Transition Planning with Adolescents A Review of Principles and Practices Across Systems This paper calls for better planning to help teens transition from foster care, focusing on the challenges they face and how agencies can support them. Read More
Applying Evidence-Based Practice Approaches to Leadership Development This research paper looks at the plausibility of using evidence-based practice theories and methodologies to evaluate the leadership development field. Read More
If Parents Don’t Speak English Well, Will Their Kids Get Locked Up? Language Barriers and Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System With Casey’s support, the Vera Institute is studying how immigrant parents’ English skills affect their ability to engage in the juvenile justice process. Read More
Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less This brief outlines recent workforce trends for Americans age 65 and older by gender, education level, marital status, and rural versus urban setting. Read More
Childhood Poverty Persistence Facts and Consequences Over a third of U.S. kids experience poverty; Black children face higher risks and are more likely to be persistently poor, research backed by Casey finds. Read More
Data Quality in the Retrospective Reporting of Addresses This report tests two methods for fixing incomplete addresses in research data using info from White Center, WA, via Casey’s Making Connections. Read More
Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs Of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems Educational supports are failing youth in child welfare and justice systems. This report outlines key issues and ends with a call to action for agencies. Read More
Residential Instability and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Education Program What We Know, Plus Gaps in Research This report calls for more research on McKinney-Vento’s impact to help shape policy and better support homeless students’ academic success and stability. Read More
Health Insurance in Nonstandard Jobs and Small Firms Differences for Parents by Race and Ethnicity This brief explores health coverage by race, ethnicity and employer size, and how the 2009 bill could impact uninsured minority workers. Read More
Chafee Plus Ten A Vision for the Next Decade Marking 10 years of the Chafee Act, this report reflects on key lessons for helping youth in foster care succeed as adults. Read More
