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Office of Justice Programs Awards $261 Million To Support Youth Mentoring and Protect Children

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has announced $261 million in awards to support mentoring services for youth and protect children from abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking. OJJDP awarded nearly $85 million to national, state, and local organizations to provide mentoring to youth who are at risk of juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. This includes support of OJJDP's National...

National Family Treatment Court (FTC) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program

The Family Drug Court TTA Program assists new and operational family drug courts with developing and implementing improved practices to increase program effectiveness and long-term participant success.

NW3C Digital Evidence Forensics–Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force National Training Program

The National White Collar Crime Center providing training opportunities in computer forensics, cyber/financial crime, and intelligence analysis.

National CASA/GAL Association Membership and Accreditation and Training and Technical Assistance Program

Through the Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem program, OJJDP seeks to ensure that abused and neglected children receive high-quality best interest advocacy in dependency court hearings.

Victims of Child Abuse Children’s Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program

This program provides funding for membership and accreditation services for children’s advocacy centers, multidisciplinary teams, and related professionals who provide a coordinated and comprehensive response to victims of child abuse and their families.

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force National Training Program, Category 3: Specialized Training on Tools and Technology

This project provides training to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force program and affiliated agencies in specialized training using tools and technology focused on combating technology-facilitated crimes against children.

SHIFT (Supporting Heroes in Mental Health Foundational Training)

Supporting Heroes in Mental Health Foundational Training addresses the serious negative effects that chronic exposure to child sexual exploitation and abuse material can have on professionals engaged in rescuing victims and arresting perpetrators.

OJJDP’s National Training and Technical Assistance Center

OJJDP’s National Training and Technical Assistance Center serves as the principal coordinator, broker, and facilitator for all of OJJDP’s training and technical assistance resources and services.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – Responding to Instances of Child Sex Trafficking Victimization

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children® is enhancing existing programs of work with additional staff and creating new programs of work to address gaps in the fight against child sex trafficking in the United States.

Victims of Child Abuse Act Children’s Advocacy Centers Sub-Grant Program

Through this program, the National Children's Alliance will increase the number of children advocacy center programs serving child victims of abuse, with an emphasis on reaching underserved areas (rural, remote, and Tribal) and populations (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Hispanic communities, and military families).

Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center

The Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center's mission is to improve the community response to child abuse through strategic leadership, collaboration, and capacity building.

Southern Regional Children's Advocacy Center

The Southern Regional Children's Advocacy Center provides training and technical assistance to child abuse professionals in communities to support the growth and improvement of coordinated multidisciplinary responses to child abuse.

Opioid Affected Youth Initiative Technical Assistance

The Institute for Intergovernmental Research provides technical assistance to Opioid Affected Youth Initiative grantees as they develop and implement effective, data-driven, and coordinated responses that address the abuse of opioids and other substances.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children® provides virtual learning, in-person training, case support, publications, community engagement, and prevention education programs.

Victims of Child Abuse Act Children’s Advocacy Centers Sub-Grant Program—Domestic Victims of Trafficking Funds

Through this program, NCA will increase the number of children's advocacy center programs serving child/youth victims of sex trafficking and child pornography, with an emphasis on those involved in federal cases through our memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the FBI.

Military Children With Problematic Sexual Behaviors: Enhanced Response Through Training and Technical Assistance for Military Personnel

This program provides clinical training on evidence-based treatment including problematic sexual behavior and cognitive behavior therapy for military installations.

Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals: National Children's Advocacy Center's Child Abuse Response Enhancement (CARE) Program

Under this project, the National Children's Advocacy Center provides training opportunities, technical assistance, publications, and resources for child abuse response professionals.

Child Abuse Training for Judicial Court Personnel

The project seeks to increase awareness and knowledge confronting families served by juvenile and family court systems and the impact prior adverse experiences can have on families.

National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth

The National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth provides training and technical assistance for the Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior Program.

National Subgrants Program for Victims of Child Pornography

Through this program, National Children's Alliance will increase the number of children's advocacy center programs serving child/youth victims of sex trafficking and child pornography.

Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center

The Western Regional Children’s Advocacy Center will provide training and technical assistance and web-based resources to develop and strengthen children’s advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams in the 13 states of the region.

Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance Program (MECTTA)

This project provides assistance to prosecutors, state and local law enforcement, and other child-serving professionals to strengthen multidisciplinary team responses to missing and exploited children's issues.

Training and Technical Assistance Project To Expand Childrens Advocacy Centers Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Communities

The National Native Children's Trauma Center provides training and technical assistance for the expansion of child advocacy centers to improve access and services to American Indian and Alaska Native children, families, and communities.

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Program Support

The goal of this project is to facilitate program support to benefit the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program.

Child Advocacy Centers Military Partnership Pilot Project

Through this new initiative, the National Children’s Alliance will continue efforts to increase the number of children served in all jurisdictions across the U.S.