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What child-serving organizations need to know about AI-generated abuse imagery — and how to update your protection policies accordingly. Child abuse prevention training has always needed to keep pace with the ways predators operate. For decades that meant understanding grooming behaviors, recognizing warning signs, and building organizational cultures where children feel safe to speak up. Those foundations haven't changed. But the threat landscape has — faster than most organ

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month — but protecting children can't wait for one month a year. Learn how schools, churches, and nonprofits can implement training, screening, and clear policies that protect children every day.

By Steve Durie, Founder of Safeguard from Abuse & SecureSearch Updated April 2026 | 10 min read Every school year, thousands of teachers, aides, coaches, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and parent volunteers pass through your campus. Most are dedicated professionals. Some are seasonal or part-time. Many rotate in and out each year. Every single one of them is in contact with children. And statistically, most of them have never received structured training on how to recognize

By Steve Durie, Founder of Safeguard from Abuse | Updated April 2026 Every week, churches across America welcome hundreds of children into Sunday school classrooms, youth groups, vacation Bible school, and after-school programs. Most of the adults in those rooms are good, well-intentioned people. And statistically, at least one of them has no idea what grooming behavior looks like — or what to do if a child discloses abuse. That gap is what child abuse awareness training is d