Progress Check: Youth Confinement in America Today Youth prisons are dangerous and often ineffective. Luckily, the U.S. youth confinement rate fell across all racial and ethnic groups over the last decade. Learn more about this new search category Check out the Data Center today Read More
New Approach to Child Protection Investigations Yields Encouraging Results Cuyahoga County uses Continuous Quality Improvement to better understand how child welfare cases move through its system. Learn more. Read More
States Speeding Up Adoption Wait Times According to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center, kids are waiting less time to be adopted. Read More
Juvenile Justice Network Seeks Advocates of Color for Youth Justice Leadership Institute The National Juvenile Justice Network is accepting applications for a yearlong leadership development curriculum focused on youth justice reform. Read More
Two Out of Three Kids in America Are Living With Both Parents Two out of three children in America live in a married-couple household, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Webinar To Examine Three Key Fiscal Elements for Using the Family First Act The Casey and Grant foundations will host a webinar on using Family First funds to better serve children and families. Read More
Watch Our Webinar: Transformational Relationships and Youth Success A new webinar hosted by the Casey Foundation explores transformational relationships and how they can support youth success. Read More
New Casey Web Tool May Transform Case Management in Child Welfare Learn about Casebook, an app that adopts social networking tools to help child welfare professionals serve children and families more effectively. Read More
Nearly 5 Million Young Americans Are Not Working or in School In 2015, the last full year that data is available, 12% of all youth between the ages of 16 and 24 weren’t in school or working. Read More
Training for Grassroots Organizations Wanting To Offer Alternatives to Incarceration Community Connections for Youth has helped 150 groups advance alternatives to incarceration by strengthening grassroots organizations. Learn more. Read More
