The AMBER Advocate Issue 2 2020
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School Policies and Legal Issues Supporting Safe Schools (Revised)
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Building a Multi-System Trauma-Informed Collaborative: A Guide for Adopting a Cross-System, Trauma-Informed Approach Among Child-Serving Agencies and Their Partners
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Consultation Framing Paper on the Juvenile Justice Reform Act and Tribal Youth Delinquency Prevention and Intervention Programs
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Office of Justice Programs Recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) joins communities nationwide in observing Child Abuse Prevention Month.
“Child maltreatment is pervasive and happens in many ways, from neglect, physical and sexual abuse to online exploitation, sex trafficking and the damage wrought by America’s addiction crisis,” said OJP Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan.
1:1 Mentoring of Adolescents With Mental Health Needs
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School-Based One-on-One Mentoring K-8
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FY 2020 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Solicitation Webinar
April 2020
The purpose of this April 23, 2020 webinar is to provide a general overview of the FY 2020 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Solicitation. It highlights key eligibility and solicitation requirements.
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Office of Justice Programs Announces Nearly $70 million To Support Reentry
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) recently announced nearly $70 million in grant funding to help communities address public safety by supporting successful reentry of adult and juvenile offenders into their communities.
Ten-Year Follow-Up on the RCT Study of Mentoring in the Learning Environment (SMILE): Effects of the Communities in Schools Mentoring Program on Crime and Educational Persistence
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OJJDP FY 2020 Comprehensive Anti-Gang Programs for Youth Solicitation Webinar
April 2020
The purpose of this April 13, 2020 webinar is to provide a general overview of the FY 2020 Comprehensive Anti-Gang Programs for Youth Solicitation. It highlights key eligibility and solicitation requirements.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2020
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/A
The AMBER Advocate, Issue 1 2020
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OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
Register for upcoming juvenile justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunity
OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2020 funding opportunity:
• Preventing Trafficking of Girls
All applications are due by May 26, 2020.
OJJDP FY 2020 Preventing Trafficking of Girls
Closing Date
The goal of this program is to prevent/reduce victimization of girls who are vulnerable to sex trafficking.
OJJDP FY 2020 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
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This program supports prevention and early intervention strategies for girls who are involved in the juvenile justice system.
Applications submitted by nongovernment organizations should consider the importance of an established partnership (via a memorandum of understanding or analogous document) with public juvenile justice agencies at the local or state level. This will ensure close collaboration around referrals for those girls involved in the juvenile justice system and eligible for services provided by the proposed project.