Blog Archive

Child Maltreatment Rates Increase

In 2011, approximately 663,000 children experienced maltreatment, with younger children being included in this group at an increasing rate.

Latest Results Report Show Significant Site Progress

Each year, JDAI sites send results reports to the Casey Foundation informing them of the progress and impact of detention reform in their jurisdictions. These results have shown that sites have continued to achieve significant reductions in the use detention while improving public safety and sending fewer youth to state facilities.

More Children in Foster Care Raised by Relatives in 2011

Data in recent years show that the percentage of children not living with their parents continues to rise.

Five Questions with Casey: Gail Hayes on Early Childhood Education

Gail Hayes, director of Casey's Atlanta Civic Site until her retirement at the end of 2013, discusses the effort to deliver quality early childhood education at the state and national level.

What is Social Investing?

Social Investing, also referred to as “mission investing” in the philanthropic world, means placing assets into investments that provide a societal or mission-related benefit in addition to a financial return.

Pierce County Illustrates Rewards of Digging Deeper Into Data to Reduce Bias

The Washington Supreme Court's newsletter, Full Court Press, reported on a presentation by Pierce County JDAI before the state Supreme Court. The meeting, attended by Superior Court judges and statewide juvenile justice leaders, was convened to look at bias and disproportionality in the juvenile justice system.