Safe Environment Policy
2026 Safe Environment Handbook
An updated set of guidelines and procedures comprising the 2026 Safe Environment Handbook includes more frequent Safe Environment training and background checks; updates to CT Mandatory reporting guidelines; Vos Estis Lux Mundi (2023), procedural updates to the Sexual Misconduct Review Board and added safeguards for the victim and the accused during an investigation.
Policy Documents
Safe Environment Executive Summaries
| Name | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Executive Summary (Spanish) | Download | 2021-03-14 |
| 2020 Executive Summary | Clergy & Men in Formation | Download | 2021-03-14 |
| 2020 Executive Summary | Religious Sisters and Brothers | Download | 2021-03-14 |
| 2020 Executive Summary | Educators and Administrators | Download | 2021-03-14 |
| 2020 Executive Summary | Lay Employees | Download | 2021-03-14 |
| 2020 Executive Summary | Lay Volunteers | Download | 2021-03-14 |
| 2020 Executive Summary | Independent Contractors, Tenants & Vendors | Download | 2021-03-14 |
| 2020 Executive Summary (Portuguese) | Download | 2021-03-14 |
| 2015 Executive Summary (Polish) | Download | 2016-09-15 |
| 2015 Executive Summary (Vietnamese) | Download | 2016-09-15 |
| 2015 Executive Summary (Spanish) | Download | 2016-09-15 |
| 2015 Executive Summary (Portuguese) | Download | 2016-09-15 |
| 2015 Executive Summary | Clergy & Men in Formation | Download | 2015-03-06 |
| 2015 Executive Summary | Religious Sisters and Brothers | Download | 2015-03-06 |
| 2015 Executive Summary | Educators and Administrators | Download | 2015-03-06 |
| 2015 Executive Summary | Lay Employees | Download | 2015-03-06 |
| 2015 Executive Summary | Lay Volunteers | Download | 2015-03-06 |
| 2015 Executive Summary | Independent Contractors, Tenants & Vendors | Download | 2015-03-06 |
Other Documents
| Name | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|
| Permission Form for Direct Electronic Communication with Minors | Download | 2015-06-06 |
Contact Information
Erin Neil, L.C.S.W., Director of Safe Environment & Victim Assistance Coordinator
(203) 416-1406 (Office) | Tel: (203) 650-3265 (Mobile) | [email protected]
Valeria Jarrin, Safe Environment Program Associate
(203) 416-1407 (Office) | (203) 209-7347 (Mobile) | [email protected]