Public awareness and advocacy is essential to helping prevent violennce against children. You have the opportunity to share information with colleagues, your community and the public at large.
Mary Ellen was a nine-year-old girl in 1874 whose sad story had a happy ending. A nurse and concerned neighbors from the poor neighborhood of New York where Mary Ellen lived, became aware of Mary Ellen's plight.
It’s not just pedophiles who are hurting our children, but it's child pornographers and child sex traffickers -- and they're getting rich at the expense of our children’s lives.
Laws must be amended regarding the sentences of convicted child sexual predators and pedophiles. These criminals have violated the most helpless members of our society.