Blog Archive

Recorded Webinar Available: Identifying Community Priorities for Child Well-Being

A new webinar highlights how the Youth Experience Survey helps communities use data to identify risks and support youth well-being early on.

New Video: How Leaders Can Get the Right Feedback with Situation-Behavior-Impact

A new video shows how “situation-behavior-impact” feedback helps leaders understand how actions affect teams and strengthen overall team dynamics.

Webinar Recording: Strengthening Child Welfare Agency Permanency Practices

A new webinar explores key takeaways from 10 Practices: A Child Welfare Leader’s Desk Guide to help agencies become stronger and more effective.

The Casey Foundation Goes Deep on Race Equity and Inclusion

The Casey Foundation is prioritizing race equity and inclusion, and urging other philanthropies to do the same to improve outcomes for families nationwide.

Meet the Disease Control Expert Who is Curing an Epidemic of Gun Violence

On CaseyCast, Lisa Hamilton talks with Gary Slutkin about using public health strategies through Cure Violence to prevent and reduce gun violence.

Child and Teen Death Rates on the Decline

Since 1990, the mortality rate for American kids has declined 48% — to 24 deaths for every 100,000 children ages 1 to 19.

KIDS COUNT Checkup: A Look at Low-Birthweight Babies

About 1 in 13 U.S. newborns — 319,000 in total — are born at low birthweight, though this number has dropped by 28,000 over the past seven years.

Upcoming Webinar: How Your School or Nonprofit Can Better Engage Parents

An Aug. 9 Foundation webinar will highlight a new tool that helps nonprofits and schools better engage parents in their work and develop parent leaders.

KIDS COUNT Data Check: Teen Birth Rate Hits Historic Low

Teen birth rates in the U.S. have hit historic lows, a positive shift given the potential life challenges teen childbearing poses for moms and babies.