Elementary school age (5-10)

OJJDP invites fifth graders to participate in the 2019 National Missing Children's Day poster contest. The annual contest creates an opportunity for schools, law enforcement, and other child advocates to discuss the issue of missing and/or exploited children with youth, parents, and guardians and to promote child safety.

OJJDP will invite the national winner, parents, teacher, and state clearinghouse manager to Washington, DC, to...

OJJDP has released the fall 2018 issue of The AMBER Advocate newsletter. This issue features articles on:

• The Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act.
• Faces of the AMBER Alert Network.
• The role AMBER Alert played in a Colorado child's recovery.
• AMBER Alert briefs.
• AMBER Alert international news.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children coordinate the ...

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) and the Center for Children's Law and Policy are accepting applications for a second cohort of the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program, to be held March 25-29, 2019 in Washington, DC. The training will identify areas for reform at key juvenile justice system decision points, including arrest, referral, diversion, detention, disposition, and...

Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice, through OJJDP, recognizes individuals, organizations, and agencies that have made a difference in recovering abducted children and protecting children from exploitation. The Department honors the awardees each May at the annual National Missing Children's Day ceremony in Washington, DC to be held on May 22, 2019.

Access the nomination forms for the 2019 National Missing Children's Day awards...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2018. In this issue's Message From the Administrator, Caren Harp discusses the prevalence and consequences of bullying and strategies to address the problem. The top story highlights National Bullying Prevention Month and OJJDP's bullying prevention resources.

Other features in this issue -

• OJJDP Reorganizes To...

On October 15, 2018, OJJDP announced awards of more than $104 million to support efforts to enhance state, local, and tribal jurisdictions' capabilities to protect children and respond to juvenile victimization. OJJDP awarded grants to more than 90 sites, jurisdictions, and task forces nationwide to help communities find missing children, support law enforcement, and increase public safety through prosecution of those seeking to abuse or...