RESOURCES

April 2010 marks the 27th anniversary of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Here are some links to resources for this special event.

• Online Rosary Guide (.pdf)
• Printable Rosary Guide (.pdf)

For monthly updates on current topics in child protection, please click on the "Did You Know" button on the left.

Also for this month there are a few articles on child abuse on our news page.

ARTICLES ON ABUSE

• Child Abuse Prevention Month - Resources from the USCCB
• Secretariat of Youth Protection, USCCB - Church Still Challenged to Deal with Clerical Abuse of Minors, Beth David, April 2008 (.pdf)
• origins CNS Documentary Service - Moving Beyond Compliance Toward Conversion: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse, Archbishop Brunett, April 2008 (.pdf)
• What has the Catholic Church done to stop clergy sexual abuse? (.pdf)
• Combating “Charter Fatigue”- New Strategies for the Next Decade (.pdf) - Joanne Vienna, M.A., Coordinator of Safeguard the Children Archdiocese of Los Angeles, CA
• Knock, Knock…Who’s There? Making Serious Choices About Who Has Access to Your Family. (.pdf)- Joanne Vienna, M.A., Coordinator of Safeguard the Children Archdiocese of Los Angeles, CA
• "Did You Know?" Discipline vs. Punishment (.pdf) - Debora Jones
  Safe Environment Coordinator, Diocese of Fall River, MA
• Education in Sexual Abuse Prevention It’s Not What You May Think (.pdf) - Elizabeth A. Heidt Kozisek, Ph.D. Director – Child Protection Office, Diocese of Grand Island, NE
• From Safe Environments to Faith Environments: Furthering the Gospel Message of Christ (.pdf) - Elizabeth A. Heidt Kozisek, Ph.D. Director – Child Protection Office, Diocese of Grand Island, NE
• Pornography: The Last and Maybe the Most Significant “Safe Environment” Battle (.pdf) - Mary Beth Hanus Safe Environment Coordinator, Archdiocese of Omaho, NE
• Safe Environment Training (.pdf) - Barbara Landregan, Director of Safe Environment Program, Diocese of Dallas, TX
• The Privilege of Ministry (.pdf) - Suzanne Healey, Victim Assistance Coordinator, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

FORMS, BROCHURES, MISC. LITERATURE

• Secretariat of Youth Protection, USCCB - Keeping Our Promise to Protect Brochure (.pdf)
• Secretariat of Youth Protection, USCCB - Bulletin Annoucements (.pdf)
• Secretariat of Youth Protection, USCCB - Liturgy Guide (.pdf)
• THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER ABUSE PREVENTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, REVISED JULY 2004

INTERNET SAFETY RESOURCES

• I-Parent Times, May/June 2008 Issue (.pdf): Cyber Bullying. Social Networking, Internet Safety
• I-Parent Times, March/April 2008 issue (.pdf): Safer Internet Day Blog-a-thon, Miss Bimbo.com, Blog Safety Tips, Confessions of an Internet Sex Addict.
• I-Parent Times, January/February 2008 issue (.pdf): 101 Things to do on the Internet, PC Repairs and Privacy, Scams.
• Tips for Online Family Safety (.pdf)
• Cyberbullying (.pdf)
• Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies: Final Report of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force to the Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking of State Attorneys General of the United States
• Safekids.com. A website dedicated to child internet safety
• IKeepSafe.org. A kid friendly site, with games, social networking and tips for parents
• Internet Safety for Teens. Thoughts, articles, and tips for protecting your teen online
• The Common Sense Internet Survival Guide.
• A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety. An FBI Publication.
• Internet Safety for Parents. A guide from the District Attorney of Massachusetts (.pdf).
• Internet Safety Tips. From the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
• OneToughJob.org. Internet Safety for Parents.

BULLYING AND SCHOOL HARRASSMENT

• First Steps to Stop Bullying and Harassment: Adults helping youth aged 12 to 17 (.pdf)
• The MA Medical Society - Tips for parents when your child is the victim, witness, or the bully themselves

VIOLENCE PREVENTION

• The Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention - Justice Preventing Violence the Problem Solving Way
• The MA Medical Society - Street Violence, Your Child has been Hurt, What Can You Do?
• The MA Medical Society - When Children Witness Violence at Home, Helping Children Cope.
• The MA Medical Society - Pulling the Plug on TV Violence

LINKS

• darkness2light.org - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
• girlsandboystown.org - Youth care and Youth Healthcare
• missingkids.com - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• cybertipline.com - Fighting Child Exploitation
• netsmartz.org - Internet Safety