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Case #FD-2024-07
How to Talk to Children About Safety Without Creating Fear
As parents, we face a difficult balance. We want to protect our children from danger. We also want them to grow up confident, trusting, and unafraid of the world. How do we teach safety without creati...
child safety parenting stranger danger
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Case #FD-2022-12
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How CheckDEC Helps Families Talk About Drug Risks
In 2003, according to the United States Department of Justice, more than 3,000 children were recovered from raided meth labs. Children exposed to drug-production environments may face neglect, chemica...
Addiction CheckDec drug abuse
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Case #FD-2022-09
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The day children could no longer play outside
On July 15th 2002, 5 year old Samantha Runnion was kidnapped outside her home in Stanton, California. Her mother was nearby, but sadly unaware a child predator was watching her child, until it was too...
Child predator Forensic Darkness Ortega Highway
