Reasonable efforts determinations are a valuable tool judges can use to assess a child welfare agency’s efforts: Though “reasonable efforts” requirements have existed in federal law for over 40 years, the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 (Family First … Read More
Judges
How Are Some Jurisdictions Transforming Mandated Reporting?
Jurisdictions, lived experts, community partners, and advocates around the country are using data and research to explore what works best to ensure child safety and keep families safely together. Deep-dive examinations into the long-standing practice of mandated reporting are important … Read More
Why Is It Imperative To Minimize Children’s Time Away From Family?
There is no substitute for family. Progress has been made over recent years in reducing the number of children placed in foster care, increasing the number of children placed with kin, and decreasing the number of children in group placement. … Read More
Internet Safety for Kids
What Is Internet Safety for Kids? Internet use among kids is pervasive — nearly all U.S. teens (96%) say they use the internet every day. It also begins early. The majority of parents with younger kids (89% with kids ages 5 to 11, 81% with kids ages 3 to 4 and 57% … Read More
How Opportunity Passport Helped Young People in Foster Care in 2023
Posted February 5, 2025 By the Annie E. Casey Foundation Youth in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Opportunity Passport® financial learning intervention saved more than $895,000 toward their life, schooling and career goals in 2023, new data show. Created by the Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth … Read More
The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations
A strong public health system serves as a cornerstone of well-being and prosperity for the nation and the world. The foundation of such a system includes a focus on evidence-based interventions, an emphasis on prevention and health equity, and, critically, … Read More
KIDS IN CARE: Unaccompanied Children in Federal Government Custody
When established in 2003, the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Services cared for roughly 6,000 children in thirteen facilities. Twenty years later, ORR’s program has grown to over 240 facilities and programs spread across 23 states. … Read More
The Science of Engaging Youth Lived Experience in Health Research, Practice, and Policy
Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief INTRODUCTION There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating the value of incorporating youth voices in the development of research and programming aimed at supporting youth well-being. Participatory methods have the potential to help address … Read More
America’s Growing Movement to Divert Youth Out of the Justice System
After decades of neglect, the youth justice field is awakening to the importance of diversion in lieu of arrest and formal court processing for many or most youth accused of delinquent behavior. Even amid rising concerns over youth crime nationwide, … Read More
Supporting Foster Youth and Their Family Connections: Policy and Practice Recommendations
In this study, a research team from UCLA learned directly from the youngest generation of foster youth transitioning into adulthood about the issues facing them personally and in relation to their family connections. We heard about issues that impacted them … Read More