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Juvenile risk factors

Literature Review: Children Exposed to Violence

There is a large body of evidence examining the relationship between childhood exposure to violence (CEV) and unwanted psychological, behavioral, health, and socioeconomic outcomes (Afifi et al., 2020; Carlson et al., 2019; Farrell and Zimmerman, 2018; Fitton, Yu, and Fazel, 2020; Lippard and Nemeroff, 2020; Polanin et al., 2021; Weissman et al., 2020). This relationship has emerged as an important topic of research, as it...

OJJDP FY 2022 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Solicitation Webinar

April 2022

This webinar held on April 22, 2022 assisted eligible applicants interested in applying for the OJJDP FY 2022 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Solicitation. This webinar provided a general overview of the program, the goals and objectives, a discussion about the application process, and a Q&A opportunity for participants.