Adolescents at risk
Response to At-Risk Missing and High-Risk Endangered Missing Children
Weldon Spring, MO
OJJDP FY 2022 Supporting Vulnerable At-Risk Youth and Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care
Voices From the Field: Street Outreach: Engaging Gang-Involved Youth
Assessing the Association between Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Delinquent Behavior among Justice-Involved Young Men
Learning to endure: A qualitative examination of the protective factors of homeless transgender and gender expansive youth engaged in survival sex
Missing Children on the Autism Spectrum
Analysis of Cases Involving Missing Children with Suicidal Tendencies
Trauma-Focused Interventions for Justice-Involved and At-Risk Youth: A Meta-Analysis
In Focus: Sexual Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
Recidivism Among High Risk Youths: A 2 1/2-Year Follow-up for a Cohort of Juvenile Detainees
Juvenile Justice System and Risk Factor Data: 2005 Annual Report
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN GANG PARTICIPATION, DELINQUENCY, AND SUBSTANCE USE
In Focus: Mentoring Youth
Violence Exposure, Continuous Trauma, and Repeat Offending in Female and Male Serious Adolescent Offenders
Safe Harbour Mentoring Program
Psychology of School Threat Assessments
Dearborn, MI
Runaway and Homeless Youth
Youth runaways and homelessness is often linked to justice system involvement. Research has shown that these children also face a range of challenges related to their health, emotional well-being, safety, and development.
OJJDP Efforts
OJJDP is working to address these issues through several programs such as mentoring, drug treatment...
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 system-involved youth reenter society and build successful futures.
Programs and Initiatives
The following are featured programs and initiatives. Additional programs may be found on the...