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June 19 •
2019
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Building a response webpage? Here's a checklist

Consider using this checklist for your diocese,s response webpage
Elements for a comprehensive diocesan response webpage
- The diocese’s response is primarily organized and accessible from one place online, such as a separate website or section of the diocesan website
- Be easy to find from the home page
- Site is updated regularly
- How to report abuse, clearly identifying that civil authorities should be contacted immediately
- How to access victim assistance coordinator
- Pastoral resources and outreach for victims/survivors
- Summary of the child protection efforts
- Statement and/or video from the bishop conveying sorrow to victims/survivors and commitment to the protection of children
- Diocesan policy against abuse in compliance with the Charter and other relevant policies including a stated zero-tolerance policy for abuse
- Code of Conduct for clergy, employees and volunteers
- Diocesan report on how the diocese has handled abuse
- What happens when abuse is reported? What is the process the diocese uses to investigate?
- List of clergy with credible allegations of abuse, including status of each case/clergy member
- FAQs and definition of terms
- How the diocesan review board works
- Audit reports from the Charter, as well as statistics about how clergy, staff and volunteers are trained
- Financial reports, such as the cost of abuse, care for victims and litigation
- Funds or compensation program details for victims/survivors
- Frequency and scope of background checks for clergy, lay professional staff and volunteers
- Explanation of the screening of seminarian candidates and formation of seminarians
- Parish pastoral resources such as a “parish crisis response kit.”
- Links to other websites, columnists, videos and content on abuse, hope and healing
- Prayer resources
- Papal encyclicals and letters.
- USCCB resources
- Links to legal or public documents related to action taken against the diocese
- Available in English and Spanish, other relevant languages for the diocese