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    Protecting Vulnerable Persons from Abuse

    Knights of Columbus Office of Youth Protection — Leading the Order's initiative to protect children and other vulnerable persons we serve.

    REPORT ABUSE REPORT ABUSE TRAINING & SCREENING TRAINING & SCREENING

    Protecting Vulnerable Persons from Abuse

    Knights of Columbus Office of Youth Protection — Leading the Order's initiative to protect children and other vulnerable persons we serve.

    REPORT ABUSE REPORT ABUSE TRAINING & SCREENING TRAINING & SCREENING

    REPORT SUSPECTED ABUSE

    1 - REPORT SUSPECTED ABUSE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT

    How to Report Abuse (US)

    2 - NOTIFY DIOCESE OF SUSPECTED ABUSE

    How to Report Abuse USCCB

    3 - YOUTH PROTECTION HELPLINE

    844-563-2723

    CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS FOR FAMILIES

    A Family’s Response to Sexual Abuse

    Protecting Our Children: A Family’s Response to Sexual Abuse, a short documentary film produced by the Knights of Columbus, offers families a deeply personal and practical account of how one Knight and his family addressed their son’s abuse by a close family friend. The film presents parents with the scope and scale of the risks families face from sexual abuse in today’s society and provides them with knowledge and concrete steps they can follow to help keep their children safe. The Guide For Families is a practical resource that contains useful information to help families protect their children from the risk of abuse.

    PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN RESOURCES | Guide for Families
    INTRODUCTION responding to boundary violations PROCESS OF DISCLOSURE HOW TO REPORT FORENSIC INTERVIEW PROTECTING YOUR MARRIAGE

    WORKING TOGETHER WITH DIOCESES TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN

    Our cooperative approach toward diocesan safe environment programs is expressed in our guidance to council leaders concerning member compliance with diocesan safe environment requirements. The first requirement of our safe environment program is for our members to be compliant with diocesan safe environment requirements applicable to members’ volunteer activities on parish property. We invite diocesan safe environment coordinators and victim assistance coordinators to contact us directly with all questions and concerns that relate to the Knights of Columbus.

    The Knights of Columbus Safe Environment Program is operated in conjunction with PRAESIDIUM, which specializes in preventing sexual abuse in organizations that serve youth and vulnerable adults. Our online training modules cover sexual abuse awareness and prevention, reporting, and policies, and are available to all our members, but required for members volunteering in key leadership roles. Members volunteering to serve in key leadership roles are also required to complete a screening process, including a robust and comprehensive background check.

    For more information on how Knights of Columbus and dioceses work together to protect our children and other vulnerable persons, visit the Office of Youth Protection Informational Overview and this helpful Diagram.

    MEMBER HELPLINE

    Phone: (203) 800-4940
    Fax: (855) 845-3502

    youthleader@kofc.org

    Office of youth protection

    Phone: (203) 752-4558
    Fax: (855) 845-3502

    oyp@kofc.org
    Knights of Columbus 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06510 203-752-4000

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