‘It just feels like it’s never going to end,’ says Andrea Gosse. Her daughter’s face smiles out of a photo in the middle of two ribbons — pink and purple — on a [ … ]
Kathy Tuccaro
Kathy Tuccaro endured physical, mental, verbal and sexual abuse throughout her life even as she became a nurse. Eventually the trauma caught up to her, costing Tuccaro her job, her home and even her will to live. But [ … ]
Minister’s Message
Thank you Minister Parsons for recognizing April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month in the House of Assembly. We all have a role to play in protecting our children and and we [ … ]
Confederation Building Turns Blue
In support of April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month, Confederation Building has been lit blue. The blue building symbolizes the combined efforts of the Provincial Government and the Miles For Smiles [ … ]
April 2018 Proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month in Newfoundland & Labrador
April 2018 has been Proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month in Newfoundland & Labrador. On hand for the signing (front, L-R) Minister Andrew Parsons – Justice and Public Safety Bev Moore [ … ]
The Blue Ribbon: A Symbol Of Awareness For Child Abuse Prevention Month
During April you may see people wearing a looped blue ribbon or a blue ribbon pin in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month, and you may wonder what the significance [ … ]
The Telegram, August 2017
I am saddened to read the news of the system, and society, failing yet another child, and consequently enabling the abuse to continue. The specifics may be different, but not [ … ]
System failed 12-year-old girl impregnated by stepfather:
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — She was 12, and seeking an abortion after being sexually assaulted and impregnated by her stepfather. A report released Wednesday found Newfoundland and Labrador’s child protection system [ … ]
Free legal advice to survivors of sexual assault through N.L. pilot program
Victims of sexual violence will soon be able to avail of free and independent legal advice in Newfoundland and Labrador following the announcement Tuesday in St. John’s of a sexual [ … ]
Apil 2017 Proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month in Newfoundland & Labrador
Education Minister, Dale Kirby, and Justice Minister, Andrew Parsons, proclaim April Child Abuse Prevention Month in the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador. On hand for the signing were members of [ … ]