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Child Protection Resources: Archive


Following is a listing of all articles which have been posted on this website's Child Protection Resources page.


February 2012
On the Long Road To Healing by Mark Arsenault
Source: Boston Globe
www.cathnewsusa.com/2012/01/on-the-long-road-to-healing

January 2012
Priest Warns of Growing "Cultural Pedophilia"
Source: Zenit (Vatican City, March 18, 2011)
www.zenit.org/article-32053?l=english

December 2011
Video: Why Is There Sympathy For Sex Abusers? by Tom Roberts
Source: National Catholic Reporter
www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/video-why-there-sympathy-sex-abusers

November 2011
The Report on U.S. Catholic Priests' Sex Abuse: What the Critics Got Wrong by Karen J. Terry
Source: Inside Criminal Justice
www.thecrimereport.org/archive/2011-06-the-report-on-us-catholic-priests-sex-abuse-what-the

October 2011
Childrens Safe Environment Training Messages by Mary Jane Doerr
Source: Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection USCCB
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/child-and-youth-protection/child-abuse-prevention/childrens-safe-environment-training-messages.cfm

September 2011
Seminarians Want to Be 'Part of the Solution' in Addressing Abuse Issue
by Patricia Zapor
Source: Catholic News Service
www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1102458.htm

August 2011
Summit to Spotlight 'Meat Loaf' Strategy on Abuse by John Allen, Jr.
Source: National Catholic Reporter
http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/summit-spotlight-meat-loaf-strategy-abuse

July 2011
Priest-psychologist Sees 'Signs of Grace' in Abuse Scandal
Source: Catholic News Service
www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1101796.htm

June 2011
A Test of Faith: A Catholic Priest Confronts His Rage Over Sexual Abuse within His Church by Rev. Kenneth Doyle
Source: Times Union
www.timesunion.com/default/article/A-test-of-faith-1010217.php

May 2011
2010 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
Source: USCCB
www.usccb.org/ocyp/annual-report-2010.pdf

April 2011
Campaign Builds for Rethinking Zero Tolerance on Sex Abuse by John Allen, Jr.
Source: National Catholic Reporter
http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/campaign-builds-rethinking-zero-tolerance-sex-abuse

March 2011
Pornography: The Last and Maybe the Most Significant ‘Safe Environment’ Battle by Mary Beth Hanus
Source: USCCB
http://usccb.org/ocyp/capmonth/pornography-hanus.pdf

February 2011
Healing: A Slow, Steady Process by Peter Feuerherd

Source: USCCB
www.usccb.org/ocyp/capmonth/feuerherd_peter.pdf

January 2011
Men Molested Overcome Pain to Share Stories
Source: Oprah Winfrey Show (video)
www.wbaltv.com/r/25633195/detail.html

December 2010
Seven Myths About the Catholic Church and Clergy Sex Abuse: An American Journalist's View by David Gibson
Source: American Catholic
www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=242

November 2010
Resource Booklet
Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
www.usccb.org/ocyp/SCYPResourceDocument.pdf

October 2010
What About the Children? by Rev. Dr. Aleese Moore-Orbih
Source: Faith Trust Institute
www.faithtrustinstitute.org/resources/articles/What-about-the-Children.pdf

September 2010
Norms Addressing “Graviorbius Delictis"
Source: Zenit
www.zenit.org/article-29899?l=english

August 2010
Archibishop Holds Forums on Sex Abuse by Effie Caldarola

Source: Catholic Anchor newspaper
http://catholicanchor.org/wordpress/?p=795

July 2010
Questions and Answers Regarding the Canonical Process for the Resolution of Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests and Deacons
Source: USCCB
www.usccb.org/comm/q&a-canonical-process-sexual-abuse.pdf

June 2010
Twelve Things the Bishops Have Learned From the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis by Bishop Blase Cupick
Source: America Magazine
www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12272

May 2010
Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
Source: USCCB 2009 Annual Report
www.usccb.org/ocyp/annual_report2009.shtml

April 2010
Victimization of Children by David Finkelhor
www.kids-forum.org/DFvortrag.html

March 2010
Magisterial Teachings on the Protection of God's Children
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://usccb.org/ocyp/magisterial-teachings-child-sexual-abuse.pdf

February 2010
U.S. Prelate: Church Doing More to Keep Children Safe
Source: ZENIT – Vatican News Agency
www.zenit.org/article-27580?l=english

January 2010
Prevention of Abuse Through Educational Programs Directed Towards Children by David Finkelhor
Source: University of New Hampshire Department of Sociology
www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/CV170.pdf

December 2009
Professional Counseling, Reformed Attitudes Work to Heal Hurts by Robert Delaney
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/WorktoHealHurts-Delaney.pdf

November 2009
Preventing and Identifying Sexual Abuse by John Gehring
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/PreventingandIdentifyingAbuse-Gehring.pdf

October 2009
Learning from Clergy Abuse of Minors Scandal Can Help Others by Joseph Young
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/LearningfromScandal-Young.pdf

September 2009
Seminary Screening Early Step for Healthy Priesthood by Emilie Lemmons
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/SeminaryScreening-Lemmons.pdf

August 2009
Child Sexual Abuse in the United States: Problems, Progress by Kate Blain
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/ProblemsProgress-Blain.pdf

July 2009
Clergy as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect
Source: Child Welfare Information Gateway
http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/clergymandated.cfm

June 2009
On Carrying a Scandal Biblically by Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
Source: Praesidium Religious Services
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/pdfs/scandal.pdf

May 2009
2008 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/audit_report_2008t.pdf

April 2009
Child Sexual Abuse: An Old Problem Just Discovered by Anne LeVeque
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://usccb.org/ocyp/capmonth/leveque_anne.pdf

March 2009
Growth in Transparency Marks Church by Joe Towalski
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/GrowthinTransparency-Towalski.pdf

February 2009
Church Still Challenged to Deal with Clerical Abuse of Minors by Beth Griffin
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/ChurchStillChallengedtoDeal-Griffin.pdf

January 2009
Conversation with Bishop Gregory Aymond
Source: USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/aymond.shtml

December 2008
Beyond Surviving: Toward a Movement to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (Report on roundtable discussion conducted by Ms. Foundation for Women)
Source: Darkness to Light
http://www.darkness2light.org/docs/safety.pdf

November 2008
Forgive You Father, For You Have Sinned by Elizabeth Solsburg
Source: Faith Magazine, Diocese of Lansing, MI
http://faithmag.com/faithmag/issues/julaug08.html#1 

October 2008
Prevent Child Sexual Abuse by Gretchen Overstolz
Source: Darkness to Light
http://www.darknesstolight.org/KnowAbout/articles_prevent_abuse.asp?showstaticmenu=1

September 2008
Child Sexual Abuse (“Facts for Families” article)
Source: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?name=Child+Sexual+Abuse&section=Facts+for+Families

August 2008
On-Going for Kids (May – July 2008 Newsletter)
Source: Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Protection of Children and Youth
http://www.archdiocese-chgo.org/departments/protection/newsletter/On-GoingForKids0508.pdf

July 2008
The Institutional Response by Rev. Kevin McDonough
Source: Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute
http://www1.csbsju.edu/sot/isti/ISTIArticles/kevinmc.html

June 2008
In the Trenches by David Clohessy
Source: Faith Trust Institute
http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/downloads/snap_revised_2.pdf

May 2008
2007 Report on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/annualreport.pdf

April 2008
Three Men Responded, but One Gospel is Truth by Dwight and Dawn Lysne
Source: Advocate Web
http://www.advocateweb.org/demo_new/home.php?page_id=89

March 2008
Plea for the Children by N. Faulkner, M.D.
Source: Pandora’s Box website
http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/plea335.htm

February 2008
2007 Report of the National Review Board
Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://usccb.org/nrb/nrbreport2007.pdf

January 2008
Clergy Sexual Abuse: Theological and Gender Perspectives by Donald Cozzens, William Schipper, Merle Longwood, and Marie Fortune
Source: Faith Trust Institute
http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/downloads/aar_panel.pdf

December 2007
Sex Abuse Expert Says Church Raised Abuse Prevention Bar for Everyone
Source: Catholic News Service
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0605315.htm

November 2007
To Report or Not to Report by Alison Iser
Source: Faith Trust Institute
http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/downloads/child_abuse_reporting__revised_319_final_2.pdf

October 2007
Legacy of the Clergy Abuse Scandal by David Finkelhor
Source: International Child Abuse Network
http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/CV68.pdf

September 2007
For All Who Serve Children by Christie Weeks
Source: Virtus website
http://www.virtus.org/virtus/PrintArticle.cfm?a=519&theme=0 

 

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