MAY 2015, VOLUME 5, NUMBER 5 

IN THIS ISSUE 

Healing Historical Trauma 

Youth Violence Efforts Align at 2015 Summit 

Announcements and Upcoming Events 

• Funding opportunities 

• Training opportunities 

News and Views 

• Reports, Guidelines, and Briefs 

• News 

• Other Resources 

ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNCH, YOUTH LEADERS MEET IN 

VIRGINIA FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION SUMMIT 

by Michael Hopps 

Attorney General Lynch delivers plenary speech at Youth Violence Prevention Summit. 

In one of her first public appearances since becoming the 

highest law officer in the country, Attorney General Loretta 

Lynch told the Fourth National Summit on Preventing 

Youth Violence in Arlington, Va., May 12, that violence 

prevention "requires more than a prosecution strategy,

but rather an approach that sees all sides" of the 

issue. 

In fact, the 3-day Summit, "Reducing Violence/Building 

Community: From Promise to Practice," drew 440 people 

from more than 60 communities nationwide to the Hyatt 

Regency Crystal City, where attendees examined 

violence prevention from 360 degrees. 

PANELISTS DISCUSS TRAUMA, HEALING, AND HOPE 

by Marla Fogelman 

Although more than three centuries have passed since the 

ancient Greeks coined the word trauma, meaning "wound," 

talking openly about trauma in the realm of youth violence 

—particularly in regard to children's exposure to violence 

—is relatively recent. 

Addressing the effects of the physical and psychological 

wounds of violence on children and communities is not 

only a public and societal health responsibility, but also a 

critical charge that panelists delved into with both pain and 

passion at the final plenary of the 2015 Summit on 

Preventing Youth Violence, "From Trauma and Adversity to 

Healing and Hope." 

Led by moderator Catherine Pierce, OJJDP's senior policy 

advisor, the panel of public health and trauma experts 

discussed topics ranging from historical trauma to racial 

justice to resilience, as well as programs and strategies 

that can help children, youths, and communities heal. 

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2015 YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION SUMMIT: 

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES 

See more coverage of the May 11–13 National Summit 

on Preventing Youth Violence, including the agenda, 

participant list, and complete package of conference 

materials. To view C–SPAN's coverage of the event, click 

here. 

NEWS & VIEWS 

Reports 

Fostering Successful Adults 

A recent review of the foster care system and how it can 

help facilitate young people's transition to adulthood 

describes the developmental assets youth need for 

success. Three types of programs—education, financial 

literacy and asset-building, and employment—are 

highlighted as they relate to youth in or transitioning out of 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS 

FindYouthInfo Devotes New Space to Youth

Prevention 

Youth.gov (formerly FindYouthInfo) has a new look and a 

section dedicated entirely to violence prevention. With 

information on widespread issues—such as increasing 

engagement and multisector collaboration—reports, 

upcoming events, and archived National Forum articles, 

the newly redesigned site is a great resource for everyone 

working to prevent youth violence. 

Funding Opportunities 

Juvenile Reentry Measurement Standards 

OJJDP is seeking proposals for its Initiative to Develop

Juvenile Reentry Measurement Standards. This effort 

will create standards for measuring services and 

outcomes in juvenile reentry, for aligning measurement 

practices across jurisdictions, and for improving the 

assessment of how juvenile reentry services affect public 

safety and youth outcomes. Applications are due June 10, 

2015. 

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Training Opportunities 

White House Tribal Youth Gathering 

President Obama launched the Generation Indigenous 

(Gen-I) initiative as a comprehensive, culturally sensitive 

approach to improve the lives of Native youth. As part of 

this effort, the White House will hold its first Tribal Youth 

Gathering on July 9, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The 

conference seeks to connect American Indian and Alaska 

Native youth with senior Administration officials and the 

White House Council. 

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foster care. 

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News 

Richmond Youth Forum Addresses Violence in Early

Stages 

The May 2015 Youth Violence Prevention Consortium 

in Richmond, Va., convened leaders in health, juvenile 

justice, public safety, substance abuse treatment, and 

trauma medicine to dig deep into public health strategies 

for youth violence prevention. The meeting was part of an 

effort to create a communitywide approach to preventing 

violence—work being carried out with a 4-year training and 

technical assistance grant from the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. Officials spoke about violent 

episodes in schools, kids feeling unsafe, and worries that 

Richmond's entrenched poverty is a breeding ground for 

social discontent and unrest. 

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Other Resources 

Preparing for Educational and Professional Success

The High School Equivalency: Resource Guide for the 

Workforce System and College and Career Readiness:

Resource Guide for the Workforce System are two new 

resources produced by the Employment and Training 

Administration. These guides describe current options for 

high school equivalency and college and career readiness 

standards. Two archived Webcasts provide an overview of 

the documents and section-by-section summary. 

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The National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention Newsletter is 

prepared under Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

(OJJDP) Cooperative Agreement No. 2012–MU–FX–K009 with 

Development Services Group, Inc. 

The views, opinions, and content of this newsletter do not necessarily 

reflect the views, opinions, or policies of OJJDP.