April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

By staying informed and speaking up, we can help protect vulnerable children from abuse and neglect. Child abuse and neglect can happen in any community, but each of us has the power to help prevent it.

 

Here’s How You Can Help:

  • Learn the Signs: Be aware of physical, emotional, and behavioral indicators of abuse.
  • Use Your Voice: If something doesn’t feel right, report it. Speaking up can change a child’s life.
  • Take Action: Support programs and organizations that strengthen families and protect children.

Every effort contributes to lasting change. When we combine awareness with action, we can make a real difference in the lives of children.

State law and University policy makes the reporting of known or suspected child abuse or neglect, regardless of the circumstances in which it may occur, mandatory for college and university employees, hospitals, clinics, medical professionals, teachers, school officials, law enforcement officials, social workers, daycare workers, mental health professionals, members of the clergy, and any other person called upon to render aid or medical assistance to a child.

 

Reporting Procedures:
If you know or reasonably suspect that a child is a victim of child abuse or neglect, you must report. In deciding whether or not to report an incident or situation of suspected abuse or neglect, it is not required that you have proof that abuse or neglect has occurred. Any uncertainty in deciding to report suspect abuse or neglect should be resolved in favor of making a good faith report.

 

In making a report, you must: Immediately report the information to The University of Alabama in Huntsville Police Department (UAHPD) at 256-824-6911. In addition to making an oral report, you must also complete a Child Abuse or Neglect Report Form. 

 

New Youth Program Registration Form

The UAH Office of Risk Management and Compliance (ORMC) is excited to announce that we have launched a new online registration form for youth programs! Programs/activities for or involving interaction with youth, regardless of care/custody, must submit a program registration form no later than eight (8) weeks prior to the program start date.

 

Access the New Youth Program Registration Form

Please utilize the link that reflects the program's sponsor (UAH or third-party). If you are unsure how to classify the program's sponsor, please refer to the 'Third-Party Activities and Programs' and 'UAH-Sponsored Activities and Programs' terms defined in the Youth Protection Policy.


● UAH-Sponsored Youth Program Registration Form Link (utilizes SSO)
● Third-Party-Sponsored Youth Program Registration Form Link

 

Overview

  1. Programs/activities for or that involve interaction with youth (individuals under age 18), regardless of care or custody, must submit a registration form no later than eight (8) weeks prior to the start date of the program/activity.
  2. ORMC will review the form submission in Kuali Build, perform a risk assessment, and determine if any additional documentation must be submitted.
  3. If additional documentation is required, the Program Contact will receive an email with instructions and a link to upload all of the documentation directly into the Kuali Build system.
  4. Once all requirements are met, ORMC will notify the Program Contact of final program approval.


Form Instructions

  • The online registration form must be completed by the Program Contact.
  • The form contains logic that displays fields based on your responses. Please complete the form in order to ensure all relevant fields appear correctly.
  • Click"Next" to move through each section of the form.
  • When you've completed all sections, 'Submit' to finish the form.

 

Reminders
All UAH faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and representatives, as well as third-party vendors, camp and clinic operators, and their employees, representatives, and volunteers that use UAH facilities or resources, with responsibilities that involve interaction with youth, must carefully review and abide by the Youth Protection Policy.

Visit the UAH Youth Protection Program website for more information.

 

Want to learn more?


Read and Review UAH’s Policies:


Complete a Training:
All UAH faculty, staff, and students have access to the Protecting Children: Identifying and Reporting Sexual Misconduct course in United Educators.


Explore Resources:

Questions? Contact youthprotection@uah.edu.

To submit an announcement, contact omc@uah.edu.
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