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
Top-Rated Parent Support Program Helps Families Address Adolescent Behavior Connect is a program for parents that aims to keep older youth out of the child welfare system. Read about its status as an evidence-based program. Read More
Educating Baltimore City Teachers and Administrators About Racial Equity In late 2019, Baltimore City Public Schools began to educate staff about racial equity and the historic barriers that students of color have faced. The work is part of a broader district policy — adopted in June 2019 — that aims to implement an equity framework, in which officials work to remedy systemic issues that affect students of color. Read More
How Child Welfare Leaders Can Help Older Youth During COVID-19 Pandemic As the nation grapples with the public health crisis of COVID-19, child welfare systems must prioritize the urgent and unique needs of older youth in foster care and those who have left (or aged out of) foster care without permanent family connections. Read seven recommendations for young people. Read More
In Mississippi, Credible Messengers Promote Community Safety and Youth Success Strong Arms of JXN, a credible messenger program, is working with young people to reduce community violence in Jackson, Mississippi. Read More
One Million Missing: Undercount of Young Kids in 2020 Census Threatens Gains The 2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book reveals improved child outcomes but warns of decade of damage from inaccurate census. Read More
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
Helping Agencies Prioritize Kinship Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic Written for child welfare agencies nationwide, a new Casey Foundation fact sheet explores how kinship care can support children and how agencies can support kin families during the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Evidence2Success Surveys Track Child Development The Evidence2Success Childhood and Youth Experience Surveys capture information on whether kids are meeting developmental milestones and where they are likely to face challenges in the future. 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
