How can my camp be safer?

Parents are trusting that camps will do whatever is necessary to ensure the safety of their child. In our research, we discovered that some pedophiles specifically target camps because oversight is so minimal. Each camp can improve its policies, hiring practices, and training for staff and volunteers. Need help? That's what we're here for.

Important Resources from the National Human Services Assembly:

Screening Volunteers to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: A Community Guide for Youth Organizations -- This guide provides child and youth-serving organizations with detailed information regarding policies for screening and selecting volunteers who work with children in order to prevent child sexual abuse. It presents in more detail the rationale for the recommendations contained in the Three-Step Action Guide. (1997, 32 pages)

Screening Volunteers to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: A Three-Step Action Guide -- This concise guide presents a three-step process for screening volunteers in agencies serving children and youth against the risk of child sexual abuse. It addresses risk, establishing criteria, and selecting screening tools. It also includes a child sexual abuse risk exposure matrix. (1997, 8 pages)

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