Child Welfare and Foster Care Statistics This post shares the latest statistics on foster care, adoption and transitioning youth. Explore the data. Read More
What the Statistics Say About Generation Z The Gen Z population, born between 1997 and 2012, is more diverse, more highly educated, and more integrated with technology than Millennials. Get the stats. Read More
What Is Juvenile Justice? Are you wondering what is juvenile justice? Learn about the juvenile justice system and its process, issues with the system, and why it’s so important here. Read More
Juvenile Detention Explained How many children are in detention centers in the United States? What is the long-term impact of juvenile detention? This resource from the Casey Foundation has the answers. Read More
Foster Care Explained: What It Is, How It Works and How It Can Be Improved Learn about the foster care system — what it is, how it works and how it can be improved — with resources and data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
U.S. Child Population Grows and Changes: 74 Million Kids to Shape Future of More Diverse America In the 30th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book, the Casey Foundation urges policymakers and child advocates to prioritize policies that would expand opportunity for America’s 74 million children. Learn more about this report on child well-being. Read More
Statistics Snapshot: Generation Z and Education This post explores statistics at the intersection of education and Generation Z and what the data tells us about this generation of youth and young adults. Read More
State Fact Sheets: How Are Families Using the Child Tax Credit? New state fact sheets show how families making less than $150,000 a year used expanded child tax credit payments between July 21 and August 16, 2021 Read More
Child Poverty in America More Than Doubled in 2022 Child poverty rates, as measured by the Supplemental Poverty Measure, indicate a rise in child poverty in 2022, which reverses two years of progress. Read More
What Are Status Offenses and Why Do They Matter? Young people are drawn into the juvenile justice system for behavior such as truancy and running away, which are known as juvenile status offenses. Learn more. Read More