Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2012 Annual Results Report This report shares findings from the most comprehensive review ever conducted of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s ambitious Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). It amasses the latest statistics from 112 JDAI sites while drawing clear comparisons to pre-reform data. The goal? Find out if two decades of JDAI-driven changes have helped reduce the inappropriate use of detention for youth. The answer? An overwhelming two thumbs up. The report offers a renewed sense of progress, information about problem areas and statistical successes sure to inspire further action. Read More
Four Approaches to Family Team Meetings A growing number of child welfare agencies use family team meetings to engage families in case-planning and decision making. While federal legislation encourages this practice, research has not yet identified which family team meeting models work best. This publication compares four family team meeting models that are supported by preliminary research. Read More
Reconnecting Child Development and Child Welfare (Summary) Nearly one in five children involved in the child welfare system spends time in a residential facility. Yet, research indicates that these residential settings do not prepare kids to develop needed family relationships to guide their social and emotional development. Read More
Youth and Credit Protecting the Credit of Youth in Foster Care This guide provides advice on the best way for caseworkers and other adults to comply with the new federal law requiring child welfare agencies to request an annual credit report for youth in foster care starting at age 16 and until they leave the child welfare system — and to help young people resolve any issues that come up in those credit report checks. Read More
The Kinship Diversion Debate Policy and Practice Implications for Children, Families and Child Welfare Agencies This report explores different perspectives on the practice of diverting children from child welfare to live with kin when they cannot remain with their families, and identifies critical components of an effective kinship care system. This analysis is based on the insights of more than 50 child welfare and judicial personnel, advocates and researchers. Read More
Kinship Process Mapping - Executive Overview Improving Practice in Kinship Care: Executive Overview Kinship process mapping offers child welfare leaders valuable insight into how agency practices engage extended family networks to care for and protect children who cannot safely live with their parents. Read More
User's Guide to Essential Kinship Data This brief guide identifies the types of data child welfare agencies should collect to track their progress in placing children who cannot return home to their families with kin. Read More
Kinship Process Mapping A Guide to Improving Practice in Kinship Care Many child welfare agencies are seeking effective strategies to identify and engage extended family networks to care for and protect children who cannot safely live with their parents. This guide provides a step-by-step method public child welfare agencies can use to identify barriers to placing children with kin and to develop recommendations for removing those barriers. Read More
Youth and Credit: Resources for Young People These fliers are practical sources of information that caseworkers and others can provide to youth and young adults. Depicting different scenarios involving credit and identity theft, they speak directly to young people experiencing each situation. Read More
Building on What Works Improving Children’s Futures This magazine article spotlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Evidence2Success project, which aims to facilitate new partnerships between school and community leaders en route to improving the well-being of children in low-income areas. Readers will learn about the project’s evidence-based strategies, as well as its survey tool, goals and next steps. Read More
