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The AMBER Advocate, Issue 4 2020

Date Published
November 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

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.

Attorney General Barr Delivers Remarks at the National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation

On October 20, 2020, Attorney General William Barr gave video remarks at the virtual National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice. The training is part of the OJJDP-funded Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program, which supports law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children. OJJDP awarded more...

38th Annual National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest Now Open

JUVJUST - National Missing Children's Day 38th Annual Poster Contest

OJJDP invites fifth graders to participate in the 38th Annual National Missing Children's Day poster contest. This nationwide contest creates an opportunity for schools, law enforcement, and other child advocates to discuss the issue of missing and/or exploited children with youth, parents, and guardians and to promote child safety. Poster contest winners will be recognized at the Department of Justice’s National Missing Children's Day commemoration...

OJJDP Accepting Nominations for National Missing Children's Day Awards

Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice, through OJJDP, recognizes the extraordinary efforts of individuals, organizations, and agencies that have made a significant contribution to protecting children between November 15, 2019 and November 20, 2020. The Department recognizes the awardees each May at the annual National Missing Children's Day ceremony in Washington, DC. The ceremony is planned for May 19, 2021 (tentative).  OJJDP will make the...

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...

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.

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.