Five Top States for Placing Children in Child Welfare in Families An analysis of 2013 data on the placements of children from birth through age 20 showed that the percentages living in group placements ranged from 4% to 35%. Five states that have kept family placements high and group placements low. Read More
Eight Expert Conversations on Building Equity Into Implementation A virtual series presents eight conversations on advancing equity when implementing programs aimed at supporting kids, youth and families. Read More
Thriving Families, Safer Children Embraces a Public Health Approach to System Reform A national initiative offering support to parents aims to help families avoid child welfare system involvement. Learn more about the approach. Read More
Equipping Policymakers With the Data to Help Transition-Age Young People Thrive Download the Casey Foundation's "Fostering Youth Transitions 2023." The brief examines the experiences of teenagers and young adults in foster care. Read More
United States Sees Launch of First Guarantee Pool for Community Development Investments The Casey Foundation is one of 10 philanthropies backing the Community Investment Guarantee Pool, a first-of-its-kind community development tool. Read More
Application Call: Join Casey’s Juvenile Justice Applied Leadership Network Teams can apply for the Juvenile Justice Applied Leadership Network through July 10, 2023. Read more about this opportunity. Read More
Incentives Inspire Positive Behavior Change in Youth on Probation Offering incentives beats traditional supervision in encouraging positive behavior change among youth on probation, according to a new Casey-funded study. Read More
Pediatric Organization Calls for Juvenile Justice Reforms A new fact sheet looks at the prevalence of trauma among youth in the juvenile justice system. Read a call for reforms to better protect young people. Read More
Casey Supports National Effort to Grow Credible Messenger Mentoring Credible messengers mentor justice-involved youth through shared experiences. A national nonprofit supports local efforts as interest grows. Learn more. Read More
Juvenile Justice Is Smaller, but More Unequal, After First Year of COVID-19 Despite a historic drop in youth detention in 2020, racial and ethnic disparities in who gets detained remains unchanged, the Casey Foundation finds. Read More
