The Casey Foundation and FosterClub Executive Celeste Bodner teamed up for a Twitter chat on foster parenting. This post offers an inspiring snapshot of the conversation that unfolded during the session.
By the time U.S. kids reach adulthood, 37% have crossed paths with Child Protective Services as potential victims of maltreatment, according to a new study pubilshed in the American Journal of Public Health.
A Casey-supported report from the Building Bridges Initiative and Association of Children’s Residential Centers outlines specific questions for judges, lawyers and other professionals in the child welfare and juvenile justice fields to consider before assigning youth to a residential treatment facility.
The Casey Foundation is launching a monthly Twitter chat series to explore foster parenting and how to ensure all children and youth receive the developmentally appropriate care they need. Kim Stevens with the North American Council on Adoptable Children will kick off the series on February 14, 2016.
Two technology-related nonprofits, both started with seed money from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, are gaining traction and recently began work in California. Case Commons and Kids Insight have been tapped to help improve the state’s capacity for using data to improve outcomes for children and families in the child welfare system.
In Every Kid Needs a Family: A Message to Caseworkers, young people who spent time in foster care make a compelling argument that caseworkers need to persist in connecting teens with family — because every teen needs a family. A new discussion guide helps caseworkers incorporate the video into their work.
A new Casey Foundation report explores how public agencies can enlist more individuals and families to become foster parents — and encourage those who now serve to continue their extraordinary commitment.
Earlier this month, Casey hosted a webinar highlighting practical tools and solutions for integrating trauma-responsive practices into youth programs.
The Casey Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation recently brought together child welfare administrators and researchers from across the country for a two-day symposium to build evidence-based strategies that imporove outcomes for children, families, and communities.
A new primer on Medicaid offers hands-on advice for child welfare leaders, Medicaid agencies and service providers who want to do a better job of collaborating to meet kids’ behavioral health needs.
