Pierce County: Trailblazer for Probation Transformation Washington’s Pierce County has taken bold strides to revamp its approach to juvenile probation, which is the most common sentence in our nation’s juvenile justice system. Read More
A Promising College-Readiness Model for Youth in Foster Care A new webinar from the Casey Foundation shares lessons and findings from a college-readiness effort focusing on youth in foster care. Read More
Momentum Builds in States to End the Youth Prison Model America’s longstanding youth prison model — which emphasizes compliance, control and punishment — exacerbates youth trauma and inhibits positive growth while failing to enhance public safety. Not surprisingly, this model is fading across the nation. Read More
The Missouri Model: Worthwhile Reform Benefits Youth and States According to a new report, the Missouri Model in juvenile justice has been proven to improve public safety, make facilities safer and improve outcomes for youth, without additional costs to taxpayers. Read More
Juvenile Justice Video: Caring Adults Kept Aurelia on Track A new video tells the story of a young woman in trouble for whom caring adults made a different decision, pursuing an effective conflict resolution approach instead of arrest. Read More
More Children Raised by Relatives and Family Friends, Report Finds More than 2.7 million children in America are raised by grandparents or other relatives at some time in their lives. Read More
Language and Kids in Immigrant Families: What the Data Say In 2016, one in four children in America — 18.4 million kids total — lived in an immigrant family. In this update, KIDS COUNT takes a closer look at what the data says about this group of kids. Read More
High School Alternatives Could Meet the Evolving Needs of Students A new report funded by the Foundation discusses alternative high school models and the growing demand for alternative pathways to high school completion. Read More
Four New Cities Join Generation Work The Casey Foundation has selected four cities for Generation Work. Read how they will improve employment outcomes for young adults of color. Read More
Supreme Court Decision Affirms Justice System Must Treat Youth Differently The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that people sentenced as teenagers to life imprisonment for murder must have a chance to argue that they be released from prison. The ruling offers as many as 2,000 people, sentenced as children, the opportunity to have their cases reviewed and the potential for their sentences to be reduced. Read More