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OJJDP Acting Administrator Jones National Missing Children’s Day Video Message

May 2021
OJJDP Acting Administrator Chyrl Jones expresses her gratitude to this year's National Missing Children's Day awardees and also discusses several of the powerful partnerships the Office supports including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force program.

Wellness Program Implementation Series (Part 6): Program Assessment

May 2021
Held on May 12, 2021, and hosted by OJJDP's NTTAC in conjunction with The Innocent Justice Foundation, this was the final part in a 6-part series that discussed how to build a wellness program, from identifying the necessary components (e.g., funding, buy-in, and providers) and choosing the best option for your team, to implementing your program and assessing its success.

Wellness Program Implementation Series (Part 3): Embedded Mental Health Provider

April 2021
Held on March 31, 2021 and hosted by OJJDP's NTTAC in conjunction with The Innocent Justice Foundation, this was the third in a 6-part series that discussed how to build a wellness program, from identifying the necessary components (e.g., funding, buy-in, and providers) and choosing the best option for your team, to implementing your program and assessing its success.

Wellness Program Implementation Series (Part 4): Chaplaincy

April 2021
Held on April 14, 2021 and hosted by OJJDP's NTTAC in conjunction with The Innocent Justice Foundation, this was the fourth in a 6-part series that discussed how to build a wellness program, from identifying the necessary components (e.g., funding, buy-in, and providers) and choosing the best option for your team, to implementing your program and assessing its success.

Wellness Implementation Series (Part 2): Introduction to your Options and Assessing Team's Needs

March 2021
Held on March 10, 2021, this was the second in a 6-part series that discussed how to build a wellness program, from identifying the necessary components (e.g., funding, buy-in, and providers) and choosing the best option for your team, to implementing your program and assessing its success.

Understanding Youth Gang Involvement | Community Violence Intervention—Addressing Gangs

February 2021
This webinar is the third in the "Community Violence Intervention—Addressing Gangs" series and was held on held on July 29, 2021, addresses why youth join gangs. Research suggests that joining a gang is a complex decision that involves multiple negative conditions that "push" youth into gangs, as well as perceived positive opportunities that "pull" youth into gangs.