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Youth Justice in the COVID-19 Era

Josh Rovner of The Sentencing Project will moderate a panel discussion about the safety of youth who are incarcerated as COVID-19 takes its toll within institutional settings. The Sentencing Project has been tracking these issues and reports that more than 2,000 incarcerated youth have tested positive for COVID-19. Joining Rovner for the discussion are Kristian …

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Webinar: Parents Anonymous® Study Shows Reductions in Abuse

A recent study by NCCD found some encouraging reductions in child abuse and maltreatment outcomes for Parents Anonymous® participants in two southern California counties. Most notably, the program was associated with a large reduction in substantiated abuse/maltreatment. NCCD will host a webinar presentation of the study and results. Presenters include Elizabeth Harris, PhD, a senior …

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Webinar: Structured Decision Making® and Domestic Violence – Managing Danger

Join Heather Meitner of NCCD as she co-leads a webinar on managing domestic violence-related safety and risk using the shared lens of the Safe & Together model and the Structured Decision Making® (SDM) system and safety-organized practice model used in many child welfare and partnering agencies around the world. The webinar will help participants better …

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Webinar: Remote Engagement and Assessment in Child Welfare Domestic Violence Cases

What is best practice in domestic violence cases when in-person contact between practitioners and families is limited? How do professionals address an epidemic of violence—already hidden from public view—when victims are in isolation due to a public health crisis? Child welfare workers are struggling with assessing safety and engaging family members in situations where domestic …

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Webinar: Remote Engagement and Assessment in Child Welfare Domestic Violence Cases

What is best practice in domestic violence cases when in-person contact between practitioners and families is limited? How do professionals address an epidemic of violence—already hidden from public view—when victims are in isolation due to a public health crisis? Child welfare workers are struggling with assessing safety and engaging family members in situations where domestic …

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