Department of Justice

This guide provides a roadmap for college- and university-based prevention professionals to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, from students to administrators, to address campus-wide drug misuse issues. The webpage contains an accompanying report, a video series featuring prominent members of the prevention field, a PowerPoint presentation, and additional ...

This report (PDF, 12 pages) is designed to teach community college professionals how to plan, implement, and evaluate effective drug misuse prevention efforts on their campuses. Learn more (PDF, 12 pages). 

SchoolSafety.gov recently launched a new Child Exploitation webpage to better support schools and districts in creating safe, supportive learning environments. The new page includes child exploitation information, resources, and guidance from government agencies and non-profit organizations. The page also outlines ways K-12 school communities can help identify, prevent, and respond ...

This webpage discusses the importance of mentoring as a component of youth gang violence intervention. Learn more.   

The second season of the Awkward Conversations podcast series features 20 video podcast episodes that cover a variety of subjects to help parents empower their kids with the tools needed to stay safe, drug free, and make healthy decisions. Topics include signs of drug use in teens, fake pills, preventing ...

This white paper (PDF, 48 pages) combines knowledge on school safety strategies that have a specific focus on creating a safe and equitable environment for all students. It also presents recommendations for equity in school safety. Key takeaways from this paper address: School disciplinary policies Community stakeholder inclusion in school safety programming Data-driven decision-making ...

This report (PDF, 226 pages) consists of the most requested information on youth and the juvenile justice system in the United States. The report provides a comprehensive view of youth victims and offending by youth, and what happens to youth when they enter the juvenile justice system in the U.S. ...

This webpage contains materials for the DEA’s One Pill Can Kill campaign. The page presents laboratory findings on the lethality of fentanyl-laced pills and provides information on what every parent and caregiver needs to know about fake pills. It also presents facts about fake pills and shows side-by-side comparisons of ...

This guide (PDF, 115 pages) is designed to be a reliable resource on the most commonly abused and misused drugs in the United States. The guide provides important information about the harms and consequences of drug use by describing a drug’s effects on the body and mind, overdose potential, origin, ...

In this video, ED’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Catherine Lhamon, and DOJ’s Assistant Attorney General, Kristen Clarke, address race-based discrimination in schools and discuss the way the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice are working with states and districts to address it. Learn more.   ...