About the Office
The Office of Child Advocacy, Implementation and Oversight is responsible
for the implementation of all policies and procedures that the Cardinal
promulgates in the archdiocese for the protection of children and
prevention of their abuse.
The pillars will be adult education and training in the parishes
and schools, a standard personal safety curriculum for our children,
and the empanelling of several oversight and advisory boards to
assist in implementation, clinical oversight, and the investigative
process.
By educating the children about appropriate and inappropriate contact
with adults, and helping them to develop the skills to communicate
with parents and caretakers, by building adult awareness of signs
and symptoms that a child is being abused, knowledge of how to talk
with children and the responsibilities and mechanics of mandated
reporting, and capable child abuse prevention teams in the parishes
and schools, we can help to ensure the creation of safe environments
for our children and their protection from inappropriate contact
with adults.
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