Leading the Way: Colorado Makes Kinship Care a Priority for Kids in Foster Care In 2003, Colorado’s Division of Child Welfare placed 1,483 children in residential treatment centers. By 2016, this figure dropped 65% to 526, and the number of kinship placements in Colorado nearly doubled, from 1,308 to 2,401. The state’s dramatic shift toward kinship care is rooted in research and the result of an intensive consulting engagement the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Program in King County, Wash., Offers Respite for Youth Involved in Domestic Violence Crises King County’s FIRS program, launched in 2016, provides respite care and crisis services for youth and families in domestic violence cases. Read more. Read More
Craving Opportunity: Baltimore Youth Describe What They Need For a Better Future A new report shares insights from interviews with Baltimore youth about their experiences following the city’s 2015 unrest after Freddie Gray’s death. Read More
Prosecutors Lead the Way for Domestic Violence Detention Alternatives in King County King County, WA, launched a new diversion program offering crisis services and respite care for youth in family-related domestic violence cases. Read More
The Road to Adulthood Aligning Child Welfare Practice With Adolescent Brain Development With knowledge of how the adolescent brain matures, adults can do more to ensure that the road leaving foster care will take young people to self-sufficiency and successful adulthood. And this guide tells how. Read More
Improving Child Welfare Practice With the Power of Adolescent Brain Development Too many young adults leave foster care without the opportunities needed to succeed. A new report shows how caregivers can help these young people thrive. Read More
Beyond Gig Work Executive Summary Public Markets for Irregular Employment This executive summary outlines recommendations aimed at strengthening opportunities for gig workers — and America’s rising gig economy. It supplements a full report, which shares feedback and findings gathered from 25 workforce bodies across the country. Read More
New Resources: Developing an Infrastructure for Two-Generation Work A Casey webinar discussed a new brief that examines how seven sites across the country are evolving to address parent and child needs at the same time. Read More
A New Approach for Aiding Child Welfare Workers Has Surprising Roots: The Boxing Ring The Casey Foundation explores how child welfare workers may benefit from training that helps professionals make strategic decisions in high-stakes jobs. Read More
New Webinar to Look Deeper at JDAI Results Data In a new webinar from the Casey Foundation, experts walk through the data featured in JDAI at 25: Insights From the Annual Results Reports. Watch now. Read More
