← Sacrifice spanking, not your children Bulletproof backpacks. For children.  Bulletproof.  Backpacks. That’s an actual product you can purchase. I know this to be true because after the most recent school shooting… Wait.  Read that again. “The most recent school shooting.”  School shootings happen so frequently in our country that we’ve come to refer to them as “the most recent.”  Back to the original point – after the most recent, heartbreaking, tragic, terrifying, life-ending school shooting, I began searching for gear to protect a little friend who is soon to beg ..read more

← Stop Abuse Campaign Issues Statement about Colorado Springs Club Q Shooting Sacrifice spanking, not your children → Breaking the cycle of abuse – a holiday story We often talk about domestic violence as a set of statistics, but do we ever really make the connection between a person’s ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) score and their propensity to become either a perpetrator or a perpetual victim? What leads someone, as an adult, to exist in a pattern of abuse? Why does this cycle repeat, repeat, repeat? A father or mother who breaks the cycle of abuse for him or herself betters the lives ..read more

← Crime prevention starts with protecting children Is Santa real? → America must embrace a public health approach to gun violence prevention, which includes improved child abuse prevention, mental health access, and common-sense gun control. The Stop Abuse Campaign, a national organization dedicated to preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences through public education and public policy, issues its deepest condolences to the LGBTQI+ community in Colorado Springs, throughout the country, and to everyone who has been shaken by the recent shooting at Club Q.  Executive Director of the Campai ..read more

← Stop Abuse Campaign Advocate and Expert Joins Board Stop Abuse Campaign Issues Statement about Colorado Springs Club Q Shooting → Crime is a complex subject. Protecting children from Adverse Childhood Experiences prevents crime and strengthens communities. A neighbor called on Saturday morning to tell me that Larry had died. The day before, he saw me walking my dog and stopped so he could play with him. When they had finished, I received a big hug. The day he died, he called me from the top of a roof and told me how much he loved my dog. Shortly after, he got off the roof, went into his hou ..read more

← Suicide prevention means child protection Crime prevention starts with protecting children → National Known Justice Leader Howard Spivak brings decades of experience to help prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences New York— Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 —  Former Principal Deputy Director and Chief of Staff of the National Institute of Justice at the US Department Howard Spivak says he feels empowered by The Stop Abuse Campaign (stopabusecampaign.org) to end ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experience). “I began my career as Director of Adolescent Services for the City of Boston and proud ..read more

← Happy Halloween! Stop Abuse Campaign Advocate and Expert Joins Board → Trigger warning: This article contains a discussion of sexual abuse and suicide. Some readers may find it triggering. _________ Suicide rates are rising, but we can prevent them  “Raise your hand if someone important to you ever attempted suicide or attempted and completed suicide.” I wondered what sort of gymnastics routine I needed to do to convey my answer accurately. My cousin suicided a week before I got married. My sister attempted multiple times. My almost-niece tried numerous times. At his worst, my hu ..read more

← Homelessness is a journey that starts in the family Suicide prevention means child protection → Happy Halloween! What a wonderful time of year for our littles – fall festivals, pumpkin patches, trick-or-treating, and plenty of cooler weather activities to bring our children out and about! Unfortunately, when situations exist to draw children, they also draw predators. Does that mean we avoid festivals, parties, and trick-or-treat? No, of course not! What it does mean is that we need to recognize the importance of keeping our children safe no matter the circumstance. Halloween is a wonderfu ..read more

← Stop Abuse Campaign Gains a Champion in Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Happy Halloween! → Homelessness in the US: The drivers and solutions The knock on my front door was slow, loud, and rhythmic, like a teenager’s who knows a little tune would amuse someone on the other side. I was thrilled to see Brian knocking. I hadn’t seen him since winter, and mercilessly hot summers in the Northeast are as dangerous for homeless folks as winters.  Brian is one of a handful of homeless men in my neighborhood who comes to my house when he needs cash; at first, he offers to d ..read more

← How America Can Break the Cycle and Prevent Drug Abuse Homelessness is a journey that starts in the family → New York— Tuesday, September 6th 2022 —  The Stop Abuse Campaign today announced that nationally recognized leader Linda C. Degutis, DrPH, MSN, has taken the helm of the organization and its efforts to end the cycle of abuse. “I’m proud to join this organization and to be a part of the effort to help restore the American Dream,” said Degutis. “America can no longer afford to see our democratic experiment brought down by a cycle of violence that often begins with child ..read more

← Suicide prevention means child protection National Known Justice Leader Howard Spivak brings decades of experience to help prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences New York— Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 —  Former Principal Deputy Director and Chief of Staff of the National Institute of Justice at the US Department Howard Spivak says he feels empowered by The Stop Abuse Campaign (stopabusecampaign.org) to end ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experience). “I began my career as Director of Adolescent Services for the City of Boston and proudly cofounded the first community-based public healt ..read more