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Child abuse

OJJDP FY 09 Family Drug Courts Program

Closing Date

Purpose of the Family Drug Courts Program is to build the capacity of states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian Tribal governments to develop and establish drug courts for substance-abusing adults involved with the family dependency court as a result of child abuse and neglect issues. The program must provide services to the children of the parents in the...

OJJDP FY 09 VOCA Children's Advocacy Centers Subgrant Program

Closing Date
This program will provide funding to manage a national grant awards program for local children's advocacy center programs. Children's Advocacy Centers provide a coordinated response to victims of child abuse through multidisciplinary teams composed of representatives from the statutorily mandated and other involved agencies.

OJJDP FY 09 VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals

Closing Date
This program will provide funding for the development and implementation of a model technical assistance and training program for child abuse professionals and to improve the judicial system's handling of child abuse and neglect cases. The purpose of this program is to improve the coordinated multidisciplinary investigation and response to child abuse.

OJJDP FY 09 Family Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program

Closing Date

This solicitation supports training and technical assistance that helps states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian Tribal governments build the capacity to develop, maintain, and enhance drug courts for substance-abusing adults who are involved with the family court due to child abuse and/or neglect issues.