Several organizations are helping protect children in Hall County by empowering adults to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse.The Hall County Prevention Initiative is a collaborative effort of more than 25 community organizations, including schools, clubs, churches and law enforcement, to end child sexual abuse through awareness and education.Steve Collins, president of Adults Protecting Children, said the goal of the initiative is to train 5 percent of the adults in Hall County, which adds up to around 7,000 people, in the next five years.“We want to train adults because adults are the ones that ought to be protecting children,” he said. “When we get to 7,000 adults trained we’ll begin to change our culture.” He said the 5 percent mark is the tipping point to bring about that change.Other counties like Lumpkin, Habersham and Rabun are also working toward creating safer communities through similar initiatives.The initiative uses a training curriculum called Stewards of Children, which was created by Darkness to Light, a nonprofit aimed at reducing child sexual abuse.