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  © Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com (see reuse policy). **OJJDP Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the JJDPA**The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention marks the 50th anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, with the year-long observance **"Looking Back, Moving Forward: Celebrating 50 Years of the JJDPA"**. Throughout 2024, the Office will observe the Act's golden anniversary with several events.**View the 50th Anniversary Webpage**

  Save the Date: Next Administrator Update Call Set for April 29
              
      
            OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan will hold her monthly Today in Juvenile Justice: Administrator Update call on April 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
      
      
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  OJJDP Priorities
        
          OJJDP's three priorities reflect the Office's guiding philosophy: to enhance the welfare of America’s youth and broaden their opportunities for a better future. To bring these goals to fruition, OJJDP is leading efforts to transform the juvenile justice system into one that will—


  
    


              
  


  
The juvenile justice field's decisionmaking must be informed by science and research to ensure young people are adjudicated fairly and given opportunities to learn and recover from youthful mistakes.



          


              
  


  
Community-based programs that involve families as a critical component enhance youth outcomes, increase public safety, and strengthen neighborhoods.


  
    


                    
  


  
Juvenile justice practitioners must recognize and address the barriers to success that involvement with the juvenile justice system creates for youth.
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      OJJDP News @ a Glance, April 2024
              
      
            The April newsletter highlights the role an educational advocate plays in helping youth reengage with the education system following residential placement and two grantees under OJJDP’s new Building Local Continuums of Care To Support Youth Success initiative.
      
      
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OJJDP Announces $17 Million to Support a Continuum of Care Approach to Address Youth Justice and Advance Community Safety
              
      
            OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan announced today more than $17 million in awards to 23 state and local sites and three training and technical assistance providers to foster positive youth development, prioritize community safety and focus on effective program outcomes.
      
      
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View and Apply for OJJDP Funding
              
      
            Access current funding opportunities from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
      
      
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  OJJDP Observes Second Chance Month
              
      
            "America was founded on the promise of new beginnings. During Second Chance Month, we recommit to building a criminal justice system that lives up to those ideals so that people returning to their communities from jail or prison have a fair shot at the American Dream," said President Joseph Biden in his proclamation.
      
      
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      April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
              
      
            "During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we stand together to prevent abuse and neglect, support brave survivors, and build strong communities and families where every child can grow up happy and safe," President Biden said in his proclamation.
      
      
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2021
              
      
            Juvenile Court Statistics 2021 describes delinquency cases and petitioned status offense cases handled between 2005 and 2021 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. National estimates of juvenile court delinquency caseloads in 2021 were based on analyses of 299,432 automated case records and court-level statistics summarizing an additional 29,369 cases.
      
      
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          OJJDP News @ a Glance, April 2024
    Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases NatSCEV Report
    Apply Now for OJJDP-funded Community Supervision Training and Technical Assistance

  Amplifying the Youth Voice During Youth Justice Action Month
	OJJDP Celebrates 49th Year of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
	OJJDP in the Field: Utah Program Site Visit
	OJJDP Calls on States to Strengthen Youth Defense Systems
	USDA Programs Help To Feed Children Facing Food Insecurity
	The Scottsboro Boys: Legacy of InjusticeRead Blogs
  
  

  
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  Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bullying  Initiative
        
          Discover more about OJJDP's Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bullying  Initiative. This national initiative focuses on prevention and early intervention from a youth-based perspective. OJJDP hosted its second Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Virtual Symposium from October 17-18, 2023.
  Review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy PolicyOct. 17, 2023: Understanding and Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity Based Bullying Virtual Symposium (Day 1)


  
          
  

              
  


  
Review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy PolicyOct. 18, 2023: Understanding and Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Virtual Symposium (Day 2)
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