Child abuse
Tribal Data Dashboard
Discover key performance measure data from OVC-funded programs focused on the American Indian and Alaska Native victim population
Elder Abuse Geriatrics: Describing an Important New Medical Specialist
Journal
Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
Date Published
August 2024
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
The Use of Children as a Tactic of Intimate Partner Violence and its Impact on Survivors' Mental Health and Well-being Over Time
Journal
Journal of Family Violence
Date Published
2022
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OVC-Sponsored
Child Safety Forward Michigan: A final report detailing lessons learned and best practices for reducing child fatalities and serious injuries caused by crime victimization
Date Published
September 2023
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OVC-Sponsored
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.
Development of a Legal Service Needs and Barriers Measure for Victims of Family Violence and Other Crime
Journal
Journal of Family Violence
Date Published
January 2022
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
The Use of Children as a Tactic of Intimate Partner Violence and its Relationship to Survivors' Mental Health
Journal
Journal of Family Violence
Date Published
October 2022
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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
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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
Child Safety Forward Planning Year Evaluation Brief
Date Published
March 2021
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
I Am Isabella
Summary
I Am Isabella tells the story of what happens to a young girl named Isabella after a caseworker visits her home.
To illustrate common occurrences in child welfare cases, the story follows Isabella as she meets a caseworker, talks to a counselor at school, goes to court and meets her advocate, and builds a network of support...
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
The Center for Court Innovation’s Child Witness Materials Project is a collaborative effort between the Center for Court Innovation, Center for Urban Pedagogy, and Alternate History Comics and is supported by cooperative agreements #2016-VF-GX-K011 and #2018-V3-GX-K069, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in these...
Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials
These materials can be used to support children and teenagers during their involvement with the justice system as a victim or witness to a crime.