Casey Foundation to Policymakers: Don’t Backtrack on Gains for U.S. Children The 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book urged continued investment in kids to boost health, education and future economic contributions. View the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book Download State Data Profiles Learn More About KIDS COUNT Access Our Online Newsroom Read More
Foundation Launches Learning Lab To Build Talent in Social Sector A yearlong program unites five groups to help develop the next generation of social sector leaders. Learn more. Read More
Emerging Scholars Explore Role of Neighborhood Norms in Kids’ Activities The Casey Foundation helped scholars study how parents’ perceptions in low-income areas relate to kids’ involvement in learning and activities. Read more. Read More
Responding to COVID-19 Through Relationships and Cultural Understanding Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health provides food, water, PPE and COVID-19 testing to help Native communities during the pandemic. Read more. Read More
Most Kids Exit Foster Care With a Permanent Connection to a Family More than 240,000 children exited the foster care system in 2015, the vast majority to family, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Tips for Tapping Medicaid for Youth With Justice Involvement States can soon leverage Medicaid funds for incarcerated or recently incarcerated young people. Learn how states can prepare for this change. Read More
New Leadership Video: Improve Decisions with Proposal-Based Decision Making Proposal-based decision making — an alternative to the majority-rules approach — creates decisions that all group members can support. Read More
Los Angeles and New Jersey Steer Youth Away from Justice System New policies in L.A. County and New Jersey shift juvenile justice to schools and communities, not courts, to handle most youth misconduct. Read more. Read More
Evaluating Race Equity and Family Engagement Strategies to Reform the Deep End of Juvenile Justice A Casey-hosted webinar shared lessons on race equity strategies to reduce youth incarceration and out-of-home placements, especially for youth of color. Read More
Childhood Adversity Is Public, Preventable and Solvable A new website and communications tool kit offer research-informed guidance to help human services professionals talk about child abuse prevention. Read More
