If the person was abused as a minor but is now an adult,
please contact any of the following individuals:
Courtney Coopman, Victim Assistance Coordinator/Safe
Environment Coordinator
(920) 272-8174 or 1-877-270-8174
Send an Email to the Office of Safe Environment - Need this
email address?
We always encourage you to report the incident to local civil
authorities.
Awareity is a comprehensive platform for reporting, tracking,
and documenting incidents and concerns, making it simple
and confidential to share red flag behaviors such as:
The goal of Awareity is prevention and to help identify red
flags and warning signs before an incident occurs or
escalates.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not an emergency reporting system. If
this is an urgent matter, please immediately dial 911.
You are NOT alone
It is never your fault
Healing is possible
To report an allegation of abuse or mishandling of allegations of sexual abuse by a bishop:
Visit the Catholic Bishop Abuse Report Service website: reportbishopabuse.org
The purpose of the Catholic Bishop Abuse Reporting (CBAR) service is to provide a third-party service for gathering and relaying to appropriate Church authorities reports of the following kinds of misconduct:
A U.S. Catholic bishop who has:
Yes. The Diocese of Green Bay takes very seriously any and all credible complaints of sexual misconduct by members of the clergy, religious and lay staff of the Diocese. We encourage anyone with knowledge of an act of sexual misconduct to inform the Diocese immediately so that we can take appropriate action to protect others and provide support to victims of sexual abuse.
The Diocese is concerned about the well-being of those who have suffered abuse, and has designated a Victim Assistance Coordinator to help anyone who reports that he or she has been abused.
Yes. The Diocese strongly encourages any individual with an allegation to contact the civil authorities in the county where the incident(s) occurred. Even though the Diocese is providing information concerning abuse allegations to the civil authorities, it is important that they hear directly from the individual making the allegation.
Every effort is made to assure that all persons ministering in the Diocese are aware of and will abide by the policies prohibiting sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse, and of the procedures for dealing with incidents of sexual misconduct. All priests, deacons, other ministers, and employees (who may or may not have contact with children, young people and individuals at risk) and adult volunteers who have contact with children, young people and individuals at risk as part of their volunteer duties are required to attend a VIRTUS® Protecting Godʼs Children Adult Awareness Session and complete an approved criminal background check.
Overview of the steps we have taken from 1973 to the present to prevent children and youth from being sexually abused by clergy.