Child (under 12)

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 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).

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.

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—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.

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.

Northeast Regional Children's Advocacy Center

Under this project, the Northeast Regional Children's Advocacy Center provides training and technical assistance to develop and strengthen children's advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams in the Northeast Region.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project (TiPP)

This program enhances the effectiveness of the investigation and prosecution of child abuse by providing TTA to prosecutors and other child abuse multidisciplinary team members on trial advocacy, crime scene investigation, and advanced forensic interviewing.

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.

OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars

Date	Title	Registration
October 20, 2020	Assessing and Improving Trauma-Informed Care in a Children’s Advocacy Center	Register
October 22, 2020	Running an Effective Case Review in a Virtual World	Register
October 28, 2020	Explaining ICAC Investigations for Child Advocacy Centers	Register
October 29, 2020	Effective Leadership Series 3: Wellness Strategies for Effective Leaders	Register

The AMBER Advocate, Issue 3 2020

Date Published

October 2020

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Toolkit for Re-emerging Child Advocacy Centers

Date Published

June 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Moving to Telemental Health in a Child Advocacy Center Environment

Date Published

April 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Assessing and Improving Trauma-Informed Care in a Children’s Advocacy Center

Event Dates

October 20, 2020, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern

Location

2020-MC-FX-K003

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$8,800,000

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