It hits you when you are least expecting.

No parent or family member thinks about their child, niece/nephew or brother/sister being sexually abused.  When it happens, it feels like your whole world gets turned upside down.

You start asking questions:

• Why is this happening?
• How could I have prevented this?
• How big of a deal should I make about this? 
• What do I do now?

Just to name a few.  

The children in our lives are so important and are an integral part of the social track of our lives. 

The sad fact is we don't spend near enough time talking about how to support children through this ordeal.  

For this reason, I have asked, Duane DeFour, Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention Educator to talk to our membership about how to care for our children in the event that abuse occurs. 

On the call we will cover the following: 

• What constitutes abuse?
• What are the statistics?
• How can you tell if a child in your life has been/is the victim of abuse?
• What's the best way to respond?
• What are some methods of prevention?
• Where can I go to get help? 

Join us Thursday, July 21st at 7:00pm Wednesday for this no cost teleseminar.  

About Duane:

Duane deFour, M.A. is a freelance educator, writer and anti-sexist male activist specializing in gender violence prevention, diversity and sexual health education. In his fourteen-plus years as an educator, Duane has facilitated hundreds of trainings — for both mixed gender and single gender groups of men and boys — reaching thousands of:

·        Youth in detention centers

·        Middle and high school students

·        Men enrolled in batterer intervention programs

·        College/University students, student-athletes, coaches, staff, and fraternity & sorority groups

·        Professional athletes, coaches and/or staff with the NFL, NBA and NASCAR

·        Service men and women in the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force

For almost ten years, Duane has worked with the groundbreaking Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) National Program, founded by Jackson Katz, as a national training consultant. Currently, Duane serves as an adjunct professor at the Northeastern University College of Professional Studies in Boston, Massachusetts, where he teaches Diversity, “Career & Life Planning” and Information Literacy courses for the Foundation Year program. In addition, he consults with Partners in Sex Education to conduct sexual health/healthy relationships classes primarily for male groups at various Boston based organizations and treatment/revocation centers.

In addition to his work as an educator, Duane also provides marketing consultation for non-profits looking to start, improve or enhance their marketing and outreach initiatives. Non-profit agencies that Duane has worked with in the past include: Sport in Society’s MVP Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay (BBBSMB), and the Crispus Attucks Children’s Center (CACC).

Duane holds a Bachelor of Science in Women’s Studies from the University of Utah and a Master of Arts in Marketing Communications from Emerson College. He has additionally completed the following specialized training/certification programs:

·        Planned Parenthood Sexuality Education Certification

·        Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education, grades 7 – 9 & 10 – 12

·        Massachusetts State certified batterer intervention program group leader training

·        96 hours of crisis intervention training

For more information contact Duane de Four at www.duanedefour.com/contact or please visit twitter.com/TriniD4 or www.facebook.com/duanedefour.