ChildSafe Endorsements and Users

Endorsements

'Ansvar Insurance is proud to be associated with the ChildSafe Program.The risk management information contained in the program is extremely detailed but delivered in simple to understand, plain English. The quality of the written material and presentation kits is first class...we encourage other businesses and organisations to get behind ChildSafe in New Zealand as protecting our children is paramount to the ongoing success of our communities and New Zealand as a whole.'

- David Leather Manager for New Zealand, Ansvar Insurance

‘ChildSafe is one of the most comprehensive training and resource packages available in this field in New Zealand. Organisations and church groups wanting to thoroughly equip and train their workers in safe ministry practice will find this a superlative tool.’

- Sean Pawson (past National Children’s Ministry Consultant, Baptist Churches of NZ)

'There is nothing in New Zealand which comes close to what we need in managing risks in a volunteer context. Other camping organisations are asking us about ChildSafe, and want to apply it in their contexts. Childsafe definitely leads the way.'

- Meredith MacKenzie (past Administration Manager, Scripture Union New Zealand)

‘I hosted the launch of the ChildSafe material at Parliament in 2008 and have continued to be impressed with the comprehensive nature of the material, the breadth of application it can have and with how user-friendly it is. Many organisations who regularly provide activities and services for children and young people are already grabbing this material with both hands, as it saves them re-inventing the proverbial wheel when it comes to ensuring that they have health and safety policies, in regards to their work with children and young people. I look forward to the time when every New Zealand organisation that includes children and young people in their activities operates under a ChildSafe banner.'

- Judy Turner (ex MP) President, UnitedFuture New Zealand

'What is unique about the program is that it can work for schools, for churches etc. I haven’t seen anything else that has the crossover from a risk management perspective, into different parts of the community.The Salvation Army is delighted with Childsafe. It means we have an appropriate level of professionalism and accountability.'

- Sonia Jeffrey Assistant Territorial Youth Secretary, The Salvation Army Southern Territory

‘In our view, ChildSafe is an excellent generic risk management system for organisations to adopt and implement their delivery of programs and services to children and young people. We commend ChildSafe Limited, and have no hesitation in recommending the use of ChildSafe by organisations that deliver programs and services to children and young people. This recommendation is informed by our recent detailed review of and input into the Team Members Pocket Guide and Team Leaders Guide. This review considered general risk management and child safety principles within the Australian context (but did not include specific State or Territory based legislative obligations).'                                    

- Andrew Lind Partner, Corney & Lind Lawyers 17 Oct. 2007

‘I commend ChildSafe for making a positive contribution to making child-safe, child-friendly organisations a reality. I encourage all organisations that work with kids to take steps to become child-safe and child-friendly. Kids are safer from abuse and harm when organisations adopt good risk management practices and build a culture that respects, values and includes children and young people.’                                                                            

- Gillian Calvert NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People

'Whilst our churches had been addressing these issues already, Childsafe takes us to another level. It adds a discipline to the risk management process. It completes the thoroughness of the system, providing uniform checks and balances. It is a fantastic system which I have already recommended to a couple of other NFP organisations.'

- Keith Booker General Secretary, Presbyterian Church of Queensland

ChildSafe Users

ChildSafe has been particularly well received within the Christian sector, where over 3000 churches are either using ChildSafe or are getting ready to use it. Others are now exploring its use in other sectors and realising that it has real relevance when working with other age groups too.

Scripture Union movements around Australia use ChildSafe, together with Scripture Union in New Zealand. Over 10,000 volunteers and staff within Scripture Union are using ChildSafe.

A range of smaller groups and individual churches have bought the ChildSafe materials. They span every state and territory of Australia, with ever growing numbers in New Zealand, including  groups using ChildSafe to successfully enable them to meet CYF standards of approval.

A range of larger church organisations and other groups use our system including:

• Scripture Union in New Zealand
• Christian Camping New Zealand
• StraNdZ (Anglican Children and Families Ministry Aotearoa New Zealand)
• The Lutheran Church of New Zealand
• The Methodist Church of New Zealand
• The Anglican Diocese of Grafton
• The Apostolic Church of Australia
• The Baptist Union of Western Australia
• Churches of Christ Queensland
• Churches of Christ South Australia / Northern Territory
• Churches of Christ Western Australia
• The Lutheran Church of Australia
• OAC Ministries
• The Presbyterian Church of Queensland
• Queensland Baptists
• The Salvation Army Southern Territory
• Scripture Union ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia

ChildSafe is supported and recommended by:

• Ansvar Insurance
• Australian Evangelical Alliance