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OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Second ...
May is National Drug Court Month, and throughout the month OJJDP and its partners will highlight the vital role drug treatment courts can play in helping youth and families overcome the effects of substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Learn more.  
This Guide (PDF, 48 pages), designed to help health care professionals quickly identify youth at risk for alcohol-related problems, is now available in Spanish (PDF, 48 pages). The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism developed the Guide and accompanying Pocket Guide (PDF, 2 pages) in collaboration with a team ...
This website provides resources and campaign materials for NHTSA’s 4th of July Impaired Driving Prevention Campaign. Included on the site are images, infographs, press releases, videos, and social media posts aimed at keeping the nation’s roads safe during the holiday weekend. Learn more.   ...
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. This program ...
The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12-20 in communities throughout the United States. The program aims to: (1) address norms regarding alcohol use by youth, (2) reduce opportunities for underage drinking, (3) create changes in underage drinking enforcement ...
Findings from the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES) have been released, and the results highlight the magnitude of the challenges youth faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABES provides results on students’ behaviors and experiences during the pandemic related to substance use, mental health and suicide, disruptions to student life, ...
Dates: June 9, 2022, 8:00 – 11:40 am ET, and June 10, 2022, 8:00 – 11:45 am ET  Registration for the 2022 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum is now open. The free online event highlights the range and quality of drug abuse and addiction research conducted around the ...
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The OJJDP ...
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. OJJDP envisions ...
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