February 20, 2013

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2013.

This issue's lead story describes OJJDP's ongoing efforts to combat child sex trafficking in the United States. The issue also includes special features on the following topics:

• OJJDP’s participation in the third annual National Mentoring Summit.
• OJJDP's new "Beyond Detention" publication series, which examines the mental health needs and outcomes of youth in the juvenile justice system.
• An OJJDP staff briefing and Webinar on the need to engage families as valued partners in the juvenile justice system.
• Upcoming events.

"OJJDP News @ a Glance," January/February 2013 (NCJ 240749), is available online.