About the Manager of Victim Outreach and Prevention

Mary Beth Hanus is the victim outreach and prevention manager for the Archdiocese of Omaha.

Experienced in clinical and pediatric social work, Hanus assists those who allege sexual abuse by clergy or archdiocesan employees. She functions as an advocate to help determine the victim’s needs.

This position is one of the requirements for dioceses outlined in the USCCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

Hanus is a licensed mental health provider and a certified master social worker. She received her bachelor’s degree from Creighton University and her master’s degree in social work from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

At Children’s Hospital, where she worked 15 years, Hanus specialized in child abuse/neglect, was a member of the Child Advocacy Team and was involved in the development of 'Project Harmony," a local Child Abuse Center.

As an inpatient clinical social worker at Children’s Hospital, she provided crisis intervention, assessments, counseling and referrals to community resources. She also developed education materials on child abuse/neglect, ethics and conflict resolution.

Before joining the staff at Children’s Hospital, she worked as a pediatric social worker at University Hospital, where she coordinated the hospital’s Child Abuse Team.