Plan to Protect(R): A Safeguarding Guide for Children, Youth and Adults, Church Edition

For 25 years Plan to Protect(R) has been the premier leader in safeguarding for churches in Canada. This edition, Plan to Protect(R) A Safeguarding Guide for Children, Youth and Adults, Church Edition continues to provide you the most updated research, best practices and templates to safeguard your church and the vulnerable sector you serve. Not only does it include the policies, procedures and templates for safeguarding children and youth, which we are well known for, but this version of the manual also includes:

The voice of the victim

-Updated best practices

-General Protection Policies and Procedures for the entire Church

-Updated Child and Youth Protection Procedures

-Adult Protection Procedures (including power differentials, misconduct and sexual harassment)

-Documentation Management

-Restorative Justice for Offenders

-Whistleblower

-New case studies

-Updated forms and templates

What are people saying about Plan to Protect(R)?

＂I was abused within a church. Despite what happened to me, I love the Church and serve it in a full-time capacity. It breaks my heart to hear and see how ’open’ the Church feels to predators, but I have hope for the present and future of the Church because of Plan to Protect(R). Things are not as they used to be because sexual abuse has become acceptable to talk about, and we work hard to prevent and protect. We know what to do if allegations are made. The Church must become a safe place for the vulnerable, and this will only happen as the whole body of Christ takes action. Please, Church, protect the vulnerable and victims among us.＂
-Rachel (pseudonym for a victim-survivor of abuse)

＂Plan to Protect(R) is a great witness to the love of Jesus Christ for all humanity by showing churches and other ministries how to protect the most vulnerable among us.＂
-Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Centre for Christian Charities

＂Churches and faith-based charities have come a long way in the past 30 years in understanding the risks and potential for abuse, molestation, bullying, and harassment within their own programs and ministries. We have been encouraged by the leaders who have spearheaded the implementation and maintenance of effective abuse prevention by holding their standards high, both for the protection of those in their care, and to reinforce their positive testimony with a message of grace, love and hope they provide to the communities they serve. Plan to Protect(R) has been instrumental in leading the way in this remarkable progress by providing effective prevention plans, valuable resources, hands-on assistance, and a ＂made-in-Canada＂ solution to safeguard Christian ministries from abuse claims. We applaud Plan to Protect(R), Melodie Bissell, and her staff for their unwavering commitment to churches and Christian ministries across Canada with this latest comprehensive and practical 2022 version of their prevention plan, and truly hope that it will continue to guide leaders for the vigilant protection of the most vulnerable.＂
-Kenneth A. Hall, President, Robertson Hall Insurance Inc.

＂Plan to Protect(R) is a valuable source of important and up to date information and strategies that will assist churches and child focused organizations in providing safe and caring environments for children. Our children deserve nothing less!＂
-Don Hepburn, former child protection worker, Supervisor and Senior Manager with the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto. (Retired)