mandated reporting
Former ‘Quiverfull’ church members push the needle on New York’s CARE Act
By Kathryn Post — May 17, 2023
(RNS) — A year after being charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a child, a member of the church has entered a plea deal with no prison sentence.
Push to require clergy to report abuse stalls in Mormon Utah
By Sam Metz — March 1, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Behind-the-scenes conversations between legislative leaders and what Senate President Stuart Adams said was “a broad base of religious groups” helped thwart proposals.
Should clergy be mandated reporters? New York’s CARE Act says yes
By Kathryn Post — February 1, 2023
(RNS) — ‘Because pastors do not report abuse, it allows abusers to keep on preying on vulnerable individuals,’ said advocate Abbi Nye.
Third-party report details ACNA leaders’ inaction on sexual abuse allegations
By Kathryn Post — September 30, 2022
(RNS) — Released online late Tuesday, the report follows a monthslong investigation that was contentious from the start.
Responding to sibling sexual abuse: What to do and why
By Boz Tchividjian — June 12, 2015
How do we respond to the horror that one child is sexually abusing another?
Catching American sex offenders overseas
By Boz Tchividjian — April 24, 2015
A new proposal that will require Americans to report fellow citizens who are victimizing children overseas.
When sex offenders confess to clergy: Three mistaken beliefs
By Boz Tchividjian — August 1, 2014
Are pastors prohibited from reporting child sexual abuse disclosures made by perpetrators? Three mistaken beliefs about reporting confessions.
On-the-job training isn’t working
By Boz Tchividjian — May 30, 2014
The on-the-job training of pastors and other faith leaders in preventing and responding to child sexual abuse isn’t working. What if we started training in the seminaries?
Christians and the struggle to report child abuse
By Boz Tchividjian — February 7, 2014
Why do so many professing Christians struggle to report the suspected abuse of children to the authorities?
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