"The Diana Screen^® is an easy to use child protection screen that you can use to reduce the risk of placing adults who present sexual risks to children into positions of trust."
          Gene G. Abel, MD

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One-Minute Quiz What Do You Know About Child Sexual Abuse in Faith-Based Care? 1) Which Faith Group has the most child sexual abusers in their congregations?     Protestant     Jewish     Roman Catholic     All denominations have the same percentage of child sexual abusers. 2) Nationally, of all the child sexual abuse during faith-based care, how many acts are done by paid staff and clergy?     75%     50%     25% 3) The Roman Catholic Churches make up 5% of all U.S. churches. How much did they pay in clergy sex abuse direct costs in 2008?     $247 million     $436 million     $521 million 4) Faith-based care groups are sometimes concerned about men caring for boys. Who sexually abuses the greatest number of boys?     Homosexual men     Heterosexual men     Bi-sexual men     Women 5) In Christian Churches, what percentage of alleged child sexual abusers are church volunteers?     12%     22%     42%

HOW THE CHILD ABUSER PASSES YOUR SCREENING 1. He assumes, since you know him, that you won't do a thorough reference check. 2. You may need to hire someone quickly, so you do not do a thorough reference check. 3. You ask for two letters of reference. He gives you references who know nothing about his past as an abuser. 4. On his resume, he leaves out the places he worked that would report his problematic behavior. 5. He strongly encourages you to do a criminal check on him. Like over 95% of people who sexually abuse, he knows he has never been convicted. 6. You don't use the new screening methods - such as THE DIANA SCREEN®. IMMEDIATE BENEFITS For the first time, you can screen out men and women who have already sexually abused a child. For the first time, you have an easy and fast way to get answers to the questions your staff are unprepared to ask. For the first time, you can screen out adults whose core values do not include protecting children from sexual abuse by other adults and older children in your program. They are permission-givers. You create a better atmosphere for the children. You have a superior pool of people better qualified to work with children. You have parents reporting higher satisfaction with your program.

Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Resources
After Silence, an online support group for sexual abuse survivors Sexual Abuse & Molestation Survivors forum Suggestions for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse How to Start a Child Sexual Abuse Support Group	Recovery from Childhood Abuse Self Help Books Parenting the Sexually Abused Child Inside Effects of Child Abuse on Adults: Childhood Sexual Abuse Childhood Sexual Abuse

WHAT IS THE DIANA SCREEN ®? The Diana Screen ® is a risk management tool that reduces the risk that your group's children will be molested and reduces the risk that your group will face expensive sexual misconduct lawsuits. Learn More»»

HOW DOES THE DIANA SCREEN ® WORK? THE DIANA SCREEN ® protects children by screening out men and women who are a sexual risk. More than 6% of all adults will have already molested a child before they come in your door. Learn More»»

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Foster Care

Faith-Based Groups

After School Activities

Children's Hospitals

Schools and Daycare

Youth Detention Programs

WHAT WE BELIEVE

The people at Abel Screening are dedicated to protecting children.

We believe every parent should know that their children have the greatest sexual abuse protection possible when they are cared for by others away from home.

THE DIANA SCREEN, by screening out prospective volunteers and employees who present a sexual risk, improves the child's sexual safety by an estimated 70%.

For 20 years Abel Screening has been developing cutting-edge technology to keep children safe.

THE DIANA SCREEN is our sixth test. It is a breakthrough in technology - 18 years in the making - that gives child care groups a way to add more sexual protection to children than has ever been possible.

Gene G. Abel, M.D., president of Abel Screening, Inc., is an internationally recognized pioneer in the sexual protection of children.

The federal government has awarded him six long-term National Institute of Mental Health grants to study the prevention of child molestation.

Dr. Abel has published 150 scientific articles in medical journals and criminal justice books and on the Attorney General's Department of Justice website.

Now, those findings are being put to a practical use.

As we work with religious and secular groups to protect the children in their care, it's important to us to form a partnership.

As we work with you to protect children, we will support you with the greatest respect for your organization. We will provide the highest quality in scientific technology and immediate customer service.

Together we can establish a new era in child safety.

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