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
Examining Children’s Behavioral Health Service Utilization and Expenditures Faces of Medicaid This report analyzes Medicaid data on kids’ behavioral health care use and costs to help states find ways to improve care for specific child populations. 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
Youth who Age Out of Foster Care: Troubled Lives, Troubling Prospects Child Trends Research Brief This brief identifies the "baggage" kids carry from foster care and the extended difficulties faced by those aging out of the system. Read More
Casey Connects: Summer 2003 Countering the Hidden Costs of Poverty This issue explores how the working poor pay more for basics — plus Foundation efforts to fix it, a workforce initiative and profiles of standout leaders. Read More
Beyond the Boundaries Low-Income Residents, Faith-Based Organizations and Neighborhood Coalition Building This document outlines the Faith Communities and Urban Families Project and summarizes efforts from four communities involved in the work. 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
Katrina's Window Confronting Concentrated Poverty Across America This paper urges focus on ending concentrated urban poverty — segregating poor families into severely distressed neighborhoods. Learn more. Read More
Immigrant Integration in Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods Improving Economic Prospects and Strengthening Connections for Vulnerable Families A 2007 report explores the conditions of immigrant children and families living in the 10 Making Connections initiative neighborhoods across the U.S. Read More
Building Family Economic Success: Foreclosure This fact sheet highlights how the Casey Foundation supports efforts to address foreclosures and empower families during the housing crisis. Read More
