“The Real Crisis of Katrina” by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
The real crisis from Katrina is coming. It is more relentless and more powerful than the floodwaters in New Orleans; more destructive than the 150 mile an hour winds of Katrina. It will destroy a part of our country that is much more valuable than all of the buildings, pipelines, casinos, bridges and roads in all of the Gulf Coast.

“You Carry the Cure In Your Own Heart” by Andrew Vachss
Emotional abuse of children can lead, in adulthood, to addiction, rage, a severely damaged sense of self and an inability to truly bond with others. But—if it happened to you—there is a way out.

“What Are You Going To Do About Child Abuse?” by Andrew Vachss
This election year, we must demand that politicians pledge to protect our children, says a noted child advocate. It's time to ask our Presidential candidates “What Are You Going To Do About Child Abuse?”

Illinois to Eliminate Child Sexual Abuse Loophole (Press Release)
The Illinois General Assembly passed landmark legislation late yesterday that ends a two-decades long practice of granting probation to those who rape children in their own families.

"Closing the Loopholes for Incestuous Offenders" by Elizabeth Donald
In 1981, legislators added an exception to the sentencing code for sexual assault, allowing prosecutors to offer probation in incest cases in an effort to keep troubled families together while addressing their problems.

Arkansas Overhauls Incest Law (Press Release)
"Arkansas sent a message to the rest of the nation today," Malone said after the bill's passage. "Laws that excuse child sexual abuse have no place in a civilized society."

"The North Carolina Experience" by Grier Weeks
"The politics of child protection are awfully strange. Try to get a law changed to punish a hated crime like incest, and you'll start to see why." Read Grier Weeks' article about how North Carolina's incest exception loophole was closed.

"Our Endangered Species" by Andrew Vachss
"We cannot continue to tolerate those who prey upon our children—the future of our species. Evolution is a race, a relay race, with the baton passed from generation to generation. The competition is between those who value children as the seedlings of our species and those who value them as vassals and victims."

"Wage War With Votes to Change Laws on Child Abuse and Incest" by Leslie Boyd
"You know why the NRA is successful? It's because they can deliver a reliable block of votes. The NRA is obsessive. There's their issue and nothing else." PROTECT Advisory Board member Andrew Vachss has been calling for those who care about children to organize as a single-issue group for years. Read this 1998 interview with Vachss about why "people can do nothing unless they choose to do it together."

"Hold the DA Candidates Accountable" by Randy Burton
"Each year, tens of thousands of reports of abuse and neglect pour into the intake units of our CPS offices and police departments. However, only a few hundred of these calls ever make it to the criminal courts and fewer still are actually prosecuted." Former prosecutor and PROTECT Advisory Board member Randy Burton knows what he's talking about when he calls on all of us to hold prosecutor candidates accountable.

"It's Time To Speak Out, Give Nation's Kids Better Protection" by Jason Tippitt
"If children could vote, our society would look radically different than it does today. Gym class would be outlawed. Pizza would be considered a health food. And politicians would be making child abuse a political priority!" Read journalist Jason Tippitt's column on PROTECT from the Jackson Sun.