The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Model Programs Guide is a database of over 200 evidence-based programs. This database can be used to find programs that cover a continuum of youth services from prevention through reentry.
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This online, easy-to-use tool from Casey Family Programs allows youth to assess their strengths in life skills, such as money management, work and study habits, self-care, and independent living.
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The second edition of NDTAC’s Transition Toolkit brings together strategies, existing practices, and updated resources and documents on transition to enable administrators and service providers to provide high-quality transition services for children and youth moving into, through, and out of educat...
This Reentry Council MythBuster on Education Technology in Juvenile Facilities features information and examples on how to use technology effectively in juvenile justice settings. While concerns over youth and community safety often prevent facilities from pursuing such options, stat...
This tip sheet aims to assist State and local justice and education agency administrators, including State Part D coordinators and the practitioners with whom they work, in creating strong working relationships that facilitate the development of high-quality education programs within juvenile justic...
Youth who are neglected or delinquent (N or D) have wide-ranging needs and are often served in programs funded by a number of intersecting Federal agencies and systems. Gaining awareness of these Federal efforts—and the data sources contained within them—can help promote collaboration, inform progra...
The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, announced today $5.7 million in new grants aimed at improving outcomes for students who have been involved in the criminal justice system. The Department also...
The third edition of NDTAC's Transition Toolkit brings together strategies, existing practices, and updated resources and documents on transition to enable administrators and service providers to provide high-quality transition services for children and youth moving into, through, and out of educati...
Research has demonstrated that adolescents with a high-quality supportive adult in their lives are more likely to enroll in post-secondary education often resulting in a happy and more productive adulthood. Mentor programs can provide that supportive adult that so many youth who are involved in...
This resource is the first in a series of three NDTAC Tipsheets that aim to address transition for youth who
are incarcerated during COVID-19. This tipsheet may be best suited to assist State superintendents and
school administrators seeking to implement transition strategies within their State. Under the purview of
the U.S. Department of Education Title I, Part D program, strategies to assist the transition of youth who
are incarcerated can be supported with Subpart 1 and Subpart 2 funds. Please additionally see Tipsheet #2:
Youth Who are Incarcerated: Transitions and Technology Use and Tipsheet #3: Youth Who are Incarcerated:
Transitions and IEP Implementation for additional information.