OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
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Training/technical assistance
Task Sharing in a Children’s Advocacy Center: The Role of Victim Advocates in Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children & Families
Date Published
December 2021
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
Register for upcoming OJJDP-funded youth justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
New Issue of AMBER Advocate Available Now
OJJDP has released the latest issue of The AMBER Advocate newsletter.
OJJDP FY 2022 Drug Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program will fund training and technical assistance to states, state and local courts, units of local government, and governments that will build their capacity to develop, maintain, and enhance drug courts for individuals who misuse substances or have substance use disorders and/or co-occurring mental health disorders.
OJJDP FY 2022 Victims of Child Abuse Act Tribal Children's Advocacy Centers Training and Technical Assistance
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This Tribal Children's Advocacy Centers Training and Technical Assistance program will focus on supporting federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native communities to improve investigative responses and treatment services for victims of child abuse and their families.
The AMBER Advocate, Issue 1, 2022
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
OJJDP FY 2022 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force National Training Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program will provide training to Internet Crimes Against Children task forces and affiliated federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies in the areas of investigation, forensics, prosecution, community outreach, officer wellness, and capacity building.
OJJDP FY 2022 Victims of Child Abuse Act Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program will fund a national training and technical assistance program for attorneys who are involved in the criminal prosecution of child abuse to enhance the effectiveness of the investigation and prosecution of such crimes.
Raising the Bar on Juvenile Reentry: Ways Judges Use Data Webinar
February 2022
In this webinar held on January 27, 2022, a panel of judges discussed their experiences, what reentry success looks like, what information they find most useful to determine placements, and more.
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National Military and CAC Partnership Program
National Children's Alliance is the nonprofit membership organization and accrediting body for the nation's children's advocacy centers (CACs). A CAC is a child-friendly facility in which law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical, and victim advocacy professionals work together to investigate abuse, help children heal from abuse, and hold offenders accountable. This project will support a national program for CAC and military collaborations that...
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) provides training and technical assistance (TTA) to professionals and communities about best practices in responding to and preventing incidents involving missing and sexually exploited children.
Juvenile Justice System Reform Training and Technical Assistance
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center—in partnership with the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University and the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute—will provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to assist states to develop and implement research-based, data-informed policies, practices, and resource allocation strategies that reduce recidivism, reduce racial and ethnic disparities, and improve outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system...
Building the Capacity of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs to Train Child Protection Personnel
Zero Abuse will survey frontline professionals, child advocacy center (CAC) leadership, and academic faculty to update its current Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) program plan and course content. Zero Abuse also will develop six CAST toolkits tailored for undergraduate and graduate CAST courses to allow schools to provide education that leads to more qualified graduates being hired into child-serving, child protection-centered professions. Zero Abuse also will...
National Subgrants Program
National Children's Alliance is a not-for-profit membership organization and accrediting body for the nation's children's advocacy centers (CACs). A CAC is a child-friendly facility in which law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical, and victim advocacy professionals work together to investigate abuse, help children heal from abuse, and hold offenders accountable. NCA was first federally funded in 1993 to develop and expand CACs across...