Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

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September | October 2012

	OJJDP's National Girls Institute (NGI) has released Voices From the Field: Findings From the NGI Listening Sessions. The report details training, technical assistance, and informational needs identified by the more than 600 stakeholders who attended NGI listening sessions across the country. The report also offers recommendations for the field.
Coordinating Council Addresses Girls and the Juvenile Justice System The daughter of drug-addicted parents, Withelma "T" Ortiz Walker Pettigrew spent her childhood in and out of 14 foster homes, until the age of 10, when she met a man who said he would care for her and love her. The opposite turned out to be the case. For 7 years, she was sex trafficked in California, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Washington, and threatened with death if she did not comply. She was arrested on prostitution charges, incarcerated twice, and put into solitary confinement.
Staff News Upcoming Events OJJDP Announces $1.5 Million Grant To Reduce Youth Violence in Philadelphia A First Drink Before a First Breath: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Update: OJJDP Green Reentry Program for Tribal Youth
NEWS IN BRIEF OJJDP Mourns the Passing of Joe Fedeli DOJ, United Way Partner To Assist Children Exposed to Violence October Is National Youth Justice Awareness Month National Report on System-Involved Youth and Their Families Released Juvenile Justice, Law Enforcement, School, and Health Professionals Join Other Stakeholders To Forge Consensus on School Discipline Policies OJJDP Seeks Nominations for Missing Children's Day Awards OJJDP Announces 2013 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest OJJDP's Safe Start Center Develops Toolkit on Children's Exposure to Violence Online Bullying Prevention Training Modules Available Research Briefs Examine Interventions Specifically for Girls and Boys National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Released BJS Report Summarizes Violent Crime Among Households With Children Report Highlights State Trends in Juvenile Justice Legislation OJJDP Updates Statistical Briefing Book Five Family Drug Courts Selected as Peer Learning Courts OJJDP Guide Assists Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities in Preparing for Emergencies New Issue of NJJEC Bulletin Available Fall 2012 Issue of National Gang Center Newsletter Released NEW PUBLICATIONS Underage Drinking Bulletin Series Effects and Consequences of Underage Drinking Underage Drinking: Practice Guidelines for Community Corrections Community Supervision of Underage Drinkers Juvenile Court Statistics Fact Sheets Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2009 Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2009 Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 2009 NEWS FROM THE COORDINATING COUNCIL NEWS FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE