Stop Abuse

Regina Marscheider, Director of Stop Abuse Powered by Spectrum Puppets, is a master puppeteer, producer, and director. Over 300 puppets live in her Virginia Beach studio and she has performed for hundreds of thousands of children and families throughout the US and Canada. As a survivor of child sexual abuse, Regina had a powerful calling to create... a program to help children protect themselves through education, detection, and referral. After extensive research, Regina created the four-part comprehensive program for school children in kindergarten through fifth grade. This program called "Simon Says Just Tell" features the character Simon, who teaches children to recognize, prevent and disclose sexual abuse in a gentle, non-threatening environment. The first viewing of the show resulted in the first report from an 8-year-old girl who felt she could tell the authorities that something was wrong at home. This Emmy Award-winning marionette program has resulted in the arrest and incarceration of 160 child molesters in Hampton Roads, Virginia alone. The program has been performed throughout the country and has been well received by parents, children, teachers, principals, law enforcement, and other prevention professionals.Read More