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Every child needs and deserves to grow up in a safe, loving, and nurturing family – a family whose support is unconditional and will last a lifetime. Yet for the half million children in foster care on any given day, these necessary family connections are too often lost. The Casey Foundation publishes and funds publications and multi-media to help policy-makers, practitioners, researchers and others address the challenge of providing lifelong connections for every child.

See also Our Work: Child Welfare/Permanence, an overview of Casey's investment in child welfare/permanence.

Featured Publications

Publication thumbnail for New Help for Children Raised by Grandparents and Other Relatives: Questions and Answers about the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

New Help for Children Raised by Grandparents and Other Relatives: Questions and Answers about the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

2009

This detailed and user-friendly tool coordinated by the Children's Defense Fund with support from 18 collaborating organization should be useful for those in the child welfare field in understanding and implementing provisions related to kinship care.

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Publication thumbnail for Helping Children Aging Out of Foster Care Prepare for Independence

Helping Children Aging Out of Foster Care Prepare for Independence

2009

Whether you already fund programs and activities that support children aging out of foster care prepare for independence, or are considering doing so, the guide will spark your thinking – and that of your foundation peers – and deepen your understanding of effective strategies to prepare young people aging out of foster care to build bright and promising futures for themselves.

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Publication thumbnail for Issue Brief: Rebuild the Nation's Child Welfare System

Issue Brief: Rebuild the Nation's Child Welfare System

2009

Our nation’s child welfare systems spend more than $25 billion per year, of which more than $12 billion comes from the federal government. Yet there is broad consensus that these systems, despite the extraordinary efforts, fail to produce the results we need. This Casey Foundation issue brief outlines federal policy recommendations for rebuilding the nation's child welfare system.

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Publication thumbnail for Voice: Spring 2009, Volume 10, Issue 2

Voice: Spring 2009, Volume 10, Issue 2

2009

In light of the current economic crisis and its implications for struggling families, it is imperative that the child welfare system adopt policy reforms aimed at improving the outcomes for vulnerable children and families. This issue of Voice details how the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, passed in 2008, and other polices that promote permanence and equity can be implemented effectively.

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Publication thumbnail for The Annie E. Casey Foundation: Family to Family Initiative DVD

The Annie E. Casey Foundation: Family to Family Initiative DVD

2008

This DVD contains the following Family to Family videos in Spanish and English versions: Building Partnerships in Child Welfare (16 min.); Team Decisionmaking: Involving Family and Community in Child Welfare Decisions (21 min.); Voices of Youth: Supporting Adolescents in Foster Care (17:30 min.); and Make a Difference (10:05 min).

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Publication thumbnail for Mental Health Practice: Guidelines for Child Welfare

Mental Health Practice: Guidelines for Child Welfare

2009

These guidelines and supporting rationale were developed from the October 2007 Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference sponsored by Casey Family Programs, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the REACH Institute (Resource for Advancing Children’s Health). The purpose of this convening was to develop best practice standards for addressing mental health in child welfare by focusing on: mental health screening and assessment, psychosocial interventions, psychopharmacological interventions, parent support and empowerment, and, lastly, youth support.

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Publication thumbnail for Helping Grandparents Raise Grandchildren Who Succeed

Helping Grandparents Raise Grandchildren Who Succeed

2009

Across the United States, millions of grandparents are raising grandchildren, and the number continues to rise. This discussion guide for small foundations is focused specifically on strategies for supporting nonprofit organizations that help provide grandparents with the resources to raise grandchildren to succeed.

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Publication thumbnail for The Story of Family to Family: The Early Years (1992-2006) of an Initiative to Improve Child Welfare Systems

The Story of Family to Family: The Early Years (1992-2006) of an Initiative to Improve Child Welfare Systems

2008

This case study explains why and how Casey set out to improve systems and practices across the country in ways that benefit children and families, and what the Foundation learned in the process. It outlines the crises and responses that pre-dated Family to Family; describes the initiative’s premise, framework, and strategies; and covers its evolution from the rollout in pilot sites to replication across the country. The report offers observations about Family to Family’s core features and what they imply for the field of child welfare system reform. jjkjkjk

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Publication thumbnail for Voice: Summer/Fall 2008: Volume 9, Issue Two

Voice: Summer/Fall 2008: Volume 9, Issue Two

2008

This issue of Voice highlights Casey Family Services' 2008 National Convening on Youth Permanence as well as the outcomes and implications of the 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book.

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Children With Incarcerated Parents: A List of Selected Resources

2008

This resource guide, last updated in June 2008, lists selected citations of documents and resources in four categories: general, research, program and practice, and policy and state/local level activity. While the guide is not meant to be inclusive of all relevant information available on children with incarcerated parents, it represents informative work in the topic areas addressed.

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