Safe EnvironmentIn accord with the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops' Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, all dioceses in the U.S. have Safe Environment programs which assist parents, children, and those who work with children in preventing harm to young people. |
Contact the Safe Environment Coordinator In the Diocese of Lincoln, the Safe Environment Learning Community is hosted by Catholic Mutual Group. Exclusively for the clergy, religious, staff, volunteers, and parents of the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln, it is designed to inform, instruct, and alert those who take part in it about the moral and physical dangers that could potentially affect the children of God who are placed under our care. Read more about our Protection of Youth. The Safe Environment Coordinator for the Diocese of Lincoln is Jeff Hohlen, 402-314-2899, who works to ensure the implementation of the norms and recommendations in the USCCB’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
Reporting Misconduct
The first step in the report of any crime or suspected crime is to call law enforcement. Nebraska law requires all suspicions of child abuse or neglect to be reported to law enforcement or DHHS (Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-652-1999).
The purpose of the anonymous Reporting Hotline and Website, from the nationally known company NAVEX Global, is to assist persons in making reports to Diocese of Lincoln of any misconduct involving diocesan personnel. This hotline is not a substitute or alternative to calling law enforcement; it is intended to offer an additional opportunity to make sure any wrong in the Church is uncovered and reported. It provides a way for employees, volunteers, parishioners, and other interested parties to report financial misconduct, code of conduct violations, or internal control concerns, and makes it easier for victims and others to come forward and to be anonymous if they wish.
The Misconduct Reporting Hotline and Website allows for all kinds of concerns and complaints – of sexual misconduct, boundary violations, suspicious behavior, financial impropriety or any other potential wrongs – to be brought out into the open. Bishop Conley encourages people to report anything that makes them uncomfortable, even if they may not be crimes or constitute “abuse.”
The Misconduct Hotline is: 1-844-527-0596 (English and Spanish) or Reporting Website: lincolndiocese.ethicspoint.com.
