Keeping Youth Out of the Deep End of the Juvenile Justice System A Developmental Evaluation Overview of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Deep-End Reform This report presents findings from a multiyear evaluation of the Casey Foundation’s deep-end reform, an initiative designed to safely, significantly and equitably reduce out-of-home placements in 12 juvenile justice systems across the country. Read to learn more. Read More
The Latinx Data Gap in the Youth Justice System This report examines racial and ethnic data at state-level youth justice agencies. It documents inconsistent data categories and reporting practices among Hispanic and Latino youth. Read to find recommendations aimed at improving juvenile justice data. Read More
Sticker Shock 2020 The Cost of Incarceration This brief analyzes the economic costs of youth confinement in the juvenile justice system nationwide. Read to learn about confinement's debilitating effects on young people’s present and future well-being. Read More
Neighborhood Investment Flows Into Baltimore With a Case Study on the East Baltimore Development Initiative This study summarizes investment trends across Baltimore from 2004 to 2016, measuring neighborhood disparities in capital flows. Download the report and read a case study of the East Baltimore Development Initiative, which received more than $1 billion in investment. Read More
Expand the Use of Diversion From the Juvenile Justice System This brief presents the research case for significantly expanding the use of diversion in the juvenile justice system. Learn how arresting young people and processing their cases in juvenile court increases their likelihood of subsequent arrests, school struggles and employment challenges. Read More
Eliminate Confinement as a Response to Probation Rule Violations The document shares data on how juvenile confinement causes serious harm to youth, fails to prevent future offending and exacerbates racial and ethnic disparities. Read how confinement runs counter to the lessons of adolescent brain science. Read More
Affordable Housing in Pittsburgh A Collaborative Approach to Neighborhood Development in Southwest Atlanta This report explores Casey’s efforts to redevelop homes in Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood and offers insights and advice to leaders who are interested in creating more economically inclusive communities. Read the report to learn how to preserve and expand access to safe and affordable housing. Read More
Family First Prevention Services Act Fiscal Analysis Guide and Tools This resource is designed to help state and local child welfare leaders maximize opportunities — available through the federal Family First Prevention Services Act — aimed at preventing children from entering foster care. Explore the guide and fiscal analysis tools. Read More
A Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Within Data Integration This tool kit offers strategies, stories, resources and activities that can help organizations apply a race equity lens while using, sharing and integrating administrative data. It also runs readers through the six phases of the data life cycle. Read More
Making Results Count Influencing Organizations to Achieve Population Results Through the Casey Children and Family Fellowship This report shares results from an evaluation of Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship, which is an intensive leadership program that helps social sector executives transform the way their organizations work on behalf of children in low-income communities. Read More
