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. Read More
2010-2011 Children and Family Fellows Announced Eighteen children and family services leaders named to Fellowship for talent, vision in sustaining community initiatives and system reforms. Read More
Promoting Economic Inclusion in Atlanta With Business and Civic Leaders The Partnership for Southern Equity, with support from Casey, recently launched the JUST Opportunity Circle, a public-private collaborative working to promote greater economic inclusion in Atlanta. Read More
American Indian and African American Kids More Likely to Experience Multiple Adverse Events This post reports on kids experiencing multiple adverse events and dissects the data by race and ethnicity. Read which kids are most at risk. Read More
Advocates Convince Arizona to Use Stimulus Dollars for Child Care Read the story of Michael Hill, a single father from Arizona who credits subsidized child care made possible through stimulus dollars with helping him and his son survive an unexpected financial setback. Read More
Patrick McCarthy on the Increasing Struggles of America's Working Families Four years after a call to arms to fight poverty during the historic presidential election of 2008, the Annie E. Casey Foundation's President and CEO Patrick McCarthy calls for increased awareness of disadvantaged children. McCarthy delivered these remarks during a welcoming speech at the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity forum in January 2012. Read More
Missouri Judge Named 2013 William H. Rehnquist Award Recipient The Honorable Jimmie Edwards, who for a number of years led JDAI reform in the city of St. Louis, Mo., has been selected to receive the 2013 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts. Read More
Revisions to JDAI Facility Assessment Standards on the Way The U.S. Department of Justice has issued the final Prison Rape Elimination Act standards, outlining the steps juvenile and adult facilities must take to address sexual misconduct prevention, detection and response. Read More
The Stages of Adolescent Brain Development This session offers insights into adolescent brain development. Watch the webinar with Adriana Galván. Read More
Casey Vice President Lisa Hamilton Addresses the KIDS COUNT Network Casey's Vice President of External Affairs Lisa Hamilton delivered the opening keynote address at the annual gathering of the KIDS COUNT network in Baltimore in 2011. Read More
