New Report Documents Continuing Rampant Maltreatment of Incarcerated Youth In its 2011 report, No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration, the Casey Foundation showed that heavy reliance on correctional confinement frequently exposes youth to severe maltreatment. In a new 2015 report, the Foundation has updated those findings. The news is not good. Read More
More Than 3 Million Students Have Repeated a Grade In 2015-2016, 7% of kids nationwide had been held back at least once in school. Read More
Survey: More Youth in Secure Detention Despite Rise of COVID-19 Black and Latino youth are staying in detention longer than before the pandemic and longer than white youth. Learn more from a Casey Foundation survey. Read More
Include Kin When Designing Solutions for Children in Care This final brief of the Family Ties series examines how kinship policies have changed and how the field can sustain this momentum. Read more. Read More
Maryland Modernizes Kinship Law to Find Families for More Youth in Foster Care A new Maryland law prioritizes placements with relatives for young people experiencing out-of-home care and foster care. Learn more about the new law. Read More
Children’s Bureau Advises Agencies to Provide Supportive Care for LGBTQ Youth The U.S. Children’s Bureau advises agencies to ensure that their services and programs for LGBTQ youth are “gender-affirming, caring and supportive.” Read More
New Legislation Supports Child Care in Maryland Maryland parents and child care providers will get expanded aid through new legislation, ensuring easier access and financial relief. Read More
Evaluation and Briefs Share Lessons Learned During Family-Centered Community Change Initiative A report from the Urban Institute shares lessons, challenges and reflections on the Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change (FCCC) strategy. Read More
Webinar: Strategies for Helping Young Fathers A webinar co-hosted by the Casey Foundation discussed recommendations to advance program strategies and policies to help young fathers thrive. Watch now. Read More
Fixing America’s Child Welfare System? There’s an App (and Software) for That The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton interviews two leaders whose organizations are leveraging technology in the human services space. The guests — Casebook PBC President and CEO Tristan Louis and Think of Us Founder and CEO Sixto Cancel — introduce their company’s innovations and discuss how these tools can improve the child welfare system. Read More
