Child and Youth Victimization
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Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Guiding Principles
Date Published
December 2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material,
Guideline
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Labor Trafficking Protocol Guidelines: Identifying and Responding to Victims of Labor Trafficking 24 Years Old and Under
Date Published
January 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Guideline
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Project
This demonstration project was designed to reach underserved children, youth, and families in Illinois, Montana, Ohio, and Virginia who are victims of crime. The four demonstration sites worked in their states to meet the needs of children and youth (and their caregivers) who had been exposed to violence. A Coordinator Toolkit provides guidance and tools for jurisdictions interested in replicating this project.
Federal Trade Commission: How To Protect Your Child From Identity Theft
This article offers informative steps to help parents avoid, recognize, and repair the damage caused by child identity theft.
Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Fact Sheet
Date Published
December 2016
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material,
Factsheet
Agencies
OVC
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2014 National Report
Date Published
December 2014
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
A Circle of Healing for Native Children Endangered by Drugs
Date Published
December 2014
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
When Your Child's Identity Is Stolen
This site provides information on how to protect your child's identity, 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 and guardians can check the TransUnion credit file of a minor child to ensure they have not been targeted by identity theft.
Equifax: Are My Children at Risk of Identity Theft?
This article 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.
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 that 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.
Victim-Oriented Multidisciplinary Responses to Statutory Rape: Training Guide
Date Published
February 2000
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
Enhanced Services to Children and Youth Exposed to Violence: Promising Practices & Lessons Learned
This site provides a collection of promising practices, lessons learned, and related resources derived from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-funded grantee demonstration projects designed to enhance services provided to children and youth who have been exposed to violence.
Family Justice Center Alliance
The Alliance provides training, planning, consulting, and technical assistance to Family Justice Centers and family violence professionals throughout the world.
National Children's Advocacy Center
The Center models, promotes, and delivers excellence in child abuse response and prevention through service, education, and leadership.
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Child Abuse and Neglect
Date Published
September 2012
Series
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Voice of the Victim: A Perspectives Spotlight Issue
Date Published
2012
Publication Type
Overview Text
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
National Crime Prevention Council: Cyberbullying
The National Crime Prevention Council, through funding from OVC, offers resources including fact sheets and four podcasts about general cyberbullying information, taking action in schools, creating community change, and how teens feel about cyberbullying.
A Victim-Centered Approach to Crimes Against American Indian and Alaska Native Children
Date Published
August 2008
Publication Type
Technical Assistance
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored