Press Kit

Stop It Now! is one of the leading organizations on child sexual abuse prevention in the United States, involved in advocacy and providing the only toll-free Helpline for adults with questions about preventing child sexual abuse and our comprehensive prevention training and technical support programming - Circles of Safety for caregivers, institutions and all community members interested in keeping children safe from sexual harm. For interviews, commentaries and all media-related requests, contact:

Jenny Coleman, MA, LMHC
Director, Stop It Now!
351 Pleasant St., Suite B-319
Northampton, MA 01060
413.587.3501

About Child Sexual Abuse:

• FAQ's
• The Scope of Child Sexual Abuse: Child Sexual Abuse Statistics
• 2010 Report on US Adult Views on Child Sexual Abuse
• About Stop It Now!
• Stories of Hope

Background Information for Journalists

• Resources for Covering Sexual Abuse of Children, Poynter Institute (July 2012)
• Beyond the Headlines, a web resource developed by the Journalism Center for Children and Families. (May 2009)
• 5 Tips for Media Covering Child Sexual Abuse, Ms. Foundation for Women (June 2012)
• Media Packet on Sexual Violence, NSVRC (2012)

Analysis of Media Coverage of Child Sexual Abuse

• Breaking news on child sexual abuse: Early coverage of Penn State (pdf), Berkeley Media Studies Group (November 2011)
• Case by Case: News Coverage of Child Sexual Abuse, Berkeley Media Studies Group (May 2011)
• American Perceptions of Sexual Violence: A Frameworks Research Report, Frameworks Institute (2010)
• Child Abuse and Neglect, Frameworks Institute (2009)