At the heart of safeguarding is the victim-survivorA conference in Rome becomes the stage for people from different European countries to share safeguarding and preventive measures to combat sexual abuse in the Church. For example, in England and Wales, the Bishops’ Conference has been working with an independent agency to audit, review, and monitor safeguarding in church entities. In the Archdiocese of Malta, the Safeguarding Commission has focused on prevention and training. At the heart of safeguarding: victim-survivorsA common thread throughout the different experiences was a focus on care for the voice of the victim-survivor. “As we stop seeing the question of safeguarding from a victim survivors’ perspective,” he said, “it's almost as if a heart goes out of the whole thing.”--Vatican News

Source: The Herald November 15, 2024 05:10 UTC