"Data Walk" Is a Key Tool in Results-Based Leadership A new Casey Foundation video highlights the use of data walks as a results-based leadership tool that can build stakeholder relationships and assess data while accelerating the process to improve outcomes for families and children. Read More
Preventing Gun Violence With a Public Health Approach Public health strategies in Atlanta and Milwaukee have reduced gun violence. Rooted in racial justice, these measures have been bolstered by community input and buy-in. Read More
What Is Implementation Science? Implementation science strives to understand the critical factors and conditions that ensure effective practices are successfully carried out and sustained in typical service settings. Read More
Study: Pretrial Juvenile Detention Increases Odds of Felony Recidivism by 33% Jurisdictions use pretrial confinement to ensure that young people who have been accused of an offense attend court hearings. Yet, a stay in pretrial juvenile detention increases a young person's likelihood of felony recidivism by 33% and misdemeanor recidivism by 11%. Read the new study. Read More
Poverty Talk: Basic Terms You Need to Know Now Experts talk about poverty in various ways. This post explains some of the most common terms used to describe poverty in the United States today. Read More
Naomi Wadler on Raising Youth Voices and Youth Advocates Lisa Hamilton chats with Naomi Wadler who, at age 11, captivated millions by advocating to end gun violence following the deadliest high school shooting in American history. Read More
Recommendations and Applications Open for Rising Leaders for Results Fellowship The Casey Foundation is seeking suggestions of candidates and application submissions for its inaugural Rising Leaders for Results Fellowship. Learn more. Read More
Examining Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Shortage The Casey Foundation invests in efforts to promote quality, affordable housing in Atlanta and protect longtime residents from displacement. It explored several sources that break down local housing issues, and this blog post shares some of the Foundation's findings. Read More
On a Montana Reservation, Strengthening Tribal Identity to Prevent Youth Suicide For children and families of historically underrepresented communities, evidence-based programs that draw on cultural roots offer the greatest opportunities for success. This realization informs the work of Little Holy One, a project that utilizes a culturally oriented approach to curtail youth substance abuse and suicide at Montana’s Fort Peck Reservation. Read More
Rewriting the Playbook for Reducing Juvenile Delinquency A growing body of research champions developmentally appropriate strategies for supporting young people who have crossed paths with the juvenile justice system. Instead of promoting surveillance, punishment and intensive sanctions like detention, the latest research supports strategies rooted in patience, encouragement and positive youth development. Read More