titleJunaid Afeef, TVPP Director

Reshma Desai, IL HEALS Director

Dr. Megan Alderden, Research Director

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Research Findings and Program Implications for Identifying and Serving At-Risk Children and YouthJunaid Afeef, TVPP Director

Reshma Desai, IL HEALS Director

Dr. Megan Alderden, Research Director

Amanda Vasquez, Research Analyst

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

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www.icjia.state.il.us

What is “targeted violence”?

The term “targeted violence” evolved from the Secret Service’s five year study of the behavior of individuals who carried out, or attempted, lethal attacks on public officials or prominent individuals (initiated in 1992)(Exceptional Case Study Project).

The term is used to include predatory attacks targeting a specific person such as a student or teacher, or a group or category of individuals, or a particular site such as a school, a house of worship, etc.

Prediction or Prevention?“Several decades of research, prevention, and services have revealed a lot about the different forms of violence and how to prevent and respond to them. One fact clearly emerging from this body of work is that the different forms of violence are strongly interconnected… We can maximize the impact of our violence prevention efforts by joining together and doing more to recognize and address the connections among the forms of violence. Doing so will allow us to use resources, knowledge, and expertise in ways that can protect people and communities from violence.”Preventing Multiple Forms of Violence: A Strategic Vision for Connecting the Dots. Atlanta, GA: Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016

Community-Driven Partnership

TVPP Outreach

• Education and training to increase knowledge and awareness locally• One-on-one interactions with community leaders & stakeholders

TVPP –Community Partnership

• Community & faith-based groups, local units of government seek assistance in building targeted violence prevention partnerships

• ICJIA-TVPP partners to build, expand & sustain prevention efforts

Ongoing Support

• ICJIA-TVPP provides on-going expertise and training on targeted violence related matters, assists to build & expand local networks’ access to expertise, and provides ongoing support

• Research & Evaluation

Helping Everyone Access Linked Systems

An OVC Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Demonstration Initiative

Illinois HEALS

Who?

What?

Infants to emerging adults (25) and includes their families

AssaultBullyingCommunity ViolenceEmotional AbusePhysical AbusePsychological AbuseSexual AbuseExposure to violence

Things that harm children and youth, leading to adversity and trauma

Fragmented Coordinated

CURRENT PROJECTS

• 9 groups: N=72 participants

• Willingness and confidence intervening Social isolation Sudden change in behavior Hanging out with negative peers Justifying violence Communicating violence

Focus Groups – Community members

• N=126 participants

• Convenience sample

• Preparedness and confidence, training, use of assessments, TVPP knowledge

Survey - Practitioners

Illinois TVPP Illinois HEALS

• N=45 meetings

• Current/previous initiatives

• Challenges, barriers, successes, opportunities for linking young persons to services

Interviews – Young persons/Parents-Caregivers• N=29 interviews with young persons, N=24

interviews with parents/caregivers

• Experiences interfacing with systems post victimization

Survey – Providers

• N=284 providers• Survivor needs, capacity to provide services

Convenings – Stakeholders

Opportunities to support people in distress are missed.

Individuals often do not knowwhat resources exist in their communities.

Needed services are sometimes inadequate and/or providers feel ill-prepared.

Making a referral is more than just sharing contact information.

Sharing and collaboration across systems is challenging.

Relationships and trust are key.

Recognizing

Connecting

Engaging

Educating and training to be comfortable noticing behavioral cues and asking

Increasing availability & awareness of resources, willingness to refer

Making available culturally responsive and humble, accessible, relevant services

Strong linkages require identification, referral, AND support services.

Collaboration

Education and Training Service Availability

3-Part Action Plan

TVPP

This project was supported by Grant #EMW‐2016‐CA‐APP‐00169, awarded to the Illinois Criminal Justice InformationAuthority by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Grant #EMW‐2017‐SS‐00051‐S01 awarded to the IllinoisCriminal Justice Information Authority by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Points of view or opinionscontained within this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position orpolicies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.

IL HEALS

This project was supported Grant #2017‐VF‐GX‐K002, awarded to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority bythe Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed herein are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent theofficial positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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