Is your child acting out or making poor choices? Find health & safety tips, helpful community resources, legal aid information, youth programs and more.

This page is designed to help youth help themselves. We've provided resources for education, careers, health, records, and other things you will need to know moving forward.

Find helpful resources on restitution, victims' rights, grief counseling, legal aid, and more.

Parents, guardians, and non-custodial parents may be charged for the supervision and care of their child while in the custody of DJJ. Pay your Cost of Care fee online.

Visitation is an important component of a youth’s stay in a detention or residential facility, and it is encouraged and supported by DJJ staff.

Find out what to expect during the Juvenile Justice process.

Find DJJ manuals, administrative rule, department policies and interagency agreements.

The Bureau of Contract Management serves as the primary liaison between the Department and its service providers.

The Programming and Technical Assistance Unit was established in August 2006.  The unit was founded on the principle of quality improvement.

Review reports, publications and more produced by the DJJ Bureau of Monitoring and Quality Improvement.

Find contracting forms, documents, conference calls and general information about how to do business with the state of Florida.

Find valuable resources on Trauma-Informed Care, Risk Assessment and more.

Data Integrity Officers ensure that data and information entered into the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS) is accurate throughout the Department of Juvenile Justice.

The purpose of the act is to “provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State, and local institutions and to provide information, resources, recommendations and funding to protect individuals from prison rape.”

DJJ operates 21 juvenile detention centers in the state of Florida. Detention centers provide custody, supervision, education and mental health/substance abuse and medical services to juveniles statewide.

The mission of Health Services is to ensure professional, high quality, comprehensive, and timely health, mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability services to our children.

Find educational information and resources for youth in DJJ Day Treatment, Prevention, Detention and Residential Commitment Programs.

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice provides delinquency prevention services through the Office of Prevention Services.

Probation and Community Intervention works with youth from the time they are arrested to the time they transition back into the community. The Juvenile Probation Officers play a major role throughout the Juvenile Justice process.

The Office of Residential Services provides continued care for an adjudicated youth who is committed to the custody of the Department.

Outside of the core program areas, the bureaus for administration, inspector general, general services, staff development, legislative affairs, and research help keep DJJ running smoothly.

Find out about the mission and purpose of the Office of Research and Data Integrity.

Access select briefing sheets and presentations generated by the Office of Research and Data Integrity and examine five year trends and conditions.

Researchers may contact the IRB if they are interested in working with DJJ on a research effort. In order to protect the rights of the youth, the IRB carefully reviews each research proposal.

Learn more about Civil Citation, the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), and the Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project (JJSIP).

View presentations to stakeholders on various subjects including Civil Citation, the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), and the Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project (JJSIP).

Learn more about juvenile recidivism in Florida, current youth program performance, delinquency in schools, and the disproportionate involvement of minorities with DJJ.

View the contact information for the Research staff and Data Integrity Officers.

Data Integrity Officers ensure that data and information entered into the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS) is accurate throughout the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Find out how to become a member of the DJJ team.

Browse DJJ job descriptions.

Review the Department's hiring policy.

DJJ employees are eligible for State of Florida benefits.

The Bureau of Human Resources oversees employee relations, payroll, benefits, recruitment, and many other tasks for the DJJ employees

The Department of Juvenile Justice is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in all employment practices, privileges, and benefits.

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As a "Friend of Juvenile Justice," your volunteer service or gift can have a lasting positive impact on the lives of Florida's at-risk children and their families.

The Foundation serves to changes lives - the lives of students, their parents, and the citizens in our community - by promoting delinquency prevention, intervention and educational opportunities for youth.