Latham Community Baptist Church

CHURCH CERTIFICATION

Creating a Safe Haven is the first-of-its-kind program designed to help faith communities develop the skills and a plan for how they would respond when supporting a victim or survivor of domestic violence.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND

RESPONSE PLAN

Safe Haven works with you to create policies and procedures that support appropriate violence response and prevention. Some areas of policy include:

• Training for staff and volunteers

• How to handle disclosures of abuse

• How to respond when abuser attends church

• How to promote healthy relationships for adults and youth

• Practices that support primary prevention