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Exposure to violence

OJJDP-funded Toolkit To Support Law Enforcement Responses to Children Exposed to Violence Released

 

Yesterday, the OJJDP-funded toolkit, developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Yale Child Study Center, was released in conjunction with Police Week. The "Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence" toolkit is designed to equip law enforcement professionals with trauma-informed, developmentally-appropriate tools to identify and minimize threats to child safety, foster closer engagement between law...

OJJDP FY 2017 Defending Childhood American Indian/Alaska Native Policy Initiative: Supporting Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems for Tribes

Closing Date

This American Indian/Alaska Native Policy Initiative (policy initiative) is designed to increase the capacity of Tribes to enhance their juvenile justice and related child serving systems, such as child welfare and education, and to improve the lives of Tribal youth exposed to violence. The proposed enhancements that Tribes will implement must align with key recommendations from the report of the Attorney General's Advisory committee on...

OJJDP Blog Discusses Changing Minds about Children's Exposure to Violence

 

In a new blog post on the Office of Justice Programs website, OJJDP Acting Administrator Eileen M. Garry discusses the Changing Minds national public awareness campaign. The Department of Justice launched Changing Minds in partnership with Futures Without Violence to raise awareness about the prevalence and impact of children's exposure to violence and trauma. The blog describes how Changing Minds is working to identify...

"Changing Minds" about Children's Exposure to Violence

By: Eileen M. Garry, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

We all hear stories about inner city violence, the abuse and victimization suffered by youth in rural areas, and children who have been bullied in school or online. Few of us, however, are fully aware of the prevalence of this violence and the lasting impact it has on our children. While crime...