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Glossary of Acronyms

  AACAP American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  AAP American Academy of Pediatrics
  ACYF Administration for Children and Families
  AMA American Medical Association
  APA American Psychological Association
  APA American Psychiatric Association
  APHA American Public Health Association
  APRI American Prosecutors Research Institute
  APSAC American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
  ASPA American Psychoanalytic Association
  BCAC Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition
  BJA Bureau of Justice Assistance
  BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics
  BOCYF Board on Children, Youth, and Families
  CAC Child Advocacy Centers
  CAPD Center for Assessment and Policy Development
  CAVITH Communities Against Violence In The Home
  CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  CD-CP Child Development-Community Policing Program
  CDF Child Defense Fund
  CDI Child Development Institute
  CEC Council for Exceptional Children
  CECP Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
  CEVI Children's Exposure to Violence Initiative (U.S. Department of Justice)
  CFPC Child and Family Policy Center
  CHID Combined Health Information Database
  CJCJ Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
  CMHS Center for Mental Health Services
  COPS Community Outreach through Police in Schools
  COPS Community Oriented Policing Services
  CPSV Center for the Prevention of School Violence
  CSAP Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  CSCV Center for Study and Prevention of Violence
  CSN Children's Safety Network
  CSSP Center for the Study of Social Policy
  CSWF Clinical Social Work Federation
  CTB Community Tool Box
  CWF Center for Women and Families
  CWI Child Welfare Institute
  CWLA Child Welfare League of America
  CYFC Children, Youth and Family Consortium
  DOJ Department of Justice
  DRP Developmental Research and Programs
  DTBY DARE To Be You
  DV/CPS Domestic Violence/ Child Protective Services
  DVIRC Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Center
  ECCE Elementary and Early Childhood Education
  ECI Early Childhood Institute
  EMRC Emergency Medical Resources for Children
  ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
  FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
  FFCMH Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
  FOC Future of Children
  IACP International Association of Chiefs of Police
  ISPV Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence
  ISS Integrated Services Systems
  ISTSS International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  JRSA Justice Research and Statistics Association
  KEN Knowledge Exchange Network
  MINCAVA Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
  NACA National Association of Child Advocates
  NACC National Association of Council for Children
  NACJD National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
  NASAP National Association of Sexual Abuse Professionals
  NASP National Association of School Psychologists
  NASW National Association of Social Workers
  NCA National Children's Alliance
  NCAC National Children's Advocacy Center
  NCADV National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  National CASA National Court Appointed Special Advocates
  NCCC National Center for Cultural Competence
  NCCEV National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
  NCCIC National Child Care Information Center
  NCCP National Center for Children in Poverty
  NCEMCH National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
  NCFY National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
  NCJFCJ National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
  NCJJ National Center for Juvenile Justice
  NCMEC National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  NCOVR National Consortium On Violence Research
  NCPC National Crime Prevention Council
  NCPTSD National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  NCTSN National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  NCVC National Center for Victims of Crime
  NDACAN National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
  NECTAS National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System
  NICCYD National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
  NICHD The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
  NLM National Library of Medicine
  NMCHC National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
  NOVA National Organization for Victim Assistance
  NRCCM National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment
  NRCFCP National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice
  NRCSS National Resource Center for Safe Schools
  OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  OJP Office of Justice Programs
  OVC Office for Victims of Crime
  PAVNET Partnerships Against Violence
  PCVP Pacific Center for Violence Prevention
  SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  SDFS Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
  SDP School Development Program (Comer)
  UI Urban Institute
  VAWFV Violence Against Women and Family Violence
  VAWO Violence Against Women Office
  VPC Violence Policy Center