Press Room
Stop It Now! is one of the leading advocacy organizations on child sexual abuse prevention in the United States. Our Press Room contains links to press releases, press coverage, blog mentions, and resources for journalists.
For interviews, commentaries and all media-related requests, contact Deborah Donovan Rice, Executive Director at 413.587.3500 ext. 1 or 413.320.6113 (cell).
Press Releases
October 19, 2012
Do the Boy Scout "perversion files" really tell us anything new? - A commentary by Paul Sheren, Board of Directors
October 10, 2012
Our choices in the wake of Jerry Sandusky's sentencing - A Stop It Now! commentary
Reprinted as an op-ed in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and guest opinion blog on RH Reality Check
October 9, 2012
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in America - An Alliance commentary on the sentencing of Jerry Sandusky
October 8, 2012
Savile case shows how adults fail to protect children - A press release from Stop it Now! UK & Ireland
July 23, 2012
Stop It Now! responds to historic NCAA sanctions of Penn State
July 12, 2012
Create a Culture of Prevention: Stop It Now! responds to Freeh Report on Penn State Leaders' Disregard for Children
July 12, 2012
NCAA partners with Stop It Now! to prevent abuse (NCAA.org Latest News)
June 22, 2012
Two High Profile Guilty Verdicts Call Us to Renew our Commitment to Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
June 14, 2012
New Adam Sandler movie “That’s My Boy” glorifies outdated views on healthy sexuality
June 5, 2012
Use Sandusky trial to focus on preventing child sexual abuse urges national organization
June 4, 2012
Alliance Seeks to Make Child Sexual Abuse Prevention a National Priority
December 13, 2011
Testimony Submitted to Senate Hearing on Child Sexual Abuse
Full testimony
November 16, 2011
From Outrage to Action: Commentary on the Penn State-Sandusky Case
For a summary of media on the Penn State case, see Penn State: Prevention = No More Victims
May 23, 2011
CNN Features Stop It Now!
Yvonne Cournoyer was interviewed on CNN Headline News Channel's Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell
November 22, 2010
Stop it now! United in the prevention of child sexual abuse (University of Huddersfield, UK)
November 20, 2010
New scholarship marks 2010 World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse
July 2010
Fighting child abuse via the web (University of Huddersfield, UK)
July 15, 2010
National survey measures public views on child sexual abuse
April 20, 2010
UofL pediatricians to pilot sexual abuse prevention program (University of Louisville)
February 27, 2010
Congressman Richard Neal to visit Stop It Now!: Child Sex Abuse Prevention & Protection Center
February 23, 2010
Federal Funding to Boost Stop It Now! Child Abuse Prevention Service
February 8, 2010
Oprah on Child Molesters: Joint Statement from Stop It Now! & Darkness to Light
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Media Contact
Deborah Donovan Rice, Executive Director
Stop It Now!
351 Pleasant St., Suite B-319
Northampton, MA 01060
413.587.3500 ext. 1
413.320.6113
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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)
