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Date: April 25, 2024, 2:00 pm ET  In this webinar, panelists will highlight lessons learned through collaboration to expand health coverage for young people that inform planning for broader adult reentry populations. Presenters will focus on the opportunity for adult corrections administrators to support young adults ages 18–21, and up to ...

This webpage contains resources designed to equip educators, students, parents, and community members with the knowledge and strategies to challenge religious and racial discrimination and foster spaces where every student feels valued and can thrive academically and socially. Resources are provided for K-12 and college/university environments. Learn more.  ...

This webinar discussed effective family-school partnership practices, including an outline of procedures that necessitate caregiver involvement, specific family engagement strategies, and community resources for families and professionals. Learn more. 

This webpage contains resources to help school mental health providers increase their skills as affirming providers to support LGBTQ+ students. The webpage contains webinar recordings, self-paced e-learning modules, links to crisis hotlines, and additional resources. Learn more. 

This webinar discussed the significance of culturally relevant pedagogy to help improve opportunities and success for American Indian students. This webinar presented data on the current use of cultural content in schools, discussed what culturally relevant teaching is, and provided research data that shows the effectiveness on student learning outcomes. ...

Date: April 24, 2024, 5:30–7:00 pm ET  This workshop will explore the principles of equity-centered coaching to cultivate trauma-informed school environments. Participants will reflect on how inequities and trauma manifest in their schools and review evidence-based tools, rationale, and resources to foster cultural humility, mitigate systemic barriers, and build trusting partnerships ...

This resource (PDF, 12 pages) documents the insights and considerations of national, state, and local subject matter experts (SMEs) regarding strategies for mitigating the negative effects of collateral consequences for justice-involved youth. Learn more.  

This comic highlights tips to help young adults ask for an accommodation at work. The comic shares real-world experiences from young adults with lived experience of mental health conditions when working. Learn more. 

Application Deadline: June 3, 2024, 11:59 pm ET   The purpose of this solicitation (PDF, 31 pages) is to support states and Tribes with implementing youth (up to age 24) suicide prevention and early intervention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance use and mental health programs, foster care systems, ...

This tip sheet (PDF, 6 pages)  explains what accommodations are, who they apply to, and provides examples of workplace accommodations that could be helpful for young people with serious mental health conditions. The resource is designed to help young people understand the types of accommodations they may be eligible for ...

This training aims to inspire and support those who work with and care about young adults with mental health conditions as they pursue career ambitions. This training is designed for service providers, family members, peer supporters, and employers who seek to empower young adults with mental health conditions to succeed ...

This podcast explores the importance of self-advocacy and provides tips for young adults on obtaining accommodations in work and school. In this episode, a young adult certified peer support specialist discusses her journey advocating for herself in school and then in the workplace. Learn more.   ...

Date: November 19—21, 2024  This three-day conference will feature 72 workshops, 3 plenary sessions, and youth networking events all aimed at “Shaping the Next 50 Years” in juvenile justice. Various youth justice and delinquency prevention topics will be covered, and sessions will be geared toward young people and youth and family ...

This literature review describes the legal mechanisms by which youth can be processed and incarcerated with adults and provides the most recent data on the number of youths in adult jails and prisons. Learn more.  

This literature review discusses intentional gun violence involving youth aged 10 to 24 years. The resource describes various federal data sources on gun violence, risk factors for youth gun violence perpetration, protective factors for youth, policy research on guns, public health perspectives on gun violence, outcome evidence, and legal impacts ...

Grants.gov Deadline: May 21, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: June 4, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  With this solicitation (PDF, 26 pages), OJJDP seeks to support and strengthen collaborations between arts-based organizations and juvenile justice systems to develop, expand, or enhance promising and effective interventions that provide access to high-quality arts programs ...

This brief (PDF, 17 pages) provides an overview of the grantees and strategies funded through the Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Initiative (CWCC). The brief outlines the CWCC’s goals, timeline, and technical assistance; describes each of the 13 CWCC grantees; and summarizes the strategies used in CWCC projects. ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) provides an overview of the Pay for Success (PFS) Initiative, which supports innovative reentry programs that connect young people and adults to safe, affordable housing and essential reentry services. The fact sheet describes the PFS Initiative’s purpose, objectives, and eligibility, and shares highlights from ...

This report (PDF, 113 pages) examines how technologies can raise the bar for all elementary and secondary students. It offers examples of schools, districts, classrooms, and states who have established systemic solutions to inequities of access, design, and use of technology in support of learning. The report also describes three ...