Safeguard the Children
Contact
Karen Hall
khall@cathedralchapel.org
D I D Y O U K N O W ?
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How is compliance with child prevention
efforts verified?
While background checks and fingerprinting of all those
who work with children in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
are important, they are used in conjunction with abuse
awareness and prevention training programs to help ensure
that we create the safest possible parish and school
environments for our children. An archdiocesan background
tracking information system, Volunteer and Personnel
Information Network (VPIN), tracks assignment histories
and compliance by employees and volunteers of finger
printing, background checks and mandatory VIRTUS
sexual abuse prevention training. VPIN allows parishes
and schools to adapt features of the system to fit their local
needs and it assists the archdiocese to complete its audit
reports. For particular help call the Assistance
Ministry (213) 637-7650
Working Together to Prevent Child Abuse
A hallmark of the Catholic Church is the protection of life and
the dignity of the human person. Through Scripture and
Catholic teachings we are called to protect the life and dignity
of all human persons no matter how young or old. Working to
prevent child abuse is an important response of what we are
called to do as Church. For more information on how you can
become more informed and involved in keeping our children
safe, please call the parish office or visit: www.archdiocese.
la/protecting/index.php.
Always Keep an Up-to-date Photo of Your Child
Picture this: A good photo could save a child’s life. One of the
most important tools for law enforcement in the case of a
missing child is an up-to-date (take a new one every 6 months),
good-quality photograph. The photograph should be a recent
head-and-shoulders color photograph of the child in which the
face is clearly seen. It should be of school-portrait quality, and
the background should be plain or solid so it does not distract
from the subject. When possible, the photograph should be in a
digitized form and available on a compact disk (CD), as opposed
to just a hard copy. This minimizes the time necessary to scan,
resize, and make color corrections before disseminating it to
law enforcement. The photograph should have a space for
accurate, narrative description useful to indentify the child,
such as name, nickname, height, weight, sex, age, eye color,
identifying marks, glasses, and braces. For more info visit www.
missingkids.com.
Safety Tips for Children Traveling Alone Take time to discuss
appropriate behavior with your child before he or she boards an
airplane alone. If another passenger acts in an inappropriate
way, be sure that your child knows to inform a flight attendant
or other airline representative. Inappropriate behavior on the
part of other passengers includes rude or threatening
comments; inappropriate touching; inappropriate
conversations; taking food or other items away from the child;
or other behavior that makes the child uncomfortable or
fearful. In addition, inappropriate behavior would include any
attempt to elicit personal information about the child. Make
sure that your child understands that no passenger they meet
needs to know things such as their full name, their home
address, their telephone number, or where they are going.
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