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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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Expectant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care

June 2, 2019

This tool kit helps child welfare leaders use data to support expectant and parenting youth in care, aiming for a better future for these families.

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Evaluation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s On the Frontline Initiative

May 20, 2019

This evaluation reviews how two counties used On the Frontline to help caseworkers make better decisions to protect children and support families.

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Listening to Black Women and Girls

May 15, 2019

This report shares insights related to adultification bias — the perception that Black girls are less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers.

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The Color of Justice

May 15, 2019

This report shows how gaps in mental health care contribute to the overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system.

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Changing the Odds (2019)

May 13, 2019

This follow-up report highlights policies that could help remove barriers preventing many Atlantans of color from reaching their full potential.

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Place Matters

April 22, 2019

This report urges Maine to improve support for system-involved youth ages 14–25 through a full care continuum using local and national resources.

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Keeping Kids in Families

April 2, 2019

This data snapshot shows foster care placements improved from 2007–2017, but racial disparities and gaps for teens in care still remain.

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Collaborating for Successful Reentry

March 9, 2019

This guide helps justice and social service pros support youth reentering after custody through collaborative, community-based strategies.

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Evaluation of One Baltimore for Jobs Executive Summary

March 5, 2019

The One Baltimore for Jobs program linked young Black men to quality jobs, offering lessons to guide workforce efforts in other communities. Learn more.

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