Joy Melton has written several books designed to assist churches in developing policy and procedures for working with children and youth. DVDs and videos of supporting material are available to order. Find out more at these links:
Safe Sanctuaries for Ministers – Best Practices and Ethical Decisions by Joy Melton
Safe Sanctuaries – The Church Responds to Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Older Adults by Joy Melton
Preventing Sexual Abuse in Congregations – A Resource for Leaders by Karen McClintock
Safe Sanctuaries in a Virtual World by Joy Melton and Michelle Foster
This website is provided as a public service by the U.S. Department of Justice. The public may search participating state public information regarding the presence or location of offenders, who, in most cases, have been convicted of sexually violent offenses against adults and children and certain sexual contact and other crimes against victims who are minors. This is an educational tool to learn about the possible presence of such offenders in their local communities.
Background screens are included as part of the local church online software process. Contact the Safe Sanctuaries office for more information.
The Missouri Department of Health's Family Care Safety Registry is available to check if a person is already on the registry or you may download or print registry forms from this site. If your church decides to use this registry, you may download the forms and change the address at the bottom of the form to that of the church, if you want the applicants to return the form and money to your office and not the state.