Report Abuse

REPORT ABUSE

Reporting Suspected Abuse

The Catholic Diocese of Salina is committed to protecting children and young people. All clergy, staff, educators, and volunteers are educated on how to prevent child sexual abuse, how to recognize sex offender behaviors, and how to create safe environments for children and young people in our parishes, schools and community.

Anyone working or volunteering in a Catholic parish or school, who knows or has reason to believe that a minor or vulnerable adult is or has been abused or neglected, please report to proper civil authorities/law enforcement as soon as possible.

The Diocese of Salina’s Victim Assistance Coordinator is available to help you or anyone who has been abused or victimized by someone representing the Catholic Church. We will listen to your needs and support you. We will help you make a formal complaint and arrange a personal meeting with the bishop or his delegate, if desired. We offer community resources, counseling for individual and families, and recognize the needs of parishes, schools, and other entities who may have been affected.

If you observe suspected child abuse to a minor by clergy or other church or school personnel, please note the following:

If the child is in immediate danger, call 911

Call Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) 800-922-5330

Make a confidential report to the Victim Assistance Coordinator (VAC) using either the hotline, website, or email

Hotline 866-752-8855 ext. 1067

Website:reportandprotect.com

Email: reportabuse@salinadiocese.org

If you observe suspected child abuse to a minor by non-church or school personnel, please note the following:

If the child is in immediate danger, call 911

Call Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) 800-922-5330

Call KBI 800-572-7463

If you were a victim of abuse by a member of clergy in the past, please note the following:

Notify the KBI 800-572-7463 or email clergyabuse@kbi.ks.gov

If you suspect abuse by a Bishop or Religious Superior currently or in the past, please note the following:

Make a confidential report through the Catholic Bishop Reporting Service using hotline or website:

Hotline: 800-276-1562

Website: reportbishopabuse.org

Let us pray for those who have suffered because of the wrongs done to them from members of the Church; may they find within the Church herself a concrete response to their pain and suffering.

RESOURCES

Listed below are a wide variety of mental health organizations for both individual and/or family counseling within the Catholic Diocese of Salina.

Catholic Charities

Salina(785) 825-0208 Hays(785) 625-2644 Manhattan(785) 323-0644

High Plains Mental Health 

Hays(785) 628-2871  Colby(785) 462-6774  Norton(785) 877-5141  Osborne(785) 346-2184 Phillipsburg(785) 543-5284 Goodland(785) 899-5991 

Pawnee Mental Health 

Manhattan(785) 587-4300  Clay Center(785) 632-2108  Concordia(785) 243-8900  Junction City(785) 762-5250 Beloit (785) 738-5363 Belleville(785) 527-2549

Veridian Mental Health

Salina – Main Campus(785)-452-6113  Salina – East Campus(785)-452-4930