Resource Materials for Cabell County Partners in Prevention

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Prayers/Bible Resource Information

 Holding Children in Prayer: A Lenten Guide - offers daily lessons, reflections and prayers to encourage and strengthen commitment to serve and advocate for children - 72 pages, 2001 (from Children's Defense Fund)
Holding Children in Prayer: An Advent Guide - during holiday season, keep children in thoughts and prayers - 72 pages, 2001 (from Children's Defense Fund)
Hold My Hand: Prayers for Building a Movement to Leave No Child Behind by Marian Wright Edelman - collection of prayers, pleas for guidance and pledges for commitment - 92 pages, 2001 (from Children's Defense Fund)
I'm Your Child, God: Prayers for Our Children by Marian Wright Edelman - collection of prayers for children. Themes include hope, love, and gratitude. Stunning multicultural collage artwork - 112 pages, 2002 (from Children's Defense Fund)
The Holy Bible for Child Advocates - edition of the New Revised Standard Version includes Child Advocate's Topical Concordance detailing references to children (from Children's Defense Fund)
Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations on Loving and Working for Children by Marian Wright Edelman - prayers of thanksgiving, pleas for guidance, and pledges of commitment - 240 pages, 19995 (from Children's Defense Fund)

Artwork on Disk

 What You in the Congegation Need to Know abou Clergy Misconduct - camera-ready artwork on disk - (from Faith Trust Institute)
What You Need to Know if a Child is Being Abused or Neglected - camera-ready artwork on disk for own printing - (from Faith Trust Institute)

Pamphlets

 What You Need to Know if a Child is Being Abused or Neglected - pamphlet for clergy, laity, volunteers (from Faith Trust Institute)
What You in the Congregation Need to Know about Clergy Misconduct - pamphlet to both laity and clergy - (from Faith Trust Institute)

Videos

 A Prayer for Children (video) - poem by Ina Hughes read by Marian Wright Edelman. Includes footage of children. 3 minutes (from Children's Defense Fund)
A Moral Witness for Children: I'm Standing on Holy Ground (video) - Rev. James Forbes of NYC's Riverside Church provides inspirational advice for advocates and those who care about children - 21 minutes (from Children's Defense Fund)
Hear Their Cries: Religious Responses to Child Abuse (video) - role of clergy and lay leaders in ending child abuse, definitions of abuse, stories of adult survivors, discussion of theological issues, how to respond to a disclosure, includes study guide - 48 minutes, 1992 (from Faith Trust Institute)
The Healing Years: A Documentary About Surviving Incest and Child Sexual Abuse (video) - profiles 3 women thru their journey of pain and despair from incest and their process of healing and recovery - 52 minutes, 2001 (from Faith Trust Institute)
Bless Our Children: Preventing Sexual Abuse - tells story of one congregation's efforts to include sexual abuse prevention in religious education - 40 minutes, 1993 (from Faith Trust Institute)
Not in My Church (video) - story of how one church faced a betrayal of trust by its minister - 45 minutes, 1991 (from Faith Trust Institute)
A Sacred Trust: Boundary Issues for Clergy and Spiritual Teachers - program of 4 training videos and facilitator's guide - includes Boundaries, Power and Vulnerability (22 minutes); Dating, Friendships, Dual Relationships, Gifts (23 minutes); The Pulpit, Transference, Hugging & Touch, Intimacy (22 minutes); Personal Needs and Self-Care, Red Flags, Final Reflections (22 minutes) (from Faith Trust Institute)

Books/Manuals

 Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Program - curricula designed for use in Christian education setting, each for a specific age group (5-8 years - 10 sessions) (9-12 years - 13 sessions) (teenagers - 6 sessions) (from Faith Trust Institute)
Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Child Abuse in the Church by Joy Thornburg Melton - 80 page workbook - (wholesale from Cokesbury Bookstore in Charleston)
Workshop Manual - Clergy Misconduct: Sexual Abuse in the Ministerial Relationship - manual to use when offering training on subject os sexual abuse by clergy - 1997 (from Faith Trust Institute)
Is Nothing Sacred? - case study designed as a blueprint for congregations on preventing and finding effective solutions for sexual abuse against congergants by clergy - 1999 (from Faith Trust Institute)
Creating Partnerships with Faith Communities to End Sexual Violence - Fall 2003 - interreligious resource to build partnerships between community organizations and faith based communities and to involve faith groups in prevention of sexual violence (from Faith Trust Institute)
National Observance of Children's Sabbaths Manual: Repairing of the Breach - multi-faith resource manual for planning and promoting a Children's Sabbath celebration to nurture and protect children - 172 pages, 2002 (from Children's Defense Fund)