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The Children's Advocacy Center of Kent County is presenting a 2020 Summit to Stop Child Sexual Abuse on April 1, 2020 at Calvin College's Prince Conference Center.
Safe Church not the only organization working to end the devastation of abuse. Today we feature an article from the Ed and Nancy Hanenburg Children’s Advocacy Center of Ottawa County.
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Sharing our new Circle of Grace video and other resources from Safe Church!
Did you know that Safe Church Ministry started out as the Office of Abuse Prevention? Think of the heartache avoided by preventing abuse before it happens. Surely churches belong at the front lines.
A recent article in Christianity Today highlights a few of the reasons why it can be difficult for those who have survived abuse to be in church.
When we are confronted with an allegation of abuse, there are always two paths we can take, two stories we can choose from. And one story will always be easier to believe.
Check out this powerful introduction to Samaritan Safe Church's approach to keeping children safe, written by Linda Crockett, a speaker at the upcoming CRCNA Safe Church Conference.
This bulletin insert includes a general definition of child abuse and a brief list of the common signs of child abuse.
Check out these helpful websites to get a better understanding of child sexual abuse.
Find helpful books, articles, and documents on child abuse awareness.
Child Abuse 101 will help in understanding how sexual abuse happens, what some of the impacts are, and how churches can join a movement to end child sexual abuse.
Preventing Child Abuse will guide churches and nonprofit organizations through the process of designing and implementing child safety policies and procedures.