The Eastern Baptist Association is committed to sharing resources to help member churches grow in awareness of and skill in responding to abuse. 

 

If your church needs to come into compliance with the Sexual Abuse Policies adopted by our 2-State Convention for all partnership churches, this video will guide you through the process of implementing those policies in your congregation.

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Laws regarding reporting abuse in Maryland.

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County-specific phone numbers for reporting in Maryland

Reporting information for Delaware.

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For more comprehensive help and resources, please look at the Pathways resource page for the Baptist Convention of Maryland and Delaware.​​

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Also, if you would like a 7-page version of a child safety policy that you can use as a template to make it easier for you to implement, email Larry Davis, and he will send it to you.