New Tool Kit Helps Leaders Communicate the Benefits of Family First Law The Annie E. Casey Foundation has developed a downloadable tool kit to help child welfare leaders, advocates, private providers and others talk about how the Family First Prevention Services Act can help improve outcomes for children and families. Read More
Reengaging Students Who Lost Their Way During the Pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, young people across the nation disengaged from middle and high school. Read about a new resource hub devoted to helping these youth get their academic careers back on track. Read More
Results-Based Leadership Video: Resolving Differences Using the "Circle of Conflict" A Foundation video lays out common conflicts on a circle graph. Being able to identify and discuss the types of conflict that are occurring will allow partners to better determine how to resolve them so productive work can continue to happen. Read More
Equipping Policymakers With the Data to Help Transition-Age Young People Thrive Download the Casey Foundation's "Fostering Youth Transitions 2023." The brief examines the experiences of teenagers and young adults in foster care. 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
Helping Young Parents Succeed in College and Life This post looks at America's young student parents. It examines who they are, where they struggle, and what supports and services they need to succeed. 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
Nearly Four in 10 Kids Are Involved in Maltreatment Investigations by Age 18 By the time U.S. kids reach adulthood, 37% have crossed paths with Child Protective Services as potential victims of maltreatment, according to a new study pubilshed in the American Journal of Public Health. Read More
A Look at the Latest Population Trends for Native Children Structural inequities continue to affect the well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native children in the United States. See the latest demographic data. Read More
At Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dramatic and Rapid Reductions in Youth Detention The number of young people in secure detention centers fell by 24% in March 2020, according to a survey of juvenile jsutice agencies. Learn how the coronavirus pandemic is dramatically altering the juvenile justice system. Read More