Juvenile Justice Is Smaller, but More Unequal, After First Year of COVID-19 Despite a historic drop in youth detention in 2020, racial and ethnic disparities in who gets detained remains unchanged, the Casey Foundation finds. Read More
Five Ways to Help Kin Caregivers Now Kin caregivers often lack the support foster parents get — putting kids at risk. Learn how to better support kin families now. Read More
Equipping Policymakers With the Data to Help Transition-Age Young People Thrive Download the Casey Foundation's "Fostering Youth Transitions 2023." The brief examines the experiences of teenagers and young adults in foster care. Read More
Five Top States for Placing Children in Child Welfare in Families A 2013 analysis found group placements ranged from 4% to 35%. Five states stood out for keeping family placements high and group placements low. Read more. Read More
Casey Supports National Effort to Grow Credible Messenger Mentoring Credible messengers mentor justice-involved youth through shared experiences. A national nonprofit supports local efforts as interest grows. Learn more. Read More
Pediatric Organization Calls for Juvenile Justice Reforms A new fact sheet looks at the prevalence of trauma among youth in the juvenile justice system. Read a call for reforms to better protect young people. Read More
What Do Casey Child Welfare Consultants Do? Consultants help child welfare leaders improve services, strengthen management, policy, operations and support kids and families. Learn more. Read More
Just Over Half of Young Adults Voted in the 2020 Presidential Election. Will Gen Z Exceed That in 2024? This post reflects on the young adult voter turnout in 2020 and looks ahead to the 2024 presidential election. Read the data today. Read More
The Consequences of Poverty for Children and the Nation Economic hardship hurts kids’ development and strains families, but expanding opportunity can boost the next generation and our nation’s economic future. Read More
Trauma-Informed Training Helps Foster Parents Feel More Prepared ARC Reflections helps child welfare agencies teach foster parents about trauma and offers tools to build kids’ emotional, social and life skills. Read More
