Blog Archive

TST-FC: Helping Caregivers Understand Trauma’s Impact on Children

To help foster parents and reduce disruptions, the Foundation backed Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care to improve support and stability. Learn more.

Turning Brain “Strains” Into “Gains” for Adolescents in Foster Care

A new video discusses adolescent brain development and how child welfare systems impact opportunities for the successful transition to adulthood.

Six Big City Mayors Lead Juvenile Justice Reform Efforts

A new Casey-funded report chronicles the positive influence of mayoral leadership on juvenile justice reform in six U.S. cities. Learn more.

Jeff Edmondson on Getting Communities to Work Together to Get Results

For 12 years, communities have turned to StriveTogether’s Jeff Edmondson for help serving kids. CaseyCast shares key lessons from his journey.

Bringing Culture to Implementation: The Tribal REDI Pilot Study

Researchers and tribal communities in South Dakota are piloting a culturally rooted, evidence-based program for young children. Learn more.

Our Children Are Watching: What Are We Teaching Them?

What will it take to end hate in America? Patrick McCarthy shares ways to help youth build a more inclusive, equitable future. Learn more.

Rate of 2-Year-Olds Immunized Jumps 56% in Six Years

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. In 2015, 75% of 2-year-olds were immunized, a milestone worth celebrating, per KIDS COUNT data.

One in Five U.S. Kids Lives in a Food Insecure Home

Nearly 15 million children — or 20% of U.S. kids — lived in households that, at some point during 2014, did not have enough food for everyone in the home.