The 15th June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The abuse of older people is an increasing and serious problem, so it is vital to raise awareness of this to enable us all to take responsibility for preventing elder abuse in our communities. Elder abuse is a global...
The Diocesan Safeguarding Team held its annual Parish Safeguarding Representatives Conference at Buckfast Abbey on Saturday 13th May. It was attended by almost 40 of the Safeguarding Reps that volunteer in our churches across the diocese. The day was opened by Fr...
Sophie Scagell, the Survivor Support Caseworker from our Diocesan Safeguarding Team attended the opening of the LOUDfence being held in the Archdiocese of Birmingham at St Chad’s Cathedral this week. She has written a summary about this: “I attended the...
Following the LOUDfence we held in February at Christ the King Church in Plymouth, the Catholic Church in France held a LOUDfence between the 28th and 29th March. This was held as part of the Plenery Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of France. The...
The 18th of March is the annual National Child Exploitation Awareness Day. Child exploitation can take many forms, including sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation, County Lines exploitation and child trafficking. The day is about raising awareness of this issue...
