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Reports, case studies and more from the Casey Foundation and its partners.

2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book

The 36th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book highlights steady gains in some areas, setbacks in others and ongoing opportunities to better support children and families.

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2024 Annual Results Report

Powerful stories from young people, families and advocates driving change in their communities underscore that lasting solutions come from those closest to the challenges.

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Fostering Youth Transitions 2023

An examination of the experiences of young people in foster care and how child welfare systems help them transition to adulthood.

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Our Publications Series

The Casey Foundation occasionally releases its reports and tools as part of a series or collection.

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Operationalizing Equity

This report looks at the Casey Foundation’s decades-long journey to promote race equity and inclusion. Learn how Casey embedded equity principles in its operations.

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Four Principles to Make Advanced Data Analytics Work for Children and Families

October 26, 2020

This brief looks at the rise of advanced data analytics and explores the challenges and opportunities it creates for agencies. Learn four principles for the effective and...

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To Adapt Interventions to Serve Youth That Have Been Marginalized, Service Providers Can Seek Funding From Public Agencies

October 19, 2020

This brief presents findings on two neighboring jurisdictions that implemented an intervention called Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults.

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Keeping Youth Out of the Deep End of the Juvenile Justice System

September 9, 2020

This report presents findings from a multiyear evaluation of the Casey Foundation’s deep-end reform, an initiative designed to safely, significantly and equitably reduce...

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The Latinx Data Gap in the Youth Justice System

September 8, 2020

This report reviews state-level youth justice data and highlights gaps in how Latino youth are counted. Also, learn tips for better data practices.

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Sticker Shock 2020

August 26, 2020

This brief explores the economic toll of youth confinement and its long-term harm to young people’s well-being. Read more about the lasting impact.

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Neighborhood Investment Flows Into Baltimore

August 7, 2020

This study tracks investment trends in Baltimore (2004–2016) and highlights disparities. Read a case study on East Baltimore’s $1B development effort.

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The Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Probation Practice

August 7, 2020

The Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Probation Practice offers practical tools and resources for the field. Explore this Casey Foundation-supported guide.

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Expand the Use of Diversion From the Juvenile Justice System

August 4, 2020

This brief highlights the case for expanding diversion in juvenile justice and how arrests raise risks for reoffending, school issues and job struggles.

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Eliminate Confinement as a Response to Probation Rule Violations

August 4, 2020

Juvenile confinement harms youth, fails to deter crime, worsens disparities and contradicts adolescent brain science. Read more about the findings.

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