Children's Exposure to Violence, Crime, and Abuse: An Update
Date Published
September 2015
Agencies
OJJDP
Child (under 12)
Missing Children, State Care, and Child Sex Trafficking: Engaging the Judiciary in Building a Collaborative Response
Date Published
June 2015
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Through Our Eyes: Children, Violence, and Trauma DVD
Date Published
April 2015
Agencies
OVC
A Circle of Healing for Native Children Endangered by Drugs
Date Published
December 2014
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Report to the U.S. Attorney General on Improving Federal Agency Response to Sexual Violence in Tribal Nations: Issues and Recommendations
Date Published
June 2014
Agencies
OVC
When Your Child's Identity is Stolen
This site provides information on how to protect your child's identity, provides information on signs that your child's identity may have been stolen, and what to do if your child is an identity theft victim.
Transunion: Child Identity Theft
This site provides information about how parents/guardians can check the Transunion credit file of a minor child.
Equifax: Are My Children at Risk of Identity Theft?
This site provides advice on how to manage a child's credit, including what to do if you think your child may be an identity theft victim.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC): Back to school: Protect your child’s information
In the wrong hands, the personal information on school forms can be used to commit fraud in your child's name — to apply for government benefits, open credit card accounts, or apply for a loan. This blog provides information on how you can help protect your child's identity.
Stolen Futures: A Forum on Child Identity Theft
OVC and the Federal Trade Commission held a forum in 2011 to discuss child identity theft. Read transcripts from forum sessions which explored the nature of child identity theft—including foster care identity theft and identity theft within families—with the goal of advising parents and victims on how to prevent the crime and how to resolve child identity theft problems.
Attorney General's Advisory Committee on American Indian/Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence: Ending Violence So Children Can Thrive
Date Published
November 2014
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (NIWAP)
NIWAP is a national provider of training, legal and social science research, policy development, and technical assistance to providers and allied professionals who work with immigrant women, children and crime victims. NIWAP hosts a library which contains numerous resources on the legal rights of immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and other crimes.
Enhancing the Legal Profession's Response to Victims of Child Abuse
Date Published
2009
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
Date Published
January 2013
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
HALOS Strategy: Community Collaborations for Children
Date Published
May 2014
Series
Publication Type
Citizen Involvement Material
Agencies
OVC
Victim-Oriented Multidisciplinary Responses to Statutory Rape: Training Guide
Date Published
February 2000
Series
Publication Type
Training (Handbook/Manual)
Agencies
OVC
Victims with Disabilities: Collaborative, Multidisciplinary First Response: Techniques for First Responders Called to Help Crime Victims Who Have Disabilities
Date Published
January 2011
Series
Publication Type
Training (Handbook/Manual)
Agencies
OVC
Child Sexual Exploitation: Improving Investigations and Protecting Victims: A Blueprint for Action
Date Published
January 1995
Publication Type
Guideline
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Children's Exposure to Violence and the Intersection Between Delinquency and Victimization
Date Published
October 2013
Agencies
OJJDP
ChildVictimWeb
ChildVictimWeb is a free online training resource designed for professionals from all disciplines who work with children who have experienced or witnessed serious violence. This course describes the prevalence and characteristics of different forms of victimization often experienced in childhood, their psychological, behavioral, social, and health consequences, and implications for practice. Assessment strategies, an evidence-based approach to treatment planning, trauma-informed case management skills, and information...
Report of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
Date Published
December 2012
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Through Our Eyes: Children, Violence, and Trauma
Date Published
April 2014
Publication Type
Citizen Involvement Material
Agencies
OVC
National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction: A Report to Congress
Date Published
August 2010
Agencies
DOJ
Enhanced Services to Children and Youth Exposed to Violence
This site provides promising practices and lessons learned from Administration for Children and Families' grantee demonstration projects on children and youth exposed to violence.