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OJJDP FY 17 VOCA TTA for Child Abuse Professionals

Closing Date

The Victims of Child Abuse (VOCA) Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals Program provides funding to enhance the coordinated multidisciplinary investigation and prosecution of child abuse through training, technical assistance, and information resources that emphasize the implementation of developmentally-appropriate, trauma-informed, and evidence-based programs, and policies and practices. The National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC) will provide training, technical assistance and online resources to child...

New OJJDP Resource Helps Schools Implement Evidence-based Bullying Prevention Programs

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

By: Jennifer Tyson, Research Coordinator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Schools across the U.S. frequently confront the issue of bullying among their student population. However, identifying the nature of a specific bullying problem (including its symptoms and causes) in a given school-and implementing solutions that work-is complicated. While research on evidence-based programs is helpful in guiding school personnel...