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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/case-studies-2014-crisis-hotline-annual-review
Case Studies from the 2014 Crisis Hotline Annual ReviewEach year, the Camp Crisis Hotline team identifies a select number of case studies for a more in-depth look, and to serve as examples for other camps to use in staff training and the development of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/important-information-regarding-revisions-aca-standards
Important Information Regarding Revisions to the ACA StandardsA key role of the American Camp Association's National Standards Commission (NSC) is to regularly review and update (as needed) the ACA standards. Standards Revisions After an 18-month process...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/understanding-camps-right-search
Understanding a Camp’s Right to SearchOur topic is the search of a camper's or camp employee's belongings. This is not a U.S. Constitution, Fourth Amendment search and seizure issue, or a 14th Amendment right to privacy issue...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/utilizing-civil-rights-law-better-include-participants-disabilities
Utilizing the Civil Rights Law to Better Include Participants with DisabilitiesAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 2.8 million school-aged children with disabilities in the United States. Their functional limitations range from effected hearing and vision to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/anatomy-lawsuit
Anatomy of a LawsuitIntroduction Running a quality operation is the best way to reduce the risk of injury or other loss that may lead to camper families or others taking legal action against a camp. And camps, as an...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/debriefing-after-critical-incidents-camp
Debriefing after Critical Incidents at CampCamp is often associated with fun, friends, and nature. However, there are times at camp when very serious events occur that may take away from the fun campers and staff experience. Sometimes those...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/hipaa-camps-compliance-required
HIPAA and Camps - Compliance Required?Introduction HIPAA is the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, first passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996 and administered and regulated by the federal Department of Health and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/post-camp-communication-when-what-how-should-we-connect-parents
Post-Camp Communication: When, What, and How Should We Connect with Parents?Each year, millions of children apply to attend summer camp. Parents seek out educational and fun camp opportunities that will help their children grow in a variety of ways. In an effort to provide a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2013
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline — Annual Review 2013Hotline Phone Number: 800-573-9019 “Hello. We have a young female camper who has been ill and just revealed to our nurse that two days before she came to camp she had an abortion without her...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/she-thinks-shes-pregnant-what-do-we-do
She Thinks She's Pregnant — What Do We Do?Updated June 2014 with a new resource on state minor consent laws. Introduction...