
90% of child sexual abuse is by someone the child likes, loves, or lives with.
1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before the age of 18.
Nearly 700,000 children are abused in the U.S. each year.
Sex offenders are 3.5x more likely to confess if a child has had a forensic interview at a child advocacy center