Berman Fink Van Horn Takes Action to Protect Children of Metro Atlanta as a Darkness to Light "Partner in Prevention"

    ATLANTA, GA, June 22, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Berman Fink Van Horn has achieved "Partner in Prevention" status, a designation awarded by the nonprofit Darkness to Light to organizations which take extra steps to protect children by training staff to understand the issue of child sexual abuse, identify unsafe situations and practices and react responsibly in the best interest of children.

Berman Fink Van Horn earned the "Partner in Prevention" designation by providing Stewards of Children training to more than 90 percent of its management and staff. This evidence-informed program is scientifically proven to help participants prevent and respond to child sexual abuse. "Partner in Prevention" was created as a national standard to help parents and caregivers recognize organizations that take child protection seriously by implementing policy and training staff to prevent child sexual abuse.

Statistics show that one in 10 children will be sexually abused before the age of 18. Darkness to Light is an international organization that leads the movement to end child sexual abuse by educating and empowering adults in education, youth serving organizations, and communities to protect children.

"Our firm believes in its responsibility to the community and is determined to make a difference in the lives of children who are unable to protect themselves," said Lawrence Kasmen, a Shareholder at Berman Fink Van Horn and a past Member of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy Board of Directors. "I am proud of the commitment that our attorneys, management and staff have made and encourage other law firms and organizations to follow our lead."

To learn more about child sexual abuse prevention training or to enroll your organization in Darkness to Light's "Partner in Prevention" program, please contact Lawrence Kasmen or visit www.D2L.org/Partner.

Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. provides legal services to a wide range of industries, focusing on business and real estate litigation; non-compete and trade secrets; mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance; labor and employment; banking & creditors' rights; commercial real estate; and general legal services for mid-market companies, family-owned and entrepreneurial/start-up endeavors. Our team of attorneys takes great pride in delivering results-driven, high quality services based on knowledge, expertise and a personal touch unique to Berman Fink Van Horn. More information is available at bfvlaw.com or follow us on Twitter @bfvlaw.

Darkness to Light (D2L) has championed the movement to end child sexual abuse since its founding in 2000. With affiliates in all 50 U.S. states and 16 additional countries, D2L provides individuals, organizations, and communities with the tools to protect children from sexual abuse. To date, the D2L network of 9,000 authorized facilitators has trained over 1.2 million parents, youth serving professionals, and organization volunteers in D2L's award-winning Stewards of Children child sexual abuse prevention program.

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