Darkness to Light
Jennifer Dodson-Weihl currently serves as the Director of Prevention and Outreach at the Missouri Network Against Child Abuse since July 2023. With extensive experience in child abuse prevention, Jennifer has been an Authorized Stewards of Children Facilitator for Darkness to Light since October 2018 and previously worked as a Child Abuse Prevention Consultant at Missouri KidsFirst from October 2019 to July 2023. Earlier in their career, Jennifer held roles such as Project Manager at KimHEC, where projects involved compliance with environmental regulations, and various legal positions, including Staff Attorney at the Center for Disability and Elder Law and Assistant General Counsel at the Law Department Board of Education Chicago Public Schools. Jennifer holds a Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Speech Communications from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Darkness to Light
Our mission is, quite simply, to end child sexual abuse. With affiliates in all 50 U.S. states and 16 additional countries, we provide training and resources that empower communities to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Our flagship training, Stewards of Children®, is the only nationally available program scientifically proven to increase knowledge, improve attitudes, and change child-protective behaviors. This program combines child sexual abuse facts and prevention information with personal commentary from survivors, experts, and concerned adults to create a comprehensive, positive approach to prevention training.