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… a disturbing trend: churches that have implemented policies but then have become careless in maintaining them. … the importance of churches staying vigilant about abuse prevention. This calls for policies that are kept up-to-date … is to help churches not only write their initial policy but maintain active abuse prevention programs, …
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… to create a Safe Church Policy for my church? Safe church policies help protect the most vulnerable among us, … the topic here , we can all learn from one another. Books Preventing Child Abuse: Provides guidelines for churches and nonprofits to create policies and procedures for abuse prevention. Available for purchase from Faith Alive, or …
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… As a supplement to the Safe Church Policy Toolkit , we are providing these sample policies as examples of what other churches use as their abuse prevention policies. The policies listed here are samples … Sample Safe Church Policies …
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… Now in its fourth edition, Preventing Child Abuse will guide churches and nonprofit … the process of designing and implementing child safety policies and procedures. Many appendices and other useful … added to help your church create a comprehensive abuse prevention policy. Highlights: Nursery Policy Guidelines for …
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… In recognition of this month's focus on the prevention of child abuse, Dove's Nest is pleased to offer a … prayer and information about child and youth protection policies a children's story for use during worship or Sunday … A Toolkit for Abuse Prevention Month …
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… based organizations in the development of Safe Church Policies. These policies provide practical steps to follow to … that are free from abuse. Policies are designed as a prevention tool, but are also key in developing awareness … Safe Church Policy Roundup …
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… the role of youth-serving organizations in sexual violence prevention. Wurtele's article is entitled, Preventing the sexual exploitation of minors in youth-serving … “Wurtele argues for the importance of creating adequate policies, training and procedures within youth-serving …
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… Church’s 1,100 congregations now have a Child Safety Policy in place. And approximately half of the 47 classes … there,” said Beth Swagman, director of the CRC’s Abuse Prevention office. A curious Canadian-American difference is … Abuse Prevention: "We're Halfway There" …
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… This was the second step, focused on making and revising policy which happened on May 18th, 2022. The webinar … key myths that many of us hold about our abuse prevention policies—and how to go forward with revisions and making new … Safe Church Basics Step 2 Webinar: Making and Revising Policy …
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… Safe Church Ministry developed this Model Safe Church Policy (this link navigates your browser to a "viewable only" … to provide faith leaders, safe church teams, and abuse prevention teams with a tangible policy that reflects … Safe Church Model Policy …
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… In the U.S. April has been designated Child Abuse Prevention Month. In Canada, it happens in May. This is a good time for your church to update your abuse prevention policy and/or plan to talk about this important … In April and May, Let’s Talk Child Abuse Prevention …
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… United States encourage citizens to focus on child abuse prevention in the communities where they live, work and … prayer and information about child and youth protection policies. a Power Point file designed for use on your … Child Abuse Prevention Resource Kit from Dove's Nest …