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Casey Family Programs' Annual Report
This report details significant process enhancements arising from the application of the breakthrough series collaborative to the implementation of differential response in California.
This publication chronicles how the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services’ Child Protective Services has worked with Casey to significantly shift its internal culture to one defined by family-focused practice.
Read a 4-page briefing recapping the adoption of a family-centered approach to child welfare in Texas. For more information about this approach, download a 58-page report by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
This white paper presents Casey Family Programs recommendations for key changes in federal policy to help more children benefit from a type of care that we know works.
This report details significant process enhancements arising from the application of the breakthrough series collaborative to the implementation of differential response in California.
The breakthrough series collaborative methodology shows significant promise for bridging the gaps between best practices and actual practice. This 2005 report on recruitment and retention of foster families illustrates the use of the methodology and describes successful strategies and lessons learned.
Outcomes and lessons learned from an initiative designed to develop, test, and spread practices that address the over-representation of children of color in child welfare.
This report is intended to be an easy-to-use resource for administrators and practitioners in the child welfare field who desire to learn about the successful strategies Breakthrough Series Collaborative teams developed to support kinship care.
Read a four-page briefing on an innovative model of quality improvement that uses small, rapid tests of change that result in broad, sustainable system improvements in child welfare.
Casey Family Programs' Annual Report.
Children of color account for 42 percent of the US child population yet make up 57 percent of all children in foster care. This two-page policy brief presents the facts about disproportionality, and offers promising practices and recommendations to help reduce racial disparities in child welfare.
All children deserve to grow up in a forever family. This resource illustrates how life is different for the 496,000 children in foster care today.
This flow chart depicts the child welfare process in broad terms. Learn what happens to a child after CPS receives a report of abuse or neglect.
These two-page fact sheets describe Casey's investments to serve children, strengthen families, and improve child welfare systems across the country. They also provide general data about the foster care population in each state.
By the year 2020, Casey Family Programs aims to reduce the number of children in foster care across the nation by 50 percent. The foundation also aims to improve self-sufficiency for those who remain in the system. Read this one-page flyer to learn more about Casey's strategies for achieving the foundation's 2020 vision.
These briefs link trends and practice improvements to successful outcomes for children in foster care. Casey Family Programs and other jurisdictions will use these positive results to inform and improve other child welfare systems efforts across the country.
Casey Family Programs' Annual Report.
In Alameda and Los Angeles counties, children are finding safe, loving homes because child welfare funding requirements permit innovative solutions.
This white paper outlines five key principles to help guide state and federal policy makers in their decisions about how best to finance America's child welfare systems.
Published in July of 2007, this document chronicles educational reform efforts in Pima County, Arizona. It also offers some suggestions to other jurisdictions that want to design and implement their own reform initiatives.
This publication chronicles how the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services’ Child Protective Services has worked with Casey to significantly shift its internal culture to one defined by family-focused practice.
Read a 4-page briefing recapping the adoption of a family-centered approach to child welfare in Texas. For more information about this approach, download a 58-page report by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
A report published in 2003 from Casey Family Programs' initiative to help parents strengthen families and prevent the need for foster care.
This white paper presents Casey Family Programs recommendations for key changes in federal policy to help more children benefit from a type of care that we know works.
Lessons learned through implementation of flexible funding in Los Angeles and Alameda counties, 2008 and 2009.
This report from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy was commissioned by Casey Family Programs. It identifies some of the most cost-effective strategies for safely reducing out-of-home placements in child welfare.
Learn how advocates within nonprofit organizations across the country are addressing challenges faced by the 496,000 children in foster care today.
Learn how corporations and foundations are making smart investments to tackle challenges faced by the 496,000 children in foster care today.
Published in spring 2006, this article discusses a judicial checklist developed by Casey Family Programs in collaboration with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Permanency Planning for Children Department. The checklist includes key educational questions to be asked from the bench during court cases involving youth or children entering the foster care system.
Published in July of 2007, this document chronicles educational reform efforts in Pima County, Arizona. It also offers some suggestions to other jurisdictions that want to design and implement their own reform initiatives.
This paper provides an economic perspective on discussions about early childhood policy. It makes a case for supporting social programs focused on prevention, especially during childhood, rather than later-in-life remediation.
Published in spring 2006, this article discusses a judicial checklist developed by Casey Family Programs in collaboration with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Permanency Planning for Children Department. The checklist includes key educational questions to be asked from the bench during court cases involving youth or children entering the foster care system.
This report summarizes recommendations developed during the 2007 California Foster Youth Education Summit. It also includes an appendix of the policy briefs prepared before the summit.
Published in July of 2007, this document chronicles educational reform efforts in Pima County, Arizona. It also offers some suggestions to other jurisdictions that want to design and implement their own reform initiatives.
Recommendations for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act to improve the educational outcomes of children and youth in out-of-home care.
How Casey Family Programs helps youth in care and alumni succeed in K-12 and postsecondary education and training.
A Road Map for Learning is a guide for everyone working towards successful educational outcomes for youth in foster care or out-of-home care. The guide was published in 2004 by Casey Family Programs, and is available as a 136-page book or as a downloadable PDF file.
Analyses of Mental Health, Education, and Employment Outcomes
Special analyses of the Casey National Alumni Study examine the long-term mental health, education, and employment outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native alumni of foster care. This brief report summarizes the demographics, risk factors, foster care experiences, and outcomes for 243 AI/AN alumni and a comparison group of 574 white alumni.
Published by Casey Family Programs and Wilder Research, this report describes the process of launching the Foster Care Alumni Scholarship Benchmarking Network. Launched in 2007, the network tracks the educational outcomes of youth formerly in foster care who have received college scholarships.
How do Casey Family Programs' young people experience foster care? The Casey Young Adult Survey examined their quality of life in several key areas, including mental health, education, and employment.
This study examines the experience of young people while they were in care with Casey Family Programs. It also analyzes their outcomes after leaving care. Casey's Young Adult Survey has been conducted every year between 2004 and 2006. This summary report includes combined findings for all three years of data collection.
This publication examines how the Chafee educational and training vouchers and other state-based supports for higher education have been working for alumni from foster care.
How Casey Family Programs helps youth in care and alumni succeed in K-12 and postsecondary education and training.
A series of publications designed to assist child welfare professionals, advocates, and young people to use and understand the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and the Chafee Education and Training Voucher Program.
Published in November 2003, this 12-page report makes three recommendations for the upcoming reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act.
Released in April 2005, this study presents findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study. It details how youth who were placed in foster care are faring as adults and what changes in foster care services could improve their lives. Casey, Harvard Medical School, and the state agencies of Washington and Oregon collaborated on this study.
Based on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide helps child welfare professionals and educators prepare young people from foster care academically, financially, and emotionally for postsecondary education and training success. Published in 2006 by Casey Family Programs, It’s My Life: Postsecondary Education and Training is available in print and as a downloadable PDF.
This framework provides program development tools for college counselors, administrators, professors, and staff. It helps education professionals define a plan for improving their institution’s support for students from foster care.
Analyses of Mental Health, Education, and Employment Outcomes
Special analyses of the Casey National Alumni Study examine the long-term mental health, education, and employment outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native alumni of foster care. This brief report summarizes the demographics, risk factors, foster care experiences, and outcomes for 243 AI/AN alumni and a comparison group of 574 white alumni.
How do Casey Family Programs' young people experience foster care? The Casey Young Adult Survey examined their quality of life in several key areas, including mental health, education, and employment.
This study examines the experience of young people while they were in care with Casey Family Programs. It also analyzes their outcomes after leaving care. Casey's Young Adult Survey has been conducted every year between 2004 and 2006. This summary report includes combined findings for all three years of data collection.
This publication examines how the Chafee educational and training vouchers and other state-based supports for higher education have been working for alumni from foster care.
How Casey Family Programs helps youth in care and alumni succeed in K-12 and postsecondary education and training.
Published in March 2007, this four-page briefing describes Casey Family Programs' commitment to helping youth and alumni of care gain employment skills.
A series of publications designed to assist child welfare professionals, advocates, and young people to use and understand the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and the Chafee Education and Training Voucher Program.
Released in April 2005, this study presents findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study. It details how youth who were placed in foster care are faring as adults and what changes in foster care services could improve their lives. Casey, Harvard Medical School, and the state agencies of Washington and Oregon collaborated on this study.
Expanding on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide to employment and career development helps child welfare professionals prepare young people for success in the workplace. It’s My Life: Employment was published in 2004 by Casey Family Programs. It is available in printed form and for download in PDF format.
Based on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide helps child welfare professionals and educators prepare young people from foster care academically, financially, and emotionally for postsecondary education and training success. Published in 2006 by Casey Family Programs, It’s My Life: Postsecondary Education and Training is available in print and as a downloadable PDF.
Basic information about the eligibility and rights of children and youth in out-of-home care to receive SSI and Social Security benefits.
In Alameda and Los Angeles counties, children are finding safe, loving homes because child welfare funding requirements permit innovative solutions.
This white paper outlines five key principles to help guide state and federal policy makers in their decisions about how best to finance America's child welfare systems.
In an effort to educate policy-makers, Casey Family Programs has undertaken an analysis of child welfare demonstration projects designed to expand state program flexibility while maintaining, but capping, the current level of program funding.
Lessons learned through implementation of flexible funding in Los Angeles and Alameda counties, 2008 and 2009.
Read a four-page briefing on an innovative model of quality improvement that uses small, rapid tests of change that result in broad, sustainable system improvements in child welfare.
How Casey Family Programs helps youth in care and alumni succeed in K-12 and postsecondary education and training.
Read a 4-page briefing that tells the story of Casey's increasing involvement in communities of color, and of the changes it has effected since 1975 in services to youth, tools and resources for caseworkers, and state, tribal, and federal advocacy efforts.
This four-page briefing describes how Casey formalized its work with alumni in 2000, and how it has actively incorporated alumni perspectives into its work in a variety of ways.
Read a 4-page briefing recapping the adoption of a family-centered approach to child welfare in Texas. For more information about this approach, download a 58-page report by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
This four-page briefing describes how Casey creates tools and resources directed to transitioning youth and to the professionals, caregivers, legislators, and advisors that directly and indirectly support these youth.
This four-page briefing describes how Casey is raising awareness, creating cultural change, and improving services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth and families in foster care.
Published in March 2007, this four-page briefing describes Casey Family Programs' commitment to helping youth and alumni of care gain employment skills.
Expanding on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide helps child welfare professionals prepare young people to find, get, and keep housing. It’s My Life: Housing was published in 2005 by Casey Family Programs. It is available in printed form and for download in PDF format.
Statistics about adult incarceration in the United States. Learn how incarceration affects children and families left behind, and particularly children in foster care.
Since 2006, the COPES program has fostered positive outcomes for children of incarcerated parents and their families. This program evaluation report was published in 2009 to foster accountability, understand the program’s impact, and gather information for program improvement purposes.
Analyses of Mental Health, Education, and Employment Outcomes
Special analyses of the Casey National Alumni Study examine the long-term mental health, education, and employment outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native alumni of foster care. This brief report summarizes the demographics, risk factors, foster care experiences, and outcomes for 243 AI/AN alumni and a comparison group of 574 white alumni.
An analysis of the practical impact of the 1978 federal law on Native American families and tribes.
Looking at well-being indicators for Native American children and youth from a strength-based, rather than deficit-based, perspective.
A review of the research literature on 10 indicators of well-being for Native American children.
A holistic approach for those who play a role in how young adults envision and achieve success in adulthood.
Expanding on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide to employment and career development helps child welfare professionals prepare young people for success in the workplace. It’s My Life: Employment was published in 2004 by Casey Family Programs. It is available in printed form and for download in PDF format.
Expanding on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide helps child welfare professionals prepare young people to find, get, and keep housing. It’s My Life: Housing was published in 2005 by Casey Family Programs. It is available in printed form and for download in PDF format.
Based on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide helps child welfare professionals and educators prepare young people from foster care academically, financially, and emotionally for postsecondary education and training success. Published in 2006 by Casey Family Programs, It’s My Life: Postsecondary Education and Training is available in print and as a downloadable PDF.
This report is intended to be an easy-to-use resource for administrators and practitioners in the child welfare field who desire to learn about the successful strategies Breakthrough Series Collaborative teams developed to support kinship care.
This report brings to the forefront of social policy and practice the unique needs of kinship families and children.
This white paper presents Casey Family Programs recommendations for key changes in federal policy to help more children benefit from a type of care that we know works.
In Alameda and Los Angeles counties, children are finding safe, loving homes because child welfare funding requirements permit innovative solutions.
This publication examines how the Chafee educational and training vouchers and other state-based supports for higher education have been working for alumni from foster care.
This paper provides an economic perspective on discussions about early childhood policy. It makes a case for supporting social programs focused on prevention, especially during childhood, rather than later-in-life remediation.
This document explains how the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (H.R. 6893/P.L. 110-351) benefits young people in care.
A series of publications designed to assist child welfare professionals, advocates, and young people to use and understand the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and the Chafee Education and Training Voucher Program.
Published in November 2003, this 12-page report makes three recommendations for the upcoming reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act.
An analysis of the practical impact of the 1978 federal law on Native American families and tribes.
This report from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy was commissioned by Casey Family Programs. It identifies some of the most cost-effective strategies for safely reducing out-of-home placements in child welfare.
This four-page briefing describes how Casey is raising awareness, creating cultural change, and improving services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth and families in foster care.
This report presents findings from the Casey Field Office Mental Health study. With assistance from Casey Family Programs' direct services offices, interviewers from the University of Michigan completed interviews with 188 adolescents in Casey care in summer and fall 2006. The survey included questions about mental health, spirituality, ethnic identity, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
Analyses of Mental Health, Education, and Employment Outcomes
Special analyses of the Casey National Alumni Study examine the long-term mental health, education, and employment outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native alumni of foster care. This brief report summarizes the demographics, risk factors, foster care experiences, and outcomes for 243 AI/AN alumni and a comparison group of 574 white alumni.
This report presents findings from the Casey National Alumni study. The study examined case records and interviews of 1,087 Casey foster-care alumni who were served between 1966 and 1998. An additional summary published with this report reveals high rates of mental health disorders among alumni.
How do Casey Family Programs' young people experience foster care? The Casey Young Adult Survey examined their quality of life in several key areas, including mental health, education, and employment.
This study examines the experience of young people while they were in care with Casey Family Programs. It also analyzes their outcomes after leaving care. Casey's Young Adult Survey has been conducted every year between 2004 and 2006. This summary report includes combined findings for all three years of data collection.
Recommendations for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act to improve the educational outcomes of children and youth in out-of-home care.
Released in April 2005, this study presents findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study. It details how youth who were placed in foster care are faring as adults and what changes in foster care services could improve their lives. Casey, Harvard Medical School, and the state agencies of Washington and Oregon collaborated on this study.
Published in 2006, this review surveys major findings gleaned from studies about the evidence base for mental health care and about related class action law suits. The review also outlines steps that will improve the mental health services delivered to children in foster care.
This report presents findings from the Casey Field Office Mental Health study. With assistance from Casey Family Programs' direct services offices, interviewers from the University of Michigan completed interviews with 188 adolescents in Casey care in summer and fall 2006. The survey included questions about mental health, spirituality, ethnic identity, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
This white paper presents Casey Family Programs' recommendations for federal policies to help improve outcomes for older youth in foster care.
This paper explores why a focus on minimizing placement change should be a vital aspect of permanency planning.
Published in 2003, this monograph focuses on "sustaining permanency" through services to children and their families after leaving foster care for permanent homes.
The Prevention Initiative Demonstration Program is designed to address the unique needs and resources of the different regions of LA County. This report describes reform efforts and prevention activities undertaken by the program in Feb. 2008.
In 2007, Casey Family Programs conducted a process evaluation of the Neighborhood Based Prevention initiative in south Los Angeles' Norwood neighborhood. The evaluation analyzed the initiative’s strengths and limitations. This reports presents the evaluation results, providing guidance to the initiatives’ participants about the elements that should be preserved or improved.
This report identifies the strengths and needs of families and children in SPA 8. This community assessment will help partners in Casey's neighborhood based prevention initiative address needs while building upon family and community strengths.
This report identifies the strengths and needs of families and children in Los Angeles County's SPA 6. This community assessment will help partners in Casey's neighborhood based prevention initiative address needs while building upon family and community strengths.
This report from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy was commissioned by Casey Family Programs. It identifies some of the most cost-effective strategies for safely reducing out-of-home placements in child welfare.
This report was written by Senior Researcher Robert B. Hill, Race Matters Consortium, Westat. It was published in December 2007 by the Casey-CSSP Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare.
Children of color account for 42 percent of the US child population yet make up 57 percent of all children in foster care. This two-page policy brief presents the facts about disproportionality, and offers promising practices and recommendations to help reduce racial disparities in child welfare.
This publication chronicles how the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services’ Child Protective Services has worked with Casey to significantly shift its internal culture to one defined by family-focused practice.
Published in 2006, this report from the Casey-CSSP Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare highlights the work of ten jurisdictions that are committed to reducing racial disproportionality and disparity in their child welfare systems.
This paper was published in January 2008 by the Casey-CSSP Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare. It draws on studies of data gathered during the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) to examine child welfare in the context of race and ethnicity.
More than half of the 500,000 children in foster care on any day in America come from ethnic minority families even though children from minority communities make up less than half the children in this country. Why are so many children of color in the child welfare system? This paper is an extensive study of the research available on this topic.
Racial and Ethnic Differences
Many child welfare professionals are familiar with racial disproportionality, the overrepresentation of children of color in the child welfare system. Based on recent NSCAW data, this study examines disproportionality in children remaining in the home following a maltreatment investigation-an understudied but high-risk population.
The breakthrough series collaborative methodology shows significant promise for bridging the gaps between best practices and actual practice. This 2005 report on recruitment and retention of foster families illustrates the use of the methodology and describes successful strategies and lessons learned.
This report summarizes recommendations developed during the 2007 California Foster Youth Education Summit. It also includes an appendix of the policy briefs prepared before the summit.
Sponsored by Casey Family Programs and the Washington State Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care, the Foster Youth and Alumni Leadership Summit gathered together 28 youth in foster care, 18 alumni of care, and 19 allies from all of the regions across Washington State.
A joint publication of Casey Family Programs and Foster Care Alumni of America, this 12-page strategic sharing booklet is for those who want to learn more about using their personal stories to effect change, while at the same time protecting their own well being.
Analyses of Mental Health, Education, and Employment Outcomes
Special analyses of the Casey National Alumni Study examine the long-term mental health, education, and employment outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native alumni of foster care. This brief report summarizes the demographics, risk factors, foster care experiences, and outcomes for 243 AI/AN alumni and a comparison group of 574 white alumni.
This report presents findings from the Casey National Alumni study. The study examined case records and interviews of 1,087 Casey foster-care alumni who were served between 1966 and 1998. An additional summary published with this report reveals high rates of mental health disorders among alumni.
How do Casey Family Programs' young people experience foster care? The Casey Young Adult Survey examined their quality of life in several key areas, including mental health, education, and employment.
This study examines the experience of young people while they were in care with Casey Family Programs. It also analyzes their outcomes after leaving care. Casey's Young Adult Survey has been conducted every year between 2004 and 2006. This summary report includes combined findings for all three years of data collection.
This article describes a set of strategies that were used to achieve higher response rates in two recent follow-up studies.
Released in April 2005, this study presents findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study. It details how youth who were placed in foster care are faring as adults and what changes in foster care services could improve their lives. Casey, Harvard Medical School, and the state agencies of Washington and Oregon collaborated on this study.
This report presents findings from the Casey National Alumni study. The study examined case records and interviews of 1,087 Casey foster-care alumni who were served between 1966 and 1998. An additional summary published with this report reveals high rates of mental health disorders among alumni.
This guide to the nationwide alumni movement is for youth formerly in foster care, child welfare professionals, caregivers, and other allies. The guide was published in 2006 by Casey Family Programs.
Published by Casey Family Programs and Wilder Research, this report describes the process of launching the Foster Care Alumni Scholarship Benchmarking Network. Launched in 2007, the network tracks the educational outcomes of youth formerly in foster care who have received college scholarships.
How do Casey Family Programs' young people experience foster care? The Casey Young Adult Survey examined their quality of life in several key areas, including mental health, education, and employment.
This study examines the experience of young people while they were in care with Casey Family Programs. It also analyzes their outcomes after leaving care. Casey's Young Adult Survey has been conducted every year between 2004 and 2006. This summary report includes combined findings for all three years of data collection.
This publication examines how the Chafee educational and training vouchers and other state-based supports for higher education have been working for alumni from foster care.
This article describes a set of strategies that were used to achieve higher response rates in two recent follow-up studies.
How Casey Family Programs helps youth in care and alumni succeed in K-12 and postsecondary education and training.
This four-page briefing describes how Casey formalized its work with alumni in 2000, and how it has actively incorporated alumni perspectives into its work in a variety of ways.
This four-page briefing describes how Casey creates tools and resources directed to transitioning youth and to the professionals, caregivers, legislators, and advisors that directly and indirectly support these youth.
Published in March 2007, this four-page briefing describes Casey Family Programs' commitment to helping youth and alumni of care gain employment skills.
Sponsored by Casey Family Programs and the Washington State Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care, the Foster Youth and Alumni Leadership Summit gathered together 28 youth in foster care, 18 alumni of care, and 19 allies from all of the regions across Washington State.
A series of publications designed to assist child welfare professionals, advocates, and young people to use and understand the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and the Chafee Education and Training Voucher Program.
Released in April 2005, this study presents findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study. It details how youth who were placed in foster care are faring as adults and what changes in foster care services could improve their lives. Casey, Harvard Medical School, and the state agencies of Washington and Oregon collaborated on this study.
This white paper presents Casey Family Programs' recommendations for federal policies to help improve outcomes for older youth in foster care.
A holistic approach for those who play a role in how young adults envision and achieve success in adulthood.
Expanding on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide to employment and career development helps child welfare professionals prepare young people for success in the workplace. It’s My Life: Employment was published in 2004 by Casey Family Programs. It is available in printed form and for download in PDF format.
Expanding on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide helps child welfare professionals prepare young people to find, get, and keep housing. It’s My Life: Housing was published in 2005 by Casey Family Programs. It is available in printed form and for download in PDF format.
Based on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide helps child welfare professionals and educators prepare young people from foster care academically, financially, and emotionally for postsecondary education and training success. Published in 2006 by Casey Family Programs, It’s My Life: Postsecondary Education and Training is available in print and as a downloadable PDF.
Published in 2003, this monograph focuses on "sustaining permanency" through services to children and their families after leaving foster care for permanent homes.
A Road Map for Learning is a guide for everyone working towards successful educational outcomes for youth in foster care or out-of-home care. The guide was published in 2004 by Casey Family Programs, and is available as a 136-page book or as a downloadable PDF file.