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Child welfare

In Focus: Drug Courts

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

Children Exposed to Violence

A study of a national sample of American children found that over the past year 60 percent were exposed to violence, crime, or abuse in their homes, schools, and communities. Almost 40 percent of American children were direct victims of 2 or more violent acts, and 1 in 10 were victims of violence 5 or more times. Children are more likely to be exposed to...