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National Gang Center Newsletter, Fall 2016

Date Published
December 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

OJJDP FY 17 Field-Initiated Research and Evaluation

Closing Date
This program will support innovative and methodogically sound research and evaluation efforts that inform policy and practice consistent with the Department of Justice's mission to advance effective delinquency prevention and juvenile justice system interventions and reform. As set forth in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No. 93-415, 42 U.S.C. § 5601 et seq.), OJJDP may conduct research or evaluation...

Evaluation of Friendly PEERsuasion

Date Published
June 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Forum To Promote Behavioral Health Outcomes for Youth and Families

​The OJJDP co-funded Forum on Promoting Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host the interactive public workshop “Training the Future Child Health Care Workforce to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes for Children, Youth, and Families” on November 29-30, 2016, in Washington, DC. The workshop will focus on training health care professionals who work in...

Coordinating Council To Address Cross-Agency Programs Supporting Justice-Involved Youth

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On November 15, 2016, from 2:45 to 5 p.m. ET, the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will convene in Washington, DC. The proposed agenda will include presentations and discussion on the sustainability of programs and activities that support cross-agency efforts affecting youth involved with the justice system. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch will chair the meeting. The deadline to register is...