Safe Environment
Safe Environment Coordinator/Victim Assistance Coordinator
El Coordinador de Ambiente Seguro/El Coordinator de Asistencia a las Victimas
Dominic Colucy dcolucy@youngstowndiocese.org
Office: 330.744.8451 x293
Fax: 330.744.5099
To report child abuse or to seek victim’s assistance, call the Diocesan Response Line 330.718.1388
Compliance Requirements
We encourage victim-survivors to carefully consider whether the individual online training modules might be more or less triggering, and to reach out to the diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator to confidentially discuss concerns and potentially explore other training options in advance. We are committed to collaborating with victim-survivors to provide alternative training options. While safe environment training is helpful and required, it should not be a source of additional harm to a victim-survivor. Our goal is to create safer environments for everyone. For more information, please visit https://virtusonline.org/virtus/what_to_expect.cfm.
5 Year Recertification
Reporting Resources
Reports to Civil Authorities
Diocesan Reporting Requirements
Policies
Promise to Protect - Pledge to Heal
Safe Environment Policy
Includes Standards of Ministerial Behavior (Contains Sexual Harassment Policy)
Participation in Church Life by Sex Offenders
Accountability
Diocesan Review Board
List of Clergy Credibly Accused
Announcements
Reporting Child/Vulnerable Adult Abuse
To report abuse or a violation of the Safe Environment Policy, contact Mr. Dominic Colucy, Safe Environment Coordinator at (office) 330-744-8451 x293 or (response line) 330-718-1388.
Safe Environment: Updating Information
Procedures for Safe Environment Compliance Officers to add, move, inactivate or remove individuals at their location. Contact the Safe Environment Coordinator at dcolucy@youngstowndiocese.org.
Safe Environment: Compliance Requirements
The Safe Envrionment compliance requirements for the Diocese of Youngstown include VIRTUS training, acknowledgment form (Appendix 9), and background checks.
Safe Environment: Who needs to be compliant?
FAQ: Who needs to be compliant with Safe Environment policies and procedures in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown?
Safe Environment Materiales de Boletín (in Spanish)
The attached bulletin announcement regarding education, screening, reporting, and victim assistance, should be included bi-monthly (every two months) in all parish bulletins.
Safe Environment Bulletin Announcements (in English)
The attached bulletin announcement regarding education, screening, reporting, and victim assistance, should be included bi-monthly (every two months) in all parish bulletins.
Contact the Office of Safe Environment
Contact the Office of Safe Environment (Please see the additional contact information above for the dedicated Confidential Victims Assistance phone number)