News and announcements

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory about social media's impact on youth mental health.

OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of May 29-June 2, 2023.

June is Internet Safety Month. OJJDP joins our partners in raising awareness about Internet safety and providing resources to keep kids safe online.

Register for upcoming youth justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.

OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of May 22-26, 2023.

The Department of Justice announced the winners of the 2023 National Missing Children's Day awards at a ceremony held on May 24, 2023.

On June 1, 2023, from 2 to 3:45 p.m. ET, OJJDP will present "Working with Youth and Communities to Increase Awareness and Skills in Confronting Anti-Semitism" as part of OJJDP's Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bully Initiative webinar series.

OJJDP has released the fifth edition of "When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide."

On May 24 at 2 p.m. ET, the U.S. Department of Justice will host and livestream the 40th Annual National Missing Children's Day ceremony.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the Children and Youth Resilience Challenge.

OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of May 15-19, 2023.

Join OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan on May 17, 2023, at 3 p.m. ET, for a webinar hosted by The Gault Center on the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education.

OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of May 8-12, 2023.

Join OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan on May 17, 2023, at 2 p.m. ET, for a webinar hosted by OJJDP highlighting findings from the "Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report."

In a new blog post, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan discusses U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to help youth and families facing food insecurity as a result of the end of COVID-19 benefits on May 11.

OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of May 1-5, 2023.

President Biden proclaimed May 5 as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in memory of the birthday of Hanna Harris, a 21-year-old Native woman who went missing on July 4, 2013.

In a new blog post, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan discusses her recent visit to the reopening of the Scottsboro Boys Museum in Scottsboro, Alabama.

Register for upcoming youth justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.

On May 8, 2023, OJJDP will host a Stakeholder Budget Briefing webinar from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of April 24 to 28, 2023.

On April 21, the JAMA Network posted research on firearm injury and mortality rates among juvenile justice-involved youth after detention.

In this month's blog, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan reflects on the importance of Second Chance Month for system-involved youth.

The National Partnership for Juvenile Services, in partnership with OJJDP, will host the 29th Annual National Symposium on Juvenile Services in Chicago, IL on October 3 to 6.