Federal Grant to Build on Evidence2Success in Providence A $1.8M grant supports a Providence initiative to reduce PTSD in middle schoolers facing trauma, aiming to reach over 3,000 students in five years. Read More
Town Halls in Georgia Show the Needs of Youth in Foster Care Since 2016, Multi-Agency Alliance for Children in Georgia has held town halls with foster care youth and parents to help guide improvements. Learn more. Read More
A New Approach for Aiding Child Welfare Workers Has Surprising Roots: The Boxing Ring The Casey Foundation explores how child welfare workers may benefit from training that helps professionals make strategic decisions in high-stakes jobs. Read More
Register for Webinar Featuring Prosecutors Pursuing Juvenile Justice Reform A Casey-hosted webinar featured three prosecuting attorneys who are pursuing less punitive approaches to youth in the juvenile justice system. Read More
American Indian Children Left Behind in Extreme Poverty In 2017, nearly 20% of American Indian children lived in extreme poverty. See how often kids from other racial and ethnic groups experience poverty. Read More
Coalition Describes Evidence-Based Practice Decision Making in Mental Health Care A new statement urges evidence-based practice in mental health, drafted by advocates at a 2018 summit co-hosted by the Casey Foundation. Learn more. Read More
Helping Funders Address Neighborhood Trauma and Violence Three Casey Foundation leaders spoke at a national conference and shared lessons from supporting trauma-response and violence-intervention efforts. Read More
Poverty Rate for Latino Kids Hits Pre-recession Level The prevalence of poverty among America’s Latino children has returned to a pre-recession rate — 28%. Read More
Register: Conducting a Fiscal Analysis to Implement Family First Prevention Services Act A Casey Foundation webinar introduced a guide for child welfare leaders to plan fiscal approaches to implement the Family First Prevention Services Act. Read More
And the Survey Says: Aspen Institute Examines Efforts to Connect Young Adults to Jobs In 2015, 6.7M young adults were out of work or school. A Casey report with Aspen Institute shows how to help 18–29-year-olds thrive in today’s workforce. Read More