Trauma's Impact on Children Exposed to Violence

The OJJDP Tribal Youth Resource Center, in partnership with the National Native Children's Trauma Center, will be hosting online learning events in June 2019. Webinars start at 2 p.m. ET, topics and dates include:

• Developing Trauma Informed Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts. Date: June 13, 2019.
• Introduction to Childhood Exposure to Trauma in Tribal Communities. Date: June 20, 2019.
• Secondary Traumatic Stress...

On April 23, 2019, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, will present "Impact of Exposure to Violence on Children and Families: What Law Enforcement Professionals Should Know and Be Able To Do." This webinar will provide trauma-informed strategies to help law enforcement respond to children and families exposed to violence. Register and learn...

On March 18, 2019, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), will present "Building Trauma-Informed Police Responses in Your Agency: Training and Tools." This webinar will provide an overview of trauma-informed policing for officers, law enforcement agencies, and communities. Presenters will describe the phenomenon of trauma, share data about traumatic exposure, and...

On February 19, 2019, the Office of Justice Programs announced an award of $750,000 to the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc., to support attorneys and related criminal justice professionals who investigate and prosecute child abuse cases. The award, provided through OJJDP's Victims of Child Abuse Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors program, will help increase public safety through aggressive prosecution of those...

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has released "Trauma-Informed Classrooms." This OJJDP-funded technical assistance bulletin provides an overview of the impact of trauma on students and explores how adverse life experiences can impact their behavior in the classroom. The bulletin also offers strategies for creating trauma-informed classrooms.

Resources:

• Register for the accompanying webinar "Trauma-Informed Classrooms: Moving Theory into Practice"...

On October 6, 2017, the Office of Justice Programs awarded nearly $83 million in Fiscal Year 2017 grants to help state, local, and tribal jurisdictions protect children and respond to juvenile victimization. The OJJDP-awarded grants will support more than 170 sites, jurisdictions, and task forces nationwide. The funds will help communities find missing children, combat Internet crimes against children, provide tailored treatment and rehabilitative...

Note: This webinar has been cancelled.

On August 16, 2017, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with the National Criminal Justice Training Center, will present Which Comes First: the Child Forensic Interview or the Medical-Forensic Exam? This webinar will address the child forensic interview and the medical evaluation portions of the National Children's Alliance's new "Standards for Accredited Members...

In a new blog post commemorating National Police Week, Acting Assistant Attorney General Alan R. Hanson discusses how the Office of Justice Programs' agencies, including OJJDP, support law enforcement through tools, technology, and programs. Hanson highlights OJJDP's Police-Youth Engagement initiative, a partnership with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) to support interactions between police...

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...

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...

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...