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and Delinquency Prevention

The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is an independent body within the executive branch of the federal government. The Council's primary functions are to coordinate federal juvenile delinquency prevention programs, federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and federal programs relating to missing and exploited children.

The Council's most recent meeting, hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was held June 2, 2006, at HHS's Humphrey Building. The meeting featured opening remarks from HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt; a presentation on Child and Family Service Reviews by Susan Orr, Associate Commissioner, Children's Bureau, HHS; and a discussion of mentoring with Harry Wilson, Associate Commissioner, Family and Youth Services Bureau, HHS, Theresa Clower, Senior Policy Advisor and Executive Director, Mentoring Council, Corporation for National and Community Service, and Mason Bishop, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. OJJDP Administrator J. Robert Flores provided closing remarks and announcements.

The next Council meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2006. For meeting summaries, information about the Council's mission, and links to related resources, visit the Council's Web site at juvenilecouncil.gov.

The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is chaired by the Attorney General and includes the Administrator of OJJDP (vice chairperson); the Secretaries of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development; the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security; the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Eight expert practitioners appointed by the President, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives also serve as Council members.