Youth Mental Health Statistics Discover key youth mental health statistics for 2024, including trends, challenges and insights into how mental health impacts teens and young adults today. Read More
What Happens to Youth Aging Out of Foster Care? Youth aging out of foster care face challenges with housing, education, employment and more. Learn how these hurdles affect their futures. Read More
Why Preschool Enrollment Matters: Access and Equity for Young Children Explore preschool enrollment in the U.S., why early education matters, and how gaps in access and equity affect young children’s learning and development. Read More
What the Data Say About Race, Ethnicity and American Youth This report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores racial and ethnic disparities among children using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Read More
Tips to Attract and Keep Young Workers Today’s labor market demands that employers cultivate an environment that meets the needs of young workers. Learn about best practices. Read More
The State of Children With Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs This post explores data on children with disabilities and special health care needs. Learn how these children and their families are faring. Read More
Creating a Sense of Belonging This post explores the idea of advancing equity in the places we live, work and play — so that every young person feels both welcome and included. Read More
How Youth Incarceration Undermines Public Safety A report shows that incarceration has damaging effects on young people, leading to higher rates of rearrest — and undermining public safety. Read More
What Is a Social Enterprise? Social enterprises are mission-driven businesses; the Casey Foundation supports those aimed at workforce reentry. Learn more. Read More
Native American Children’s Health and Well-Being This follow-up to a previous post looks at the status of Native American children's well-being. Learn more about the persisting inequities they face. Read More