Annie E. Casey Foundation CEO Calls for States to Close ‘Youth Prisons’ As a new report finds secure facilities inherently flawed and dangerous, Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy calls for them to be replaced with strategies that promote youth development. Read More
Making Work-Based Learning Happen A new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores how workforce development organizations are creating quality work-based learning opportunities for young adults. Read More
Top Causes of Staff Turnover at Child Welfare Agencies — and What to Do About it Addressing staff turnover is one of the child welfare system’s greatest challenges. Employee departures can erode agency morale and upend an already-stressful work environment. Losing a staff member is also expensive, as each exiting worker costs an agency around $54,000 to replace. Read More
Low Reading Scores Show Majority of U.S. Children Not Prepared for Future Success A KIDS COUNT data snapshot finds that 80% of lower-income fourth graders and 66% of all kids are not reading proficiently. Reading on grade level by the end of third grade is a key predictor of a student’s future educational and economic success. Read More
Self-Care Skills and Strategies for Foster Parents Like the children in their care, kin and foster parents need to find ways of experiencing strong feelings without becoming overwhelmed. They must also take care of themselves — physically, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually. Read More
National Academies: Adolescent Science Should Transform Systems Youth-serving systems from education to child welfare are ill-equipped to support adolescents for success as adults, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Annie E. Casey Foundation and seven other partners supported the report, which highlights an extensive body of research on adolescent brain development. Read More
The State of Children With Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs This post explores data on children with disabilities and special health care needs. Learn how these children and their families are faring. Read More
Get Involved: A Collection of Juvenile Justice Resources Key resources and publications from the Casey Foundation for those interested in learning more about, and becoming involved in, juvenile justice reform. Read More
Turning Brain “Strains” Into “Gains” for Adolescents in Foster Care A new video, “Promoting Brain Gains for Youth Emerging From Foster Care,” discusses adolescent brain development and ways child welfare systems inhibit or encourage opportunities for the successful transition to adulthood. Read More
Three-Minute Video Explains How to Transform Juvenile Probation A short video produced by the Casey Foundation suggests how juvenile probation could get better outcomes for hundreds of thousands of young people. Read More