Childhood Exposure to Violence Week. Every Person Every Day.
Defending Childhood Task Force Releases Findings
Toolkit on court-involved youth and exposure to violence
SSC Explore Booklet
Trauma-informed Care Tip Sheets
OJJDP Releases National Survey Publications
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It's Safe Start's mission to broaden the knowledge of and promote community investment in evidence-based strategies for preventing and reducing the impact of children's exposure to violence.

Spotlight on Policy

Defending Childhood Task Force Report

Advances in neuroscience and child development have taught us that the trauma children experience when they are exposed to physical, sexual, and emotional violence scars them physically and emotionally well into their adult lives. Read the report.

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Publications

New Resource!!
Impact of Exposure to Violence on Stages of Development (Birth to Adolescence)

This chart describes developmental tasks by age, how exposure to violence impacts them and recommendations to help children.

Collage of Safe Start Center publications Access our library to download or order publications from the Safe Start Center and selected partners relating to children's exposure to violence.

CEV in the News

Safe Start's weekly offering of current events with a childhood exposure to violence focus. This week's highlights include the new Blue Heart campaign, a treatment toolbox to help child survivors of war and a new study showing the long term effects of child abuse. Read more.

Past news digests are available here »

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