09/23/2026
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Today, ONCAC CEO Danielle McCament spoke at the Safer Communities Workgroup Press Conference at the Ohio Statehouse. There, she represented Child Advocacy Centers across the state and highlighted a few recommendations the Safer Communities Workgroup has made to help children and vulnerable adults including…
Digital abuse and AI-generated material legislation, protecting adult and minor victims from AI-generated sexual abuse material by establishing criminal penalties and civil causes of action, while also holding platforms accountable.
Strangulation-specific training for higher education institutions and annual prevention education for students, since strangulation is a significant predictor of future lethal violence.
A definition for Problematic Sexual Behavior, as many children face criminal consequences instead of treatment since Ohio currently does not define it—even though treatment reduces the likelihood of reoffending to less than 2%.
We sincerely hope that all of these changes are made in Ohio, because as Danielle said, “vulnerability is not limited to any one socioeconomic class or race; it affects people across every community. All Ohioans share a responsibility to do more to protect child victims and vulnerable adults.”