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.
Why Report?
There are many reasons to report child sexual abuse:
• Report child sexual abuse because it is a crime. It is a crime because of the sexual, physical, mental and emotional harm that it causes its victims.
• Report because the abused child’s welfare should always be the priority.
• Report so the child can find safety and healing.
• Report because it can confirm sexually abusive behavior in an individual. Documented abuse reports of an offender’s previous abusive behavior can help give support and credibility to a present victim of that same offender.
• Report because it can help to protect other children who may be victims of that same offender.
• Report so YOU can be a part of changing the statistic that 88% of child sexual abuse is never reported.