Factors Affecting State Differences in Child Well-Being A KIDS COUNT Working Paper This report uses KIDS COUNT data to identify how child well-being across states is linked to state-level policy and population characteristics. Read More
What Happens to Housing Assistance Leavers? Low-Income Working Families, Paper 27 Using data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Moving to Opportunity demonstration, along with HOPE VI panel study, this report explores the reasons and rationale for families to leave housing assistance – and how their experiences compare with those households that remain on assistance. Read More
AdvoCasey: Fall 2001 Fostered or Forgotten? This issue of AdvoCasey outlines the many challenges of serving foster youth in transition. It also highlights ambitious campaigns that are unfolding across the country — in places like San Antonio, Cincinnati and Los Angeles County, California — that aim to forge better options and a better path forward for these young people in need. Read More
Partnering with Medicaid to Advance and Sustain the Goals of the Child Welfare System This report, written as a practical guide for child welfare directors, outlines ways to partner with Medicaid to sustain or enhance high-quality services for children with behavioral health care needs. Read More
The Forgotten Fifth Child Poverty in Rural America This report takes a hard look at poverty in urban and rural communities. It makes a clear case for why policymakers should look beyond the urban landscape — and to the American countryside — when creating services and programs aimed at helping rural children in need. Read More
Social Capital and Social Geography This report explores how social capital and social geography affect the economic and overall well-being of families. Read More
Learning While Doing in the Human Services Sector Becoming a Learning Organization through Organizational Change This summary report describes the origins, processes and outcomes of the learning-while-doing approach and presents lessons learned from Casey Family Services that other child welfare providers and human service organizations may apply as they engage in organizational change. Read More
Race, Ethnicity and Health Snapshots of America’s Families III This snapshot uses national survey results to analyze how health insurance coverage rates and health status responses differ by race and ethnicity. It finds that disparities still persist — and that Hispanic kids are faring markedly worse than both their black and white peers. Read More
Improving School Readiness Outcomes Lessons from Six Communities This report describes six local government efforts to achieve improved school readiness for young children. Read More
A Long Road Ahead Update on the Arkansas Child Welfare System This report examines the performance of the Arkansas child welfare system across a variety of key indicators, from January 2005 to March 2006. Read More
