All staff must be aware of the warning signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, know how to respond appropriately, and report suspected cases immediately.
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All staff must be aware of the warning signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, know how to respond appropriately, and report suspected cases...
Effective reporting structures rely on staff and volunteers’ recognition of signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect. The Youth-Serving...
Staff and volunteers at the YSO (Youth-Serving Organization) should be proficient in discussing abuse and responding to disclosures of abuse. YSO...
Staff and volunteers should have a detailed understanding of their responsibility to report child abuse and neglect. At your YSO (Youth-Serving...
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Training Best Practices To protect the children/youth you serve, your organization needs a comprehensive framework: a set of abuse prevention...
Depending on the size of your youth-serving organization, the data you’ll need to collect and analyze—or even simply summarize—could be...
How is Your Facility Designed to Keep Children Safe? Child development and school-age programs operate in many different types of facilities....
It’s essential that interactions between your employees/volunteers and the youth you serve are appropriate and positive, support positive youth...
This official form from the Department of Children and Families is used to report alleged child abuse or neglect
This document provides contact information for hotlines and offices focusing on child protection in Massachusetts.
This resource helps guide Youth Serving Organization (YSO) staff and volunteers prepare for disclosures of abuse.
Long-term organizational change is a process of continuous review and evaluation and includes regularly examining what is working and what requires improvement.
Training Best Practices To protect the children/youth you serve, your organization needs a comprehensive framework: a set of abuse prevention...
Depending on the size of your youth-serving organization, the data you’ll need to collect and analyze—or even simply summarize—could be...
How is Your Facility Designed to Keep Children Safe? Child development and school-age programs operate in many different types of facilities....
It’s essential that interactions between your employees/volunteers and the youth you serve are appropriate and positive, support positive youth...
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