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Douglas Russell and Prof Daryl Higgins, Institute of Child Protection Studies, ACU
Benevolentia, managed by Porticus
Create a more connected and integrated academic and professional network focused on safeguarding in the Church and other sectors.
The Global Safeguarding Alliance (GSA) has engaged the Institute of Child Protection Studies to lead interactions between GSA researchers and Church leaders, safeguarding professionals, trauma specialists and other relevant research end-users in Catholic entities internationally. Our audience will include Church leaders, ministers, clergy, religious men and women (brothers and nuns/sisters), and safeguarding managers.
Our vision is to integrate academic and professional work focused on safeguarding in the Catholic Church. Forming strong connections within a network will facilitate a mutually beneficial exchange of safeguarding knowledge to improve prevention of child sexual abuse, and knowledge about research methods suitable for difference context.
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SubscribeThe Women's Insights into Safeguarding Efforts in the Catholic Church (WISE) project is a global research project that seeks to understand how women-both religious and lay-experience and view safeguarding practices within the Catholic Church.
The WISE Project is gathering insights from women across different countries via an online survey. Participants will include nuns, sisters, and lay women who are active in Church life, and women working in the Church (both Catholic and non-Catholic). The study will explore their experiences with current safeguarding measures, their ideas for improvement, and their views on the risks posed by both men and women within Church settings. Read more about the WISE project.
Take part in the survey2023 to 2026
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