No Place for Kids Issue Brief The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration This brief shows that decades of data reveal juvenile incarceration has failed as a strategy to reduce youth crime. Read More
Working Toward Wellness Telephone Care Management for Medicaid Recipients with Depression, 36 Months After Random Assignment This report reviews a RI program that used phone outreach to connect depressed parents on Medicaid with mental health care and tracked long-term impact. Read More
Supporting Vulnerable Children and Families Innovative Approaches for Individual Philanthropists and Small Family Foundations Now is the time for philanthropists to broaden their reach and partner across sectors — including business and government — to maximize impact. Read More
Disparities and Disproportionality in Child Welfare Analysis of the Research This compendium shares insights from a 2010 symposium on racial disparities in child welfare services, treatment and outcomes. Read More
Big Ideas for Job Creation: Rethinking Work Opportunity From Tax Credits to Subsidized Job Placements This brief shows how a current tax credit program is not creating jobs and could be redirected into subsidized job opportunities. Read More
Big Ideas for Job Creation A Policy Brief Highlighting Job Creating Initiatives This report highlights a UC Berkeley project that gathered expert ideas nationwide to develop innovative job creation proposals. Read More
Building Assets, Strengthening Families in Baltimore This report highlights Casey’s financial stability efforts in Baltimore and Maryland, offering insights for others supporting low-income families. Read More
The Re-Emergence of Concentrated Poverty Metropolitan Trends in the 2000s Despite 1990s growth, concentrated poverty persisted. Slower 2000s growth and a major downturn led to rising extreme poverty in many neighborhoods. Read More
Defining Group Care Programs An index of reporting standards This paper calls for new group care reporting standards to clarify what works, improve practices and bring needed nuance to youth services. Read More
Overstressed Kids Examining the Impact of Economic Insecurity on Children and Families This report takes all the factors associated with family economic stress and explain how they could affect the growth and development of children. Read More
