CYP Article: Healthy Child Protection Programs Age-Appropriate, On-Going by Peter Feuerherd (2007)

Healthy Child Protection Programs Age-Appropriate, On-Going By Peter Feuerherd

Catholic leaders in parishes and schools acknowledge a sad reality of modern life: Protecting children from sexual predators cannot be taken for granted.

The result: Education programs and new regulations to protect children are being instituted throughout U.S. parishes and Catholic schools.

What makes such programs healthy and effective? Pam Church, vice president of parent education for Childhelp, an organization that addresses the needs of abused and neglected children, notes that education on child protection should be age-appropriate and ongoing.

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