We are taught as children that we can trust our parents, our teachers, our religious leaders, the police, the mayor, and the President of the United States. It is their duty to care for us, to mean us well, and to do only good. We can trust them; until we can’t.
Topics: caseworkers, human services, Family and Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Victim Services, veterans
Register for upcoming juvenile justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
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Registration |
January 7, 2020 |
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January 12, 2020 |
OJJDP FY2021 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Solicitation Webinar |
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January 12 – 13, 2020 |
Community Response to High Risk Missing and Sex Trafficking Victims |
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January 14, 2020 |
OJJDP FY 2021 Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Program |
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January 20, 2020 |
Initial Response Strategies and Tactics When Responding to Missing Children Incidents |
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January 21, 2020 |
Topics: Social Services Industry News, Juvenile Justice, OJJDP, Victim Services, Webinars
Department of Justice Awards $144 Million To Improve Services for Crime Victims
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced awards of more than $144 million to enhance services for victims of crime nationwide. OJJDP awarded more than $54 million to support the effective investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases and improve positive outcomes for child abuse and neglect victims. This includes OJJDP's support of children's advocacy centers (CACs) to address child abuse and neglect and training and technical assistance for CACs, multidisciplinary teams, and child abuse professionals.
OJJDP also awarded funds to support Court Appointed Special Advocate programs nationwide and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges to improve juvenile justice and dependency systems’ response to child abuse and neglect, as well as child sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. In addition, OJP awarded nearly $101 million to combat human trafficking.
View the OJP fact sheets for additional information about the awards to improve services for victims and the awards to combat human trafficking.
Topics: grants, OJJDP, Child Abuse, Victim Services, human trafficking