HealthData.Gov
This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to states, territories, and insular areas (hereafter “states,” unless otherwise noted) on actions they are required to take to receive their allotments for Federal Fiscal…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This letter from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families provides guidance to child welfare leaders about recent and upcoming policies regarding educational stability for children in foster care.…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
The purpose of this Program Instruction (PI) is to instruct tribal title IV-E agencies administering or supervising the administration of title IV-E under sections 479B and 471(a) of the Act on the title IV-E prevention…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This letter provides guidance to states concerning the Federal Register notice dated September 8, 2003 that brought U.S. Department of Health and Human Services entitlement grant programs under 45 CFR Part 92.…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This technical update provides state users with instructional guidance related to system function upgrades made to the NYTD portal. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
The purpose of this Program Instruction (PI) is to instruct state title IV-E agencies on the title IV-E prevention program requirements and on the flexibility such agencies may provide to tribes with whom they have…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This document provides guidance and sample schedules for states to help prepare schedules for the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs). Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This reviewer brief provides instructions on how to calculate, for the purposes of the CFSR, the “15 out of the 22 most recent months” provision for determining whether to file a termination of parental rights (TPR) for…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to state, territorial and tribal title IV-E agencies on the actions required to apply for title IV-B, subpart 2 funding to support the development, enhancement or…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This technical assistance toolkit provides guidance to courts and child welfare agencies to assist and support the creation of automated, bi-directional (two-way) data exchanges between their respective information…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This notice from the Federal Register lists new proposals for child welfare waiver demonstration projects submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the guidance contained in Information…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This document provides supplemental information for the Child and Family Services Reviews Stakeholder Interview Guide, including alternative language and phrases that may simplify assessment questions as well as…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This DSS presentation describes the CCWIS data quality requirements, as defined by Federal Regulations 45 CFR 1355.52. In addition, this presentation provides guidance on biennial reviews and on how to compose CCWIS…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
ACF Agency Wide resource Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This Program Instruction provides instructions for title IV-E agencies that opt to adopt licensing or approval standards for relative or kinship foster family homes that differ from the standards used for non-relative…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This guide explains data-driven decision making (DDDM), a process for deciding on a course of action based on data. It describes the requirements of DDDM and the steps for applying DDDM concepts to organizations and…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
ACF Agency Wide resource Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance regarding the use of COTS software within automated human services information systems to meet federal regulatory requirements. Metadata-only record linking to the…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This document presents case-related interview guides for use with children and youth, parents and caregivers, foster parents, and caseworkers during the Child and Family Services Reviews. It includes suggested…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This guide is relevant for multiple audiences, including program directors and evaluators, child welfare agency administrators, funders of research studies and evaluation projects, and other important stakeholders who…
Updated Oct 29, 2026