BSA Youth Protection Mission Statement
True youth protection can be achieved only through the focused commitment of everyone in Scouting. It is the mission of Youth Protection volunteers and professionals to work within the Boy Scouts of America to maintain a culture of Youth Protection awareness and safety at the national, regional, area, council, district, and unit levels.
Leadership Selection
Scouting takes great pride in the quality of our adult leadership. Being a leader in the BSA is a privilege, not a right. The quality of the program and the safety of our youth members call for high-quality adult leaders.
The adult application requests background information that should be checked by the unit committee or the chartered organization before accepting an applicant for unit leadership. While no current screening techniques exist that can identify every potential child abuser, we can reduce the risk of accepting a child abuser by learning all we can about an applicant for a leadership position—his or her experience with children, why he or she wants to be a Scout leader, and what discipline techniques he or she would use.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has a multilayered adult leader selection process that includes criminal background checks administered by a nationally recognized third party and other screening efforts. Click here for information on the selection process.
The official statement covering Youth Protection can be found on the Scouting website here
Required Training For All Adults and Leaders
Diocese Youth Protection (Safe Environment Training)
All adults (18 years of age or older) that are apart of the troop must have completed their Diocese Youth Protection training before they can participate in St. Vincent Scouting. Information regarding that training may be found below.
BSA Youth Protection
This training has been updated and all adults that are apart of the troop must have completed this BSA Youth Protection training by no later than October 2018, regardless of what Youth Protection Training you have taken previously. Information regarding that training may be found below.
