Safe Communities joins humanitarian social innovations' network

=Reposted from the blog of Humanitarian Social Innovations on 1/2/2020, written by Carina Bonasera. 

Humanitarian Social Innovations is excited to welcome Safe Communities to our network of social entrepreneurs.

As a new year — and decade — begins, Humanitarian Social Innovations is excited to introduce Safe Communities to our network. The group works to prevent and address child sexual abuse (CSA), educate churches and youth-serving organizations about keeping children safe, and provide resources for survivors of abuse to heal.

The statistics on child sexual abuse are jarring. Studies indicate that up to 25 percent of girls and 20 percent of boys may be sexually assaulted before the age of 18, and most of the time, the abuser is someone that they know and trust. While institutions like churches and youth groups are supposed to be safe places, oftentimes, they can actually enable abuse.

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