Overview

It is the mission of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) to increase the capacity of individuals and communities to reduce the incidence and impact of violence on children and families; to train and support the professionals who provide intervention and treatment to children and families affected by violence; and, to increase professional and public awareness of the effects of violence on children, families, communities and society.

The NCCEV serves as:

A primary national resource center for anyone seeking information about the effects of violence exposure on children and initiatives addressing these issues, including a dynamic body of literature, Internet resources and a bibliographic database
A provider of training, technical assistance and consultation to the Child Development-Community Policing Program (CD-CP) replication sites, Safe Start Initiative and other collaborative community programs nationwide that respond to children and families exposed to violence
A national forum for exploring issues surrounding children's exposure to violence, that utilizes a select team of recognized experts representing many related fields who provide a strong voice for the needs of children and families
A partner in national collaborations across the country in urban, suburban and rural areas, including 16 CD-CP replication sites, 11 Safe Start Initiative sites and 15 Safe Start Phase Two sites. These collaborations help to promote best practices in the area of children exposed to violence and trauma. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network covering 54 treatment centers across the US, are listed as well.

Our services include the following:

An easily accessible and comprehensive Resource Center for current and historic information about children and violence
Training, technical assistance and consultation to a variety of collaborative community programs throughout the country that respond to children and families exposed to violence, including the Child Development-Community Policing Program (CD-CP), the School Crisis Response Initiative, and the Safe Start Initiative.
A wide range of specialized interventions and services, through CD-CP sites replicated nationwide, offering comprehensive responses to children and families exposed to violence
Responses to inquiries for information, including best and promising practices for programs related to children exposed to violence

The National Center for Children Exposed to Violence -Southeastern Regional Training Center(NCCEV-SRTC, NC) in Charlotte, North Carolina is the first site outside of the Yale-New Haven Medical Center campus to provide full service training, technical assistance, and consultation on Child Development - Community Policing (CD-CP).

The NCCEV was established in 1999 at the Yale Child Study Center by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This occurred in response to the pioneering success of the Yale Child Study Center's Child Development-Community Policing Program (CD-CP), a community policing model first launched in 1991 in partnership with the City of New Haven and the New Haven Department of Police Service.