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OJJDP 2019 SRAD National Training Conference: Welcome and JJRA Update Caren Harp, OJJDP Administrator, welcomes attendees and helps state representatives understand the new requirements under the Juvenile Justice Reform Act.

Julie Herr, OJJDP Program Manager, provides an overview the Office's compliance reporting tool.

Administrator Caren Harp's welcoming remarks and update on the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 (JJRA) at the State Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference, September 24-26, 2019, in Kansas City, MO.

This issue's Message From the Administrator discusses the vital role mentoring can play in ensuring a brighter future for our nation's youth: Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52 percent less likely than their peers to skip a day of school, 46 percent less likely to start using illegal drugs, and 55 percent more likely to enroll in college. 

OJJDP Administrator Caren Harp highlights OJJDP’s fiscal year (FY) 2019 priorities, activities, and funding in this end of year video message from the November/December 2019 issue of OJJDP News @ a Glance.

This video asks training participants how OJJDP helped them achieve your state's Title II and/or compliance program goals.

In this video, Stephanie Rapp, OJJDP Grant Management Specialist highlights the many anti-gang efforts supported by OJJDP. Hear about OJJDP resources and programs that prevent and suppress gang violence and recruitment.

Administrator Caren Harp reflects on the 45th anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act and its impact on juvenile justice. Signed into law on September 7, 1974, the JJDP Act established OJJDP to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system.

In this September/October 2019 video message, Administrator Caren Harp reflects on the 45th anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act and its impact on juvenile justice. Signed into law on September 7, 1974, the JJDP Act established OJJDP to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system.

In this video, OJJDP Administrator Caren Harp and members of OJJDP’s Restorative Justice Working Group share their perspectives on the value of restorative justice practices in the juvenile justice system.

The webinar provides a general overview of the FY 2019 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative Solicitation. It highlights key eligibility and solicitation requirements.

This webinar occurred on March 27, 2019.

This webinar highlights the promising practices of state and local agencies to engage families in supporting youth reentry efforts both during and after their release from confinement. Speakers identify ways in which increasing family engagement has in turn enhanced youth accountability and has helped youth and families to succeed in community life following commitment.

This webinar occurred on March 12, 2019.

Administrator Caren Harp discusses OJJDP's efforts to ensure the safety of our nation's children in this excerpt of her remarks from the 2019 Missing Children's Day Ceremony on May 22, 2019.

OJJDP, in collaboration with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), presents “Building Trauma-Informed Police Responses in Your Agency: Training and Tools.” This webinar provides an overview of trauma-informed policing for officers, law enforcement agencies, and communities. Presenters describe the phenomenon of trauma, share data about traumatic exposure, and introduce online training and tools developed by IACP and Yale with support from OJJDP to help agencies build trauma-informed responses.

This webinar occurred on March 18, 2019.

OJJDP, in collaboration with Children and Family Futures, presents "Top 5 Challenges in Responding to Participant Behavior in Family Treatment Courts (and How To Solve Them)." This webinar explores how family treatment courts (FTCs) can effectively respond to participant behavior.

This webinar occurred on March 28, 2019.