CEV in the News 5/29/2012
Safe Start's weekly offering of current events with a childhood exposure to violence focus. This week's highlights include the Blue Star program for military families, a new trauma intervention, and the continued problem of suicide and bullying among youth.
Military Families Appreciate Efforts
This entry shares the struggles and efforts that face the families and children of servicemen and women when they are deployed.
Military families appreciate effortsHer husband has deployed four times in the past six years, while she has struggled to raise two children and finish her Ph.D. Now she'...Better response plans needed for children exposed to domestic violence
Ted Cross discusses, of the School of Social Work at University of Illinois, his recent work helping to conduct a study on the effect of domestic violence on children and examined the mandated reporting practices for those kinds of cases.
Better response plans needed for children exposed to domestic violenceBetter interagency collaboration is needed to help families when children are exposed to domestic violence, according to Ted Cross, a fac...Distress of Child War and Sex Abuse Victims Halved by New Trauma Intervention
A newly adapted psychological intervention to reduce distress in children traumatized by war and sexual abuse has been pioneered by staff at the Queen's University Belfast and World Vision. It is part of a larger program to treat psychological distress in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Distress of Child War and Sex Abuse Victims Halved by New Trauma InterventionA new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse....Child Sex Trafficking Jumps Drastically in America and Across the World
This article discusses the troubling rise in child sex trafficking and its effects on children. On May 22 it was reported that Interpol busted a child sex ring that spanned 20 countries, including the United States.
Child Sex Trafficking Jumps Drastically in America and Across the WorldOn May 22 it was reported that Interpol busted a child sex ring that spanned 20 countries, including the United States. It's devastat...Justice Department Commemorates National Missing Children's Day
This is a post from Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs, Mary Lou Leary discussing the commemoration of National Missing Children's Day.
Justice Department Commemorates National Missing Children's DayWASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The following post appears courtesy of Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Offic...Cops and Kids
This video from Shelby County, Tennessee, shares the county's experiences with a new program connecting cops and kids as a part of their participation in the Attorney General's Defending Childhood Initiative.
Cops and KidsHere in Memphis and Shelby County, police are leading the nation in a new program that connects cops with kids. The U.S. Department of Ju...7-year-old boy's suicide shocks Detroit community
This article touches on the tragic suicide of young boy in Detroit and the growing problem of childhood suicide related to bullying in the United States.
7-year-old boy's suicide shocks Detroit communityThe girl alerted her mother and called 911. The mother and a neighbor forced their way into the room, took the boy down, and called 911, ...Best Bet: Blue Star Program Kicks Off for Military Families
The National Endowment for the Arts kicked off its third annual Blue Star Museums program showing support for children and military families. Active-duty military personnel and their families get free admission to more than 1,600 museums nationwide from Memorial Day through Labor Day.- BEST BET: Blue Star program kicks off for military familiesThe National Endowment for the Arts kicks off its third annual Blue Star Museums program on Monday, where active-duty military personnel ...
Foster numbers declining
The State of Georgia shares new information about a reduction in children and foster care of the past few years and the possible reasons for the decline.
Foster numbers declining - MARIETTA - According to the Georgia Department of Human Services the number of children in foster care has declined over the past few years in Cobb County. There were 262 children in foster caster in the county at the e...MARIETTA - According to the Georgia Department of Human Services, the number of children in foster care has declined over the past few ye...Guns more than gangs are fueling city's violence, police say
This article provides a different perspective on what fuels Seattle's violence. Police officials have said that the outbreak of violence through Memorial Day weekend and since the beginning of the year has more to do with guns than with gangs.
Guns more than gangs are fueling city's violence, police sayHe said the police react to immediate incidents, but offering alternate choices to youth needed to come from churches, community centers ...
