Youth With Sexual Behavior Problems

Accordng to the department of Justice, " Research indicates that youth commit more than one-quarter (25.8 percent) of all sex offenses and more than one-third (35.6 percent) of sex offenses against juvenile victims.1 Often, youth who offend in this manner, stay close to home when choosing their victims. Additional research on youth who sexually offended against children found that as many as 40 percent of the victims were either siblings or other relatives.2 This program seeks to assist communities in responding to children who have been sexually victimized by other children/youth and to provide resources focused on the youth exhibiting victimizing behaviors, with an emphasis on interfamilial and/or co-residential incidents. Research suggests that by providing intervention services to youth exhibiting inappropriate sexual behaviors early, the likelihood of future incidents and/or escalation is greatly reduced.3 4." ******* The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention is offering grants to address this problem. All proposals are due by June 28, 2010. ******* LINK TO GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2010/YSBPP.pdf ******** These programs are designed to offer tangible solutions to the critical issues that are challenging the quality of life in various populations. We invite forward thinkers, entrepreneurs and solutions oriented talkers to engage in meaningful problem solving. These episodes may be forwarded to government officials (or other interested entities) to let them review solutions oriented discussions.