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Lunch and Learning: Child Abuse Awareness with Child Trust

Event Dates

April 29, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Eastern

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Online

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Webinar

Now Available: Second Edition of Guide for Siblings of Missing Youth

Developed alongside families whose children went missing, this guide is designed to help others who face the same crisis.

Victim Advocate and Mental Health Partnerships Peer Consultation Forums

Event Dates

July 10, 2025, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern

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Online

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Webinar

Victim Advocate and Mental Health Partnerships Peer Consultation Forums

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April 17, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern

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Online

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Webinar

Defined Monetary Assistance Victims Reserve for Eligible Victims of Federal Child Pornography Crimes

This U.S. Department of Justice-administered program provides monetary assistance to eligible victims of federal child pornography/child sexual abuse material offenses. A federal court determines whether a victim is eligible and entitled to receive a one-time payment, and the Department of Justice makes the ordered payment through this program.

One-Time Payment for Eligible Victims of Federal Child Pornography Crimes

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a process for certain victims of federal child sexual abuse material offenses to request a court order for a one-time payment.

Funding Opportunity: Print Copies of OVC’s Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials

Apply for to print and disseminate up to $10,000 worth of the materials.

The Crime Victims Fund (CVF): Federal Support for Victims of Crime

Date Published

May 2024

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic)

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OVC

2010 NCVRW PSA—Be The One

April 2010

Series

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

This public service announcement, developed as part of the 2010 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide, urges you to ask, listen, believe, care, and be the one to take the first step toward getting help for a child who has been hurt by crime. Visit the NCVRW site for more information.

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What About Me? Finding Your Path Forward When Your Brother or Sister is Missing (Second Edition)

Date Published

January 2025

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OJJDP

Understanding the Trafficking of Children for the Purposes of Labor in the United States

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Improving the Response to Victims of Child Pornography

Date Published

December 2014

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OVC-Sponsored

Funding Opportunity: Promote the OVC Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials

Apply for up to $10,000 to print and disseminate resources from OVC's Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials series.

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.

Resources for Sextortion Victims

Date Published

June 2023

Publication Type

Reference Material

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OJJDP-Sponsored

Law Enforcement Guide for Sextortion Victims

Date Published

June 2023

Publication Type

Reference Material

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OJJDP-Sponsored

When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide, Fifth Edition

Date Published

May 2023

Publication Type

Reference Material

Agencies

OJJDP

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Take It Down

This platform helps users remove online sexually explicit photos and videos taken of them while under 18 years old. Users can remain anonymous while using the service and won’t have to send their images or videos to anyone.

Funding Opportunity: FY 2023 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking applicants for the FY 2023 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation.

This solicitation provides comprehensive funding to federally recognized Tribes, Tribal consortia, and Tribal designees to develop a comprehensive and coordinated approach to public safety and victimization. Refer to the solicitation for more information about eligibility. Applicants have the flexibility to submit a single application and select from any...

View New Materials to Help Young Survivors in Tribal Communities

New materials feature artwork and stories by Native artists and authors, that focus on the unique challenges faced by child victims and witnesses in Tribal communities.

Children and Youth in Tribal Communities: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers

A Guide for Parents and Caregivers 

These materials were created specifically for children and youth in Tribal communities by Native authors and illustrators and are tailored to the needs of young children (ages 2 to 6), school-age children (ages 7 to 12), and teens (ages 13 to 18) who have been the victim and/or witness to a crime and are interacting with Tribal, state, and/or...

Children and Youth in Tribal Communities: A Guide for Practitioners

This guide contains suggestions to support children and youth in Tribal communities aged 2−18 who have been the victim and/or witness to a crime as they navigate through the justice system.