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Falmouth resident Jacob Stapledon has been named the recipient of the Children’s Trust Faces of Prevention Award, which honors and recognizes family support professionals across Massachusetts who go above and

Falmouth resident Jacob Stapledon of Children’s Cove has received a Children’s Trust Faces of Prevention award, which honors and recognizes family support professionals across Massachusetts who go above and beyond

Childrens Cove launches "Its time to have a conversation" campaign with other nonprofits to raise awareness about sexual assault and exploitation.

Cape Cod community agencies will hold fair to introduce services that can help reduce child abuse and promote healthy families.

One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. Most victims suffer in silence.

"A lot of the places that children go is where predators and exploiters go," says Jacob Stapledon, education coordinator at Children's Cove. Those places are often Instagram and Snapchat.

Jacob Stapledon As we continue to vaccinate and emerge from the darker days of the pandemic, I take pause to think about how our perceptions and behaviors have changed, possibly for good. When I watch TV or movies, for example, with folks crowded together in tight spaces not wearing masks, I can’t help but shudder and think, “Too close!” Similarly, if I leave the house without a mask or hand sanitizer, there’s a slight onset of panic. We all have adopted basic safety behaviors to protec...