Juvenile risk and protective factors
Youth Advocates of Sitka Supporting Transitional Aged Youth
Best Practices for Neglected Assumptions
Violence Prevention intervention services to high risk youth
OJJDP FY 2023 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Children Exposed to Violence
The STARS Peer Mentoring Partnership (STARSP)
Literature Review: Children Exposed to Violence
There is a large body of evidence examining the relationship between childhood exposure to violence (CEV) and unwanted psychological, behavioral, health, and socioeconomic outcomes (Afifi et al., 2020; Carlson et al., 2019; Farrell and Zimmerman, 2018; Fitton, Yu, and Fazel, 2020; Lippard and Nemeroff, 2020; Polanin et al., 2021; Weissman et al., 2020). This relationship has emerged as an important topic of research, as it...
The Associations of Maternal Warmth and Hostility With Prosocial and Antisocial Outcomes in Justice-Involved Adolescents
A brief report on peer influence in group mentoring: A source of peer contagion or prosocial behavior change?
Mentoring and Domestic Radicalization
Girls Training and Technical Assistance
ROSES Intervention for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
National Association of Police Athletic Leagues, Inc.. Youth Mentoring 2022
OJJDP 2022 Listening Sessions
Over the summer, OJJDP hosted a series of listening sessions and town halls with stakeholders, national partners, and youth. The sessions provided OJJDP an opportunity to learn about practitioners' challenges and successes, as well as the lived experience of youth with the juvenile justice system. Feedback from these events will inform OJJDP's approach in advancing the Office's three priorities:
- Treating children as children.
- Serving...
Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Substance Use Prevention Programs
Youth substance use prevention programs aim to promote abstinence from alcohol and illicit drugs and the misuse of over-the-counter drugs. They differ from treatment programs, which focus on youths who have been clinically diagnosed with a substance abuse problem. A variety of approaches have been developed that work with families, schools, and communities to help children and adolescents develop skills and approaches to prevent or...