Crimes Against Children Research Center
UNH Receives $1.5 Million to Study Child Abuse in Youth Organizations
The Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC) at the University of New Hampshire has received an award of $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Justice to assess whether a national system could do a better job of counting and tracking child abuse cases in youth serving organizations, like... Read More-
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Keeping Kids Safe Online
UNH researchers were major contributors to the new World Health Organization report "What works to prevent online violence against children." -
11/29/22
Preventing Youth Exploitation
With a new $1.8 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control, a team of UNH researchers will evaluate the effectiveness of a child trafficking... -
10/14/22
Beyond "Stranger Danger"
Sixteen percent of young adults in the U.S. have experienced sexual abuse online, finds a new study from UNH researchers. -
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Helping Teens Do No Harm
With a major new grant from the National Institutes of Health, UNH researchers will study the effects of self-directed violence among teens on...
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