Children/teens of every age need to be taught what is appropriate touching and what is not. Whether the person touching them is a parent, doctor, coach, priest, family member, or loved one, learn what is acceptable and what is not. Teach who to tell, how to tell, and where to find support for the victim once they do tell. Basic education must be taught at every level, required in every profession as part of continuing education, in the courthouse, in the legislature, in business, institutions, health care, technology, entertainment, service industries. From every Uber driver to every Uber passenger. In every community, of every color, for every gender, and in every age group. Mass commitment to the education and prevention of child sexual abuse and all forms of sexual violence. Teaching the culture, just like COVID-19, what to look for, how to recognize the grooming process, how to tell, when to tell, and who to tell.

Victims of sexual violence must have available public and private resources on every level and to all forms of healing and recovery for child sexual abuse and sexual violence. From training of healthcare workers to the training of meat packing plant workers, from elder care, to child care, from pre-school to post doctorial students. Everyone should have access to recovery counselors, therapists, life coaches, healers, in-person group therapy, online support groups, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, suicide prevention for survivors of sexual violence. Employers need to be educated, along with their employees, independent contractors, self-employed, gig workers, to corporate CEO’s and billionaires. Just like with COVID-19, all of our lives and well-being depend on it. What we don’t confront, we pass on. Do you want to pass on, to your children and grandchildren, child sexual abuse, rape, sexual violence? Shame, humiliation, self-hatred and self abuse?