Let's make sports safer by acting together.

Champion gymnast Aly Raisman and Darkness to Light invite you to learn how to protect children from sexual abuse by completing Stewards of Children®.

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Let's make sports safer by acting together.

Champion gymnast Aly Raisman and Darkness to Light invite you to learn how to protect children from sexual abuse by completing Stewards of Children®.

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What's the #FlipTheSwitch campaign?

#FlipTheSwitch is a call to all adults to take action by educating themselves to prevent, recognize, and react to child sexual abuse.

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Athlete safety must be the highest priority. All adults should learn what they can do to protect children from sexual abuse.

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With a little education, adults can better protect children from abuse. Learn more about grooming and red flag behaviors from Darkness to Light.

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Get Trained

Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children® Training is available online and at your own pace, making it easy to complete anywhere at any time.

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Spread the Word

Start the conversation and get the word out by using the hashtag #FlipTheSwitch to inspire others and bring attention to this effort.

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Support Aly’s effort to protect your athletes. Donate today!

Your donation will help the #FlipTheSwitch campaign train adults across the country to better protect children from sexual abuse.

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US Gymnast & have officially launched their new Aerie x Aly Raisman collection. 15% of the sales made will be donated to our efforts to empower adults to prevent ! 💪🏽 💚 🙌🏾

@Darkness2Light Mar 29, 2019

Adults who sexually abuse children intentionally confuse them, mixing up messages of love and friendship and abuse. This confusion can last long into adulthood. Learn more

@christellar Mar 5, 2019

"Turning on the power" / An important story highlighting from and her work with on their campaign fighting child sex abuse

@gbegin Jan 23, 2019

Signing completed @Darkness2Light #FlipTheSwitch certificates. 1 child abused is too many. 1 time is too many. Take the course. Educate yourself 2 protect children. I'm covering the costs for everyone. Course is FREE. http://FlipTheSwitchcampaign.org.

@Aly_Raisman 9 Apr 2018

For those of you who do not understand what victim shaming is and why it's so dangerous I urge you to educate yourself. Adults can work together to prevent child sexual abuse. Please #FlipTheSwitch with Darkness to Light.

@Aly_Raisman 25 Mar 2018

If you're interested in taking the #FlipTheSwitch program or want to ask a school to take the program you can go to https://www.FlipTheSwitchcampaign.org Thank you in advance. You have no idea how much it means to me. The course is free and I’ll sign your completed certificate.

@Aly_Raisman 15 Aug 2018
Joyful Heart 1h ago

As if we didn't already love @Aly_Raisman! #FlipTheSwitch https://buff.ly/2FvRulW

@TheJHF 9 Mar 2018
Shirley Leung 1h ago

.@aly_raisman: "I am still hurting from the sexual abuse I suffered as a young athlete, and I know there are a lot of others out there who are suffering in silence ... We need to expand messaging beyond 'Stranger Danger.' " https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/10/15/the-role-that-adults-can-play-fighting-stigma-child-sexual-abuse/K5ADxALqiYElPN8pnv5vVI/story.html?event=event25… via @GlobeOpinion #FlipTheSwitch

@leung 15 Oct 2018