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Safety Matters: Helping Families Affected By Substance Use Disorders and Domestic Violence

December 2020
This September 17, 2020 webinar titled, "Safety Matters – Helping Families Affected By Substance Use Disorders and Domestic Violence Move From Survivors to Thrivers" hosted by Children and Family Futures in conjunction with OJJDP's NTTAC, explored the core principles and offer practical guidance for supporting families affected by domestic violence and substance use disorders.

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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...

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...

OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars

Register for upcoming juvenile-justice related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives. 

Date Title Registration
September 15, 2020 Comprehensive Gang Model: Building Impactful Collaboration Through Community Mobilization Register
September 16, 2020 AMBER Alert in Indian Country 101 – Community Response Register
September 16, 2020 Substance Use Issues in Juvenile Court: An Overview for Prosecutors Register
September 23, 2020 AMBER Alert in Indian Country 101 – Law Enforcement Response...

OJJDP Observes National Prevention Week

National Prevention Week 2020

OJJDP joins the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in observing National Prevention Week, May 10 to 16, 2020. This weeklong observance is dedicated to increasing awareness about substance use prevention and positive mental health.

OJJDP supports programs that employ a cross-system collaborative approach to address the needs of youth involved in the juvenile justice system with mental illness and/or substance abuse problems. Working...

OJJDP FY 2020 Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

Closing Date
The Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JJMHCP) supports proposals to develop and implement a cross-system collaborative approach to improve responses and outcomes for youth with mental illness (MI) and co-occurring MI and substance abuse (CMISA) who come into contact with the juvenile justice system.

OJJDP FY 2020 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

Closing Date
This program will support the efforts of states, communities, Tribal jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education to implement programs and strategies that identify, respond to, treat, and support children, youth, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic.