“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves…” (Proverbs 31:8)
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SpeakingOut on behalf of all children who have ever been (child & adult survivors), are being or will be sexually abused.
Coming Together as Leaders in our Homes, our Churches & the Community to address the issue of Child Sexual Abuse in America.
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Our Primary Purpose... To Raise Awareness on Child Sexual
Abuse in an effort to Aid in Prevention. We are not a Reporting
Agency, nor do we offer Legal Advice. Our Intent... It is NOT our
intent to raise panic; rather to Raise Awareness.
Our Primary Focus... On the Home (Parents & Grandparents).
Other Focal Points... Churches, Daycares/Caregivers, Schools,
Anyone who works with or around children, etc...
Our Approach... To be proactive; Prevent & Stop Child Sexual
Abuse before it happens. Presented from a Parent's
Perspective/Survivor's Perspective.
SpeakingOut against Child Sexual Abuse, Inc. (AKA SpeakingOut) is a non-profit
organization that was founded in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Our organization is working to uncover
and reveal the hidden crime of Child Sexual Abuse. Every single day across America, countless
numbers of children of all ages are sexually abused. Statistics show that this crime is very real &
more rampant than ever in today’s society.
SpeakingOut against Child Sexual Abuse, Inc.
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We are working vigorously to remove two of the greatest obstacles in protecting children from
Sexual Abuse…Denial and Lack of Education. Child Sexual Abuse is everyone's problem, and it
will take everyone fighting this fight to aid in the prevention of this horrific crime. As we raise public
awareness by educating all who will listen, we are working to break down the barrier of denial and
thus foresee that society will play a huge role in raising awareness and making the world a safe
place for children. SpeakingOut’s primary goal is to protect children from Sexual Abuse.
( A Non-Profit Organization)
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It is our belief that, in most cases, Parents are not educated on
this topic until after a child has been sexually abused. And the
“systems” in place that are supposed to protect children from
sexual abuse cannot do much until after an allegation of Child
Sexual Abuse has been made. At that point, the child has already
been violated. SpeakingOut is working to proactively change the
order of when parents, caregivers, etc… get educated on this topic.
Our organization is working to create a paradigm shift in society’s
thinking about Child Sexual Abuse. The point is to get educated
before it happens, so that we have a better chance of protecting
children from this crime.
It is not our intent to raise panic; rather to Raise Awareness in an effort to
aid in the Prevention of this horrific crime committed against children.
SpeakingOut’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness all across America. Child Sexual Abuse is
not something most people want to talk about or think about. And by not talking about Child
Sexual Abuse, we as a society, make it very easy for sexual predators of children to do what they
do. Consider this… Children who are violated in this horrific way have no choice but to think
about it & in most cases will not tell anyone. It is imperative for the safety of all children that we
talk openly in our homes and publicly about this crime…and it is a crime!
1 out of 5 Boys will be Sexually Abused by their 18th Birthday
1 out of 3 Girls will be Sexually Abused by their 18th Birthday
According to MASA (Mothers Against Sexual Abuse www.againstsexualabuse.org
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Children in America...
In addition, it is estimated that...
- A child is Sexually Abused every 2 minutes
- 1 in 10 homes are involved in Child Sexual Abuse; a leading cause of
Child Prostitution and Teen Suicide
- 95% of children who are Sexually Abused know their attacker
According to MASA (Mothers Against Sexual Abuse) www.againstsexualabuse.org
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With 73.7 million children in America as of 2006 (according to Child Trends DataBank @ www.childtrendsdatabank.org), of which approximately 51% are boys and 49% are girls (according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation @ www.kidscount.org), and taking into consideration the statistics of "1 out of every 5 boys" and "1 out of every 3 girls" being sexually abused by their 18th birthday (according to MASA-Mothers Against Sexual Abuse @ www.againstsexualabuse.org), we can estimate that the number of children that are being and/or will be sexually violated during their childhood is in the millions. This is completely unacceptable.
SpeakingOut is working to uncover this hidden crime and encourage society to no longer just sweep this issue under the rug.
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