Publications

Walking our Talk in the Neighborhoods; Family to Family Tools

January 22, 2001

This paper shows how to create true, healthy reform for the families and children involved in the child welfare system by presenting the pros and cons of neighborhood...

The Need for Self-Evaluation

January 7, 2001

This descriptive guide provides examples of data tools as they related to the self-evaluation process for Family to Family sites and child welfare services.

Reducing Racial Disparities in Juvenile Detention

January 2, 2001

This report explores racial disparities in juvenile confinement and outlines how we can create a fairer juvenile justice system for today’s minority youth.

Working with Drug-Affected Families: Training for Child Welfare Workers

January 2, 2001

This training guide summary is intended for child welfare professionals who are working with families that have drug and alcohol problems.

Casey Connects: Winter 2001

January 2, 2001

This issue of Casey Connects focuses on fabulous family well-being advocates with the listing of the National Families Count Honorees, the 2001 Casey Fellows class and other...

The Child Population: First Data from the 2000 Census

January 2, 2001

This report highlights data about American children from the 2000 U.S. Census, including demographic changes from the 1990s.

START: A Child Welfare Model for Drug-Affected Families

January 2, 2001

This document highlights the work of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. START is a program that incorporates addiction-services...

The Need for Self-Evaluation (Summary)

January 1, 2001

For many child welfare agencies data can be overwhelming and sometimes not useful. This document describes an attempt by the Family to Family Initiative to reinvent the way data...

Back From the Brink: Women, Crack, and the Child Welfare System

January 1, 2001

This document describes what is known about the effects of crack cocaine on women and their children, ways of treating addiction, the challenges of engaging women in treatment...