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April Is Child Abuse Awareness Month
SCARS is reminding the public that April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, saying that “child sexual abuse can thrive in isolation, and we must take precautions during this time to reduce risk.” A spokesperson said, “With April being National Child Abuse Awareness Month, more than ever it’s important to keep this topic of prevention... Read more of this article
Freemasons Donate To Two Local Charities
The Freemasons recently donated $2,500 each to two Bermuda charities, serving to assist the valuable work done by Action On Alzheimer’s & Dementia and Saving Children And Revealing Secrets [SCARS]. Representatives of the Freemasons’ Fund For Bermuda gathered this week to present cheques in the amount of $2,500 each to the charities. Receiving... Read more of this article
SCARS Certification For Kiwanis St George
Numerous members of the Kiwanis Club of St George’s have now received their certification after participating in a SCARS workshop. The Kiwanis Club of St George’s — whose main goal is “serving the children of the world” – decided that the SCARS workshop would not be limited to club members, but rather opened to the community. Held... Read more of this article
Child Abuse & Sexual Assault Awareness Month
In recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Saving Children and Revealing Secrets [SCARS] and Centre Against Abuse [CAA] united to hold a joint event titled ‘Partner in Prevention’ on Friday, April 26. “SCARS and Centre Against Abuse recognized government departments that partner with them to put... Read more of this article
Castle Masters Staff Become SCARS Certified
Family-owned, fun castle rental business Castle Masters has taken steps to have their staff and volunteers have become certified by child sexual abuse prevention charity SCARS, saying as they are hired at some events to monitor the fun castles while the children play, they “felt it imperative to be SCARS certified to make sure the children in... Read more of this article
Fifty Five Football Coaches Get SCARS Certified
The Bermuda Football Association and the Bermuda Football Coaches Association are collaborating with the organization Saving Children and Revealing Secrets [SCARS] to help safe guard the youth of Bermuda. The implementation of the BFA coach licensing policy on August 31, 2018 required that all coaches have completed training to equip them with the tools... Read more of this article
Video: Debi Ray-Rivers & Jon Brunson Interview
Debi Ray-Rivers and Jon Brunson from the Saving Children And Revealing Secrets [SCARS] charity sat down with Bernews today [Oct 3] for a live interview on our Facebook page, discussing the very important work they do to reduce child sexual abuse in the community. SCARS has a mission to “reduce the risk of child sexual abuse and to be an advocate... Read more of this article
SCARS: “An Overall Deficit In The System”
SCARS Bermuda said that despite advocating to local legislators for five years, they are “disappointed and concerned” that “nothing has been done to protect the island’s children from sex abuse predators.” SCARS said that while the community has recently been up in arms about the early release of former policeman and convicted... Read more of this article
Baroness Praises SCARS In UK Parliament
During a debate in the UK Parliament last week, Baroness Anelay praised the work of local charity Saving Children and Revealing Secrets [SCARS], whose mission is to “reduce the risk of child sexual abuse and to be an advocate and voice for children who have been sexually molested as well as their affected family.” Baroness Massey of Darwen... Read more of this article
Video: ’10 Most’ Spotlights Brunson & Ray-Rivers
The “10 Most Fascinating People of Bermuda 2015″ series continues today with the sixth video release featuring Jon Brunson and Debi Ray-Rivers of SCARS. Host Lisa Pickering introduces the pair by saying, “Like many survivors of child sexual abuse, Debi Ray-Rivers would see her perpetrator freely walking the streets, serving as a constant reminder... Read more of this article
Anglican Church Receives SCARS Training
The charity SCARS [Saving Children And Revealing Secrets], has announced that the Anglican Church of Bermuda has become the island’s first church to ensure its representatives in each parish are certified to prevent, recognise, and respond appropriately to child sexual abuse. SCARS provided the Darkness to Light ‘Steward of Children’... Read more of this article
Berkeley Staff Receive Abuse Prevention Training
SCARS Bermuda has announced that The Berkeley Institute has become the first high school in Bermuda to put all of its teachers through SCARS training. Completion of the ‘Stewards of Children’ workshop delivered by SCARS means that the 90 plus teachers at the school are now certified in recognising, preventing and responding appropriately... Read more of this article
