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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...
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...
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...
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has released Facility Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 – Statistical Tables. The report presents statistical tables of youth-reported sexual victimization rates by juvenile facility characteristics, including organizational structure, staff, and atmosphere. These tables supplement the full BJS report Sexual Victimization Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018.
The report also provides facility-reported data on staff hiring in...
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs announced millions of dollars in grant awards from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to support programs designed to improve outcomes for youth, strengthen the juvenile justice system, and ensure child protection.
Descriptions of individual OJJDP awards can be found by clicking on the links below.
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice has released "Youth Partnership: A Call to Action for State Advisory Groups," a new resource to help state advisory groups (SAGs) engage with youth impacted by the juvenile justice system.
The guide focuses on ways that SAGs can build new partnerships with youth, further develop existing relationships with youth, and ensure youth voices are being heard. The guide...
Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice—through OJJDP—honors the extraordinary efforts of individuals, organizations, and agencies that have made significant contributions to protecting children.
OJJDP is seeking nominations for this year's awardees, who will be recognized at the 40th annual National Missing Children's Day ceremony in Washington, DC on May 24, 2023.
The exemplary actions of the individual or organization nominated must have taken...
