Fight Crime

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, through the Strong Nation Initiative, has a new home with the @Child_Success, a national, nonpartisan nonprofit committed to supporting the success of young children and their families through research, policy, and practice. instituteforchildsuccess.org/ics-launches-s…

Last month, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids released a fact sheet focused on positive youth development strategies to prevent crime from happening in the first place. Read the fact sheet here: tinyurl.com/yeyckmxy

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join our friends at ReadyNation for a webinar discussing the #childcarecrisis

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids released a new fact sheet today focused on positive youth development strategies to prevent crime from happening in the first place. Read the fact sheet here: tinyurl.com/yeyckmxy

Fact of the Week: A new report from ReadyNation finds that the ongoing #ChildCareCrisis has an economic toll of $172 billion annually. Policymakers must take action before it gets worse. Read the report: instituteforchildsuccess.org/cost-child-car…

Our partners at @Ready_Nation will be releasing a new report next week on the economic toll of the #ChildCareCrisis. Make sure to visit their website on February 11.

High-quality child care and preschool programs keep kids engaged with learning and improve outcomes in the long-run. #ECE #preschool #preschoolworks sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Identifying the root causes when kids have exhibited harmful behaviors & involving family & other adults in a young person's life in their therapy is an effective #publicsafety strategy to prevent #recidivism and has better outcomes than incarceration. #juvenilejustice

Programs that lead to #positiveyouthdevelopment are an important investment in our #publicsafety. #afterschool #diversion #deflection @ParkCityPD

Investing in diversion approaches, instead of punitive practices like incarceration, are more conducive for long-term adolescent development. tinyurl.com/2p9kxx8b

With just 2 weeks before funding runs out, now is the moment to speak up for child care. Thanks to everyone who joined our advocacy webinar! Panelists from @firstfiveyears, @ChildCareAware, @naeyc and @NatlHeadStart broke down what’s at stake and how advocates can push Congress to act. Missed it? We've got you covered! ffyf.org/2026/01/15/web…

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids joined 41 other orgs in a joint statement emphasizing the urgent need to ensure that federal child care resources continue to reach eligible families with young children, while maintaining active oversight and accountability. ffyf.org/2026/01/13/joi…

Mentoring, deflection, and diversion policies as well as evidence-based programs like Multisystemic Therapy and Functional Family Therapy are solutions that can reduce youth incarceration and provide youth the skills to become productive adults.

There isn't one intervention that ensures a child grows up to succeed. There is a continuum of opportunities to impact a kids life for the better and give them the tools to succeed. We must invest in every stage of a child's development. tinyurl.com/62hvkkx7

High-quality preschool programs that engage parents lead to better outcomes for kids. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Law enforcement leaders have long supported parent coaching programs because they know these programs can cut child abuse and neglect by as much as 50 precent.

Investing in approaches that reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and reduce our costs in the long run. Congress should fully fund Titles II and V of the JJDPA to provide these resources to families.

Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving!

Programs that support positive youth development through providing tools for youth and families to address problem behaviors keep communities safer by addressing the root source of those behaviors.