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OJJDP Administrator’s Site Visits Bring Performance Reports to Life OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan is making site visits throughout the country, visiting grantees and other stakeholders in person to hear and learn from their experiences and expertise. In North Carolina, she visited Chatham Youth Development Center and shared a roundtable session with representatives from Reentry to Resilience, an Office grantee. Click here to read the article.   Administrator’s Message: Justice-Involved Youth Face Unexpected, Damaging Outcomes  Administrator Liz Ryan underscores the heightened risk formerly detained youth face from gun violence and the need to provide comprehensive support to young people returning to their communities after they are released. OJJDP’s Second Chance Act Youth Reentry program supports educational and vocational opportunities, employment and housing assistance, mental and physical healthcare, and treatment for substance use. Click here to access the message.    Youth Voices: Jaclyn for President Since she was young, Jaclyn Cirinna aspired to the White House. In the years since elementary school, she has maneuvered many barriers, and her life has taken more than a few detours. But she still sees herself in the White House. Now, Ms. Cirinna uses her lived experience to identify the needs of justice-involved youth and inform her contributions to juvenile justice reform. Click here to read the article.

Special Features

• OJJDP’s Ongoing Support for Programs Designed To Address Girls’ Unique Needs
• Virtual Reality “Adventures” Augment Visits Between Incarcerated Parents and Their Children
• Staff Spotlight: OJJDP Program Manager Alex Sarrano

News in Brief

• White House Releases National Plan Outlining Strategies To End Gender-Based Violence
• Monthly Calls Connect OJJDP Administrator With Stakeholders
• New Toolkit Helps State Advisory Groups Engage With Youth
• Youth Residential Facilities Increased Phone or Video Communications During the Pandemic
• Law Enforcement Professionals Learn New Tools To Fight Technology-Assisted Child Exploitation
• OJJDP Dataset Provides National Benchmark for Comparing Racial and Ethnic Disparities
• Additions to OJJDP’s Model Programs Guide Address School Policing and Youth Problem Solving
• Youth Advisory Boards Strengthen Community Efforts To Address Substance Use
• Youth Who Were Held in Juvenile Detention Are More Likely To Die by Firearm

Upcoming Events

New Publications

Coming Soon—

• Juvenile Residential Facility Census 2020: Selected Findings
• Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2020
• Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2020

Did You Know?

In 2021, the percentage of Black youth (27.3 percent) and American Indian youth (26.9 percent) living in poverty in the United States was more than three times the percentage of white youth (8.8 percent), according to OJJDP’s Statistical Briefing Book. The online resource presents statistics on topics related to youth justice.

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