This publication and the accompanying webpage detail the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP) development of a youth hate crimes and identity-based bullying prevention curriculum as part of a national initiative.
In 2021 the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) launched a comprehensive national initiative to prevent youth hate crimes and identity-based bullying. Operating from a youth-based lens that focuses on prevention and early intervention, OJJDP is taking a multipronged approach through this initiative to increase awareness of youth hate crimes and bias-based bullying. The initiative identifies best practices and evidence-based strategies to build protective factors in youth and help youth resist and disengage from extremist hate group; helps to ensure youth have a voice on the topic of hate crime and an opportunity for partners to work meaningfully with and for young people; and provides grantees, interested communities, and the field at large tools to change the attitude and behavior of young hate-crime offenders and at-risk youth. The initiative includes national youth roundtables, the development of a youth hate crime prevention curriculum, multiple virtual symposium, and a series of webinars and microlearnings.