Is your place safe for my kids? Michael Costanzo 11/19/2015 10:30 a.m.

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Is your place safe for my kids? Michael Costanzo 11/19/ :30 a.m.

Is your place safe for my kids? Penn State paying $59.7 million to settle Sandusky cases--CNN L.A. archdiocese settles final priest abuse case; $740 million spent--LA Times Edward Tubbs pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child at the NYS Museum--ABC Sex-abuse victim’s family sues Sylmar Catholic school, Archdiocese of Los Angeles--Daily News

National Statistics There are more than 39 million survivors of sexual abuse in the U.S. 1 in 4 girls will be sexually abused before the age of 18 20% of child sex abuse victims are under the age of 8 More than 90% of abusers are people children know, love or trust Source: Darkness to Light, Darkness to Light has been endorsed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Is your place safe for my kids? 1.What’s at stake 2.Assessment 3.Strategies 4.Tools 5.Conclusion

What’s at stake for your place? Harm to a child Institutional reputation--actual on-site incident or association with an offender Financial Liability—can be millions of dollars

Is your place safe for my kids? Making it Safe.

Assessment  What are the child/youth interactions?  Who are your employees & what is expected of them?  Volunteers, contractors & others  Consider your site

Strategies Foster a culture of youth safety Establish policies & procedures Consider operational impacts Investigate & train staff Report & track incidents

Safety Culture Protecting youth is a safety issue

Tools Background investigations Staff Orientation Written acknowledgement by staff Online Training Specific youth protocols Incident reports

Case Study: California Academy of Sciences Policy & Code of Conduct with Youth Staff/volunteer orientation Signed by employees and volunteers Regular online training Criminal Background Investigations -Employees and volunteers -Reference checks specific to working with children. Departmental level training—youth specific protocols for Education, Security, Guest Experience, Youth Programs Building Access Management Practices impact youth safety

Operational Considerations

Visitor Management Background checks Developing custom visitor database Flagging problem visitors Consent forms

Mandated Reporting What are your organization’s legal obligations?

The results of preparation

Is your place safe for my kids? Questions?