Anchored in Safety
Anchored in Safety
Agenda
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Kick off Impact Summit with a shared mission: Protecting individuals from sexual abuse by raising expectations, building stronger systems, and equipping every organization to lead with clarity and confidence.
Aaron Lundberg, MSW
Standards & Expectations
This session explores how standards for sexual abuse prevention are created, applied, and strengthened. Experts from law, insurance, accreditation, and research will share how these standards have evolved in response to real-world abuse cases, litigation, and systemic gaps, and why organizations must go beyond surface-level policies to meet rising expectations for safety.
Luciana Assini-Meytin, PhD
Christina Herald
Jennifer Flowers
Kate Huffman
LUNCH
Raising the Bar
As abuse risks shift and evolve through new technologies, staffing models, or youth dynamics, so must our prevention systems. Learn how to transform sexual abuse prevention best practices into a living culture of prevention leveraging Praesidium data and insights to build genuine commitment beyond compliance.
Abuse Prevention Experts
Industry Specific Trends, Challenges, & Innovations
Every setting presents unique sexual abuse risks. These breakouts will dive into prevention strategies tailored to your industry whether you serve children, youth, vulnerable adults, or operate in schools, camps, churches, healthcare, or residential settings. You'll review relevant data, discuss common gaps, and share prevention practices that work in your world.
Ahead of the Risk
Safety Equation Spotlights on Evolving Best Practices
Understanding the ongoing evolution of abuse prevention standards and their practical impact .
Abuse prevention is not a one-time achievement. It is a dynamic, evolving practice that must respond to shifting risks, new research, and real-world challenges. In this session, we spotlight two foundational operations of the Safety Equation to illustrate how best practices have transformed over time and what that means for today’s organizations.
Through data, research, and field-tested insights, we’ll examine how standards around prevention training and screening have moved beyond minimal compliance to become more behaviorally informed, role-specific, and impactful. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of how evolving standards can help them stay ahead of risk and ensure that their prevention efforts remain current, credible, and effective.
Whether your organization is just starting out or refining long-standing systems, this session offers a timely look at how staying informed and adaptive is key to lasting safety.
Charol Shakeshaft, PhD
Aaron Lundberg, MSW
Christy Schiller, MA
Closing Remarks
Cocktail Networking Event
Join us for cocktails and network with professionals dedicated to abuse prevention. This relaxed setting provides a chance to connect, share insights, and engage in meaningful conversations about advancing the impact of abuse prevention efforts in your organization and industry.
The Bridge to Excellence
Shawn Galloway, a global expert in safety leadership, will share how the most effective organizations prevent sexual abuse by embedding safety into everyday behavior. He’ll connect high-performing safety cultures with abuse prevention success highlighting the role of leadership clarity, consistent messaging, and front line accountability.
Shawn M. Galloway
Leading from Every Seat
Keeping Sexual Abuse Prevention Front and Center
Sexual abuse prevention doesn't rest with one team it must live at every level. Panelists will discuss how to build a culture where abuse prevention is part of job descriptions, supervision, onboarding, and daily decisions.
Britt Darwin-Looney
Laura Wolf
Andrea Palm
LUNCH
Emerging Trends
Preventing Drift
Maintaining Excellence in Abuse Prevention
Even the strongest organizations can drift especially when staff turnover, leadership changes, or the urgency of abuse prevention fades. This session will explore how to sustain a culture of safety long after your systems are built. Learn how to spot early warning signs of drift, create ongoing accountability, and ensure sexual abuse prevention remains a lived priority not just a written one.