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Juvenile Detention Facility Assessment

May 20, 2014

This publication provides a guide to help Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative sites improve conditions in juvenile detention facilities.

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Making Detention Reform Work for Girls

December 6, 2013

Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) produced a practical, detailed, how-to guide to tackle the issue of girls held in detention facilities and get true...

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Bernalillo County Mental Health Clinic Case Study

November 30, 2013

This JDAI Practice Guide highlights the mental health needs of juvenile detainees and how one site in New Mexico met those needs.

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Cost Avoidance

May 26, 2013

This issue brief highlights the financial price tag to taxpayers of poor outcomes among youth exiting foster care. It analyzes costs in three areas: education, parenthood and...

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Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States

February 5, 2013

The rate of kids being incarcerated is declining in the United States as public safety is increasing. This data brief presents the trend in how we are treating juvenile...

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Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2012 Annual Results Report

January 1, 2013

This report shares findings from the most comprehensive review ever conducted of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s ambitious Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). It...

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Expanding JDAI's Focus to Reduce Commitments and Placements: Program Summary

March 6, 2012

Each year in the United States, thousands of children are placed inappropriately and unnecessarily into youth corrections facilities and various forms of congregate residential...

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Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2011 Annual Results Report

February 25, 2012

This document presents data trends and reports program impact for the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative as of 2011.

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FAMILY Comes First Executive Summary

January 1, 2012

This report provides an executive summary of FAMILY Comes First, a comprehensive effort to analyze and improve the practice of engaging families in the juvenile justice system.

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