Opioids
OJJDP FY 2021 Mentoring for Youth Affected by the Opioid Crisis and Drug Addiction
Closing Date
This program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth who are currently abusing or addicted to drugs, youth at risk for abusing drugs, and youth with family members who are currently abusing or addicted to drugs.
Department of Justice Awards More Than $341 Million To Combat Addiction
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced awards of more than $341 million to combat addiction nationwide. OJJDP awarded more than $19 million to support its Family Drug Court Program and more than $5 million to support its Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program. OJJDP also awarded $14 million under its Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative to address opioid and other substance abuse...
Knoxville Area Mentoring Initiative
2020-JY-FX-0011
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$600,000
2020 National PAL Mentoring Initiative
2020-JU-FX-0032
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$2,500,000
The STARS Multi-state Peer Mentoring Partnership
2020-JU-FX-0033
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$2,000,000
President Trump Proclaims October as National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
President Donald J. Trump proclaimed October as National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. OJJDP is committed to supporting states and communities as they work to prevent and treat substance abuse and assist in the recovery of youth and families who have been impacted. Through opioid-focused prevention and intervention programs and specialized training and technical assistance, OJJDP is working to break the cycles of addiction and crime...
Opioid Affected Youth Initiative Technical Assistance
The Institute for Intergovernmental Research provides technical assistance to Opioid Affected Youth Initiative grantees as they develop and implement effective, data-driven, and coordinated responses that address the abuse of opioids and other substances.
In Focus: Supporting Youth and Families Impacted by Opioid Abuse
Date Published
September 2020
Series
Publication Type
Training,
Technical Assistance,
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP
Supporting Youth and Families Impacted by Opioid Use
Overview
Opioid substance use disorders continue to negatively impact communities across America. In 2021, there were 80,411 reported overdose deaths with 75.4 percent attributed to opioids, that's up from 50 percent in 2019.
Opioid dependency has disrupted public safety – increasing the burden on law enforcement as well as the healthcare, child welfare, and juvenile and criminal...
In Focus: Drug Courts
Date Published
April 2022
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
OJJDP
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
Register for upcoming juvenile-justice related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
| Date | Title | Registration |
| March 4, 2020 | OJJDP FY 2020 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative | Register |
| March 10, 2020 | OJJDP FY 2020 Training and Technical Assistance to Expand Children's Advocacy Centers Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Communities | Register |
| March 12, 2020 | Why Housing Matters for Family Recovery, Stability, and Public Safety | Register |
| March 17, 2020... |
OJJDP FY 2020 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Mentoring for Preventing and Reducing Substance Use and Associated Risks Among Youth
Date Published
January 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
2019 National PAL Mentoring Initiative
2019-JU-FX-0038
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$2,292,008
New Haven Mentoring with NIA
2019-JY-FX-0021
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$500,000
Mentoring at Boys & Girls Clubs
2019-MU-FX-0003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$26,249,560
Mentoring Juveniles Impacted by Opioids on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
2019-JY-FX-0018
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$500,000
Knoxville Area Mentoring Initiative
2019-JY-FX-0027
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$500,000
4-H Health Rocks! Regional Mentoring Program
2019-JY-FX-0026
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$1,250,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Mentoring Youth Impacted by Opioids Phase II (MYIO2)
2019-JY-FX-0025
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$1,250,000
The Red Expansion Project
2019-JY-FX-0016
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$500,000
The Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP)
2019-JU-FX-0012
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$2,000,000
4-H National Mentoring Program
2019-MU-FX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$3,600,000