The movement to end child sexual abuse starts with a single word…
ENOUGH.
Who We Are
ENOUGH ABUSE® is the nation’s oldest citizen-based child advocacy organization, with a 6-decade history of improving the lives of vulnerable children. We work in states, nationally, and with international partners to ensure every child’s right to a childhood free from abuse and exploitation.
For over two decades, our primary focus has been to prevent the sexual abuse of children in their homes, communities and online through our effective prevention trainings, education and advocacy.
Our Programs
ENOUGH ABUSE® works to prevent child sexual abuse through its three Action Campaigns – the Enough Abuse Campaign, the Children’s Justice Campaign and the Pledge to Prevent® Campaign.
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Enough Abuse Campaign
The Enough Abuse Campaign works nationally and in states since 2002 to end child sexual abuse. We educate parents and the public; train child/family-serving professionals; promote prevention policies in schools and youth organizations; and advocate for laws to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation.
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Children’s Justice Campaign
The Children’s Justice Campaign works to reform Statute of Limitations (SOL), Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Charitable Immunity, and insurance practices for child sexual abuse claims to end institutional impunity, offer justice for survivors and to protect children in the future.
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Pledge to Prevent Campaign
The Pledge to Prevent® Campaign engages people everywhere to “Show Your Hand, Take a Stand!” and choose one of 25 different pledges, committing to take specific, achievable actions to prevent child sexual abuse.
In partnership with END1in4, we sponsor outdoor advertising in several major U.S. cities, including New York‘s Times Square.
The Enough Abuse Campaign is leading “a trailblazing effort to prevent child sexual abuse by building a movement of concerned citizens, community by community.”
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“The Enough Abuse Campaign breaks the mold on child sexual abuse. It goes beyond a set of trainings to foster the building of real and lasting relationships among diverse stakeholders. Its emphasis on community collaboration sets it apart from previous efforts.”
Ms. Foundation for Women
Did You Know?
Child sexual abuse is PREVENTABLE. Using proven effective public health strategies from other social change movements like tobacco reform and child safety helmet use, we can be the generation that effectively puts an end to the silence, shame and denial that has allowed child sexual abuse to go unchallenged for so long.
Without prevention strategies, 1 in 5 children may experience child sexual abuse before age 18.
What is child sexual abuse? How prevalent is it? What are the immediate and long-term health, mental health, social and educational consequences for children? To keep your children safe, Get the Facts and learn more today!
4. 5 million students in public schools (1 in 10) report sexual misconduct or abuse by an adult in their school
Get high-quality, research-backed online and in-person trainings to increase knowledge and skills to prevent child sexual abuse for you, your school, organization or community. Get Trained!
90% of citizens polled believe child sexual abuse is a serious problem. 75% believe it can be prevented and want to learn how.
Take action to prevent child sexual abuse through our Safety STARS program for schools and youth organizations, our Pledge to Prevent® online action campaign for individuals, and our Children’s Justice Campaign to advocate for laws and policies for child sexual abuse prevention and justice. Get Involved!
Together, survivors, advocates & their allies can change laws & policies to prevent child sexual abuse from ever occurring.
Influence policies and legislation in your state through our Children’s Justice Campaign. Advocate for laws to require prevention education in schools and youth organizations, prevent educator sexual misconduct/abuse, hold legally accountable persons in positions of authority who abuse children, and reform Statute of Limitations (SOL) laws. Raise your voice. Get Vocal!
Join the Movement to end sexual abuse against children and adolescents. Learn what part YOU can play.
Latest Blogs & Announcements
All Blogs & Announcements84% of Massachusetts Citizens Want the Statute of Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse Eliminated According to a New Poll
Enough Abuse and its legislative arm, the Children’s Justice Campaign, held a virtual press conference October 8th to release the findings of a new MassINC Polling Group survey of Massachusetts voters. The poll measured voter views on eliminating the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, a provision now before the House-Senate conference committee as part of the primary care bill, H.5630.
Key findings:
– Support is very broad (84%) for the proposal to remove the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits involving sexual abuse of children and 67% say addressing the issue should be a high priority.
– The vast majority of voters (91%) agree it may take many years for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to come forward.
– A similarly large majority of voters (93%) say institutions should be held accountable if they enabled sexual abuse to occur.
– If it were to come to a vote, about 8 in 10 say they would like their own state legislator to vote in favor of the proposal.
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Massachusetts Attorney General’s Report Details Clergy Sexual Abuse and Calls for Elimination of Statute of Limitations
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s report released on September 30th about clergy sex abuse in the three Catholic Dioceses of Worcester, Springfield and Fall River confirms what survivors have been telling us for decades. Nearly 1,000 children were sexually abused across these dioceses by 270 members of the clergy. Sadly, church leaders chose to protect the abusers rather than the children.
But issuing a report alone will not provide justice. The findings of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s report shows that many of these cases can never be prosecuted because the clock ran out, and too many survivors are still locked out of the courthouse by an arbitrary deadline. Survivors of childhood sexual abuse often need decades before they can speak about what happened to them, and Massachusetts law should not punish them for that. Read more –>