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The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs, with support from OJJDP, have issued a call for research proposals to advance research on issues affecting children and youth who have or have had an incarcerated parent (COIP). The proposed research should engage youth as full partners in conducting the research and disseminating the results. Proposals must be emailed to Juliette-Marie deSousa at [email protected] by 5...
On October 20, 2020, Attorney General William Barr gave video remarks at the virtual National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice. The training is part of the OJJDP-funded Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program, which supports law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children. OJJDP awarded more...
OJJDP invites fifth graders to participate in the 38th Annual National Missing Children's Day poster contest. This nationwide contest creates an opportunity for schools, law enforcement, and other child advocates to discuss the issue of missing and/or exploited children with youth, parents, and guardians and to promote child safety. Poster contest winners will be recognized at the Department of Justice’s National Missing Children's Day commemoration...
Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice, through OJJDP, recognizes the extraordinary efforts of individuals, organizations, and agencies that have made a significant contribution to protecting children between November 15, 2019 and November 20, 2020. The Department recognizes the awardees each May at the annual National Missing Children's Day ceremony in Washington, DC. The ceremony is planned for May 19, 2021 (tentative). OJJDP will make the...
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has announced $261 million in awards to support mentoring services for youth and protect children from abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking. OJJDP awarded nearly $85 million to national, state, and local organizations to provide mentoring to youth who are at risk of juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. This includes support of OJJDP's National...
