| "Promise to Protect, Pledge to Heal" |
The USCCB Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection has made care for minors a key priority and spearheaded nationwide safe environment programs through which 5,683,940 minors already have been educated on how to protect themselves from harm and 1,844,681 adults have undergone background screening and training on appropriate relationships with youth in their care.
[More than 18,000 employees and volunteers have been screened in our local Diocese since 2003.]
“We can never rest when it comes to protecting children and teenagers,” said Bishop
Gregory Aymond, chair of the bishops’ Committee on the Protection of Children and Young
People. “They are gifts entrusted to us by God and our future is in their hands. The prevalence of
child abuse in our society calls for vigilance of parents, pastors, teachers, indeed, all responsible
adults. Child Abuse Prevention Month deserves our attention in both prayer and action.
Additional resources from the USCCB website
