Promising Approaches for Children Exposed to Violence
Programs
Overview Safe Start: Promising Approaches for Children Exposed to Violence is the second phase of the Safe Start initiative, created by OJJDP in collaboration with federal partners in the Office of Justice Programs and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The original Safe Start demonstration project, begun in the late 1990s, focused on developing a systemic response to preventing and reducing the impact of family and community violence on children and their families.
Eleven sites across the nation received funding to implement systems change and develop enhanced policies and practices within their communities to better identify and serve children exposed to violence.
The Safe Start: Promising Approaches for Children Exposed to Violence pilot project focuses on promising practices and policies that will effectively reduce the harmful effects of children's exposure to violence.
The selected communities will receive funds for 4 years to implement promising practices and evidence-based programs to serve children exposed to violence.
In addition, OJJDP is funding a national Evaluation of Safe Start: Promising Approaches for Children Exposed to Violence.
