National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (2:30 am)

The National Center for Children Exposed to Violence offers a sound place for learning about how we can prevent the further damadge to children exposed to violence as well as how to prevent it. This is an important resource in the learning to fight this battle.

~ Joanna

PS: This belongs in the section of this blog labeled "Behind Closed Doors". Somehow, for some reason, it wasn't place there? I apologize for any confusion due to this slight interruption of the current section "Remembering the Lost".



Reference: National Center for Children Exposted to Violence Homepage
(http://www.nccev.org/)

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It is the mission of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) to increase the capacity of individuals and communities to reduce the incidence and impact of violence on children and families; to train and support the professionals who provide intervention and treatment to children and families affected by violence; and, to increase professional and public awareness of the effects of violence on children, families, communities and society.

The NCCEV serves as:

• A primary national resource center for anyone seeking information about the effects of violence exposure on children and initiatives addressing these issues, including a dynamic body of literature, Internet resources and a bibliographic database
  
  
• A provider of training, technical assistance and consultation to the Child Development-Community Policing Program (CD-CP) replication sites, Safe Start Initiative and other collaborative community programs nationwide that respond to children and families exposed to violence
  
  
• A national forum for exploring issues surrounding children's exposure to violence, that utilizes a select team of recognized experts representing many related fields who provide a strong voice for the needs of children and families
  
  
• A partner in national collaborations across the country in urban, suburban and rural areas, including 16 CD-CP replication sites, 11 Safe Start Initiative sites and 15 Safe Start Phase Two sites. These collaborations help to promote best practices in the area of children exposed to violence and trauma. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network covering 54 treatment centers across the US, are listed as well.
  
  

Our services include the following:

• An easily accessible and comprehensive Resource Center for current and historic information about children and violence
  
  
• Training, technical assistance and consultation to a variety of collaborative community programs throughout the country that respond to children and families exposed to violence, including the Child Development-Community Policing Program (CD-CP), the School Crisis Response Initiative, and the Safe Start Initiative.
  
  
• A wide range of specialized interventions and services, through CD-CP sites replicated nationwide, offering comprehensive responses to children and families exposed to violence
  
  
• Responses to inquiries for information, including best and promising practices for programs related to children exposed to violence