FrameWorks Institute Guide Shares Tips for Discussing Community Safety A publication shares best practices for talking about community safety and violence prevention. Explore the guide. Read More
How Ohio Went From Investing in Youth Prisons to Investing in Youths’ Futures In the past two decades, Ohio has slashed its state youth prison population by more than 80% while boosting public safety, improving youth outcomes and saving taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. A new report documents these successes and shares key findings and recommendations. 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
Nate Balis on Supporting Young People in the Juvenile Justice System Nate Balis, director of Casey’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, discussed system reform on a podcast from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Read More
The Power of Sector Strategies: Meeting the Needs of Workers and Employers For two decades, the Casey Foundation has supported sector-based workforce development as a strategy for increasing jobs and career opportunities for low-income, low-skilled adults. A new book, Connecting People to Work, charts what the field has learned about this strategy and what lies ahead. Read More
In Their Best Interest: Placing Kids in Families From the Start Research shows that families are essential to a child’s healthy development. Additionally, federal law requires that children removed from their homes are placed in the least restrictive setting possible — the setting most like a family. Yet a recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report found that 4 out of 10 children in group placements had no reason warrenting such a restrictive setting. 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
Identifying COVID-19-Related Issues With Census Data on Youth and Families The COVID-19 pandemic impacted how the federal government collected data on the well-being of children and families. Learn more in a new brief. Read More
Expanding Opportunities for Entrepreneurs of Color in Atlanta A new collaborative aims to strengthen business ownership among African Americans in Atlanta, which is home to one of the highest rates of income inequality in the nation. Read More
Using Storytelling to Help More Baltimoreans Get Jobs In Baltimore, the Work.Better.Together campaign supports a more equitable workforce system — one that gives all residents the dignity of work. Read More
