downloadable guide on trauma informed care for survivors

​Survivors are often traumatized by routine medical care.  We want providers to do better! We collaborated with survivors, providers and others to produce this new Guide on trauma-informed care for survivors of sexual abuse.
The Guide can also be found on the Resources page of Resilient PA and HEAL PA https://www.resilientpa.org/resources

​guide to creating safe environments for survivors of sexual abuse in the congregation

Downloadable Child sexual abuse prevention booklet

Downloadable Mandated reporter brochure

Call 1-800-932-0313

The Pennsylvania ChildLine is a toll-free hotline available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to receive reports of suspected child abuse and general child well-being concerns.
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The report can be taken in English or other languages.
For TDD (Telephone Device for the Deaf) call 1- 866-872-1677

Obtain a Child Abuse History Check

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Obtain a PA Police Criminal Record Check

Obtain a FBI Criminal Background Check

YWCA Lancaster Sexual Assault Prevention & Counseling Center
Lancaster County, PA:  717-392-7273
Support, free counseling for children and adults, court accompaniment and more.
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
State Wide:  1-888-772-7227

Home is supposed to be a safe place. Relationships are for joy, not harm.
Domestic Violence Services - Lancaster County, PA  
Lancaster County, PA: 717-299-1249
Support, shelter, legal clinic and more.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law 
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statues/Title 23, Domestic Relations/Chapter 63, Child Protective Services

Stop It Now! Help for Adults who are Concerned about their own Behavior, or that of another

Stop It Now is a resource for persons who concerned about the behavior of another adult toward children, or an adult is concerned about their own behavior. Info site & helpline.

What's OK?  Help for Teens who are Concerned about their own Behavior

A new resource from Stop It Now for teens who are concerned about their own sexual behaviors, interest in children, or use of pornography. It is both an info site and a helpline.  

The Role of Culture Change in our Communities and the Movement to End Child Sexual Abuse: Centering Culture Change in Social Justice
A #Movement-Moment paper by Linda Crockett, Director, Safe Communities and Hilary Binder-Aviles, Contributing Editor

Five Years of Safe Church: Progress and Promise in Changing Culture to End Child Sexual Abuse
Report following Lancaster Convening in 2016, prepared by Hilary Binder-Aviles