Lessons From New York City’s Efforts to Close Youth Prisons A new Casey case study shows how New York’s youth justice reforms offer lessons for others replacing incarceration with community-based support. Read More
How Two JDAI Sites Are Accelerating Youth Justice Reforms During the Pandemic In response to COVID-19, juvenile justice systems reduced the use of unnecessary youth confinement — an outcome long advocated for by the Casey Foundation. Read More
Lifting Georgia’s Criminally Accused Out of Poverty For over 30 years, Georgia Justice Project has advocated for the accused and their families, expanding efforts with the Casey Foundation. Learn more. Read More
Connecticut Governor's Proposal to Raise Juvenile Court Age Sets Precedent Connecticut’s governor proposes raising the age of justice-involved youth to 20, citing research that brain development continues into the mid-20s. Read More
Developing Better Mentoring Programs for Maryland’s Youth Quality mentorship helps youth thrive — boosting school success, job prospects and health. One Maryland nonprofit is expanding mentor access. Learn more. Read More
Partnering With Expectant and Parenting Youth to Strengthen Communities Authentic youth engagement helps shape better futures for foster youth by including voices of expectant and parenting young people. Learn more. Read More
Casey Works to Make Evidence-Based Practice the Norm Learn how the Casey Foundation drives evidence-based practice in child welfare, system reform, and health and well-being. Read More
"Illinois Youth Advisory Board Gives Me a Voice that Counts," Says Ja'Vaune At 20, Ja'Vaune Jackson shares his insights on reform as a Youth Advisory Board Member after 8 years in the juvenile justice system. Learn more. Read More
Jobs Program Takes Teens and Young Adults From Systems to Careers Young Adult Work Opportunities helps teens in foster care or juvenile justice build skills and confidence for career success. Learn more. Read More
Lessons from the Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) Initiative Learn how organizations that support systems-involved youth can incorporate LEAP’s successes into their own work. Read More
