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The Archdiocese of Indianapolis utilizes Safe Parish as part of its ongoing commitment to the care and protection of children.

All priests, deacons, employees of parishes, schools and agencies of the archdiocese, and volunteers who have contact with children are required to complete the training prior to their first day of employment, service or ministry, even if they have taken Virtus or other child protection programs at another Diocese or Archdiocese.

Training is valid for 5 years at which time you will be required to re-certify in order to continue your status in the Archdiocese.

The course is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week at www.Archindysafeparish.org

Thank you in advance for your participation in this training and your commitment to the protection of children. Please contact the Human Resources office of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis at hr@archindy.org if you have any questions. 
Safe Parish Training
 Safe Environment Toolkit

The Archdiocese of Indianapolis recognizes that parents (guardians) have the primary responsibility for the health of their children. Although it is strongly recommended that medication be given in the home, the health of some children and youth may require that they take medication or receive other medical care while in the care of the Catholic school, parish or archdiocesan program. 

When medication absolutely must be given at other times outside the home, parents (guardians) shall provide explicit written instructions including instructions as necessary from their physician or other medical practitioner regarding the need for prescription medication or specific medical care. 

Archdiocesan personnel are generally protected from liability for administering emergency first aid in good faith by the Indiana Good Samaritan Law (IC 34-30-12).

The world of WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Hangouts, Skype etc... makes it easy for leaders and minors to have one-on-one communication. When leaders need to communicate with a child or youth in a more direct manner such as checking in, sending call access information, or providing curruculm documents, they should communicate with parents via email. This ensures all interactions are reccording and transparent. 

Read more about how to schedule meetings and including parent accountability in the document below. 

Passenger vans designed to hold 15 passengers have been shown to have an extremely high propensity for rollover accidents. Therefore, schools, parishes and agencies in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis are hereby prohibited from purchasing, leasing, renting, or otherwise using 15 passenger vans for transporting passengers at any time for any purpose.

This includes the use of privately owned 15-passenger vans. In genral, vehicles meeting the definition of a school bus should be used for transporting larger groups instead of vans or automobiles, whenever possible.