About Safe Start

Research Studies and Reports

National Survey

Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey
This reports presents the findings of the Safe Start National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence. The survey, sponsored by OJJDP with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the first to measure children's exposure to violence in homes, schools, and communities across all age groups. It found that more than 60 percent of the children surveyed were exposed to violence, directly or indirectly, within the past year.

Reports from the Safe Start Promising Approaches Communities

National Evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches
OJJDP funded 15 Safe Start Promising Approaches sites across the country. Each site developed a different approach involving the application of evidence-based practices to address children's exposure to violence. This report presents the findings from a process evaluation and an evaluation of training conducted by the RAND Corporation.

Reports from the Safe Start Demonstration Project

I. Community-Level Changes
These reports describe how the Safe Start Demonstration Project affected communities by increasing their capacity to identify, screen, refer, and serve children exposed to violence.

Communities Working Together to Help Children Exposed to Violence: Findings from the Safe Start Demonstration Project (Cross-Case II)
Description of Each Site's System of Care (Case Study III)

II. The Process of Community Change
These reports describe how the Safe Start Demonstration Project was implemented, highlighting successes and challenges to implementation and sustainability.

Overall Process Evaluation from the Safe Start Demonstration Project (Process Evaluation II)
Description of Each Site's Implementation Process (Case Study II)

III. Lessons Learned
These reports highlight strategies and practices for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers that reflect lessons learned from the Safe Start Demonstration Project.

Engaging and Retaining Families in Services (E&R Special Report)
Collecting Data on Violence Exposure (Promising Practices III)
Achieving and Sustaining Community Change (Promising Practices I)
Selecting Measures of Exposure to Violence (Measures Report)