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OVC Office Welcomes New Director

Jessica E. Hart OVC Director

On March 31, Jessica E. Hart was sworn in as the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). As the Director, Ms. Hart oversees nearly $9 billion in grants and other programs that are vital to victims as they rebuild their lives in the aftermath of crime.

Ms. Hart has over 10 years of diverse legal and public service experience, including positions within...

In Focus: Drug Courts

Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Children’s Advocacy Centers

Teens face in shadow

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Child abuse takes place in every part of the population and takes many forms.  Children suffer from neglect, endure physical and sexual abuse, are exploited by pornographers and sex traffickers, and become collateral victims of drug abuse and other types of maltreatment every single day in America.  Fortunately, Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) across the nation are providing critical...

Implementation Sites Project

Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

OJJDP March/April 2019 News @ A Glance Video Message

April 2019

Caren Harp, OJJDP Administrator, March/April 2019 Video Message: Renewing our commitment to preventing the physical, emotional and sexual abuse of children. OJJDP partners with the Children's Bureau (CB), supports the National Children's Alliance SHINE campaign, offers webinars through its National Mentoring Resource Center, works with local child advocacy centers, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) programs, and more to help free the nation's children from violence and neglect.  Video run time: 3:41 min.