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October 2009

Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey

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This Bulletin discusses the most comprehensive nationwide survey of the incidence and prevalence of children’s exposure to violence to date, measuring the past-year and lifetime exposure for children age 17 and younger across several major categories.
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May 2009

Transforming Communities to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: A Primary Prevention Approach

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The following pages lay out a primary prevention approach with a special focus on effecting change by influencing policies and altering organizational practices.We begin with a short discussion of emerging environmental challenges followed by an examination of specific norms that contribute to child sexual abuse and exploitation.
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May 2009

The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America's Prostituted Children

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The report reveals shocking findings of three years of intensive research on the issue of child sex trafficking in America from ten locations across the U.S.& Research locations ranged from areas as diverse as Salt Lake City, Utah to Clearwater, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. Some important key findings include:
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February 2009

Workers in the Shadows: Abuse and Exploitation of Child Domestic Workers in Indonesia

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Most girls interviewed for the report worked 14 to 18 hours a day, seven days a week, with no day off. Almost all are grossly underpaid, and some get no salary at all. In the worst cases, girls reported being physically, psychologically, and sexually abused.
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  • Training Tools
January 2009

Connect: Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence - In-service Training for Resource Families, a Trainer's Guide and Tools

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This resource is a basic training session on the dynamics of domestic violence, the impact of exposure to domestic violence (DV) on children, and strategies for supporting children who have been exposed to DV. It is appropriate for foster parents, kin caregivers, and adoptive parents with all levels of experience in caring for children who have been exposed to domestic violence, or who may have cause to care for these children in the future. 
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January 2009

Using Reflective Supervision to Support Trauma-Informed Systems for Children

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This white paper offers a rationale to administrators, program directors, and supervisors in child service agencies for the adoption of reflective supervision as a supervisory approach consistent with trauma-informed approaches.
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January 2009

Resilient Girls: Factors that Protect Against Delinquency

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This report examines issues among adolescents and how they differ for girls and boys; risk and protective factors associated with delinquency, including gender differences; and the causes and correlates of girls’ delinquency. 
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January 2009

World Report 2009

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It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2008 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in question.
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  • Training Tools
October 2008

Helping Young Children (Birth to Five) Who Are Homeless

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This presentation outlines some of the challenges facing homeless children, and explains the McKinney-Vento Act and how it can help children. The document also has information about Early Childhood Special Education and Headstart.
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October 2008

A State by State Report on Children's Health: Family Income and Education More Important than Medical Care

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This article discusses a report released that reveals the degree to which a children's health is determined by the circumstances into which they are born.
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October 2008

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Birth to Age 18

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This document gives basic information on the numbers and percentages of children living in low-income and poor families. Data includes information on employment, education, family structure, age, race and ethnicity, immigrant status, and geography.
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August 2008

Balancing Obligations: Serving Teen Victims and Mandated Reporting of Statutory Rape

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This paper provides information about statutory rape and mandatory reporting laws for statutory rape. It discusses obstacles faced by service providers with regards to confidentiality and reporting and provides suggestions for overcoming them.