"Mariska is my best friend, and I truly believe in what Joyful Heart is doing to help create new possibility in the lives of so many women and will continue to do, with the help of individuals and the community. I am involved because I believe in Joyful Heart and the mission of the Hope Shining campaign which matters so deeply to me."

    - Event co-host Hilary Swank

Guests included Kathy Najimy, Joyful Heart Board Members Peter Hermann, and Andrea Buchanan who were joined by some of the leading experts in the field of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse in LA including: Bob Pynoos, the Co-Director of the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, Director of the UCLA Trauma Psychiatry Service and Executive Director of the UCLA Anxiety Disorders Section, Caroline Welch, director of Sojourn Shelter for Battered Women and Their Children, Dr. Lisa Guerin who facilitates training in Somatics, Trauma and Equine-Assisted Therapy at her Lionheart Ranch and many others who have dedicated their lives to serving survivors of trauma.

Hilary Swank, JHF Board Member Peter Hermann, Safe Horizon's Chief Program Officer, Bea Hanson and philosophy's Cristina Carlino spoke during a short program including a tribute to Mariska Hargitay, Joyful Heart's Founder & President and the importance of supporting healing work for survivors.

Peter Hermann then introduced Hope Shining, a growing national movement to call attention to the impact of abuse on children. He thanked Capital One for their support as the Proud National Sponsor and unveiled the ads for a city-wide public awareness campaign to educate the public on the signs of child abuse. The campaign, will appear ion hundreds of buses, billboards in L.A. and in elevator screens across the country. Peter also revealed the findings of the L.A. Bystanders and Child Abuse survey, which is co-released by Safe Horizon and Joyful Heart and Sponsored by Capital One.