Six-Year Stretch — From 2013 to 2018 — Without Progress on Low Birth-Weight Babies America has one of the highest percentages of babies born at a low birth rate. Read how this statistic varies by a baby's race and ethnicity. Read More
Teen Births Once Again Fell Significantly in 2018 America's teen birth rate fell by more than half from 2018 versus a decade ago. Explore state-level data for this rate. Read More
More Young Adults Used Pot, But Fewer Drank, Smoked Cigarettes or Used Other Drugs in 2017-2018 In 2017-2018, young adults were more likely to use pot than smoke tobacco. See how this substance use varies by state. Read More
Evaluating the Children and Family Fellowship A recently released evaluation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship found that the intensive leadership program helped social-sector executives transform the way their organizations worked on behalf of children in low-income communities. Read More
10 Ways Juvenile Probation Can Meet the Coronavirus Challenge Ten recommendations offer timely guidance to probation leaders who are adjusting their probation practices in light of COVID-19. Learn how probabion systems can better support young people during this challenging time. Read More
Violence Prevention Nonprofits Face New Challenge: A Pandemic In cities across the nation, nonprofits that hire or train community members to intervene when gun violence or retaliation is likely to occur are hard at work, even during the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Young Workers Without Postsecondary Degrees to be Hit Hard by Economic Turmoil The economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic will hit young workers especially hard, particularly those without a college degree who are not in school, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution. To aid these low-wage workers, researchers recommend a federally funded employment initiative. Read More
LEAP Partners Adapt to Support Youth Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Young people, especially those who’ve experienced public systems and homelessness, are facing numerous challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic. Learn how Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) is developing solutions for these issues. Read More
To Do Better by Kids, Build a Bigger Bench of Loving, Caring, Supportive Adults National Foster Care Month, providing an opportunity to highlight the critical role of all supportive adults — parents, foster parents, kinship caregivers, mentors and others — to love and care for kids. Learn how Casey is sharing its ideas with the U.S. Children's Bureau. Read More
Webinar Shows How to Develop a Preventive Child Welfare Practice Model In a recorded webinar, a child welfare leader discusses how to keep elements of a preventive practice model in mind while dealing with the challenges and immediate needs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the webinar now. Read More
