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To improve the judicial system’s handling of child abuse, neglect, and related cases, including cases of children who are affected by opioids and other substance abuse. The program provides judicial, legal, and social service professionals with training and technical assistance to enhance their understanding of child abuse issues and reduce the length of time children spend in the system. This includes: disseminating best practices, innovation, and lessons learned from this project at the national level; and designing a targeted, multi-tiered approach to training and technical assistance that coordinates national, state, and local initiatives to facilitate systems reform and improve outcomes for victimized children. the performance measures associated with this objective are: PM 1: Percentage of eligible individuals with improved parent/caregiver relationships PM 2: Percentage of eligible individuals served by a community outreach strategy
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During FY 2016, the grantee developed an array of training and technical assistance resources and provided assistance to juvenile and family courts by providing both on and off-site technical assistance on child abuse and neglect issues and court improvement efforts.
OJJDP’s current training and technical assistance provider for the Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel program, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Justices (NCJFCJ), has a diverse network of over 95 demonstration sites and provides training to judges from all over the country, not just those within the identified states.
• NCJFCJ has conducted over 35 trauma audits around the country to assess the degree to which environment, practice, and policy are trauma-responsive. NCJFCJ has also held six National Judicial Institutes on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking
• OJJDP’s current training and technical assistance provider for the Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel program, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Justices (NCJFCJ) is the nation’s oldest judicial membership organization with approximately 1,600 members and associates. The NCJFCJ Child Abuse and Neglect Team have extensive experience and expertise in legal, court administration, academic, and direct service fields. This team currently serves the needs of the Project ONE Courts, Tribal Model Courts, Mentor Model Courts, and Implementation Sites.
• NCJFCJ researchers have created a framework to advance the emerging field of trauma-informed justice. The overarching goal of a trauma consultation is to provide courts with information on how to improve the experiences of the children and families they serve, as well as to assist courts in reducing the secondary trauma that professionals who work in this field often experience. To date, NCJFCJ has conducted more than 35 trauma consultations in state and tribal jurisdictions, providing feedback on how they can become more trauma-responsive.
• NCJFCJ has held nine National Judicial Institutes on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking with over 200 judicial officials trained. The two and half day trainings are led by a faculty team of experienced judges and other experts from across the country and provide judicial officials an opportunity to expand their knowledge of trafficking risk factors, victim identification, effective intervention strategies, and cultural considerations. Additional Institutes will occur throughout 2019.
Through a $2.7 million award to the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, OJJDP is providing judicial, legal, and social service professionals with training and technical assistance to enhance their understanding of child abuse cases, including cases of children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking, and families impacted by opioids. The training is also helping professionals coordinate information and services across the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
