Everyone involved in your ministry, both paid and volunteer, should be screened. Carefully screening people before allowing them to work in your ministry is one of the best ways to protect young people and other vulnerable individuals from harm.
You can’t lock out a threat that’s already inside your school. However, you can prepare and train. Traditional security models focus on hardening schools, but behavior pattern recognition can potentially stop threats before they occur.
Article by Steve Case: In a season of constant change, it’s more important than ever to ensure your ministry is following its policies and procedures — especially when it comes to staff who work with children.
A well-designed transportation and supervision plan for parent volunteer drivers demonstrates your school’s commitment to safety, builds trust, and protects your students on the move.
With careful planning, your church or school can develop a robust volunteer program. Learn these key steps to protecting people and furthering the work of your ministry.
Robust screening policies are essential for minimizing the risk of a sexual predator gaining access to children, youth, and vulnerable adults—its importance cannot be overstated.
Child abuse reporting laws can vary widely state to state. That’s why we’ve compiled links to each state’s mandatory reporting information. Also included are each state’s hotlines and resources.
Are your safety and security measures enough to keep violence from entering your school? Safety and security remain top of mind as each new incident brings about a new conversation.
Training your security team to respond to a domestic violence situation is a good first step. But there's more your ministry can do to educate your whole ministry.
Bullying happens in both public and private schools, and there are no simple solutions. The best programs take a comprehensive approach.
How can churches balance safety, legal obligations, and privacy? This webinar discusses best practices for background screening in the ministry setting.
Develop or review your child abuse prevention plan and take a deep dive into camp risk manage with these two free publications: Child Protection in a Camp Environment - Guidelines for Camps and Checklists for Camps.
Manage the risk of child sexual predators volunteering to work in your church's nursery.
Help protect your ministry's children, employees, and volunteers: Learn the laws in your state.
This comprehensive guidebook addresses the importance of a written child abuse prevention policy and its components. It also includes a sample policy manual with links to download additional sample forms and checklists.
Youth counselors, in particular, may develop strong bonds with your camp’s young people. The downside is that those same beneficial bonds may also contribute to forming unhealthy relationships.
A white paper guide, written specifically for ministries. Includes how-to steps for creating a safe environment, developing procedures for participation, and organizing a response team.
Preventing Child Abuse in a Ministry Environment - Guidelines for Ministry Workers offers instructions for developing a screening and supervision program within your church.
Do you follow a published set of guidelines and policies that govern texting and messaging practices for your ministry’s employees and volunteers who work with youth? Use this checklist to uncover areas that might expose your ministry to risk.
Many organizations have insurance coverage to help defend against abuse allegations and pay for settlement costs, but if the abuse happened years ago, it may not be the organization’s current insurance policy that covers the costs.
Overwhelmed by your risk management to-do list? Read our tips to help keep your tasks manageable.
When developing a risk management plan, these nine areas should lead your to-do list.
Violence in a church can take many forms. This checklist helps you prepare to respond, whatever the scenario.
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