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OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars

Register for upcoming juvenile justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives taking place in January and February 2022.

OJJDP Launches Redesigned Tribal Youth Resource Center Website

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The OJJDP Tribal Youth Resource Center (TYRC) has launched a newly designed website. Tribalyouth.org provides enhanced features and serves as a portal to Tribal youth-specific prevention and intervention resources to support OJJDP Tribal grantees and interested communities.

Features on the redesigned website include:

  • Enhanced resource library with streamlined search features.
  • Access to training opportunities and program assessment tools.
  • Subscriber feature for newsletter and e-blast.
  • Links...

FY 2022 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)

The Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation provides federally recognized Tribes and Tribal consortia an opportunity to apply for funding to aid in developing a comprehensive and coordinated approach to public safety and victimization.

Message From the Acting Administrator: Celebrating Native American Heritage by Responding to Tribal Needs

December 2021
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In her November/December 2021 Video Message, OJJDP Acting Administrator Chyrl Jones recognizes National Native American Heritage Month and highlights OJJDP’s commitment to American Indian and Alaska Native youth and the Office’s recent initiative to gather information from tribes on how best to support them.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2021

This issue's Message from the Acting Administrator and top story recognize National Native American Heritage Month and highlight OJJDP's efforts to better serve Tribal youth. Additional stories feature a college freshman who serves as a youth advisor to the National Mentoring Resource Center and OJJDP's National Training Conference for state officials. 

OJJDP Is Taking Action To Achieve an Equitable Juvenile Justice System

By Chyrl Jones, Acting OJJDP Administrator

When President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month, he noted that far too many young people have been "sidelined by unnecessary encounters with the justice system." Citing the adverse effects of system involvement, the President called for a national shift from incarceration to prevention.

National Youth Justice Action Month supports intervention and prevention strategies...