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Using Brain Science to Design New Pathways Out of Poverty

January 25, 2014

This report explains how to apply research about poverty's impact on the brain to social policies and programs aimed at moving families out of poverty to economic independence....

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The 30 Million Word Gap

January 11, 2014

This brief presents data showing that parents can help their child’s vocabulary development and increase critical thinking skills by engaging in frequent conversations.

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Casey Connects: Winter 2013

December 22, 2013

This issue of Casey Connects highlights how the Foundation is advancing two-generation strategies to achieve positive community change. It looks at large-scale, long-term...

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Examining Children’s Behavioral Health Service Utilization and Expenditures

December 22, 2013

This report from the Center for Health Care Strategies presents findings from a national data analysis of behavioral health care use and expense for children in Medicaid, which...

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Identifying Opportunities to Improve Children’s Behavioral Health Care

December 22, 2013

This brief highlights key findings from a national analysis of children’s behavioral health care in Medicaid, and suggests opportunities for quality improvement in the...

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Making Detention Reform Work for Girls

December 6, 2013

Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) produced a practical, detailed, how-to guide to tackle the issue of girls held in detention facilities and get true...

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The First Eight Years

December 3, 2013

This KIDS COUNT policy report makes the case for investing in an integrated and comprehensive solution to meet the developmental needs of all children through age 8,

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Investing in New Orleans

December 1, 2013

This report ex­amines how philanthropy shaped the overall approach to community change and public housing development in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The document uses...

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Bernalillo County Mental Health Clinic Case Study

November 30, 2013

This JDAI Practice Guide highlights the mental health needs of juvenile detainees and how one site in New Mexico met those needs.

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