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Friday, September 28, 2012

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Defending Childhood Initiative Press Conference

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Speaks at the Defending Childhood Task Force Meeting

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Mary Lou Leary Speaks at the Defending Childhood Task Force Meeting

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Attorney General Eric Holder’s Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence Holds Final Public Hearing in Detroit

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Attorney General Eric Holder’s Task Force Examines Children’s Exposure to Violence in Rural and Tribal Communities

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Attorney General Holder Holds Public Hearing on Children Exposed to Violence

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Department of Justice Announces the Defending Childhood Task Force

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Attorney General Holder, Justice Department Officials Meet with Defending Childhood Representatives

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Attorney General Holder Unveils Defending Childhood Initiative

Spanish language press release/comunicado de prensa en español

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May 6, 2011

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Harvard School of Public Health Event

May 6, 2011

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps / “Children of Promise” Premiere

April 14, 2011

Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli Speaks at the D.C. National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Ceremony

January 26, 2011

Attorney General Holder, Justice Department Officials Meet with Defending Childhood Representatives

January 25, 2011

Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli Speaks at the Defending Childhood Grantee Meeting

October 12, 2010

Defending Childhood

Every day children across America are exposed to violence in their homes, in their schools, and in their communities. To better understand the nature and extent of the problem, the Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to sponsor the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence.

September 23, 2010

Attorney General Holder Unveils Defending Childhood Initiative

Attorney General Eric Holder today officially unveiled Defending Childhood, a new Department of Justice initiative focused on addressing children’s exposure to violence.

September 23, 2010

Attorney General Holder Speaks at Safe Shores - the DC Children's Advocacy Center

Today, Safe Shores is a model of public-private collaboration at its best, an example for Child Advocacy Centers across – and beyond – the country, and a critical partner in the work of seeking and administering justice.