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NCMEC Launches Tool To Help Remove Explicit Online Images of Youth
New CDC Report Highlights Youth Risk Behavior Challenges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the "Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2011-2021." This survey was developed to monitor health behaviors that contribute to death, disability, and social problems among youth in the United States.
This report focuses on behaviors and experiences among U.S. high school students related to their mental health and well-being, including substance...
OJJDP Administrator Interview on Youth Justice
OJJDP Announces Policy Advisor Job Openings
New OJJDP–Supported Tool Kit Supports Rural Youth and Families
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
Apply Now for Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance
OJJDP Seeks To Share Successful Reentry Stories
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2023
OJJDP Observes Safer Internet Day
New Report Available on Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls
Register for Webinar on Sextortion Prevention
OJJDP's National Gang Center Blog Discusses Mentoring in Youth Gang Violence Intervention
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars & Events
40th Annual National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest Now Open
Apply Now for Advancing Racial Justice and Equity in Youth Legal Systems Certificate Program
OJJDP to Participate in National Mentoring Summit
Administrator's Message: Pursuing Racial Equity and Fairness
Review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy
OJJDP Observes AMBER Alert Awareness Day
Join OJJDP in Observing AMBER Alert Awareness Day.
January 13 is AMBER Alert Awareness Day. The AMBER Alert early warning system notifies the public when a child has been abducted. It was named in remembrance of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas, on January 13, 1996.
OJJDP has partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) for...
OJJDP Observes National Mentoring Month
President Biden proclaimed January as National Mentoring Month, a nationwide observance honoring today’s mentors and encouraging communities to engage in mentoring activities to ensure positive outcomes for youth.
"A rising number of adolescents are experiencing mental health challenges, including from bullying and social media harms.
That is why, as part of my Unity Agenda I announced in my State of the Union address, my Administration...