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2021 Zero Abuse Project Summit Registration Open

Join Victor Vieth, Rita Farrell, and other child protection experts June 22-23, 2021 as the Zero Abuse Project Summit explores emerging issues in forensic interviewing, investigation, and prosecution.
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Crime Scene to Trial & Forensic Interviewer at Trial

Apply now for our 3-day, train-the-trainer experiential courses for multidisciplinary teams.
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Working Together to Protect Children from Abuse

Zero Abuse Project is Teaching Professionals and Transforming Institutions to Protect the Next Generation.
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Home of Jacob Wetterling Resource Center

We work to end all forms of child maltreatment through education, training and prevention while advocating for and serving children, adult survivors and communities.
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25 Tips for MDTs

Responding to Child Abuse During a Pandemic

Although COVID-19 is increasing the risk of child abuse, child protection professionals have a number of options to flatten the curve. In this article, we offer 25 tips to assist multi-disciplinary teams in responding to child abuse during the pandemic.
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Education, Training,
and Victim Support

There are 39 million child sexual abuse survivors in the U.S. today. The challenge of providing them and their families with support is enormous. So, too, is the task of helping law enforcement, child protection services, and others contribute to this fight.

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Cutting-Edge Technology

Zero Abuse Project is leveraging cutting-edge technology to create an artificial intelligence tool that will help expose predators and those who cover up for them in large institutions.

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Engaging Lawmakers

Advocating Public Policy Changes

Incentivizing institutions to root out child sexual predators also requires a change in the law. Our team is fighting for these changes and supporting lawmakers to pursue justice.

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To protect children from abuse and sexual assault, by engaging people and resources through a trauma-informed approach of education, research, advocacy, and advanced technology.

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Learn about the latest news and announcements from our team of professionals fighting to protect children through training and education.
CPTA article is now published in the Journal of Public Child Welfare

CPTA article is now published in the Journal of Public Child Welfare

In addition to providing simulation training in its CAST program, UIS provides additional simulation training to child protection professionals in the field through its Child Protection Training Academy. This publication serves...

June 9, 2020
CAST Collaboration with APSAC

CAST Collaboration with APSAC

Zero Abuse Project, through the Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) program, is pleased to announce a collaboration with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and the New York...

June 1, 2020
Conducting and Defending a Pandemic-Era Forensic Interview

Conducting and Defending a Pandemic-Era Forensic Interview

As the COVID-19 pandemic produces quarantines, school closures, and limited interactions between children and mandated reporters, prosecutors and other members of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) will likely be confronted with two...

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Our instructor-led training options provide some of the best and most comprehensive curricula in the industry. Learn from the best with our specialized onsite training opportunities.
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Your FIRST Response to an Allegation of Child Abuse

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Adverse Childhood Experiences & Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Care

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ChildFirst EX – Expanded Forensic Interview Training

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Keeping Faith: Basic Course

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Keeping Faith: Basic Course

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Keeping Faith: Advanced Course (full day)

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Your FIRST Response to an Allegation of Child Abuse

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Keeping Faith: Advanced Course (half day)

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Adverse Childhood Experiences & Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Care

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ChildFirst EX – Expanded Forensic Interview Training

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ChildFirst® National Forensic Interview Training

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October 11-22, 2020 – 6th Annual Running HOME for Jacob

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Get Help Now

Our team of victim assistance professionals works closely with law enforcement, national and local non-profit organizations, legislators and the media to assist victim families. 

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The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center (JWRC) was founded to educate and assist families and communities to address and prevent the exploitation of children. They continue to work to end all forms of child maltreatment through education, training and prevention while advocating for and serving children, adult survivors and communities.

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TiPP provides frontline child abuse prosecutors, investigators and other MDT members with access to quality training, technical assistance, and resource publications.

The Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project (TiPP), increases the effectiveness of the investigation and prosecution of child abuse by:

  • Developing and providing state-of-the-art training and customized technical assistance to prosecutors and allied criminal justice professionals
  • Developing, distributing, and promoting free publications addressing present and emerging issues in the field
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Child Advocacy Studies

CAST focuses on developing students’ understanding of the various factors that lead to child maltreatment and of various existing responses to incidents of child maltreatment, so they work more effectively within various systems and institutions that respond to these incidents. 

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Learn how the CAST Program addresses critical defficiencies in the how training is provided to social workers and child protection workers who need it the most.

Statute of Limitations Reform

Interactive Learning Tools

As state legislatures around the country work to create new opportunities for victims of sexual abuse to come forward and seek justice, our team of professional advocates is dedicated to developing tools and resources to inform the public and answer common questions.

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VIDEO FAQs

ChildFirst® is an intensive five-day course in which students learn the necessary skills to conduct a competent, investigative interview of a child abuse victim using the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol.

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ChildFirst® Forensic Interviewing Protocol

ChildFirst® is an interactive course which combines lectures with demonstrations and hands-on experience. ChildFirst® is a flexible model and takes a holistic approach and explores for all forms of maltreatment. Students will conduct a 30 minute interview with an actor/actress playing the role of an abused child and will be critiqued on their performance and take a written exam.

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Our instructor-led training options provide some of the best and most comprehensive curricula in the industry. Learn from the best with our specialized onsite training opportunities.

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These pre-recorded training videos provide on-demand access to some of the best and most comprehensive learning resources in the industry. Learn from the best with our pre-recorded training videos.
Reporting without Re-Victimizing: Working with the Media

Reporting without Re-Victimizing: Working with the Media

Is it possible for news stories to be reported accurately without re-victimizing crime survivors? How can a complicated problem be encapsulated into a short clip? Can we get media...

Child Abduction: Patterns, Profiles and Prevention

Child Abduction: Patterns, Profiles and Prevention

Coverage of child abduction is often reactionary, focused on a specific case, and leaves the audience feeling helpless to protect. This session highlights the academic study and learning around...

How to Support a Friend Who Has Experienced Sexual Violence

How to Support a Friend Who Has Experienced Sexual Violence

We discuss sexual violence and different ways to provide immediate and on-going support to a friend who has experienced sexual violence. This webinar is aimed at high-school aged students....

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