Medical Debt Resource Roundup This post spotlights resources that explore how crippling medical debt is undercutting the financial well-being of families in the South and what potential solutions exists. Read More
Youth Underscore That Group Placements Are No Place to Grow Up in Foster Care In a new report, young people share firsthand perspectives on the detrimental effects of group placements — making the case for reduced reliance on the practice. Read More
Families Lost Income, Struggled to Make Ends Meet During Pandemic From 2020 to 2021, about 40% of U.S. families with kids struggled to pay for regular household expenses. Learn which families were hardest hit. Read More
Juvenile Justice Video Explains Ways to Elevate Care for Youth in Custody A video outlines eight ways for juvenile justice systems to elevate the standard of care for youth in custody — while working toward greater change. Read More
Scholarship Opportunity for Juvenile Justice Professionals Scholarships are available for juvenile justice professionals to attend the American Probation and Parole Association’s Executive Summit, which runs weekly from Sept. 14 to Nov. 5, 2021. Read More
Report: Colleges Must Help Students Academically to Keep Financial Aid College students of color or with foster care experience are at greater risk of losing financial aid, due to academic performance. A new report offers guidance on how schools can better equip and prepare students. Read More
Preventing Gun Violence With a Public Health Approach Public health strategies in Atlanta and Milwaukee have reduced gun violence. Rooted in racial justice, these measures have been bolstered by community input and buy-in. Read More
Using Results Count to Enhance Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines How Casey's Results Count framework equipped one leader to advocate for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in Miami's underserved communities. Read More
New Health Equity Tool Tracks How the Pandemic is Affecting Communities A new tool maps the pandemic’s impact nationwide and illustrate its disproportionately devastating toll on Black and Latino communities. Read More
American Indian and African American Kids More Likely to Experience Multiple Adverse Events This post reports on kids experiencing multiple adverse events and dissects the data by race and ethnicity. Read which kids are most at risk. Read More