Collaboration

Grants.gov Deadline: April 29, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: May 6, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for research and program evaluation projects focusing on the intervention and prevention of intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and mass shootings in the United States. This solicitation has two categories:  Research on ...

This nine-segment podcast series seeks to examine the roles and perspectives of first responders, marginalized communities, legal systems, and the role of OJJDP in the opioid crisis. The podcast series is a product of the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (OAYI), which supports juvenile and criminal justice systems to address the ...

Date: February 29, 2024, 3:00 - 4:30pm ET During this webinar, experts will discuss AmeriCorps' approach for growing evidence-building innovations, present findings, and share best practices for responding to localized community health capacity needs. Learn more and register.

This publication (PDF, 5 pages) provides policy considerations to help states improve mental health service delivery for youth with marginalized racial identities through cultural responsiveness, health care access, and workforce supports. These considerations were drawn from a virtual roundtable on improving mental health service delivery for youth and young adults ...

This tool (PDF, 22 pages) is designed to help state education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), and other educators work as a team to leverage relationships with young people and establish meaningful engagement. By using a continuous improvement process, teams at local, district, and state levels will collaboratively assess ...

This discussion guide (PDF, 13 pages) helps state and local education agency (SEA and LEA) teams identify and consider changes to attendance policies and practices to better align them with equity considerations. The guide invites teams to explicitly focus on one or more groups of students as part of increasing ...

This webinar recording highlights the role of athletic directors in school safety, security, emergency management, and preparedness. During this webinar, presenters demonstrated the importance of developing a collaborative planning team to support emergency operations plan (EOP) development. Presenters reinforced how athletic directors contribute to EOP development and ensure student, coach, ...

This set of revised guides provides information to help school mental health systems advance the quality of their services and supports. The Quality Guides contain action steps, best practices, and examples from the field for the following topics:  Teaming (PDF, 24 pages)  Needs assessment and resource mapping (PDF, 17 pages)  Screening (PDF, 25 ...

This bulletin (PDF, 31 pages) provides a brief overview of racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparity in the child welfare system. The resource describes practices that child welfare caseworkers, administrators, program managers, and policymakers can implement to address these issues in general and at specific decision-making points along the child ...