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Powerful Child Abuse Prevention Tools are Just a Click Away

Local non-profit RAACE launches new website to help parents protect children from sexual abuse

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Powerful Child Abuse Prevention Tools are Just a Click Away

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  1. Powerful ChildAbusePreventionToolsareJustaClickAway Localnon-profit RAACElaunches newwebsite tohelpparents protectchildrenfromsexual abuseBaltimore,MD,December 14,2014 -Thenumberof children and teens who aresexuallyabused in the U.S. remains atepidemiclevels-- 1 in3 girls and 1 in 7 boysaresexuallyabusedbyage18. Evenworse, over90% of offendersaresomeonethechild knows andtrusts.To combatthis epidemic, Maryland-based non-profitRaceAgainstAbuseof Children Everywhere(RAACE) has launchedanewwebsitethatprovides awealth of informationand educationalmaterialsto helpfamilies protectchildrenagainsttheoften-silentepidemicof childsexualabuse. RAACE, a501(c)(3) non-profitorganization, has beenworkingfor morethan10 years to helpeducate families aboutthedangersof childsexualabuseand whattheycando to preventthevictimizationoftheirchildren.Thenew websiteprovides families withquick, easyaccess to awiderangeof free,age-appropriateeducationalmaterials, including theorganization’s in-depth Power of PreventionGuide Book. According toRAACEfounder,Kenneth Smith,“Educationand awareness arethefirstcriticalstepstoward preventing child sexualabuse. Our new siteis agreatresourcethatanyonecan usetolearn howto preventchildsexualabuse,whatsigns tolook for if yoususpectyourchildis being abused, andwhateachof us cando to shinealighton theepidemicof abuseand helpend it.” In addition to alltheeducation materials available, thenew sitealso offers waysto connectwith otherRAACEsupporters, includingaspecialcommunitysitewherepeoplecanask questions, shareexperiences, and takepartin forums focused on topics related tochild sexualabuseprevention andtheissues thatabusesurvivors mayface.Thesitealso makes iteasyto findRAACEevents thatarepartoftheorganization’s PreventionTour. During thetour, RAACEstaff travelaround thestateto family-friendlyevents and useRAACE’s two-story,carnival-style"BigWheel"to catchtheattention of event-goers and teach themhow theycanhelp preventchild sexualabuse. “Asacommunity,wehavethepotentialtomakeadramaticandpositiveimpacton children andfamilies,”adds Smith. “We’reabletodo this work thanks to thesupportof our RAACEFans.And it’seven easier tosupport RAACEnow thatwe’repartof theNetwork for Good.” Contact:BradBrickel410-893-1001 brad.brickel@raace.org

  2. For moreinformationaboutRAACEand itsongoing work to end theepidemicof child sexualabuse,visitwww.raace.org. Contact: DinaWasmerInciteCreative, Inc. P.O. Box95 Cockeysville, MD 21030 410-366-9479 info@incitecreativeinc.comhttp://www.incitecreativeinc.com ###

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