United States Sees Launch of First Guarantee Pool for Community Development Investments The Casey Foundation is one of 10 philanthropies backing the Community Investment Guarantee Pool, a first-of-its-kind community development tool. Read More
Application Call: Join Casey’s Juvenile Justice Applied Leadership Network Teams can apply for the Juvenile Justice Applied Leadership Network through July 10, 2023. Read more about this opportunity. Read More
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 Casey-funded study. Read More
Casey Supports National Effort to Grow Credible Messenger Mentoring Credible messengers mentor justice-involved youth through shared experiences. A national nonprofit supports local efforts as interest grows. Learn more. Read More
Juvenile Justice Is Smaller, but More Unequal, After First Year of COVID-19 Despite a historic drop in youth detention in 2020, racial and ethnic disparities in who gets detained remains unchanged, the Casey Foundation finds. Read More
At Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dramatic and Rapid Reductions in Youth Detention Youth in secure detention fell 24% in March 2020. A survey reveals how COVID-19 is reshaping the juvenile justice system. Read More
Reengaging Students Who Lost Their Way During the Pandemic During the pandemic, many young people disengaged from school. Read about a new resource hub that helps youth get their academic careers back on track. Read More
Thriving Families, Safer Children Embraces a Public Health Approach to System Reform A national initiative offering support to parents aims to help families avoid child welfare system involvement. Learn more about the approach. Read More
Pediatric Organization Calls for Juvenile Justice Reforms A new fact sheet looks at the prevalence of trauma among youth in the juvenile justice system. Read a call for reforms to better protect young people. Read More
Trauma-Informed Training Helps Foster Parents Feel More Prepared A new training curriculum, ARC Reflections, is helping child welfare agencies teach foster parents about the effects of trauma. It's also offering caregivers problem-solving strategies that can help children and teens regulate their emotions, connect with others and build life skills. Read More
