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Trauma-informed care

OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2021

This issue's Message from the Acting Administrator and top story recognize National Native American Heritage Month and highlight OJJDP's efforts to better serve Tribal youth. Additional stories feature a college freshman who serves as a youth advisor to the National Mentoring Resource Center and OJJDP's National Training Conference for state officials. 

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.

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.