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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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Family-Engaged Case Planning

February 7, 2022

This practice guide helps juvenile justice agencies implement family-engaged case planning in youth probation. Read it now.

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Back-to-School Action Guide

September 7, 2021

A guide to using federal pandemic relief funds to rethink K–12 education and close the school-to-prison pipeline. Learn more now.

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The Role of the Judge in Transforming Juvenile Probation

July 29, 2021

A tool kit for helping judges jump start or accelerate probation transformation efforts in their jurisdictions.

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Transforming Juvenile Probation

April 27, 2021

Juvenile probation terms should be long enough to connect youth to support, but short enough to avoid disrupting their lives and development. Learn more.

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Serving Youth Remotely

April 19, 2021

This guide shows how organizations deliver education, jobs and mental health support to youth — and improve access to remote services. Read it now.

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Reducing Structural Barriers to School and Work for People With Juvenile Records

March 29, 2021

This report shares how state policymakers can help dismantle education- and employment-related barriers for people with juvenile records.

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Job Training for Youth With Justice Involvement

December 9, 2020

The National Youth Employment Coalition released a toolkit to boost collaboration between workforce and juvenile justice professionals. Learn more.

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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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