Incentives Inspire Positive Behavior Change in Youth on Probation Offering incentives beats traditional supervision in encouraging positive behavior change among youth on probation, according to a new study funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
What Do Casey Child Welfare Consultants Do? Child Welfare Strategy Group consultants help child welfare leaders and their staff champion reforms that benefit kids and families. We work closely with leaders to strengthen agency management, finances, operations, policy, communications and frontline practice. Read More
Applying Results-Based Facilitation Skills in Virtual Meetings With the COVID-19 pandemic moving in-person meetings to online platforms, a new guide shows how to adapt Results-Based Facilitation techniques to virtual meetings. Download the guide. Read More
Who Are Opportunity Youth? The term "opportunity youth" refers to youth who are neither in school nor working. Get the latest data on this demographic. Read More
New Report Finds Many Families with Children Are Depressed, Uninsured, Hungry and at Risk of Foreclosure or Eviction Families require an immediate policy response to meet the needs of children during the COVID-19 pandemic, which — according to a new policy report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation — has left millions struggling with finances, school, work and mental health. Read More
Kansas to Pilot Permanency Option for Older Youth in Foster Care The Jim Casey Fellows have proposed a new legal pathway for young adults in foster care to build permanent families. Read about the option, being piloted in Kansas. Read More
Survey: Amid Pandemic, Youth Detention Population Fell 24% in One Month, Matching a Recent Seven-Year Period A survey of juvenile justice agencies in 30 states has found that the number of young people in local secure detention centers fell by 24% in March 2020. Learn more about the results of this survey. Read More
Survey: A Pandemic High for the Number of Black Youth in Juvenile Detention A survey of youth justice agencies finds the population of Black youth in juvenile detention on Feb. 1, 2021, reached a pandemic high. Read to learn more about the juvenile justice data. Read More
Enhancing Conversations Between Employers and Workforce Professionals A new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation captures the kinds of conversations that workforce development professionals have with employers to learn about the types of job and training opportunities available to young people. Read More
Podcast Explores Support for Older Youth Leaving Foster Care A podcast episode explores what child welfare leaders can do to ensure young people thrive after they leave foster care. Listen now. Read More