Need to brush up on tips about internet safety for parents? It’s no wonder why there’s a sudden spike in searches for parents seeking help about this topic — For many of us in New York State, home-based work and school are the new normal. Across the nation, families are changing their daily routine as…
Everyone in our office is dedicated to keeping kids safe, and that includes doing whatever we can to keep children safe from COVID-19. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation circulating throughout social media and disreputable news sites regarding misleading or untrue facts about coronavirus. To help you sort fact from fiction, we’ve compiled the…
Like every good parent, you want to learn the best ways to protect your children from sexual predators. The statistics are chilling. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), child protective services find evidence of child sexual abuse every nine minutes. There are steps you can take to educate yourself and your…
Sexual abuse survivors often find that they don’t get justice in the criminal court system. Learn more about how you can find justice in the civil court system. Sexual abuse is an atrocity that is horrifyingly common in our society. One in every six women will be sexually assaulted or raped. With those statistics, you…
Every minute and a half, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. In many states, the laws are changing to help survivors of sexual assault. Unfortunately, numerous instances include only circumstantial evidence that leaves room for doubt, making it difficult to press criminal charges. A sexual assault civil case, however, is much easier to…
Sexual violence rarely gets discussed in our daily lives, and yet its occurrence is all too familiar. Did you know that every 98 seconds, someone in the United States falls victim to some form of sexual abuse? Even more tragically, most victims of sexual violence are under 30 years old. It is our young and…