Building the capacity of undergraduate and graduate programs to train child protection personnel project

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $446,059 cooperative agreement to the Zero Abuse Project at the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center to build the capacity of undergraduate and graduate programs to train child protection personnel. This award falls under the Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers program (CFDA #16.758), which aims to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases and support the development of Children's Advocacy Centers and multidisciplinary child abuse teams. Through this one-year cooperative agreement ending September 30, 2022, the Zero Abuse Project will work to enhance training opportunities in child protection for criminal justice professionals and students through partnerships with academic institutions.