UNH Receives $1.5 Million to Study Child Abuse in Youth Organizations_188体育app_188体育在线-平台官网

Robbin Ray ’82
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:45 -0400

The Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC) at the University of New Hampshire has received an award of $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Justice to assess whether a national system could do a better job of counting and tracking child abuse cases in youth serving organizations, like schools, churches, sports and camps. “We hear disturbing cases of child abuse almost every week - abuse in daycare, religious institutions and recreational organizations – and we often ask, is there a more systematic way to keep track of these cases,” said Lisa Jones, associate professor of psychology and and co-principal investigator on the study. “Our goal is to reach out and work with those who monitor these cases - like researchers, government officials, advocacy groups and abuse survivors –...