The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence invites you to register for and attend a free, one-day regional multidisciplinary workshop, Enhancing your Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence, with presenters from the Battered Women's Justice Project.
The effort to protect children from online sexual predators is becoming more challenging as technology expands and the use of that technology expands. Read More
Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and state lawmakers meet in Jefferson City later this week to look for ways to attack cyber crimes. Read More
Missouri leads the nation in the number of methamphetamine (meth) labs. Recent statistics by the Drug Enforcement Agency's EPIC Form concluded that over 500 children were found in seized meth labs in Missouri in 2002 (the most recent statistics). Children found in meth labs often require immediate medical attention. To best meet the needs of these children, other states, like California, Washington, and Nebraska have successfully implemented multi-disciplinary protocols.
The Missouri Juvenile Justice Association's "Children in Meth Labs Project" seeks to improve the safety and medical care of children found in meth labs. The project will: develop, implement and publish statewide, coordinated interagency protocols for children found in meth labs; develop a multi-disciplinary training curriculum based on the protocols; utilizing the curriculum, provide six regional training programs to multi-disciplinary personnel, and; develop a web-based course focused on these protocols and curriculum.
Missouri Guidelines for Managing Children Found at Methamphetamine Laboratory Sites (Recommended Guidelines, November 2006) Download PDF file
