Principals, deputy principals and administrative staff from government schools have taken part in child sex abuse prevention and awareness training. The Department of Education sent 36 members to attend the programme facilitated by Saving Children and Revealing Secrets (Scars), as part of its commitment to see all of its staff certified. They joined the ranks of more than 300 members of the Ber... Read more

A child sex abuse prevention charity is emphasising the importance of teaching children the correct names for their body parts. Giving nicknames to their genitals can cause confusion and delay when children are disclosing sexual assaults, according to Saving Children and Revealing Secrets (Scars) “It sets children up and puts them in a vulnerable position to people who want to take advanta... Read more

The Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit to Charities House this afternoon to recognise the good work of Family Centre and Scars. Accompanied by a motorcade, the Duchess arrived just after 2.30pm along with Governor George Fergusson and his wife, Margaret. She spent a couple of minutes greeting and chatting with charity staff, including Family Centre executive director Martha Dismont and Scars... Read more

DanceSations School of Dance teamed up with a local charity this weekend to provide child sexual abuse awareness training for parents and instructors. Director and owner Holly Pacheco said she invited Scars to conduct the training to help the organisation become more aware of the issue and protect its children. “The training was very empowering,” Ms Pacheco said. “The information we re... Read more

More than 20 members of the community were trained at the weekend to become facilitators of a sexual-abuse prevention training programme. Police officers, corrections officers, members of the church community and representatives from schools were among those who took part in the one-day intensive course to become trainers of the Darkness to Light Stewards of Children programme. This teaches ... Read more

A children’s charity has partnered with Bermuda Broadcasting to produce a three-part television series to shed light on the issue of child sexual abuse in Bermuda. The episodes, starting tonight, will feature survivors, parents of abused children and two local child psychologists, and will focus on awareness, advocacy and the systems in place regarding reporting, prosecution and incarceration... Read more