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
Trauma-Informed Training Helps Foster Parents Feel More Prepared A new training curriculum, ARC Reflections, is helping child welfare agencies teach foster parents about the effects of trauma. It's also offering caregivers problem-solving strategies that can help children and teens regulate their emotions, connect with others and build life skills. Read More
The Consequences of Poverty for Children and the Nation Extended exposure to economic hardship can harm children’s development and have long-term negative consequences for individuals and families, but it also puts tremendous financial strain on all levels of government and weakens our nation’s competitiveness in the global economy. Providing all children with the opportunity to reach their full potential would strengthen the next generation and our country’s economic future. Read More
Podcast Explores Proposed SOUL Family Permanency Option A podcast episode explores how former foster youth and their yearning for legal, loving and lifelong relationships led to a new permanency option called SOUL Family. Read More
2022 High School Graduation Rate Improves for the First Time Since 2019 U.S. high school students reached an historically high graduation rate in the 2021-2022 school year, after holding steady at 86% since 2019. Learn more. Read More
What Do Casey Child Welfare Consultants Do? Child Welfare Strategy Group consultants help child welfare leaders and their staff champion reforms that benefit kids and families. We work closely with leaders to strengthen agency management, finances, operations, policy, communications and frontline practice. Read More
Nearly Four in 10 Kids Are Involved in Maltreatment Investigations by Age 18 By the time U.S. kids reach adulthood, 37% have crossed paths with Child Protective Services as potential victims of maltreatment, according to a new study pubilshed in the American Journal of Public Health. Read More
Enhancing Conversations Between Employers and Workforce Professionals A new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation captures the kinds of conversations that workforce development professionals have with employers to learn about the types of job and training opportunities available to young people. Read More
Reimagining Juvenile Justice Curriculum Now Available Online — for Free The Reimagining Juvenile Justice curriculum, designed for professionals working in the juvenile justice field, is available online for free. Learn more. Read More
Thriving Families, Safer Children Embraces a Public Health Approach to System Reform A national initiative offering support to parents aims to help families avoid child welfare system involvement. Learn more about the approach. Read More
