Has the Jury Reached a Verdict? States’ Early Experiences with Crowd Out under SCHIP This report explores how states addressed concerns about crowd out under SCHIP, based on interviews and site visits in 18 states. Read More
Service Development in the AECF Mental Health Initiative for Urban Children Final Evaluation Report This report reviews a Casey project on delivering mental health services to inner-city kids, focusing on prevention, community and parent involvement. Read More
Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency as a State TANF Outcome The Working Poor Families Project Policy Brief This report urges states to include economic self-sufficiency as part of the definition of success for people leaving TANF. Read More
2006 KIDS COUNT Essay Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care: Strengthening a Critical Resource to Help Young Children Succeed This 2006 KIDS COUNT essay explores how family, friend and neighbor care supports young kids and how to boost its quality with better resources. Read More
Hard Times Made Harder Struggling Caregivers and Child Neglect This brief links caregiver struggles to higher out-of-home placements and urges early support services to help at-risk kids and families. Read More
Detention Reform in Rural Jurisdictions challenges and opportunities This report shares lessons from a Casey-led project to find fair, effective alternatives to juvenile detention, especially in rural areas. Read More
Families Like Yours 2008-2009 Recruitment Initiative of Casey Family Services This resource includes tools and strategies to recruit foster/adoptive parents and improve permanency for older youth in treatment foster care. Read More
Retiring in the Red: The Growth of Debt Among Older Americans Borrowing to Make Ends Meet This brief — part of the Borrowing to Make Ends Meet series — explores rising debt from 1992–2001 and why older adults leaned more on credit cards. Read More
Mission-Related Deposits Social Investments This report shows how the Casey Foundation uses social investing to strengthen its programs and practices in under-resourced neighborhoods. Read More
Replicating Detention Reform Lessons from the Florida Detention Initiative This report compares two reform efforts with similar goals but different outcomes, highlighting lessons on reducing juvenile detention center populations. Read More
