Announcing OJJDP’s Launching of New Model Programs “iGuides”
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) recently launched a new series of Model Programs Implementation Guides called “iGuides” to add to their already extensive set of program guides on juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and child protection and safety. Their existing guides are a series of evidence-based how-to guides for youth programs to work towards these goals. They are currently narrowed down by topics such as “Child Protection, Health, and Welfare,” or “Delinquency Prevention,” etc. All of OJJDP’s Model Programs Guide information can be found here.
The “i” in “iGuides” stands for “implementation,” and these are a new series of guides that OJJDP has created to assist mentoring practitioners in the actual implementation of their programs. The iGuides are divided into three categories: Start, Support, and Secure, and each guide is geared towards one of these elements of program implementation. Currently, there is one iGuide available for school-based bullying prevention program implementation, but OJJDP hopes to release one to two new iGuides per year. The iGuides can be accessed here.
A great place to get started with the guides is OJJDP’s upcoming webinar about all of the resources available in their Model Program Guides as well as more specific information about the iGuides program, and how these resources can be used effectively. The webinar will be held next Tuesday, July 19th from 1:00-2:30 pm EDT. Register for it here.