Light 2024 - A Multistate Educational Conference on Childhood Trauma
Event Dates
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Central
Location
Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino
East Peoria, IL
Event Type
Conference
Child abuse
Unmasking Sexual Abuse: Understanding, Healing, and Prevention
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Central
Location
White Oak Estates and Gardens
Baton Rouge, LA
Event Type
Workshop
Report on Project to Reduce Child Deaths Due to Abuse and Neglect
Learn how five OVC grantees successfully expanded their understanding of how to promote child and family well-being.
Report Highlights Efforts To Engage Communities To Address Child Abuse and Neglect
Learn about Michigan’s efforts to reduce fatalities or near-death injuries due to child abuse or neglect through the Child Safety Forward initiative.
Courage First Athlete Hotline
This helpline provides support to athletes, former athletes, parents, coaches, and sports communities who wish to report concerns about emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. Contact the hotline's athlete-centered counselors by phone or text at 888-279-1026 or by online chat.
Report Focuses on Training Multidisciplinary Teams To Reduce Child Maltreatment and Fatality
A new OVC-sponsored report from Cook County Health evaluates recent efforts to reduce fatalities or near-death injuries due to child abuse or neglect.
April 2023 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Report Focuses on Parent and Community Organizing for Child Maltreatment Intervention and Prevention
Learn about Child Safety Forward, a nationwide, 3-year demonstration initiative funded by OVC to reduce fatalities or near-death injuries due to child abuse or neglect.
The Use of Children as a Tactic of Intimate Partner Violence and its Relationship to Survivors' Mental Health
Date Published
October 2022
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Podcast Discusses Engaging Parents to Reduce Child Injuries and Fatalities
Listen to a podcast about an initiative to address serious or near-death injuries as a result of child abuse/neglect, and to reduce the number of child fatalities.
Child Victims with Disabilities: A Guide for Prosecutors
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Child Abuse Prevention Month: Message From the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime
Learn about OVC initiatives to improve services for victims of child abuse in this message from OVC Director Kristina Rose.
Register: OVC Materials for Child Victims and Witnesses Support Webinar
Join OVC for a webinar to learn about materials that support children and youth, ages 2–18, as they navigate the justice system
Brave Maya
Summary
Brave Maya tells the story of what happens to a little girl named Maya after caseworkers visit her home.
To illustrate the common occurrences in child welfare cases, the story follows Maya as she meets with caseworkers, goes to court and meets her advocate, engages with a counselor, and receives support from external family members.
Throughout the...
I Am Malik
Summary
I Am Malik tells the story of what happens to a young boy named Malik after he becomes a witness to and victim of a criminal incident involving his neighbor.
To illustrate common occurrences in criminal cases in which a child is a victim or witness, the story follows Malik as he talks to a counselor at school, goes...
About
About
Children are some of the most vulnerable members of our society and are widely held as needing greater care and protection. However, despite this, children are frequently victims of or witnesses to violence, abuse, and other crimes, including domestic violence, community violence, physical assault, sexual assault, commercial sexual exploitation, and child maltreatment.
Resulting from these high rates of exposure to violence, crime, and abuse...