When the Setting Changes but the Protection Doesn’t
Part 3 in the “When Responsibility Changes Hands” Series A group travels to an overnight tournament with the same staff members who […]
When Protection Depends on Someone Outside Your Team
Part 2 in the “When Responsibility Changes Hands” Series Most organizations do not operate alone. Contractors, vendors, volunteers, staffing agencies, and partner […]
The Handoff Nobody Thinks About
Part 1 in the “When Responsibility Changes Hands” Series Picture the end of a regular afternoon program. An activity ends, one staff […]
No Abuse Found. The Report Was Still Damning
State attorneys general have started asking a question the absence of incidents can’t answer: was the system working? New Hampshire investigated a […]
It’s Time to Retire “Zero Tolerance”
I want to retire another phrase from the sexual abuse prevention lexicon, and this one is going to sound like heresy. Zero […]
It’s Time to Retire “Culture Change”
I want to retire another term from the sexual abuse safety lexicon. Last time it was ‘abuse is preventable.’ This time it’s […]
What Leadership Confidence Requires
Over the first three articles in this series, we have looked at what leaders need to see, which signals matter, and why […]
Preventable
The kindest-sounding promise in sexual abuse prevention is its cruelest. Every organization that works with young people or vulnerable adults has heard […]
The Discomfort of Not Knowing
In the last article in this series, we looked at the signals leaders need to see in sexual abuse safety. This article […]
Signals Leaders Need to See
In the first article in this series, we looked at a challenge every leader faces in sexual abuse safety: the people responsible […]