Mission Statement
Child SASH (Child Sexual Abuse Stops Here) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating the number of children who are sexually abused. We seek to educate the public on the importance of reporting known or suspected child sexual abuse to law enforcement or a state agency. 90% of child sexual abuse victims know their abuser. The number of sexually abused children will only begin to decrease when we as individuals and as a society begin to understand that the crime of child sexual abuse must be reported, regardless of the relationship to the offender.

Most kids aren’t in danger of a stranger.

90% of child sexual abuse victims know their abuser. (1)

Most kids don’t tell, but if they do, most adults don’t report the crime. (2)

It’s time we start.

Report child sexual abuse.

No matter who.

No matter what.

(1) In as much as 90 percent or more of child sexual abuse cases, the child knows the person who commits the abuse (Finkelhor, D., H. Hammer, and A.J. Sedlak, Sexually assaulted children: National estimates and characteristics ,in Juvenile Justice Bulletin. In press, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention: Washington, D.C.)

(2) Nearly 88 percent, of sexual abuse is never reported, let alone brought to trial. (Hanson, R.F., Resnick, H.S., Saunders, B.E., Kilpatrick. D. G., and Best, C. (1999). Factors related to the reporting of childhood sexual assault. Child Abuse and Neglect, 23,559-569)