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1 in 5 girls (20%), and 1 in 10 boys (10%) are sexually abused or assaulted before age 18.
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18% of children are physically injured due to discipline before they turn 18.
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10% of children are bullied on a regular basis.
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Sexual abuse/assault and physical abuse occur in every culture and neighborhood - although many people believe “it can’t happen to their family.”
Child Abuse Prevention Education (CAPE) Initiatives provide research-centric educational content designed to significantly reduce incidences of child victim interpersonal violence through prevention and increased reporting.
The Charleston Initiative
We wish to create a world where every school system has the right tools to ensure every child is protected, healthy, happy and loved. Our mission is to provide comprehensive, affordable child abuse prevention pre-packaged programs
for school ecosystems offered in Charleston, S.C. and shared worldwide. Our emphasis is on testing results that meet the principles of scientific integrity. We work to define what is the best portfolio of program(s) to maximize awareness, trust, and positive behavioral change.
Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center leads the effort to provide this training to Charleston schools, with Porter-Gaud testing curriculum and providing active feedback.
Steering Committee for Porter-Gaud Program
DuBose Egleston, Porter-Gaud Head of School
Jamie Tozzi, Porter-Gaud Board Member
Carole Campbell Swiecicki, Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center
John Ferguson, Dee Norton Board Member
Susan Rieder, Porter-Gaud Class of 1983
Fran Ridgell, Porter-Gaud Upper School Counselor
Advisors for CAPE Program
Stafford Green, Porter-Gaud Class of 1983, Founder CAPE
Luther Reynolds, Charleston, S.C. City Police Chief
Alyssa Rheingold, PhD. MUSC
Darrell Morris, Charleston County DSS Interim Director
Debbie Herring-Lash, Charleston Asst. Solicitor
Macy Adams, Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center
The Innovation Initiative
We leverage child advocacy research, leading-edge technology, music, and story-telling innovations to build impactful programs. Our Child Abuse Prevention Education Labs (CAPELABS) is to reduce all forms of child abuse, including sexual abuse, by creating and distributing educational, positive and innovative content and materials.
Our innovation "lab" focuses on high-impact, short, key messages to prevent abuse. Our CAPELABS program content is free to any school or organization.
Our current program, KNOWYMYTHREE, is powered by certified child experts and the Porter-Gaud School family of students, alumni, teachers, and administrators.
KNOWMYTHREE is built within the Porter-Gaud student community service for developing, producing, and distributing promotional materials. Our 2022 goal is to reach the majority of middle school 5th-grade students in the Charleston County area with the material to recognize abuse and who in their lives are “safe adults” to ask for help. Note: CAPE has zero administrative cost as we are all volunteers. We accept donations through the Porter-Gaud Foundation Restricted "CAPE Initiative" program.
Co-Founders of KNOWMYTHREE Program
Mia Helman, Porter-Gaud Class of 2022
Stafford Green, Porter-Gaud Class of 1983
KNOWMYTHREE Key Team Members
DuBose Egleston, Porter-Gaud Head of School
Amy Flynn, Porter-Gaud Science Teacher
Jen Lorenz, Porter-Gaud Director of Strategic Communications
Kathryn Sherrod, Porter-Gaud Director of Annual and Major Giving
Craig Stewart, Ex. Director of the Porter-Gaud Foundation
Dr. Carole Swiecicki Ph.D. , Psychologist and Trauma Expert
Founder of CAPELABS
Stafford Green, Porter-Gaud alum 1983
CAPELABS Advisory Team
Denzyl Feigelson, Apple Computer (Music)
Josh Grier, Chief Operating Officer, Ember Lab (Gaming)
Mark H. Moreland, VP, The Coca-Cola Company, (Strategy)
Liv Bishop, Liv Bishop Designs (Designer)Mia Helman, Student
Dr. Carole Swiecicki Ph.D. , Psychologist and Trauma Expert
Christopher Travers, Entrepreneur, Atlanta Ventures (Web)