Molly Fara

Molly Fara is currently the Associate Director in the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Washington, D.C. Ms. Fara earned a Masters in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Criminal Justice. She also earned a post graduate Professional Educators License with Social Work Endorsement. Ms. Fara has clinical experience in community mental health centers and inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals. For nearly a decade she worked with adult victim/survivors of childhood sexual abuse and was Director of Child and Youth Protection for the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. She currently works on a national and international level advocating for prevention programming and continued research. Ms. Fara provides consultation and trainings for organizational leaders and frontline staff.