As an employer, it’s important to recognize that child sexual abuse is more common than most people realize. Ensuring your employees have access to the services their families need will strengthen your team.
Your leadership can empower everyone in your network to make a meaningful difference for kids.
Strengthen connections with your staff and clients.
Strengthen your team with access to essential services.
Busting Common Myths
Separating Fact from Fiction in Child Abuse Training
Myth: "I want to help, but I don't want anyone to think that sort of thing is happening here."
Fact
Child sexual abuse can happen anywhere. Partnering with CACMI is a proactive step that does two things for your business.
First, it helps you provide needed services to your employees that may be in need of assistance, which, in turn, strengthens your team.
Second, knowledge and confidence is your best defense against this serious issue. Taking a stand for kids and sharing a commitment to the prevention of child sexual abuse will clearly communicate your confidence and your dedication to community leadership in a way that helps everyone.
Myth: "I don't want the liability of an employee making a report and then being wrong. What if I get sued?"
Fact
Michigan laws states that there is zero liability for anyone (or company) that makes a good faith report. Further, reports can be made anonymously. No one is ever required to share their name or the company for whom they work when calling central intake.
A suspicion that goes unreported could have been a child’s only chance to escape their abuse. Turning a blind eye to this issue negatively impacts everyone. If you have mandated reporters on staff, they are legally required to make a report of a suspicion.
Your partnership matters.
Myth: "That sort of thing doesn't directly impact my business or employees."
Fact
The fact is, child sexual abuse does impact your business. 1 in 10 kids will be abused before their 18th birthday.
Employees who are trained to recognize and report abuse contribute to a safer community.
Moreover, your team will appreciate the opportunity to learn about the actions they can take to help protect kids and gain access to services they may need at home.
By addressing this issue, you’re promoting a culture of taking action on behalf of kids.
Child sexual abuse negatively impacts every business that has employees.
1 in 10 kids will be abused before their 18th birthday. That equates to serious trauma for the victim and their non-offending family members–your employees. Doing nothing allows more harm to occur and sends a dangerous and permissive signal to offenders, which puts others in harm’s way, and can lead to further harm to your workforce.
Partnering with CACMI can help eliminate this threat to the future of your business.
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CACMI collaborates with 40 CACs across Michigan to deliver essential, tailored services. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, we embrace the uniqueness of each business, fostering creative collaborations that yield mutual benefits.
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