Commit to Prevent!
Stop it Now! Wales has launched the Commit to Prevent! campaign ahead of the 2011 Assembly election to urge all political parties to make protecting children from sexual abuse a priority.
We believe that child sexual abuse is preventable – and that our government can make a real difference to the lives of thousands of children, if they Commit to Prevent!
We want parties to include in their manifestos a Strategy for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse - ensuring implementation of:
• A national public information campaign to raise awareness of child sexual abuse and the possibilities for preventing it from happening
• Education for parents and carers how to help prevent child sexual abuse including resilience building in children, open and honest communication and implementing and respecting boundaries.
• Education for children and young people in schools and youth settings on respectful relationships, sexual boundaries, consent and appropriate touch.
• Specific training on child sexual abuse prevention for those who work with children and families including on how to identify and respond to signs of child sexual abuse
• Therapeutic services for children and families who suffer child sexual abuse
• Intervention services for adults and young people with worrying thoughts / behaviour towards children.
You can help by supporting our campaign and making your voice heard by those who are in a position to make a real difference.
How you can help:
Sign our petition!
Signing our online petition will only take a moment! You can also forward the link to your friends, family and colleagues to help grow support for the campaign. Please feel free to download this paper petition if you would prefer to collect signatures in person – it can then be returned to us at the address below.
Write to your local newspaper
Help us publically highlight this issue with a ’Letter to the Editor’ of your local newspaper.
We have provided a sample template but the letters that have the most effect are those that are customized to include references to recent news along with your own personal opinions and views. Our sample demonstrates suggested length and structure – but please feel free to use it simply as a guide for your own letter.
If you write to your local newspaper – please do send us a copy as well. You can email: rwasinski@stopitnow.org.uk or post it to the address below.
Help us spread the word
There are are number of ways you can help us spread the word. You could put up this poster at your workplace, in your local shops or anywhere else you want to! You can also send it to your friends.
You can link to us on Facebook and Twitter and tell your online networks about your support for our campaign!
You could get your employer on board too – we can provide articles for your workplace newsletters and intranets as well as other resources such as pens, posters, post it notes and paper petitions.
We also have a handy sample email signature which you can add to your mail so all your contacts know about the campaign.
Contact details
If you would like to get in touch in relation to this campaign, you can call email the National Campaign Manager, Rebecca Wasinski: rwasinski@stopitnow.org.uk, call her on 07989 378220 or write to:
Stop it Now! Wales
c/o NSPCC Cymru
Diane Engelhardt House
Treglown Court
Dowlais Road
Cardiff
CF24 5LQ
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