NCJFCJ's Permanency Planning for Children Department, in collaboration with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP) Safe Start Demonstration Project, has compiled a guide to research and resources as well as a Checklist to inform strategies and practices that will promote positive outcomes for children exposed to domestic violence and their families.

"Children’s Exposure to Domestic Violence: A Guide to Research and Resources" is designed to help judges and practitioners identify and understand the key issues surrounding children’s exposure to domestic violence. The companion Technical Assistance Brief, "A Judicial Checklist for Children and Youth Exposed to Violence," provides accessible information along with a Checklist for use as a reference tool for judges and practitioners in juvenile and family courts about children’s exposure to violence. Both publications can be ordered by clicking here.