Brain Research Points to Better Results for Foster Care Youth The Adolescent Brain: New Research and Its Implications for Young People Transitioning from Foster Care, a report released by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, synthesizes neuroscience research confirming that in the teenage years the brain undergoes a period of development – and a window of learning opportunity – similar to the early years of childhood. Read More
Becoming a Foster or Adoptive Parent Learn about how to become a foster or adoptive parent in your state. Read More
Why We’re Expanding JDAI’s Focus Bart Lubow explains why the Annie E. Casey Foundation is working to reduce the nation's overreliance on juvenile confinement. Read More
Reducing Congregate Care: Worth the Fight Read about how the Annie E. Casey Foundation is working to support interventions that reduce congregate care from its current level of 16% of all foster care placements nationally to about 5 to 10% in the next five years and to move those children as quickly as possible toward lifelong family connections and permanent homes. Read More
Resources for Holding Icebreaker Meetings Between Birth and Foster Parents Building relationships between birth parents, foster parents and caseworkers can be extremely important for foster kids, and using Icebreaker meetings can be an effective mechanism for doing that. Read More
Older Youth and Permanence: A Conversation with Gina Miranda Samuels An interview with Gina Miranda Samuels, researcher and associate professor in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago on sabbatical leave to assist in Casey's older youth and permanence efforts. Read More
Lifelong Families Model Shows Early Success Read about The Broncheros, a family who has experienced success using Casey’s Lifelong Families model, which works to ensure that all children exit foster care to permanent, loving families and get the support needed to sustain them. Read More
Washington State Sees Big Decrease in Detention and Juvenile Crime Washington State has seen a big decrease in detention and juvenile crime. Read More
New Leadership Seeks to Re-energize Detention Reform in Baltimore New leadership at Baltimore's JDAI site aims to re-energize detention form in Baltimore. Read More
Wyoming is Completing its First Year as a JDAI Site Wyoming is completing its first year as a JDAI site. Read More
