Safe Environment (Prevent & Protect)

Safe Environment Compliance (Prevent and Protect) is required of any individual age 18 or older who has contact with minors, with vulnerable adults, or who makes home visits while working with our parish. Individuals are required to attend a Prevent and Protect workshop, view two online training modules regarding abuse reporting, complete a national criminal record check, and sign the Archdiocese's Code of Ethical Conduct.

   Please note: All volunteers aged 18 or older must register with Prevent and Protect, which is the updated version of the Protecting God's Children program in the archdiocese. If you have attended a Protecting God's Children workshop in the past, you will not need to re-take the workshop and will simply need to view the training modules and complete the registration process online.

     For a list of upcoming sessions or to register with Prevent and Protect, click here (use passcode stlprotect). For more information, please contact the Parish Office at [email protected]. 

Abuse and Neglect Reporting

Victims of sexual abuse, in addition to contacting civil authorities, are asked to come forward in order to receive pastoral assistance. Reports of abuse may be made to any pastor or to:

• Missouri Department of Social Services, Children's Division
  Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1-800-392-3738

• Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
  Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1-800-392-0210