Integrating Trauma-Responsive Services Into Programs for Youth Earlier this month, Casey hosted a webinar highlighting practical tools and solutions for integrating trauma-responsive practices into youth programs. Read More
America’s Child and Teen Mortality Rate Is Moving in Right Direction In 2015, there were 25 child and teen deaths for every 100,000 children living in America. This rate, which represents close to 20,000 deaths annually, has shrunk by 22% since 2005. Read More
Reimagining New Mexico's Secondary and Postsecondary Education An internship program in New Mexico provides learning experiences and a professional pathway for young people. Learn more. Read More
A Blueprint for Embedding Evidence-Based Programs in Child Welfare A new guide, published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, helps child welfare leaders select, implement and sustain proven programs in their systems. Read More
Webinar: Implementing Evidence and Research in Public Systems On March 23, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation are hosting a webinar focused on helping child welfare leaders implement adaptations of evidence-based programs. Read More
Alabama Evidence2Success Effort Launches in Selma The Foundation has chosen the state of Alabama as a partner site for its Evidence2Success framework, beginning with the city of Selma. The state joins Salt Lake County, Utah, to make a cohort of new Evidence2Success local initiatives being launched in 2015. Read More
Asian and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Child Poverty and Economic Well-Being Disaggregating data sheds light on the socioeconomic realities faced by Asian American and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander kids. See the findings. Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Children Are Not a Monolith Asian and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Child Poverty and Economic Well-Being Education and the Model Minority Myth Mental Health and Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youth The Adverse Effects of Racial Discrimination on Asian American Kids Read More
Partnering With Expectant and Parenting Youth to Strengthen Communities Through authentic youth engagement, young people can use their unique experiences to shape better futures for those transitioning from foster care to adulthood. Toward that end, it is important to include the perspectives of expectant and parenting youth, who may have scheduling and day care needs, among others. Read More
Mobile, Alabama, Becomes Latest Evidence2Success Site Mobile, Alabama, joins forces with the Foundation to implement Casey's evidence-based framework for promoting healthy kids and school success. The Evidence2Success model will partner system leaders and community residents to address the critical education needs of kids and families in three Mobile neighborhoods. Read More
More Kids Lived in Single-Parent Families in 2013 In 2013, 35% of U.S. children (24.6 million) lived in single-parent families, according to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
