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Resources for creating child protection policies:
Hammar, Richard, & Liautaud, Marian. (2008). Reducing the risk: Keeping your ministry safe from child sexual abuse (3rd ed.). Christianity Today International.
Making our churches safe for all: An introduction to abuse prevention for local churches. (2004). United Church of Christ (UCC) Insurance Board.
Making your sanctuary safe: Resources for developing congregational abuse prevention policies. (2007). Mennonite Central Committee.
McClintock, Karen A. (2004), Preventing sexual abuse in congregations: A resource for leaders. Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute.
Melton, Joy Thornburg. (2008). Safe sanctuaries: Reducing the risk of abuse in the church for children and youth. Discipleship Resources.
Patterson, John C. (2004). Staff screening tool kit (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: The Nonprofit Risk Management Center.
Patterson, John C., & Oliver, Barbara B. (2004). The Season of Hope: A Risk Management Guide for Youth-Serving Nonprofits. Washington, DC: The Nonprofit Risk Management Center.
Recommended reading:
Adams, Carol, & Fortune, Marie M. (1995). Violence against women and children: A Christian theological sourcebook. New York: Continuum.
De Becker, Gavin. (1999). Protecting the gift: Keeping children and teenagers safe (and parents sane). New York, NY: Random House, Inc.
Fortune, Marie M. (2005). Sexual violence: The sin revisited. New York: The Pilgrim Press.
Kittle, Katrina. (2005). The kindness of strangers. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
Poling, James Newton. (2003). Understanding male violence: Pastoral care issues. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press.
Prey-Harbaugh, Julie. (2004). "A Lord's Supper liturgy for survivors of trauma: On sacramental healing," Journal of Religion & Abuse (5)4.
Books for children:
Holmes, Margaret M. (2000). A terrible thing happened: A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma. Magination Press.
Spelman, Cornelia Maude. (2000). Your body belongs to you. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company.