ST. LOUIS (MO)
St. Louis Review
Submitted on April 11, 2012
The St. Louis Archdiocese is committed to keeping children safe from abuse.
Since 2002, when the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted its Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in response to what the bishops’ blog calls the “horrific crime” of child sexual abuse, the archdiocese — and the other dioceses across the country — established thorough training and prevention programs to protect children and youth from sexual and other abuse.
The archdiocesan Safe Environment Program, begun in 2002, includes mandatory training workshops for all employees and volunteers — clergy, religious and laypeople — who work with children, along with background checks and committing to the Code of Ethical Conduct. All children in Catholic schools and parish schools of religion participate in age-appropriate Safe Touch programs to learn how to protect themselves from being abused.
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