Conducting Child Abuse Investigations
Event Dates
–
Location
Venue to be announced to participants
Salt Lake City, UT
Event Type
Classroom
Child abuse
OJJDP Observes Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention joins communities nationwide in observing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
"During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, our country stands as one to condemn and combat child abuse in all of its forms — including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse...
Corroborating Evidence For Prosecutors, Law Enforcement, Forensic Interviewers and MDTs
February 2021
This November 3, 2020 training stressed the importance of corroboration and offered forensic interview techniques to increase details and facts gathered in the interview through considerations, sample language, and guidance for the multidisciplinary team approach.
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How School, Family, and Community Protective Factors Can Help Youth Who Have Experienced Maltreatment
Date Published
December 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored,
NIJ-Sponsored
OJJDP FY 2021 Court Appointed Special Advocates Training, Technical Assistance, and Subgrants Program
Closing Date
The goals of this program are to improve outcomes for children in the foster care system and to provide effective advocacy for abused and neglected children.
The Effects of Trauma on Children, Youth and Families
December 2020
This September 29, 2020 webinar, hosted by the Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center in conjunction with OJJDP's NTTAC, is the first in a series of three webinars for professionals working with Children’s Advocacy Centers that focus on the effects of trauma on children and a trauma-informed approach to caring for children and families that have experienced trauma.
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OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2021 funding opportunities:
Grants.gov deadline: January 19, 2021.
JustGrants applications are due by February 1, 2021.
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Grants.gov deadline: January 19, 2021.
JustGrants applications are due by February 1, 2021.
View related FAQs.
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OJJDP FY 2021 Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel
Closing Date
The goal of this program is to improve the judicial system’s handling of child abuse, neglect, and related cases, with specific emphasis on the role of the courts in addressing reasonable efforts that can safely avoid unnecessary and unnecessarily prolonged foster care placement.
Ask the Experts: Professional Resiliency in 2020: What Do We Know? What Do We Need to Know?
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
In Focus: Support for Prosecutors Who Work With Youth
Date Published
July 2022
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP
Support for Prosecutors Who Work With Youth
Overview
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) works to assist child victims by providing quality training and technical assistance to prosecutors involved in child abuse and welfare cases.
Cases involving the physical or sexual abuse of children are among the most difficult to prosecute. In addition to not wanting to retraumatize the...
Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Taskforce KS
2019-MC-FX-K054
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$342,474
A Body of Evidence: Measures to Improve Collection & Reduce Contamination
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Department of Justice Awards More Than $341 Million To Combat Addiction
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced awards of more than $341 million to combat addiction nationwide. OJJDP awarded more than $19 million to support its Family Drug Court Program and more than $5 million to support its Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program. OJJDP also awarded $14 million under its Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative to address opioid and other substance abuse...