Child safety program 'opens eyes' to signs of abuse

Submitted on April 20, 2011
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Barbara Watkins | bwatkins@archstl.org
Peggy Henderson, center, read a book April 19 to St. Louis Catholic Academy students Trystin Brooks, Mackenzie Goliday, Tryniti Brooks and Alivia Blair. Henderson is active in the Protecting God’s Children program.
Peggy Henderson, center, read a book April 19 to St. Louis Catholic Academy students Trystin Brooks, Mackenzie Goliday, Tryniti Brooks and Alivia Blair. Henderson is active in the Protecting God’s Children program.
Sarah Conard
Keeping children safe starts with communication. "The most important step, if you're serious about ending child abuse," said Terry Edelmann "is to communicate your concerns." Edelmann is director of the Safe Environment Program, the archdiocesan effort to protect children from abuse. Her goal, and the goal of the archdiocese is "to keep children safe" and to educate everyone on how to do that. In conjunction with April designated Child Abuse Prevention Month, this is a good time to revisit the archdiocesan efforts, Edelmann said.

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