The first obligation of the Church with regard to victims is for healing and reconciliation. Dioceses 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.
The Victims Assistance Ministry serves to help victims/survivors who have been victims of sexual abuse by a priests, deacons, or individuals representing the Catholic Church.
The Victim Assistance Coordinator is available to help victims/survivors make a formal complaint of abuse to the diocese, and to obtain support for the needs of the individual and families.
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Victims Assistance Coordinator:
Ms. Suzanne D. Healy
Victims Assistance Ministry Office
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
213 637 7650 phone
213 637 6650 fax