Governor Takes Scars Training Programme
News | October 19, 2017
The Governor urged everyone to help eliminate child sexual abuse by taking the training programme run by Saving Children and Revealing Secrets yesterday. John Rankin, who became certified on Tuesday, along with nine members of Government House staff, also commended the child sex abuse prevention charity for the work it does to protect children. Mr Rankin said: “I would encourage everyone, whet... Read more
Kayakers Raise $30,000 for Scars
News | October 5, 2017
Ten kayakers braved a 40-mile journey this weekend to raise almost $30,000 for child sex abuse prevention charity Saving Children and Revealing Secrets. Scars co-founder and executive director Debi Ray-Rivers said: “Scars truly appreciates all the hard work, valuable time and the campaigning for donations that the participants put towards our cause. “Scars’s vision is to have a community w... Read more
Video: Debi Ray-Rivers & Jon Brunson Interview
News | October 3, 2017
Debi Ray-Rivers and Jon Brunson from the Saving Children And Revealing Secrets [SCARS] charity sat down with Bernews today [Oct 3] for a live interview on our Facebook page, discussing the very important work they do to reduce child sexual abuse in the community. Bernews Podcast with SCARS 2 SCARS has a mission to “reduce the risk of child sexual abuse and to be an advocate and voice for child... Read more
Kayak Around Island for Scars Charity
News | September 13, 2017
Intrepid kayakers will take to the seas once more this month for a 40-mile journey around the island to raise funds for a good cause. Kayaking for Kids collected more than $36,000 for charity Saving Children and Revealing Secrets at their inaugural event last year and they hope to raise even more this time around. Event organiser and Scars co-founder Jerry Rivers said: “In spite of hurricanes ... Read more
In Motion Joins Fight Against Abuse
News | September 13, 2017
In Motion School of Dance has joined the fight against child sexual abuse. Now six staff members are trained in prevention and how to spot telltale signs of abuse through a programme run by charity Saving Children and Revealing Secrets. In Motion owner and director Lizz Pimentel said: “Many of us have seen the devastating affects sexual abuse can have on a person and how it can stay with them ... Read more
Praise Over Moves to Uncover Sex Offenders
News | September 11, 2017
A promise to release information on convicted sex offenders is being praised by one local organisation committed to safeguarding children. In the Throne Speech delivered on Friday, the Bermuda Government pledged to “selectively release” information to “members of the public” regarding persons who have been convicted of sexually related crimes. The issue was raised last November when form... Read more
Strategy to Combat Child Abuse
News | July 31, 2017
An attempt to cut the risk of sex abuse in a primary school has been launched by a child protection charity with backing from a risk management firm. Windows are to be installed in all doors at Pembroke’s Victor Scott Primary School so private meetings between pupils and staff can be seen at all times. The initiative is a collaboration between charity Saving Children and Revealing Secrets, ris... Read more
Survivor’s War on Abuse
News | July 24, 2017
Janice McLean fought through depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts after being abused as a child. It wasn’t until she attended a presentation by charity Saving Children and Revealing Secrets in 2012, that she opened up about what had happened and started to heal. Three years after taking the Darkness to Light Stewards of Children Training the preschool teacher became a facilitator, determine... Read more
The Time is Now to Act on Healing Scars of Sexual Abuse
News | April 21, 2017
The following is adapted from remarks prepared for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference held in London from December 12 to 16 Bermuda is an idyllic place of natural beauty and community connectedness. We abide by a deep sense of shared responsibility and belonging. Many of us have access to educational and economic opportunities that most in the world can only dream of. But Berm... Read more
Scars Training is World Leader
News | April 5, 2017
Bermuda is the first country in the world to have trained more than 10 per cent of its adult population on child sexual abuse prevention. According to Saving Children and Revealing Secrets, 5,344 adults have undergone training with the charity since it started offering its courses in May 2012. “Bermuda should be very proud because we are the first country in the world to have trained over 10 p... Read more
Scars to Take Training Expertise Overseas
News | January 18, 2017
In a first for the island, a team from the charity Scars Bermuda today heads overseas to deliver the group’s sexual abuse prevention training to another jurisdiction. Scars chairman Jon Brunson is to deliver the course with Debi Ray-Rivers, executive director, to 120 people selected by the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. “It shows how we have changed the landscape in Bermuda — ... Read more
Wade-Miller Leads Parade in New Year Honours
News | January 2, 2017
Retired Puisne Judge Norma Wade-Miller has topped the list of 11 Bermudians to be recognised in the New Year’s Honours List. Mrs Justice Wade-Miller was appointed Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her decades of service to the island’s legal community and the judiciary. The judge, who retired this year, was not only the first female Supreme Court justice in Bermud... Read more