International Summit on Preventing, Assessing & Treating Trauma
Honolulu, HI
Honolulu, HI
Hampton, VA
3:00-4:30 p.m. ET,
Maynard, MA
Plainfield, IN
Pittsburgh, PA
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET,
Grapevine, TX
Denver, CO
New Orleans, LA
Boston, MA
Logan, UT
OJJDP and the Children's Bureau partnered on a proactive prevention approach to support families and safeguard children. This video features Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner of the Children's Bureau, and Caren Harp, Administrator of OJJDP, as they recognize National Child Abuse Prevention Month and discuss how communities can come together to raise awareness about healthy parenting practices, child safety skills, available resources, and community partnerships.
This video was published in April 2019.
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In a new blog post, OJJDP Administrator Caren Harp discusses the agency's critical partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), and highlights a recent visit to NCMEC's new office space in Alexandria, VA. OJJDP annually provides funding to NCMEC to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, recover missing children, and prevent child victimization. Since its founding in 1984, NCMEC...
Support costs to operate an ICAC task force (positions, equipment, etc.).
By Caren Harp, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a critical partner to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), serving as a resource to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. Since its founding in 1984, NCMEC has helped recover more than 296,000 missing...
On June 18, 2019, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. ET, OJJDP will present "OJJDP FY 2019 Specialized Services and Mentoring for Child and Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation." This webinar will provide a general overview of the solicitation. The webinar will highlight key eligibility and solicitation requirements, identify tools and resources for applicants, and provide an opportunity for applicants to...
The Department of Justice has announced that the recently concluded Operation "Broken Heart" led to the arrest of almost 1,700 suspected online child sex offenders. The OJJDP-funded Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces conducted this operation during the months of April and May 2019 as a coordinated investigation to identify and arrest suspected online child sex offenders. OJJDP launched the ICAC Task Force Program...
OJJDP has released the "AMBER Alert Field Guide for Law Enforcement Officers." Designed to help law enforcement officers improve their response to cases of missing or abducted children, the guide provides best practices from subject matter experts in AMBER Alert programs nationwide. Topics include establishing leads and leads management, search and recovery operations, screening and training volunteers, interacting with abduction victims' families...