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Record Nr.

UNINA9910704315003321

Titolo

Defending childhood : protect, heal, thrive / / report of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, , [2012]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages, xviii, 183 pages)

Soggetti

Children and violence - United States - Prevention

Child abuse - United States - Prevention

Family violence - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 1, 2013).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Glossary of key terms -- Executive summary -- Task Force recommendations -- Ending the epidemic of children exposed to violence -- Identifying children exposed to violence -- Treatment and healing of exposure to violence -- Creating safe and nurturing homes -- Communities rising up out of violence -- Rethinking our juvenile justice system -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Activities of the Task Force and list of witnesses -- Individuals and organizations that submitted written testimony -- Task Force member biographies.