Better Decisions for Better Results How Two Counties Are Improving the Quality and Consistency of Child Protection Investigations This report, intended for child welfare leaders and staff, tells how two county agencies applied Continuous Quality Improvement processes to improve their decision-making processes and achieve better outcomes for children and families in their care. Read More
I Know Where I'm Going, Part One But Will My Cash Keep Up This guide, written for teenagers in foster care, provides the knowledge and skills necessary to be financially savvy and able to save for your future. Read More
The 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book State Profiles of Child Well-Being According to data released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its 2011 KIDS COUNT ® Data Book, over the past decade there has been a significant decline in economic well-being for low-income children and families. Data also reveal the impact of the job and foreclosure crisis on children. This year's message explores how children and families are faring in the wake of the recession and why it matters to help kids reach their full potential to become part of a robust economy and society. To find more information related to the KIDS COUNT Data Book, or to create your own customized maps, graphs, or charts, visit the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Variations in the Use of Kinship Diversion Among Child Welfare Agencies This brief shares insights and opinions on the use of kinship diversion as a preventative practice in child welfare. Its findings stem from four main sources: field work, stakeholder interviews, administrative data reviews and a digital survey tool. Read More
Synthesis of Research on Disproportionality in Child Welfare: An Update Disproportionate representation of minority children in the child welfare system has long been a concern. This report explores patterns of child maltreatment and disproportionality, and how race affects child welfare. Read More
Integrating Data to Support Serving Children and Parents Together This report focuses on the benefits and challenges of building an integrated data system to support two-generation programming. Read More
Children of Incarcerated Parents Fact Sheet This fact sheet presents data on parents as prisoners, the affect this has on the children and how foster care plays a role. Read More
What Works? A Study of Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Programs This study provides data-driven guidance for developing and implementing early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) programs for the increasing number of very young children manifesting behavior problems. Read More
Sharing Power History and Contributions of Organizing in the Continuum of Youth Engagement This guide gives an overview of youth organizing in the United States. It is part of the Equity Conversation Guides For Young Leaders and Partners series that aims to help leaders engage young people in conversations about dismantling racism in child-serving systems and ultimately partner with these youth to advance equity and inclusion solutions. Read More
Noncitizen Youth in the Juvenile Justice System A guide to juvenile detention reform This report—the seventh in a series focused on juvenile detention reform—boldly goes where few reports have gone before: straight to the intersection of immigration and the American juvenile justice system. Readers will learn how to help ensure the safe and fair treatment of noncitizen youth in detention by adopting policies and procedures that are consistent with the goals of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). Launched in 1992, Annie E. Casey Foundation’s JDAI is a multi-year, multi-site effort to reduce reliance on secure detention while creating a more efficient and equitable juvenile justice system. Read More
