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Juvenile protective factors

OJJDP FY25 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence

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This funding opportunity seeks to provide funding to communities to develop coordinated and comprehensive community-based approaches to help children and their families who are exposed to violence build resilience, restore their safety, heal their social and emotional wounds, and prevent future violence and delinquency.

OJJDP FY25 National Mentoring Programs

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This funding opportunity seeks to enhance and expand mentoring services for youth who are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. The program's goal is to improve outcomes for at-risk and high-risk youth, and reduce negative outcomes through mentoring.

OJJDP FY25 National Mentoring Resource Center

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This funding opportunity seeks to build on OJJDP's history and leadership in mentoring by providing the mentoring field and practitioners with comprehensive resources and training materials on the OJJDP National Mentoring Resource Center website; convening an expert Research Board that reviews the evidence base for specific program models, populations, and outcomes; and providing training and technical assistance for OJJDP grantees.

Register To Attend Webinar on NIJ-funded Youth Protective Factors Study on October 2

On October 2, 2024, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, the Council of State Governments Justice Center, UMass Chan Medical School, and UC Berkeley’s Risk-Resilience Lab will host “The Youth Protective Factors Study: Risk, Strengths, and Reoffending.”

This webinar will present key findings from a brief highlighting findings from the Youth Protective Factors Study, “Youth Reoffending: Prevalence and Predictive Risk Factors in Two...