Casey Life Skills Toolkit
Casey Life Skills (CLS) is a free, downloadable tool that assesses the behaviors and competencies youth need to achieve their long-term goals. It aims to set youth on their way toward developing healthy, productive lives.
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2022 Casey Excellence for Children Awards Leadership Honorees
These awards recognize leaders who have had a significant impact in improving outcomes for children and families and building Communities of Hope across America.
How can trends in child maltreatment during COVID-19 inform new ways of supporting families?
Learn how maltreatment reports to the hotline changed during COVID-19, and how families can be better supported at a community level.
What can we learn from how states define neglect?
Learn from a study that outlines how states differ in their definitions of child neglect and the impacts on children and families.
How did the blind removal process in Nassau County, N.Y., address disparity among children entering care?
Understand how de-identifying case information during removal decision meetings reduced disparities among children entering care.
2021 Casey Excellence for Children Awards Leadership Honorees
These awards recognize leaders who have had a significant impact in improving outcomes for children and families and building Communities of Hope across America.
Do reporting professionals overexpose marginalized families to more surveillance due to the dual nature of child welfare services?
Learn from a study that explores how making reports to CPS may lead to over-surveillance and trauma for families.
Did a review of death certificate data reveal an underreporting of fatalities due to child abuse?
Explore findings from a study that looked at medical examiner data to conclude that true rates of fatal child abuse may be underreported.
Do prior maltreatment reports serve as a risk factor for child fatalities?
Learn from a study that examines the relationship between nonfatal maltreatment allegations and child fatalities in young children.
How are child protection agencies promoting and supporting joint sibling placements and adoptions?
Explore strategies that support keeping siblings together in foster care and in permanent families to better support their well-being.
