Study: Early Work Experience and Supportive Adults A Boon to Low-Income Youth Postsecondary degrees, early job experience and strong adult ties boost success for youth from low-income homes, says the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Kids Deserve Better: Why Juvenile Detention Reform Matters Even brief juvenile detention can affect court outcomes and lead to lasting negative impacts on young people, research shows. Learn more. Read More
How One Colorado County Cut its Child Welfare Hiring Time by More Than Half Jefferson County, CO cut hiring time for child welfare roles through the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s On the Frontline initiative. Learn how. Read More
Fixing America’s Child Welfare System? There’s an App (and Software) for That Lisa Hamilton interviews tech leaders on how innovation can improve child welfare, featuring Casebook PBC and Think of Us CEOs. Read More
Report: JDAI Sites Must Do Better for Native American Youth Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® sites must reevaluate their processes to safely reduce detention of Native American youth, says a new report. Read More
Study: Long-Term Mentoring Helps Foster Families Friends of the Children pairs mentors with youth in child welfare and now supports caregivers too — an approach showing promise, per a yearlong study. Read More
First-of-its-Kind Data Track Troubling Outcomes of Youth Transitioning From Foster Care Fostering Youth Transitions highlights the most comprehensive dataset to assess how youth fare as they transition from foster care to adulthood. Read More
Dec. 6 Webinar: Promoting Research-Practice Partnerships in Child Welfare The Casey and Grant foundations will host a webinar on resources for building effective partnerships between researchers and child welfare practitioners. Read More
Briefs Explore Decades of Child Welfare Financing Data A pair of briefs use Child Trends survey data to examine trends in child welfare financing nationwide. Read More
Policy Wins Help Strengthen Georgia’s Families and Economy With support from the Casey Foundation, a Ga. nonprofit has helped secure key legislative changes to strengthen the state’s workforce and promote equity. Read More
