Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2025 Journal-Yearbook
supervisor (or supervisor’s supervisor), or the person in charge of the event. The supervisor will provide to the volunteer or staff person DCFS contact information and a list of questions DCFS will ask when the call is made (see below). The volunteer or staff person who suspects the abuse makes the call. The information DCFS needs includes: • Names, birth dates (or approximate ages), races, genders, etc. for all adult and child subjects. • Addresses for all victims and perpetrators, including current location. • Information about the siblings or other family members, if available. • Specific information about the abusive incident or the circumstances contribut- ing to risk of harm—for example, when the incident occurred, the extent of the injuries, how the child says it happened, and any other pertinent information. • If this information is not readily available, the reporter still should not delay a call to the hotline. The Child Abuse Hotline is 800-25-ABUSE or 800-252-2873. Reporting Policy Violations : If you witness a violation of this policy, please report it to the person in charge of the event, his/her staff, supervisor, Director, District Superintendent, or the Area Office. Contact information can be found at the conference website ( www.igrc.org ). Honest and good faith complaints are welcomed. The conference, including the aforementioned persons, will not retaliate against any person who brings forward a complaint. Prompt and appropriate investigation and corrective action will be taken. After Care : Following any report of incident within a district or conference event, the person in charge of the event shall work with conference staff, the District Superintendent, and/or the local church to provide ongoing support and care for all involved. Media Inquiries Should a staff member or volunteer of any district or conference event be contacted by the media for comment on any alleged violation of this policy involving IGRC or The United Methodist Church, that staff member or volunteer should direct the media person to the Director of Communications. No other staff member or volunteer is authorized to speak on behalf of the conference or district. This Abuse Prevention Policy and accompanying definitions and procedures will be reviewed at least once per quadrennium. Responsibility for ensuring this review rests with the Bishop’s Resource Team on Relational Ethics in partnership with the Area Office/Assistant to the Bishop. Well Child Policy For those using childcare at Annual Conference • Child care will not admit a child if he/she has any of the following: diarrhea, fever 100 or higher with symptoms of other illness, known contagious disease, ques- tionable rash, vomiting, conjunctivitis or a severe cold/cough. • If a child is on antibiotics, he/she should have been treated for at least 24 hours before admittance to child care.
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