Programs

Overview

OJJDP provides national leadership to support states and communities in their efforts to protect children and the communities they call home. That protection comes in many different forms--from programs to prevent youth violence and reduce delinquency to efforts to help youth who are in the system reenter society and build successful futures.

Programs and Initiatives

The following are featured programs and initiatives. Additional programs may be found on the Funding Awards page.

• Children Exposed to Violence
• Drug Courts
  • Family Drug Court Program
  • Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts
    • Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines
  • Juvenile Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts
• Emergency Planning for Juvenile Residential Facilities 
• Enhancing Law Enforcement Efforts and Engagement with Youth
• Formula Grants Program (Title II)
• Gang Violence Prevention
  • National Gang Center
• Human Trafficking
• Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program
• Juvenile Indigent Defense 
• Juvenile Reentry and Community Supervision
• Mentoring
• Missing and Exploited Children
  • AMBER Alert
  • National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
  • National Missing Children's Day
• Prison Rape Elimination Act in Juvenile Facilities
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities
• Responding to Child Abuse
  • Children's Advocacy Centers
• Runaway and Homeless Youth
• Sexual Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
• Sexual Exploitation of Children
• Support for Prosecutors Who Work With Youth
• Supporting Youth and Families Impacted by Opioid Use
• Tribal Youth Programs and Services

OJP Program Summaries

Brief program summaries, including a number of OJJDP programs, are available from the Office of Justice Programs. Each summary includes a short description, authorizing legislation, how funds are distributed, goals, accomplishments, and award history for the past five fiscal years.​

• FY 2020 Program Summaries
• FY 2019 Program Summaries