SSTA AWARE

April is behind us — and I am sitting here trying to find the right words for what this month meant. I’ll start with the facts. Because of you — your donations, your shares, your forwards, your introductions, your kind words — SSTA AWARE raised $12,150 this spring. We did not get here through a big campaign budget or a marketing team. We got here because people who know me, love me, and believe in this work said yes. That is not something I take lightly. Not for one second. Some of you gave...

April is Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Month — and there is a blind spot at the center of our child protection system that most people — including most professionals — don’t know exists. Here is what I know that most people don't:Sibling sexual abuse accounts for nearly half of all childhood sexual abuse within families. It is estimated to affect 1 in 20 children. And it is almost entirely absent from the prevention curricula, professional training, and policy frameworks designed to stop it....

April is Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Month — and there is a blind spot at the center of our child protection system that most people — including most professionals — don’t know exists. Here is what I know that most people don't:Sibling sexual abuse accounts for nearly half of all childhood sexual abuse within families. It is estimated to affect 1 in 20 children. And it is almost entirely absent from the prevention curricula, professional training, and policy frameworks designed to stop it....

I'm Colleen — founder of SSTA AWARE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to awareness, education, and resources around sibling sexual trauma and abuse, and a national advocate with Brave Movement USA, which works to end childhood sexual violence through survivor-centered policy change. My work lives at the intersection of personal story and systemic change. I believe survivors deserve more than acknowledgment — they deserve policy, resources, and a world that finally takes this seriously. Here...