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Updat Sept 28, 2009
Bishop Corrada announces:
Safe Environment Program
2009-2010
Bishop letter in English y Español
September Safe Environment Week
September 26-Oct 3, 2009
which will focus on the prayer as part of the response to the evil of abuse
January Safe Environment Week
January 16-22, 2010
which will focus on behavior of adults, specifically church personnel,
and preventing grooming.
Child Abuse Awareness Month
April 2010
Parishes encouraged to participate in raising awareness of child abuse
2009
- 10 Materials for Safe Environment Program
Maria Goretti Prayers: English Español
Parents Packet: The Diocese will be providing parents/guardians with a booklet on helping to prevent child abuse which will be distributed as part of the January Safe Environment week.
Safe
Environment Program
The Diocese
of Tyler "safe environment" program is conducted cooperatively
with parents, civil authorities, educators, and community
organizations to provide education and training for
children, youth, parents, ministers, educators, volunteers,
and others about ways to make and maintain a safe
environment for children and young people. As part
of this program, there will be frequent reminders
of the Code
of Ethics and Integrity for Conduct of Church Personnel
in the Diocese of Tyler, which sets forth the standards
of conduct for clergy and other persons in positions
of trust with regard to children.
See letter
from Bishop introducing our Safe Environment Program.
click
here
For outline
of Safe Environment Program click
here
Other
Resources:
Note:
These sites are secular sites and so not all materials
on them is appropriate for Catholic families.
NetSmartz:
www.netsmartz.org
Good materials at various grade levels.
NetSmartzKids:
www.netsmartzkids.org
Child friendly activity site
NS Teens:
www.nsteens.org
Teen friendly site connected with NetSmartz
Coalition
for children: www.safechild.org
Materials for children safety
TX Attorney
General: www.oag.state.tx.us
Booklet
on Child Abuse: .pdf
of booklet
State Crime
Victims on Abuse: www.oag.state.tx.us/victims/childabuse.shtml
Child Abuse
Video from TX AG: online
video
www.childhelpusa.org
- This site has free downloads and inexpensive materials
www.austin-safeplace.org
- This site has a lending library with some good materials
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
April
is Child Abuse Prevention Month
As part
of our ongoing efforts to create a safe environmnet,
the Diocese encourages active participation in observing
April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Blue
Sunday The last Sunday of April
will be observed as Blue
Sunday.
Please promote
the wearing of Blue Ribbons the week leading up to
April 26, 2009.
Distribute
ribbons or bookmarks to adults and young people.
National
Missing Children's Day (NMCD),
annually commemorated on May 25, The National Center
for Missing and
Exploited Children (NCMEC) and its partners are launching
a "Take 25"
preventive safety campaign to encourage parents, guardians,
educators,
law enforcement officers, and concerned citizens to
take 25 minutes to
talk with children about ways to keep safer. NCMEC
is working with
local, state, and national officials, public safety
officials, the
clergy, community leaders, and businesses to make
this national movement
successful. Watch for further information.
ARCHIVES - Prior years SEP materials
Resources
for Parents/Guardians/Adults
January
2006: Suggestions
for Parents of Minors
April 2008 Child Abuse Awareness Month : letter, intercessions, and flyer
April 2009 Blue Sunday
Monitoring
program:
Implementation
of Safe Enviromnet Program
Annual
Participation Record
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