Links to Other Interesting Articles and Websites
Kentucky Sex Offender Registry - check to see if a registered sex offender lives near you or your child's school (Click "Search Registry" in left hand margin of the page when it comes up. Insert city, county, and/or zip code.)
Sex Offender Registry info for 49 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia
General Information on Safe Environment Programs from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Comparing child abuse statistics in public schools with those for the Catholic Church
Child Protection Team - a website sponsored by the Children's Hospital Boston (with links for children and teens)--Available in Spanish and English
Website for Male Survivors of Clergy Abuse
- http://www.malesurvivor.org/
USCCB Efforts
from 1986-2006 - a chronology of efforts at the highest levels of
the Church in the United States to address sexual abuse of minors by
clergy
How Little We Knew:
Collusion and Confusion with Sexual Misconduct--a book by Dee
Ann Miller
Related Articles by Dee Ann Miller: "Basic
Facts about Collusion"--about ways people's silence harms victims
and empowers perpetrators further
"Breaking
the Silence: Confronting Clergy Sexual Abuse"--need for
appropriate, helpful response to abuse allegations
Confronting Collusion with Abuse in the
Faith Community - From takecourage.com .
Frequently asked questions from survivors and those who love them.
Survivors Network of
those Abused by Priests - advocacy group seeking continued
accountability by the Church for sexual abuse by clergy
Victim
Services Manual for Clergy and Congregations (for Helping
Victims of Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse, Rape, Robbery,
Assault, and Violent Death) - resource from Department of
Justice grant
Sexual
Abuse in Social Context: Catholic Clergy and Other Professionals
- Report from Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
regarding sexual abuse in American society (February 2004)
"Criminal Sexual
Assault by Clergy, Minister, Priest, Counselor Teacher, and other
Church Leaders and Workers" : Peacemakers.net
article/discussion of sexual abuse within the Body of Christ,
repentance, forgiveness, accountability