REPORTING ABUSE OF A CHILD
If you suspect a child has been a victim of abuse or neglect, please immediately contact Massachusetts Department of Family and Children Services Child-at-Risk-Hotline: 800-792-5200
After reporting, please contact the Parish Response Team here.
REPORTING ABUSE OF A Vulnerable adult
If you suspect a disabled adult has been a victim of abuse or neglect, please report it to the Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission here.
If you suspect an elderly adult (60+) has been a victim of abuse or neglect, please report it to the Executive Office of Elder Affairs’ Adult Protective Services program here.
After reporting, please contact the Parish Response Team here.
REPORTING ABUSE OR MISCONDUCT WITHIN CHURCH OF THE CROSS (NOT CHILD or vulnerable adult)
If you have experienced or witnessed abuse or misconduct at Church of the Cross, by another member or by a lay leader (not ordained), please contact the Parish Response Team here.
REPORTING CLERGY ABUSE OR MISCONDUCT
If you have experienced or witnessed abuse or misconduct by a Church of the Cross clergy member, you can report that complaint through the Diocese of Christ Our Hope’s complaint form. This form is a confidential ‘consent to contact’ from an independent, trauma-trained licensed counselor.
For more information about the Diocese of Christ Our Hope Reporting Procedure, please visit the diocesan web site (linked here).