The coalitions also encourage citizen participation in substance abuse reduction efforts and disseminate information about effective programs. Information is also available through either office's clearinghouse. To be funded, local strategies must include plans for creating a safe school environment, youth alcohol and drug prevention, violence prevention, early intervention, school and community mental health preventive and treatment programs, early childhood psychosocial and emotional development, and safe school policies. The program emphasizes a comprehensive, collaborative approach of community mobilization, planning, and collaboration. JUMP uses mentoring as a tool to keep young people in schools and off the streets.
Mentors provide youth with discipline, guidance, and personal attention.
Mentoring activities include tutoring, job training, and community service. Information on these and other programs is published annually in the OJP Program Plan. The Missing and Exploited Children's Program coordinates programs to prevent abductions, investigate the exploitation of children, locate missing children and reunite them with their families, and address the psychological impact of abduction on the child and the family. The program integrates current research, state of the art practices and knowledge, and new technologies into training designed to improve the investigation and handling of cases. A Parent's Survival Guide.