Web Forum To Discuss How To Help Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
October 22, 2009
On October 26, 2009, at 2 p.m. E.T., the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will host a Web Forum to discuss best practices for helping children exposed to domestic violence.
The 1-hour session, which is cosponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), will be led by Sherry Hamby, Ph.D., coauthor of the OJJDP Bulletin “Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey,” and Miriam Berkman, J.D., M.S.W., coordinator of the Child Development-Community Policing Program's Domestic Violence Intervention Project.
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Further information about this OVC Web Forum, including instructions on how to participate, is available at ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum.
For additional information about children's exposure to violence, visit OJJDP's Safe Start Center at www.safestartcenter.org/.
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