The first obligation of the Church with regard to victims is for healing and reconciliation. Dioceses and eparchies continue to reach out to every person who has been a victim of sexual abuse as a minor by anyone in church service, whether that abuse is recent or occurred in the past.

If you suffered abuse, it was not your fault. If you are a victim of sexual abuse by a priest, deacon, or individual representing the Catholic Church, there are several things you can do:

• Contact the appropriate law enforcement agency, which can help determine options for making a criminal complaint.
• Contact a local child protection agency, a private attorney, a support group, an abuse hotline, or a mental health professional.
• Contact a diocesan or eparchial victim assistance coordinator who is available to help victims/survivors make a formal complaint of abuse to the diocese or eparchy. The Victim Assistance Coordinator is also available to arrange a personal meeting with the bishop or his representative and to obtain support for the needs of the individual and families.

VICTIM ASSISTANCE IN PENNSYLVANIA

ALLENTOWN DIOCESE

http://www.allentowndiocese.org/Catholic%20Life/Youth%20Protection/Victims%20assistance.html

ALTOONA-JOHNSTOWN DIOCESE

http://www.ajdiocese.org/cms/name/Children+and+Youth+Protection

ERIE DIOCESE

http://www.eriercd.org/protectyouth.htm

GREENSBURG DIOCESE

http://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/pgc/pages/reportaconcern.aspx?id=R01

HARRISBURG DIOCESE

http://www.hbgdiocese.org/Default.aspx?PageID=77345532-e38e-4abc-86d5-f518d3be8040

PHILADELPHIA ARCHDIOCESE

http://archphila.org/protection/index.htm

PITTSBURGH DIOCESE

http://www.diopitt.org/abuse_home.php

SCRANTON DIOCESE

http://www.dioceseofscranton.org/Sexual%20Abuse/VictimAssistanceCoordinator%203.asp

UKRANIAN ARCHEPARCHY OF PHILADELPHIA

http://www.ukrarcheparchy.us/index.php?categoryid=13

BYZANTINE ARCHEPARCHY OF PITTSBURGH

http://www.archeparchy.org/page/policies/protection.htm

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