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Report Calls Costs of Children's Exposure to Violence 'Astronomical'
December 12, 2012 11:05:58 am
Calling the financial and personal costs of children’s exposure to violence “astronomical,” Attorney General Eric Holder's Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence released 56 policy recommendations today to combat this “epidemic.”
The recommendations are based on comments gathered from public hearings held during the last year in Baltimore, Albuquerque, Miami and Detroit.
The report highlights the importance of identifying children who are victims or witnesses of violence — especially polyvictims, who have been exposed to multiple types of violence — and providing services to help them heal.
The task force recommends developing programs to help children access supportive, non-violent relationships, with adults in their communities. In addition, the report calls for the juvenile justice system to screen children for exposure to violence.
The report stresses the potential harm caused by exposure to violence over the course of a person’s lifetime.
“The financial burden on other public systems, including child welfare, social services, law enforcement, juvenile justice, and, in particular, education, is staggering when combined with the loss of productivity over children’s lifetimes,” the task force said in its report.
Read the full report HERE.
Posted by Collin Fischer
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 01:10
Thank you for this very important report. However, conspicuously absent is the discussion of the short comings of our family court system that so frequently puts children in the hands of their abusers. I am very glad to see Attorney General Holder’s concern for this issue and his efforts in this regard; I am also grateful for this work.
Please see the Center for Judicial Excellence for an explanation of the ongoing nationwide crisis in our family courts. No effort to reduce domestic violence against children will be truly successful until the injustice in our family courts is addressed.
Posted by portia
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:37
If you read Barry Goldstein’s work it is all there – all the research and the changes needed.
http://www.domesticviolenceabuseandchildcustody.com/
Children are still possessions in our present system and not seen as complete human beings.
Our collective conscience re children and violence has to be looked at and healed as the days when it was good for children to suffer for their sin of being born of wombman are ending.
Posted by portia
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:30
and yet over 80% of perpetrators of domestic terrorism/dv are rewarded with full custody, placing children in danger and rewarding criminals.
What a fine example that is, and of course it makes sure violence continues and lines the pockets of patriarchal system.
Abuse = $$$$$