The project’s purpose is to provide for evidence-based or theory-based interventions to prevent and reduce the impact of children’s exposure to violence in their homes and communities.

Exposure to violence includes child maltreatment, abuse, or neglect; witnessing domestic violence; and community

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and/or school violence.

This project will address the needs of children and youth ages 0–17 who have been exposed to violence and their families.

OJJDP seeks projects that embody a comprehensive and collaborative approach that uses the current knowledge base to address children’s exposure to violence.Applicants may apply under one of two categories:
(1) “Strategic Enhancement,” which improves an ongoing evidence-based model, or (2) “Practice Innovation,” which implements astrategy/intervention based on sound theory and evaluative literature, which has yet to be evaluated rigorously.

Successful applicants must participate in a rigorous evaluation as part of this project.