According to The Gatehouse, a non-profit organization in Toronto that helps victims of child abuse during the investigative process, 1 in 4 children will be the victims of abuse. To make this statistic all the more tragic, the children usually know their abuser. Unfortunately most people don’t realize how prevalent this is in our communities and we don’t know how identify the signs of child abuse.

 
The province has announced a 1.1 million dollar training program that will develop workshops for elementary school teachers to provide them with the education to recognize the signs of child abuse and how to help the abused children. This is a good start, but not the answer. As a society we are each responsible for the safety of our children and must do everything possible to stop predators. We must all be educated in how to identify the signs of abuse and what we can do about it.

 
The Gatehouse receives approximately 22 new calls every month from adults wanting to deal with childhood abuse and they do offer a number of programs for child and adult survivors. To learn more about the great work that The Gatehouse is doing, follow the link below.

http://www.thegatehouse.org/