More Young Adults Earning Postsecondary Degrees in 2017 In the U.S., the share of disconnected teens fell while the share of young adults with a bachelor's degree grew. Read more about this progress. Read More
Rate of Kids Without Health Insurance Continues to Hold in 2017 In 2017, 3.9 million kids lacked medical insurance. Most — 75% — were between the ages of 6 and 18. Get more data details. Read More
Rewriting the Playbook for Reducing Juvenile Delinquency Research favors patient, youth-focused strategies over punishment for justice-involved young people, promoting encouragement and development. Learn more. Read More
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
