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, the domestic violence center (DVC) will provide services to children and youth aged 13-19 in chester county, pennsylvania. Specifically, in partnership with planned parenthood of southeastern pennsylvanias lgbtqia+ youth spaces, spot, and rainbow phoenix, DVC will: 1) focus on outreach, services, prevention, and support for underserved communities targeting lgbtqia+ and immigrant youth impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking and SEX trafficking; 2) increase outreach to and provide trainings for adult allies in teen dating violence prevention, such as mentors, teachers, parents, youth program coordinators, and within the juvenile justice system; 3) provide educational programming to crisis counseling and referral services forcoordinating support group offerings; 4)develop and deliver prevention programming to assist youth in understanding and recognizing abusive behavior and addressing bystander intervention utilizing the program's educational component; and 5) recruit CCR team members who are victims/survivors of and/or significant others who have been impacted by domestic/dating violence, members of law enforcement, representatives from the medical community, and youth education administrators. The project period for this award is 36 months.