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SFTS May 2003 News
NEW RESEARCH
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Justice, and Education have released a report entitled, "Children Exposed to Violence: Current Status, Gaps, and Research Priorities." The report summarizes perspectives from researchers, practitioners, and policymakers on the current state of knowledge about children exposed to violence and identifies research gaps and promising avenues for future research. Three areas of violence to which children are exposed are discussed in the workshop paper: domestic violence, community and school violence, and war and terrorism.
Following is an excerpt from the domestic violence section by Dr. David Wolfe, Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario: "There are a number of consequences for children exposed to domestic violence. For instance, infants and toddlers may experience listlessness, failure to thrive, and problems with trust. Preschool children may react through behaviors such as aggression, cruelty to animals, or clinging. For elementary school-aged children, it is a critical time for learning how to relate to women. Thus, witnessing abuse during this time can foster disrespect for females and reinforce sex role stereotypes. Witnessing domestic violence in adolescence may influence school achievement and self-esteem, and may provide the example for dating violence."
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For more information, check out
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/crmc/cdb/Workshop_on_ChildrenViolence.pdf
A new report, prepared by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids shows that one year of child abuse and
neglect may turn
its victims into violent criminals, including murderers. This report also presents new research showing
that most child abuse and neglect among high-risk families can be prevented.
For more information, check out www.fightcrime.org
Recent brain science shows that what happens in a child's preschool years heavily influences how successful the child will be in school. Across the country, scientists, advocates for children, and policymakers are arguing for more classrooms that develop 3 and 4-year-old preschoolers mentally, emotionally, and socially. At least 40 states offer some type of state-supported pre-kindergarten. All states mandate services for preschool children with disabilities.
For more information, check out
www.brainconnection.com/SITEWare/2003/04/30/a/0000-0028-brain2-universal.php3
NEW RESOURCES
Strengthening Families to Promote Youth Development by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, describes a family-based perspective for promoting youth development. The report examines youth-family-community linkages and emphasizes the need to develop a holistic framework that allows practitioners to work with youth, family and communities at the same time.
For more information, check out www.omgcenter.org/learning2.html
The Center for Civic Partnerships has developed a process to guide organizations and coalitions in making strategic decisions about what efforts should be continued and how to continue them. The Sustainability Toolkit: 10 Steps to Maintaining Your Community Improvements, is a practical guide, complete with worksheets, a CD ROM, templates and resources with built-in checkpoints. It also offers concrete examples and exercises for sustainability.
For more information, check out www.civicpartnerships.org/default.asp?id=227
or
contact Michelle Johnston, Project Coordinator, at (916) 646-8696
The Administration for Children and Families has information and resources within its Web site based on the 2003 Child Abuse Prevention Community Resource Packet. This Web site is designed to help promote child abuse prevention activities in your community. Developed in partnership with leading national organizations and the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect, these resources will help you get the word out.
For more information, check out www.calib.com/nccanch/prevention/index.cfm
TRAINING
The National Prevention Symposium (NPS), to be held in San Francisco on July 16-18, will provide the latest in child abuse prevention research, strategies, and resources. Participants at this event will learn about what works to reduce risky youth behaviors. Keynote speakers and workshop presenters address state-of-the-art prevention strategies and activities, evaluation strategies, resources for boosting current prevention efforts, funding, and other topics. Researchers, educators, parents, and many others who care about raising healthy kids will learn about the latest research, strategies, and resources for helping youth thrive.
For more information, check out www.chef.org/events/nps.php
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP) has announced the release of the 2003
Title II Delinquency Prevention and Intervention Program RFP. There is approximately $3.5 million allocated for this
program in FY 2003/2004. The maximum amount available per grant award will be $200,000. The RFP is for both prevention
and intervention programs addressing at-risk youth. The submission deadline is May 29, 2003.
There is a new program announcement sponsored jointly by the Office for Behavioral and Social
Science Research and other institutes, offices and agencies within the National Institutes of Health and the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. This grant announcement covers all aspects of children's exposure to violence
and resulting effects on child outcomes, including development of interventions, the effects of violence on child
development and prevention of harmful behaviors such as alcohol abuse. The first application deadline is June 25,
2003, but there are also receipt dates in 2004 and 2005.
For more information, check out grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-096.html
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced grants
totaling $20.5 million to allow 120 law enforcement agencies in 36 states to hire 180 additional officers and deputies to
protect our nation's schools. Grants are being awarded under the COPS In Schools program, which provides a maximum of
$125,000, over a three-year period, to cover the salary and benefits of new school resource officers assigned to protect
schools. The COPS program also provides school safety training for the officer and an administrator from the school
where the officer will be assigned.
For more information, check out www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=838
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