Team Decision Making: A Better Way To Assess Child Safety Team decision making is a departure from traditional child welfare practice. It brings together parents, family, community members and others to assess the situation and determine how best to keep the child safe. Read More
Judge William Thorne on the History and Healing of American Indian Families Lisa Hamilton interviews William Thorne Jr., a member of the Pomo and Coast Miwok Indian tribes and a retired juvenile justice judge with 34 years of experience in tribal and state courts. Their conversation explores how past federal policies have harmed American Indian children and what these communities are doing to help their own families heal. Read More
How to Fund Best Practices in Child Welfare Policy recommendations designed to transform federal funding to support best practices in child welfare were the focus of this presentation delivered by Tracey Feild and Patrick McCarthy at an October 23, 2013, briefing on Capitol Hill. Read More
Reimagining Juvenile Justice Curriculum Now Available Online — for Free The Reimagining Juvenile Justice curriculum, designed for professionals working in the juvenile justice field, is available online for free. Learn more. Read More
Debunking Myths on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s Youth Program This post debunks five common myths about the WIOA's Youth Program. Learn the facts. Read More
Report Describes the Racial Wealth Gap — and How to Start Closing It A report from the Aspen Institute examines how debt affects households of color. Read how it fuels America’s racial wealth gap. 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
New Casey Report Recommends Policies to Help Millions of Children With Incarcerated Parents More than 5.1 million U.S. kids have a parent who has served time. In a new report, A Shared Sentence: The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration on Kids, Families and Communities, the Annie E. Casey Foundation recommended policy reforms that would help millions of children who struggle with emotional and financial instability as a result of having an incarcerated parent. Read More
Growing Numbers of Latino and Native Youth in Juvenile Detention Buck Trend A survey of youth justice agencies in 34 states finds that after falling sharply in the early months of the pandemic, the number of young people held in detention centers remained constant. The survey finds that the number of Latino and Native American youth in detention centers increased. Read More
Defining and Promoting Youth Well-Being — With Young People Leading the Way Read about the efforts of young people working to define, collect and assess data on youth well-being. Read More
