Child abuse
Southern Regional Children's Advocacy Center
Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center 2018 VOCAA Training and Technical Assistance Grant
Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center (WRCAC)
Southern Regional Children's Advocacy Center
OJJDP Administrator Caren Harp's March/April 2018 Video Message
OJJDP Administrator Caren Harp discusses OJJDP's commitment to preventing child abuse and enhancing public safety to protect children from violence and neglect in this March/April 2018 video message.
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Chaplains and CACs: Effective Collaborations to Address the Spiritual Impact of Abuse
Criminal Connections: Child Pornography and Child Sexual Abuse
Columbia, SC
Virginia Crimes Against Children Conference
Hampton, VA
Conducting Child Abuse Investigations
Pittsburgh, PA
Conducting Child Abuse Investigations
Wilmington, DE
Criminal Connections: Child Pornography and Child Sexual Abuse
Maynard, MA
Prevent Child Abuse America National Conference
Milwaukee, WI
Child Sex Trafficking Forensic Interview Training
Boston, MA
Child Sex Trafficking Forensic Interview Training
Plainfield, IN
Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse: Why Can't We Be More Like CSI?
Victim Advocacy Training
Huntsville, AL
Victim Advocacy Training
Huntsville, AL
Administrator Caren Harp's March/April 2019 Video Message
OJJDP Administrator Caren Harp highlights National Child Abuse Prevention Month in this March/April 2019 video message. National Child Abuse Prevention Month is an annual campaign to encourage action to improve the safety and well-being of children. Subscribe to receive notices of new OJJDP News @ a Glance bimonthly electronic newsletters. Subscribe now: https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/subscribe-ojjdp-news-glance
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Responding to Child Abuse
Overview
Child abuse can have lifelong consequences that last well into adulthood. However, the psychological toll on victims and families can be mitigated with evidence-based, trauma-informed care from experienced multidisciplinary teams. OJJDP funds projects, programs and training that are critical to the intervention and investigation of child abuse and neglect cases...
Children's Advocacy Centers
- Overview
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Overview
Children's Advocacy Centers coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases by utilizing multidisciplinary teams of professionals involved in child protective and victim advocacy services, law enforcement and prosecution, and physical and mental health.
Children's Advocacy Centers must include the following components:
- Child-appropriate facility.
- Multidisciplinary team.
- Designated legal entity responsible...
Visiting Our Partners at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
By Caren Harp, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a critical partner to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), serving as a resource to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. Since its founding in 1984, NCMEC has helped recover more than 296,000 missing...
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 2018 Annual Report
Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day
On May 22, 2019, the Department of Justice issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today recognized 17 law enforcement officers from California, Florida, and Texas, as well as two firefighters from Tennessee, for their efforts to find missing children and bring sexual predators and pornographers to justice.
Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed O'Callaghan, Office of Justice Programs Principal...