Blog Archive

Closing Massachusetts' Training Schools

Reflections Forty Years Later

This brief recounts a 2011 symposium on Massachusetts’ 1970s juvenile reform closure, summarizing key themes, outcomes and group recommendations.

Reflections on Juvenile Justice Reform from Bart Lubow

Bart Lubow, retiring director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, reflects on his career at Casey.

The Nate Balis Interview

Nate Balis, the new director of Casey’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, sits down for an interview with philanthropy's Juvenile Justice News.

Turning JDAI’s Focus to the Deep End of the Juvenile Justice System

The first six sites in JDAI’s effort to reduce out-of-home placements at the dispositional end of the juvenile justice system share their early findings.

Members of 2014-2015 Applied Leadership Network Cohort Announced

The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative’s Applied Leadership Network recently announced the members of the 2014–2015 cohort.

Nutrition in Low-Income Communities

Affordable Housing as a Platform to Overcome Nutritional Challenges

This report shares strategies to meet low-income communities’ nutrition needs, showing how housing can help expand access to healthy food.

Realizing the Power of Youth and Young Adult Voice Through Youth Leadership Boards

This brief shares lessons from the Jim Casey Initiative’s work with youth leadership boards, including voices from foster youth and adult partners.

New Collaborative Launched to Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Children, Families and Communities

Eleven organizations launched the National Results and Equity Collaborative to help vulnerable youth succeed from birth through adulthood. Learn more.

What's Going On In There?

Understanding the Adolescent Brain and Its Implication for Young People

This fact sheet outlines brain research for teens and how kids in foster care are impacted during development by the lack of close relationships.

When Child Welfare Works: Discussions from the Field

A Proposal to Finance Best Practices

This document compiles feedback from organizations and individuals on child welfare reform after the release of When Child Welfare Works: A Working Paper.