Prosecution of Young People as Adults Defies Spirit of Supreme Court Ruling A guest post reflects on 50 years since Kent v. U.S., the landmark ruling that shaped the foundation of today’s juvenile justice system. Read now. Read More
CaseyCast Podcast Tackles a Silent Issue: Parental Incarceration In this CaseyCast episode, Lisa Hamilton and Tanya Krupat explore how stigma and support shape life for kids with incarcerated parents. Learn more. Read More
Teen Birth Rates and Educational Outcomes Explore U.S. birth rate trends through a variety of lenses and read about efforts to prevent teen pregnancy and support young parents. Learn more. Read More
Youth Detention and the Pandemic Data from the Casey Foundation show gaps in youth detention by race and place have grown and widened since the COVID-19 pandemic. Download the analysis. Read More
Guide Helps Organizations Engage Youth in Program Evaluation A guide offers youth-serving organizations advice on engaging youth in the evaluation of programs and policies. Get tips on partnering with youth. Read More
South Carolina Moves to Strengthen Extended Foster Care There’s a new law in South Carolina — one that aims to help young people make a smoother, more successful leap from foster care to adulthood. Read More
Pennsylvania Moves to Find Families for Teens in Foster Care Pennsylvania law recently expands efforts to find supportive families and caregivers for teens in foster care and help young people to thrive. Read more. Read More
How to Remedy Harm Caused by State Child Abuse Registries Advocates are reexamining state child abuse and neglect registries to reduce unintended harm to parents named in them. Read more. Read More
New Matrix and Resources Describe Evaluation Practices That Support Equity A new interactive tool developed by Strategic Learning Partners advances evaluation practices that support racial equity. Read More
Kids in Immigrant Families Among Least Likely to Live in Single-Parent Homes Over 1 in 3 U.S. kids live in single-parent homes. Rates are lowest for Asian children (16%), white children (25%), and kids from immigrant families (25%). Read More
