| Organization |
Project Description |
Contact |
| American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois |
Through this project, the American Academy of Pediatrics will promote adoption of the medical home approach, which the Department of Justice’s Safe Start initiative has identified as an evidence-based and promising intervention for children exposed to violence. The goals of the project are to (1) increase pediatricians’ awareness of the scope and effects of children’s exposure to and victimization by violence; and (2) enhance pediatric practices’ capacity to identify children exposed to or victimized by violence and refer them to needed services. |
Rebecca Levin
blevin@aap.org
Phone: 847–434–4790
Fax: 847–434–8000 |
| American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia |
Through the Effective Providers for Child Victims of Violence project, the American Psychological Association (APA) will: (a) reduce the gap in supporting child and adolescent victims of violence by increasing service providers’ awareness and knowledge of the impact of violence on children and adolescents and of effective trauma–focused, culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-based interventions; (b) build the capacity of victim service providers; and (c) establish and maintain the infrastructure to support the development and implementation of all project activities. |
Julia Da Silva
jsilva@apa.org
Phone: 202–336–5817
Fax: 202–336–5723 |
| National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, District of Columbia |
Through this project, the National Center for Victims of Crime will plan and conduct an 18-month Action Partnership to develop culturally elevant educational resources and provide training and technical assistance to raise awareness about the needs and rights of black children exposed to violence and victimization. The Center will plan and implement this initiative in partnership with the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and project spokesperson William Killibrew IV. |
Mitru Ciarlante
accounting@ncvc.org
Phone: 202–467–8743 |
| National Children’s Alliance, Washington, District of Columbia |
Through this project, the National Children’s Alliance will develop "ChildVictimWeb," an eight-component multi-media training on the prevalence and impact of child victimization and trauma, evidence-based treatments and treatment planning, and case management skills. The training will improve the ability of members and professional affiliates to advance victims’ rights and improve services for children exposed to violence. |
Teresa Huizar
thuizar@nca-online.org
Phone: 202–548–0090 x 102
Fax: 202–548–0099 |
| National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, Nevada |
Through the Adolescents and Intimate Partner Violence: A National Judicial Curriculum project, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), in partnership with the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF), will increase the capacity of judges to respond to adolescent partner violence. To accomplish the project’s goals, the partners will: assess what judges need to learn to promote victim safety and offender accountability in these cases; develop a curriculum to educate judges on the dynamics of the violence, how to intervene, and how to serve as leaders in their communities on this issue; pilot test the curriculum with a 2 ½-day educational program for judges; revise the curriculum outline as needed; and integrate the educational materials developed through this project into judicial education programs throughout the country. |
Maureen Sheeran
msheeran@ncjfcj.org
Phone: 775–784–6295
Fax: 775–784–6160 |
| National Crime Victim Law Institute, Portland, Oregon |
Through this project, the National Crime Victim Law Institute’s National Alliance of Victims’ Rights Attorneys (NAVRA) will develop a two day curriculum and a variety of practitioner tools written for both lawyer and advocate audiences. |
Margaret Garvin
garvin@lclark.edu
Phone: 503–768–6953
Fax: 866–301–8794 |
