Watch it: Patrick McCarthy on Casey’s Juvenile Justice Work At the 2016 National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit, Annie E. Casey Foundation President and CEO Patrick McCarthy sat down for a short, videotaped interview to share his thoughts on the Foundation’s juvenile justice work. Read More
How One Colorado County Cut its Child Welfare Hiring Time by More Than Half As part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s On the Frontline initiative — a multiyear effort to help strengthen child welfare workforces — Colorado's Jefferson County has dramatically decreased how long it takes to fill key child welfare staff positions. Read More
Coalition Describes Evidence-Based Practice Decision Making in Mental Health Care The Coalition for the Advancement and Application of Psychological Science has released a consensus statement emphasizing the importance of evidence-based practice in the mental and behavioral health field. Representatives from mental health associations, foundations and patient advocacy groups worked together to draft the statement at a 2018 summit co-sponsored by the Casey Foundation. Read More
Members of 2014-2015 Applied Leadership Network Cohort Announced The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative’s Applied Leadership Network recently announced the members of the 2014–2015 cohort. Read More
Building Community Connections in Atlanta A new program launched this spring by local partners aims to increase networking opportunities for mothers in southwest Atlanta. Read More
McCarthy Recognizes Key Source of Neighborhood Data In a speech to members of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, Foundation President and CEO Patrick McCarthy emphasized the importance of data in guiding decision making. His remarks underscored the essential role the partnership and its members play in providing reliable data and research in cities across the country. Read More
Communities Mark Summer Learning Day to Promote Reading In 2013, several Grade-Level Reading communities across the country celebrated Summer Learning Day as part of a national advocacy effort to prevent learning loss during the summer months. Read More
Equipping Young People in Foster Care to Manage Their Finances Youth who leave foster care often say lacking basic knowledge about finances is a major hurdle they encounter as they transition to adulthood. A new federal requirement calls for child welfare agencies to order annual credit reports for all youth in foster care, which has created a unique set of challenges for agencies with little knowledge of credit issues. A number of resources are available to help agencies implement the requirement and build the knowledge and skills of all youth and young adults in foster care so they can successfully manage their finances. Read More
Immigrant Families More Likely to Be Burdened by High Housing Costs Paying more for housing — while bringing home smaller paychecks — puts immigrant families at a distinct disadvantage. Find out more from the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Indiana Approved to Claim Federal Funding for Modern Child Welfare Technology New federal waiver allows Indiana to request federal funding for key costs of Casebook, a core component of the state’s child welfare technology platform. Read More
