Youth Incarceration in the United States A two-page infographic presents trends in youth incarceration and recommends more effective responses than incarceration when young people break the law. Read More
Mecklenburg County: Remaking a Child Welfare System Achieving Results, Advancing Equity and Improving the Lives of Children, Youth and Families Drawing on lessons from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, this report shows child welfare leaders how to strengthen systems by eliminating racial disparities, preventing system involvement and prioritizing permanence. Read More
The Complete Guide to Self-Advocacy for LGBQ+ Youth Ages 14-21 And Other Important Stuff to Remember This publication serves as a reentry guide for LGBTQ youth, ages 14-21, exiting the juvenile justice system. It offers tips, resources and short exercises to help young people build essential life skills. Read More
Using Congregate Care What the Evidence Tells Us This report focuses on kids entering group settings for their first child welfare placement. It explores how likely this placement is, how long and stable it is, and how often it results in achieving permanence or a return to out-of-home care. Read More
From COVID-19 Response to Comprehensive Change Policy Reforms to Equip Youth and Young Adults in Foster Care to Thrive This brief recommends federal policy reforms that build on temporary pandemic-relief measures to expand support for older youth in foster care. Read More
Back-to-School Action Guide Reengaging Students and Closing the School-to-Prison Pipeline A guide to using federal pandemic relief funds to rethink K–12 education and close the school-to-prison pipeline. Learn more now. Read More
The Role of the Judge in Transforming Juvenile Probation A Tool Kit for Leadership A tool kit for helping judges jump start or accelerate probation transformation efforts in their jurisdictions. Read More
Improving Community Safety Through Public Health Strategies Lessons From Atlanta and Milwaukee Casey’s community safety investments are built on the belief that gun violence is a public health epidemic that must be addressed with preventive measures developed with input from communities. Read More
Developing Two-Generation Approaches in Communities Final Report From the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Family-Centered Community Change This report is the product of a seven-year formative evaluation of the Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change (FCCC) initiative. The Urban Institute followed the initiative in Buffalo, New York; Columbus, Ohio; and San Antonio, Texas — from 2013 through the end of grant-funded programming in 2019. Read More
Transforming Juvenile Probation Restructuring Probation Terms to Promote Success Juvenile probation term lengths should be only as long as is necessary to connect youth with any needed support and services in their communities and should be designed to minimize disruption to young people’s lives and development. Read More