“Child abuse & neglect”
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services posts data and other information about child abuse on its Child Welfare Information Gateway.
Category: Faith leaders
Debra Orenstein
Debra Orenstein is a rabbi and leader of Makom Ohr Shalom congregation in Los Angeles. She wrote a Torah portion commentary about teshuvah, the return to God, and weight loss.
“Ultra-Orthodox Group Affirms Abuse Cases Go First To Rabbi”
The Catholic Church is not the only religious community battling the ministerial abuse problem. A May 25, 2011, article in The Forward, titled “Ultra-Orthodox Group Affirms Abuse Cases Go First To Rabbi,” shows how some Jewish religious authorities contend that Jews must consult a rabbi before going to law enforcement with suspicions of sexual abuse committed by community […]
Myriam Klotz
Myriam Klotz is a Reconstructionist rabbi and the director of yoga and embodied practices at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.
“Another Long Lent”
Read “Another Long Lent,” an April 8, 2011, essay in Commonweal magazine about the Philadelphia crisis by Nicholas P. Cafardi, Cafardi is a civil and canon lawyer and one of the original members of the USCCB’s National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Youth. He is the author of Before Dallas, a history of the clergy child sexual-abuse […]
“Top Vatican expert on sexual abuse explains new Catholic guidelines”
Read a May 16, 2011, Q&A by Reuters with Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the Justice Promoter in the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and its top expert on clerical sexual abuse issues, on the new Vatican guidelines.
“The Fog of Scandal”
Read “The Fog of Scandal,” a May 12, 2011, essay in Commonweal magazine by Ana Maria Catanzaro, head of the clergy abuse review board for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. She recounts her experience and dismay at the revelations of the grand jury.
“John Jay report not just about mistakes in 1960s, says sex abuse expert”
Read a June 1, 2011, Catholic News Service story, “John Jay report not just about mistakes in 1960s, says sex abuse expert,” featuring an interview with Monica Applewhite, an expert in abuse prevention strategies.
“What Caused the Crisis? Key findings of the John Jay College Study on clergy sexual abuse”
Read “What Caused the Crisis? Key findings of the John Jay College Study on clergy sexual abuse,” a story in the June 6, 2011, edition of America magazine by Kathleen McChesney, who was the first executive director of the Office for Child and Youth Protection of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.