Bring Youth Home Building on Ohio’s Deincarceration Leadership In 1992, Ohio began investing in five deincarceration strategies to keep kids out of youth prisons. Over the next 23 years, Ohio cut its admissions to youth prisons by 80% — from more than 2,500 youth to less than 500 youth today. This report reviews strategies central to Ohio’s success and makes recommendations to states engaging in similar efforts. Read More
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in the Juvenile Justice System A Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform #11 This guide highlights a wide range of best practices – everything from big picture improvements to frontline fixes – that juvenile justice facilities can implement to advance the safety and well-being of a particularly vulnerable population: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. It is the eleventh installment in a series devoted to the Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). A multi-year, multi-site project, JDAI aims to reduce reliance on secure confinement while championing more efficient and effective detention alternatives. Read More
It’s Time to Talk: How to Start Conversations About Racial Inequities A Race for Results Case Study This report tells how KIDS COUNT advocates in Nebraska, Wisconsin and Washington used solid data, leadership and citizen engagement to spur race-based legislation and community change. Read More
Reporting on Race in the 21st Century This report is packed with recommendations on how newsrooms and journalists can dig deeper — and report more responsibly — when covering racial disparities in America. It summarizes views shared at a forum on journalism, race and society that took place during The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change. Read More
Trauma Informed Community Building Evaluation Infographic A Formative Evaluation of the TICB Model and Its Implementation in Potrero Hill This infographic illustrates the community-building principles and activities implemented as part of the Trauma Informed Community Building model in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif. Read More
Trauma Informed Community Building Evaluation A Formative Evaluation of the TICB Model and its Implementation in Potrero Hill This evaluation examines the implications and impact of the Trauma Informed Community Building (TICB) model implemented in Potrero Hill communities as part of San Fransicso's HOPE SF initiative. The project is the nation’s first large-scale public housing revitalization project to acknowledge resident trauma and the role it plays during wide-scale community change efforts. Read More
Mobility, Career Pathways, and the Landscape of Employer and Youth Engagement in the South An Issue Brief for the Annie E. Casey Foundation This issue brief examines the two key elements needed to connect southern young adults with rewarding employment opportunities: engaging employers and youth. Case studies from six southern cities show how they are engaging employers and young people in ways that help the entire community. Read More
Maltreatment of Youth in U.S. Juvenile Corrections Facilities An Update on Juvenile Correctional Facility Violence This report introduces new evidence on the widespread violence in juvenile detention centers. Learn more about the uncovered problems with juvenile detention centers in 39 states now. Read More
Changing the Odds The Race for Results in Atlanta This report examines Atlanta through its 25 neighborhood planning units and highlights how place and race present persistent barriers that keep kids, particularly those of color, from reaching their full potential. Read More
Opportunity Passport - June 2015 Data Brief This brief shows the impact of the Opportunity Passport™ financial literacy campaign on youth leaving foster care. Read More
