Child protection, health, and welfare
OJJDP FY 2022 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This solicitation provides funding for communities to develop coordinated and comprehensive community-based approaches to assist children and their families who are exposed to violence build resilience and prevent future juvenile violence and delinquency.
OJJDP Observes Child Abuse Prevention Month
President Biden proclaimed April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, dedicated to addressing child abuse and neglect nationwide.
Building Trauma-Informed Children's Advocacy Centers: Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
National Children's Alliance Annual Report 2021
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Beyond Case Review: The Value of the Role of Team Facilitator in the Multidisciplinary Team/Children’s Advocacy Center Model
Date Published
September 2021
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
National Children's Alliance Annual Report 2020
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
National Subgrants Program
The National Subgrants Program develops and expands Children's Advocacy Centers across the country. There are more than 950 centers nationwide.
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...
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 Children’s Alliance - Annual Report 2020: The Power of Us
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJJDP
OJJDP Keeping Kids Safe Online
June is Internet Safety Month. OJJDP joins our partners in raising awareness about Internet safety and providing resources to keep kids safe online.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children website, with support from OJJDP, offers resources about digital safety for youth, parents, communities, and educators. They include:
- Clicky's Internet Safety Month message
- NetSmartz's "Internet Safety At Home" tip sheet
- NetSmartz's "Into the...
OJJDP FY 2021 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals
Closing Date
This solicitation provides funding to support the training of future mandated reporters and child protection professionals and support efforts across the country to train child protection professionals in the field, including law enforcement officers, social workers, mental and medical health professionals, and prosecutors.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
President Biden proclaimed April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, dedicated to addressing child abuse and neglect nationwide. Join OJJDP in honoring those who work to support children and strengthen families, and help spread awareness on the many ways we can address and prevent child abuse.
"During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and throughout the entire year, it is imperative that we join together as...