Please note: The Safe Haven website was created in 1998 and contains valuable information for ELCA congregations. However, it has not been updated and some of the information, resources and references are out of date. For more updated resources and links we would direct you to www.elca.org/safeplace and www.elca.org/legal/congregations/safeguarding.html.
 
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Called to be a Safe Haven for Children
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Creating Connections for Children
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How to carry out a congregational campaign
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Safe Havens and early childhood education
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Poverty and children
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Advocating for children
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Bible study for all generations
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Developing a Parish Prevention Program

 
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All congregational programs involving children, including the program ideas presented here, should be developed and administered in consultation with your congregation's attorney and insurance carrier. Other people inside and outside your congregation, including social workers, health professionals, and educators, also can provide valuable advice. The following publications and organizations may also prove helpful to your congregation in this important endeavor.

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Child Abuse Prevention Primer for Your Organization
Patterson
Nonprofit Risk Management Center
202-785-3891
www.nonprofitrisk.org

Managing Risks:
First Steps in Identifying Congregational Liability
Couser
Augsburg Fortress
code 23-2303
800-328-4648
www.augsburgfortress.org

No Surprises:
Controlling Risks in Volunteer Programs
Tremper
Nonprofit Risk Management Center
202-785-3891
www.nonprofitrisk.org

Risky Business:
Church Hiring and Volunteer Selection
Buzzard and Edwards
Church-State Resource Center
910-893-1200

Safe Connections:
What Parishioners Can Do to Understand and Prevent Clergy Sexual Abuse
Erickson-Pearson
Augsburg Fortress
code 69-8110
800-328-4648
www.augsburgfortress.org

Safe Sanctuaries:
Reducing the Risk of Child Abuse in the Church
Melton
Discipleship Resources
order number DR220
800-685-4370
www.discipleshipresources.org

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Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
202-619-0257
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb

Center on Children and the Law,
American Bar Association
202-662-1720
www.abanet.org/child

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Children's Trust Fund
608-266-6871
wctf.state.wi.us

Christian Ministry Resources
704-821-3845
www.iclonline.com

National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children
800-THE-LOST
www.ncmec.org

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
800-394-3366
www.calib.com/nccanch

Nonprofit Risk Management Center
202-785-3891
www.nonprofitrisk.org

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Reducing the Risk of
Child Sexual Abuse in Your Church
Hammar
Christian Ministry Resources
800-222-1840

Selection and Screening Kit for Church Employees Hammar and Cobble
Christian Ministry Resources
800-222-1840

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Somebody Told
(Available for purchase or preview.)
Videonet
206-621-0203
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