Stop the Silence - A Department of the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma

The Mission of Stop the Silence, a 501(c)(3) organization, is to expose and stop child sexual abuse (CSA) and help survivors heal worldwide. Our Objectives, accomplished through Awareness, Prevention and Healing activities, are to: 1) help stop CSA and related forms of violence; 2) promote healing of victims and survivors; and 3) celebrate the lives of those healed. Through our work, we aim to address the relationships between CSA and the broader issues of overall family and community violence, and violence within and between communities. Our focus underscores a needed focus on positive development within social complexes (e.g., relationships between men, women, adults and children, cultural groups) to support peaceful – and to hinder violence-prone – relationships. Our primary areas of focus are: advocacy; community outreach and education, and training of service providers. We also work on policy initiatives through those means.