Recommended Reading
Protecting Children and Youth
Learn how to help keep kids safe, the right way to respond to allegations of abuse, and legal requirements related to reporting and screening.
Abuse Reporting Requirements
15 Things Richard Hammar Wants Pastors to Know
Insights to help you successfully navigate the complexities of church administration.
Congress Enacts New Requirements for Child Abuse Prevention
Eight provisions to protect children from sexual molestation that are relevant to churches.
Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting: Protecting Your Church in the #MeToo Era
Webinar Recording: Create a plan for your church to help prevent child abuse and sexual harassment.
“I Can’t Promise Not to Tell”
Youth workers have ethical and legal duties they must fulfill.
Protecting the Elderly from Abuse
Create policies and procedures to protect older adults in your church.
12 Lessons from Penn State’s Abuse Scandal
Church leaders must set and follow policies—and keep watch.
Notifying Your Insurer of a Loss
Failure to promptly notify can result in devastating loss.
Disclosing a Child Abuse Reporter’s Identity
Can the state reveal reporting sources?
Application of Child Abuse Reporting Laws to Pastoral Counselors
Nussbaumer v. State of Florida, 882 So.2d 1067 (Fla. App. 2004) Case summary A Florida
Child Abuse Reporting
A Wisconsin court ruled that a school principal who disclosed to an alleged child abuser the identities of the school employees who reported the abuse could be prosecuted.
Responding to Allegations of Child Molestation
A Washington state court issues in important ruling-Funkhouser v. Wilson, 950 P.2d 501 (Wash. App. 1998)