The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program supports comprehensive, community-based…

The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program supports comprehensive, community-based projects that develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking, including support for their non-abusing parents, caregivers, and legal guardians. With this funding, partnership against domestic violence (PADV), in partnership with the family wellness center, will implement the first decade program to provide services to children and youth ages 3-10 as well as their non-abusing parents gwinnett and fulton county, georgia. Specifically, this continuation project will: 1) provide intervention, counseling, recreation, and supportive services for young children who have been exposed and impacted by the vawa crimes; 2) provide state-certified training for childcare teachers and training for local law enforcement and allied professionals to identify and assist children exhibiting signs of DV trauma; 3) provide individualized case management and licensed, professional counseling to children and non-abusing parents to address and cope with the effects of abuse and teach positive behavioral responses to emotions; 4) develop a training curriculum for licensed childcare providers to include new training content on how DV impacts children, how trauma affects their behaviors, and local services and resources; and 5) offer free summer camps for children, providing recreation, educational games, and therapeutic activities. The project period for this award is 36 months.