Safe Environment

TIPS is a comprehensive platform for reporting, tracking, and documenting incidents and concerns. TIPS empowers students, parents, faculty, staff, neighbors, visitors and all other community members to be heard and to safely report warning signs and trouble. The goal of TIPS is prevention and to help identify red flags and warning signs before an incident occurs or escalates.

The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to combatting sexual abuse in the Church.

If you are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse:

1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-392-3738 (if the victim is currently under the age of 18), and 

2. Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and 

3. After reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman
at 812-2500 if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee, or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. 

 

OMBUDSMAN​

The ombudsman receives and investigates all reports of inappropriate behavior or sexual misconduct by clergy, employees, or volunteers in the Diocese of Kansas City ~ St. Joseph. Contact Joe Crayon, at 816.812.2500

To make a confidential report, please contact: Public Liaison Officer, Ombudsman,
816-812-2500

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The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph REQUIRES all parish and school employees and all volunteers in children's programs (school and childcare volunteers, coaches, chaperones, SOR teachers, Youth Ministers, Sacristans and Confirmation leaders) to take Protecting God's Children, a workshop deisgned to help raise awareness about child sexual abuse and create safer environments for all of our children. While employees and volunteers working with children are required to attend, all persons interested in making our world safer for children are welcome and encouraged to attend. Adults who attend the session will come away with practical information about the warning signs of child abuse, ways to prevent abuse, strategies for handling suspicions of abuse and ways to respond.                                       

For further questions regarding Safe Environment policies and enforcement at Nativity of Mary Catholic Church, please contact Cameron Engelbrecht at [email protected].