Children's Exposure to Violence

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Family Violence Prevention and Services Funding Announcements
The Department of Health and Human Services announces the availability of grants to provide services to prevent and reduce children's exposure to domestic violence and to provide technical assistance for grantees. Application deadlines are July 30, 2010.

• Family Violence Prevention and Services Funding Announcement
• Family Violence Prevention and Services/Technical Assistance Funding Announcement

OJJDP Announces Latest FY 2010 Funding Opportunities
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has announced the following fiscal year (FY) 2010 funding opportunities:

• Juvenile Indigent Defense National Clearinghouse
• National Evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches
• Safe Start Promising Approaches Project
• Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems Program.

Resources:
To obtain further information about the above and other current OJJDP solicitations, including eligibility criteria and application deadlines, visit ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/funding/FundingList.asp.

New Funding Opportunities for the Attorney General's Initiative on Children Exposed to Violence
U.S. Department of Justice Press Release, 2010
On March 31, 2010, the Department of Justice released more than $5 million in available funds to address the high incidence of American children's exposure to violence. The Department has made these funds available through six grant solicitations targeting planning, outreach, research, and best practices. Application dateline is June 1, 2010. Access the solicitations.

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day is May 6th!
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day is a day for everyone to promote positive youth development, resilience, recovery, and the transformation of mental health services delivery for children and youth with serious mental health needs and their families. Contact Marie Enie, Art Action lead at SAMHSA, at menie@vancomm.com, for art activities for children ages 3-8. Contact Lorrin Gehring, Youth Action lead, at lgehring@ffcmh.org for youth older than 8 years old to create signs depicting what they want to do when they grow up. To learn more about this event, please visit www.samhsa.gov/children/.

Department of Justice Announces Over $5 million in Funding to Address Children's Exposure to Violence. On Wednesday, March 31, 2010, the Department of Justice announced more than $5 million in available funds in fiscal year 2010 to address the high incidence of American children's exposure to violence. The Department has made these funds available through six grant solicitations targeting planning, outreach, research, and best practices. Deadline for proposals is June 1, 2010. This announcement is part of the Justice Department's ongoing commitment to provide leadership and federal assistance to reduce the incidence and impact of children's exposure to violence across the country. Access open solicitations.

Mayor Daley Proclaims 2010 CEV Week. Chicago's Mayor Daley has proclaimed April 19 to be the start of the 4th Annual Child Exposure to Violence Prevention Week. CEV Week activities are coordinated by Safe Start/Illinois Safe From the Start community partners and the Chicago Office of Violence Prevention. Formerly known as Chicago Safe Start Week, the theme this year is: Every Person, Every Day! Campaign materials include the Mayor's Proclamation, calendar of events, and e-Brief.

March 22-26, 2010 is National Youth Violence Prevention Week. Youth violence refers to harmful behaviors that can start early and continue into young adulthood. The young person may be a victim, an offender, or a witness to the violence. While violence impacts people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity or religion, violence disproportionately affects young people. Some violent acts-such as bullying, slapping, or hitting-can cause more emotional harm than physical harm. Others, such as robbery, assault, or rape, can lead to serious injury or even death. For more information, visit the National Youth Violence Prevention Center.

Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2008-09, U.S. Department of Justice Press Release, 2009. This report provides national-level and facility-level estimates and experiences of sexual victimization by type of activity, including youth-on-youth sexual contact, staff sexual misconduct, and level of coercion.

The Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, has published a new edition of its "Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence." Designed to assist local communities, the guide describes the roles of the school, community, families, law enforcement, and justice system in working together to take effective action to address school violence.

Attorney General Holder, Secretary Duncan Meet With Youth Leaders, Parents on Teen Dating Violence

Highlights of Profile of Intimate Partner Violence Cases in Large Urban Counties
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, October 2009.
Press Release
Report

Attorney General's speech to the American Academy of Pediatrics on October 19, 2009
View Attorney General Holder's remarks on youth violence in the C-SPAN Video Library (Discussion of Safe Start begins three minutes into the video.)
Transcript of Attorney General Holder's Remarks

October 7, 2009 press release for publication of Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey
Press Release
Report on the Survey (PDF)

Department of Justice Releases OJJDP Bulletin Summarizing Survey Results on Children's Exposure to Violence
OJJDP News @ a Glance, September-October 2009