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OJJDP Seeks To Share Successful Reentry Stories
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2023
OJJDP Observes Safer Internet Day
New Report Available on Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls
Register for Webinar on Sextortion Prevention
OJJDP's National Gang Center Blog Discusses Mentoring in Youth Gang Violence Intervention
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars & Events
40th Annual National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest Now Open
Apply Now for Advancing Racial Justice and Equity in Youth Legal Systems Certificate Program
OJJDP to Participate in National Mentoring Summit
Administrator's Message: Pursuing Racial Equity and Fairness
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OJJDP Observes AMBER Alert Awareness Day
Join OJJDP in Observing AMBER Alert Awareness Day.
January 13 is AMBER Alert Awareness Day. The AMBER Alert early warning system notifies the public when a child has been abducted. It was named in remembrance of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas, on January 13, 1996.
OJJDP has partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) for...
OJJDP Observes National Mentoring Month
President Biden proclaimed January as National Mentoring Month, a nationwide observance honoring today’s mentors and encouraging communities to engage in mentoring activities to ensure positive outcomes for youth.
"A rising number of adolescents are experiencing mental health challenges, including from bullying and social media harms.
That is why, as part of my Unity Agenda I announced in my State of the Union address, my Administration...
OJJDP/NIJ–Supported National Report Available on Youth and the Juvenile Justice System
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
New OVC Resources Help Tribal Youth Victims and Witnesses Navigate the Justice System
The Office of Justice Programs' Office for Victims of Crime has updated its online Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials with resources to help children and youth in Tribal communities involved in the justice system as victims of or witnesses to a crime.
The updated resource material includes picture books, comic books, and graphic novels by Native artists and authors. The material features artwork and...