➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway
US: New Manual Guides Church Leaders in Sexual Abuse policies and prevention
Aquila Report – August 10, 2017
In 2015, the last year for which numbers are available, there were 683,000 incidents of child abuse and neglect reported to child protective services in the United States. “Protestants understand this isn’t just a Catholic issue,” said Tchividjian, referring to the massive clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. “This issue is sadly incredibly prevalent.”
http://religionnews.com/2017/08/10/new-manual-guides-church-leaders-in-sexual-abuse-policies-and-prevention/