[Mdt_members] Child Abuse Related News & Trainings: 11/21/14

Fri Nov 21 15:14:47 PST 2014

Greetings MDT Members,

Below please find some great trainings and resources related to child abuse intervention.

Upcoming Trainings and Other Opportunities:

Webinar To Discuss Sexting and Sextortion

[Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention     stopbullying.gov Logo]On November 20, 2014, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention<http://www.stopbullying.gov/> will present "Sexting and Sextortion: Keeping Kids Safe<https://events-na8.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1110525827/en/events/event/shared/default_template_simple/event_landing.html?sco-id=1433858007>." OJJDP will host the Webinar, which is a collaborative effort by the U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, and Agriculture; the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program<http://www.ojjdp.gov/programs/progsummary.asp?pi=3>. This Webinar—the second in a two-part series on Internet safety—will focus on sexting and sextortion. An ICAC Task Force representative will discuss sexting and share information to help parents, teachers, counselors, coaches, and school resource officers understand the dangers involved. Presenters will also provide tools on how to help youth say "no" to sexting. Representatives from the FBI will discuss the dangers of sextortion, highlight laws related to sextortion, and share resources for working with youth.
Register<http://ojjdptta.adobeconnect.com/e39dp661bup/event/registration.html> for this free Webinar.

Web Conference:
Restorative Justice: A Promising Approach to Ending Child Sexual Abuse

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
11am Pacific Time, 2pm Eastern Time
The term “restorative justice” can have a myriad of meanings for a variety of communities. In this
web conference participants will learn what the term means for members of South Asian and
immigrant/communities of color. In particular, the role survivors of child sexual abuse play in the
process and the links this process has in preventing child sexual abuse.
This web conference is a part of PreventConnect and Ms. Foundation for Women’s third year of
the #PowerInPrevention: Ending Child Sexual Abuse Web Conference Series.
Hosts: Leona Smith Di Faustino, Joan Tabachnick and Cordelia Anderson
Learning Objectives:
 Understand the elements of restorative justice processes and models
 Learn about the role of survivors in restorative justice
 Understand circle process and its value for breaking silence within South Asian and other
immigrant/communities of color
Materials:
 Recording: Coming Soon
 Slides: Coming Soon
 Text chat transcript: coming soon
 Blog summarizing this web conference: coming soon
 Captioning transcript: coming soon

Real-Time Captioning Available: Instructions for accessing captioning during this web conference
will be provided with your registration confirmation.
REGISTRTION INFORAMTION:
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New Resources:

Persons in poor households at or below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) (39.8 per 1,000) had more than double the rate of violent victimization as persons in high-income households (16.9 per 1,000) for the period 2008–12. Serious violence (rape or sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault) accounted for a greater percentage of violence among persons in poor households (38%) than in high-income households (27%).

Read more in the report, Household Poverty and Nonfatal Violent Victimization, 2008–2012<http://listmanager.lmbps.com/t/2837209/50811956/346/0/> (NCJ 248384).

On a related note: JAMA Pediatrics recently published an article entitled: “Children and US Federal Policy on Health and Health Care:  Seen but Not Heard<https://t.e2ma.net/click/dc57n/lqlgrj/lus4de>.”
The article begins with a grim recitation of the situation for many of America’s 73.5 million children:  “[c]hildhood poverty has reached its highest level in 20 years, 1 in 4 children lives in a food-insecure household, 7 million children lack health insurance, a child is abused or neglected every 47 seconds, and 1 in 3 children is overweight or obese.  Five children are killed daily by firearms, 1 in 5 experiences a mental disorder, racial/ethnic disparities continue to be extensive and pervasive, and major sequester cuts and underfunding of pediatric research have damaged our global leadership in biomedical research and hobbled economic growth.”  Id<https://t.e2ma.net/click/dc57n/lqlgrj/1mt4de>, p. E1.
To that end, the authors include a table that identifies priorities in the health and health care of US children and suggested policy action steps to address these priorities.  For example, with regard to child abuse and neglect, the authors suggest the following policy action steps:

  *   Prioritize reducing and eliminating child abuse and neglect
  *   Reduce by half rates of maltreatment and maltreatment deaths by 2018
  *   Fund screening and prevention research
  *   Determine whether domestic-violence prevention and treatment result in reduction in child maltreatment
  *   Provide needed services to all families with maltreated children.

Report Highlights Recommendations of Attorney General's Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence

[Report Cover]The Attorney General's Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Children Exposed to Violence has released its final report<http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/committee-studying-american-indian-and-alaska-native-children-exposed-violence-makes> of findings and policy recommendations to address the impact of violence on tribal youth. The report—commissioned as part of Attorney General Eric Holder's Defending Childhood Initiative<http://www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood/index.html>—serves as a blueprint for protecting AI/AN children exposed to violence. The recommendations are a culmination of information gathered through four public hearings held between December 2013 and June 2014.

Resources:

View and download the report, Ending Violence so Children Can Thrive<http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/defendingchildhood/pages/attachments/2014/11/17/aian-report.pdf>.

The committee was created in response to a recommendation that the original National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence made in its 2012 report to Attorney General Holder. Read the 2012 report online<http://www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood/cev-rpt-full.pdf> or order<https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/ShoppingCart/ShopCart.aspx?item=NCJ+241563&repro=0> a print copy. Learn more<http://www.ojjdp.gov/Programs/ProgSummary.asp?pi=52> about OJJDP's programs for tribal youth.

Other News:

Call for Presenters: 2015 National Citizen Review Panel Conference in Portland, Oregon.  See announcement attached to this email.

Save the Date
MDT Day 2015 presented to you by Oregon Department of Justice, Crime Victim Services’ Division

·         When?
Monday April 20th, 2015
8:30am – 4:00pm

·         Where?
Red Lion Hotel on the River - Jantzen Beach
Portland, Oregon

Thank you for all your hard work on behalf of Oregon’s children!

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