Number: RL33469
Title: Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Federal Assistance Programs
Authors: Edith Fairman Cooper, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: The impact on children of exposure to domestic violence was an issue in the 109th Congress. At the end of the first session, Congress passed the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-162), which contained a series of new initiatives. New programs would provide services to assist youth who have been victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; support training and collaborative efforts of service providers who assist families in which domestic violence and child maltreatment occur simultaneously; enable middle and high schools to train relevant school personnel to assist student victims of such violence, holding perpetrators accountable; and combat such violence on college campuses.
Pages: 20
Date: December 27, 2006