OCYP News - Diocese of Lake Charles

National Review Board Reports on 10 Years after Charter

ATLANTA — The National Review Board (NRB), a lay group advising the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on the handling of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy, issued a 10-year progress report, June 13, at the USCCB spring meeting in Atlanta.

Safe Environment Messages for Children

WASHINGTON — As schools launch a new academic year, millions of children also are set to learn the ABC’s of child protection. In Catholic schools and parishes nationwide,safe environment training gives children the skills necessary to protect themselves from would be-offenders.

DCFS Launches Toll-Free Number

On Monday, July 11, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services launched a toll-free number 855-4LA-KIDS (855-452-5437) for anyone in the state to call and report child abuse or neglect.

Bishops Welcome Update of Vatican Norms on Sexual Abuse

WASHINGTON — Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Washington, Chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Protection of Children and Young People, welcomed the Vatican’s update of its 2001 norms dealing with clergy sexual abuse of minors in a July 15 statement.

John Jay College Report

NO SINGLE CAUSE, PREDICTOR OF CLERGY ABUSE

WASHINGTON — A landmark study by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, which examined the causes and context of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church, concluded that there was no single cause or predictor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.

Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect

State of Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services

If you know or suspect that a child is being abused or neglected click on this link to find out how to report that fact.

http://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=109

Office of Child & Youth Protection