Welcome to
Speak Out Now
Every Child Deserves a Safe Childhood
Every child deserves to grow up feeling safe, protected, valued, and heard.
Child sexual abuse can have lasting effects on a child’s emotional, physical, social, and psychological well-being. Too often, abuse happens at the hands of someone a child knows or trusts, and fear, shame, manipulation, or uncertainty can keep children and survivors silent.
At Speak Out Now, we are committed to changing that.
We believe prevention begins with education, protection begins with awareness, and healing begins when survivors know they are not alone. Through education, advocacy, community outreach, awareness, and survivor support, we work to break the silence surrounding child sexual abuse and empower individuals and families with the knowledge and resources needed to take action.
Together, we can build communities where children are protected, survivors are supported, warning signs are recognized, and people have the courage and knowledge to speak up.
Every conversation matters. Every voice matters. Every child matters.
Educate. Advocate. Protect. Heal.
Join the Movement
Your voice has power. Your support creates change.
Together, we can break the silence, protect children, support survivors, and build safer communities.
Every voice matters. Every child deserves protection.
Stand with us. Speak up. Take action. #SpeakOutNow203 #SpeakOutNowchronicles.
Educate. Advocate. Protect. Heal.
OUR VISION
Our vision is a world where every child grows up safe from sexual abuse, every survivor is heard, believed, and supported, and every community is empowered to prevent abuse.
Through education, awareness, advocacy, and action, we are working to create safer communities where children are protected, survivors are supported, and every voice matters.
A safer childhood starts with all of us. It starts when we Speak Out Now.
Our TEAM
At Speak Out Now, our team is united by compassion, purpose, and a shared commitment to protecting children and supporting survivors. Our volunteers, board members, and advocates bring diverse experiences and perspectives, including individuals whose lives have been personally impacted by sexual abuse.
We understand the importance of being heard, believed, and supported. Our goal is to create a welcoming, judgment-free environment where survivors and families feel respected, empowered, and connected to helpful resources.
How We Support Our Community
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Compassionate listening and encouragement
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Survivor and family support
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Prayer and prayer requests
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Referrals to trusted community and professional resources
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Information about reporting and victim advocacy services
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Child sexual abuse prevention education and awareness
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Community outreach and advocacy
Speak Out Now is not a licensed counseling or mental health provider. When professional assistance is needed, we help connect individuals and families with appropriate community resources and qualified service providers.
At Speak Out Now, we believe healing is possible, every voice deserves to be heard, and no one should have to walk their journey alone.
Together, we Educate. Advocate. Protect. Heal.
Resources
SAMHSA Mental Health Services Locator (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrator)
Resource directory to locate mental health services across the US.
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Mothers of Sexually Abused Children
An online resource and support site for mothers whose child or children have been sexually abused.
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Parenting a Child who has been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
Information to help parents of sexually abused children respond to their children in healthy parenting ways.
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 1-800-273-8255
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Child Molestation Research and Prevention Institute Reading Resources (Child Molestation Research and Prevention Institute)
Books and literature on child sexual abuse.
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How to Find a Good Trauma Therapist (Child Trauma Institute)
How to find the right counselor when looking to address trauma history with a knowledgeable provider
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BOCA Recovery Center (A guide for Children of Addicted Parents)
Find the right treatment, counseling and much more. 24/7 help line 1-800-516-4357
National Domestic Violence Hotline (Get help 24/7 by phone, text or chat)
Text "start" to 88788, Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) TTY: 1-800-787-3224
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Ride-Sharing Sexual Assault Safety Guide (Cutter Law provides tips to help you stay safe while using ride share services)
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Sextortion Guide ( A Parent's Checklist for documenting sextortion on Snapchat)
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How to Identify a Predator ( How to Identify a Predator on Snapchat)
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Meet Our Founder
Zaneta Nicole Haynes
Founder & Executive Director of Speak Out Now
Advocate. Survivor. Entrepreneur. Author. Speaker. Podcast Host. Community Leader.
Zaneta Nicole Haynes is the visionary Founder and Executive Director of Speak Out Now, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse, supporting survivors, and empowering communities through education, awareness, advocacy, and open conversation.
But for Zaneta, this mission is more than professional—it is personal.
As a survivor herself, Zaneta understands the courage it takes to find your voice after experiencing trauma. Rather than allowing her past to define her future, she transformed her experiences into purpose and made a commitment to help create the support, understanding, and safe spaces that every survivor deserves.
That commitment became Speak Out Now.
Zaneta founded the organization on the belief that silence should never be the price of survival. Through Speak Out Now, she works to break the silence surrounding child sexual abuse, educate families and communities about prevention, advocate for survivors, and create environments where survivors can feel heard, believed, supported, and empowered.
Speak Out Now carries out this mission through community outreach, educational workshops, awareness initiatives, public speaking, survivor resources, community partnerships, and honest conversations about abuse, prevention, healing, and life after trauma.
Education Meets Purpose
Zaneta believes that passion creates a vision, but education and leadership help turn that vision into sustainable change.
She is a proud graduate of Strayer University, where she earned her Master of Public Administration (MPA). She also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, along with Associate degrees in Criminal Justice and Business Administration, and certifications in computer administration.
Her education in public administration, business, criminal justice, and technology complements years of professional experience serving children and families through child welfare, advocacy, case management, leadership, and community outreach.
Working directly with vulnerable children and families has given Zaneta an even deeper understanding of the importance of prevention, early intervention, strong support systems, and ensuring families have access to resources that help them thrive.
An Entrepreneur at Heart
Originally from Connecticut, Zaneta's entrepreneurial journey began as the owner and operator of ShoeShoe's House, a childcare center in West Haven, Connecticut. After relocating to South Carolina in 2016, she continued building organizations and initiatives focused on strengthening individuals, families, businesses, and communities.
She is also the founder of ZNH Business Consulting, where she helps entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations transform their ideas into action through business consulting, branding, strategic planning, marketing, and website development.
Whether she is supporting a survivor, mentoring an entrepreneur, speaking to a community, or developing a new initiative, Zaneta's work is connected by one common purpose: helping people recognize the power they already possess to create change.
Taking the Conversation Beyond the Organization
Zaneta also co-hosts the Speak Out Now Chronicles podcast alongside her husband, James Haynes Jr.
The podcast extends the spirit of Speak Out Now by creating a space for authentic and relatable conversations about healing, faith, mental wellness, relationships, family, grief, trauma, personal growth, and finding purpose after pain.
Through storytelling, meaningful dialogue, audience interaction, and sometimes a little laughter, the podcast reminds listeners that they are not alone in many of the experiences they face behind closed doors.
Faith, Family & Service
Beyond her professional and advocacy work, Zaneta is a devoted wife, mother, woman of faith, and community leader. She is an active member of The Life Center Fellowship in Charleston, South Carolina, where her faith continues to influence how she leads, serves, and approaches her life's purpose.
Zaneta believes that every child deserves a safe childhood, every survivor deserves to be heard and believed, and every community has a role to play in preventing abuse.
For her, Speak Out Now is more than the name of an organization.
It is a call to action.
It is about replacing silence with conversation.
Replacing shame with understanding.
Replacing fear with empowerment.
And transforming pain into purpose.
Our Founder's Mission
To Educate.
To Advocate.
To Empower.
To Protect.
Because when we choose to Speak Out Now, we create hope, inspire healing, empower survivors, and help protect the next generation.
