OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2023
OJJDP announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2023.
News and announcements
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars and Events
Register for upcoming youth justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of May 22-26, 2023.
Justice Department Commemorates 40th Annual National Missing Children's Day
The Department of Justice announced the winners of the 2023 National Missing Children's Day awards at a ceremony held on May 24, 2023.
Register for Webinar on Confronting Anti-Semitism
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 Releases When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide
OJJDP has released the fifth edition of "When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide."
National Missing Children's Day Ceremony To Stream Live
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.
HHS Seeks Proposals for Children and Youth Resilience Challenge
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the Children and Youth Resilience Challenge.
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of May 15-19, 2023.
Register for Webinar Honoring Brown v. Board of Education
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
OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of May 8-12, 2023.
Register for Webinar on Youth and Juvenile Justice Report
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."
National Missing Children's Day Ceremony To Stream Live
OJJDP Administrator Ryan's New Blog Discusses USDA Programs Addressing Food Insecurity
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
OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of May 1-5, 2023.
OJJDP Observes Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
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.
OJJDP Administrator Ryan's New Blog Discusses Scottsboro Boys Legacy
In a new blog post, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan discusses her recent visit to the reopening of the Scottsboro Boys Museum in Scottsboro, Alabama.
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars and Events
Register for upcoming youth justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
REMINDER: Register Now for OJJDP's Stakeholder Budget Briefing Webinar on May 8
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
OJJDP announces new funding opportunities for the week of April 24 to 28, 2023.
Study Finds Increased Firearm Injury and Mortality Rates in Youth After Detention
On April 21, the JAMA Network posted research on firearm injury and mortality rates among juvenile justice-involved youth after detention.
OJJDP Supports Second Chances and First Opportunities
In this month's blog, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan reflects on the importance of Second Chance Month for system-involved youth.
National Symposium on Juvenile Services Call for Presentations
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.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Report on Youth Sexual Victimization
The National Governors Association released "State Strategies To Address The Needs of Justice-Involved Youth Impacted By Collateral Consequences," which explains the repercussions youth often face following release from out-of-home placement.
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars and Events
Register for upcoming OJJDP-funded youth justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.