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This TB is intended to give a more technical description of how the Data Quality Utility works. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This TB describes the data-quality checks that the federal NYTD system will conduct on state data files. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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Background The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-169) establishes the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP), now known as the Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to…
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2008 about adoptive family structure in public agency adoptions. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2011 about the prior relationships of the adoptive parents to the children who were adopted through public agencies. Metadata-only record linking to the original…
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This is a presentation that provides an overview of the AFCARS 2019 NPRM and where to submit comments. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This report describes efforts to coordinate the objectives and activities of agencies and organizations responsible for programs related to child abuse and neglect. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset.…
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2012 about the sex of children adopted through public agencies. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2007 about the time between the termination of parental rights and the adoption finalization for public agency adoptions. Metadata-only record linking to the…
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This report presents the results of a federally funded study that examined federal and State policies guiding child welfare prenatal substance exposure (PSE) identification and care, child welfare staff awareness and…
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This report provides preliminary estimates of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data for FY 2015. As states are permitted to resubmit AFCARS data, the estimates may change over time. This…
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This document provides the 2023 report compiling data from state and tribal title IV-E agencies’ reported Adoption Savings, as well as background information on Adoption Savings requirements. Metadata-only record…
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2013 about the sex of children adopted through public agencies. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This document provides the schedule of the title IV-E foster care eligibility reviews for fiscal year 2016. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This document presents state data—by race and ethnicity—for foster care entry rates and disproportionality rates in fiscal year 2020. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This report provides information for determining tribes’ Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs) for fiscal year 2026. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This brief summarizes how a state should report race information on a youth reported to both NYTD and AFCARS, including guidance on mapping race information between the two reporting systems. Metadata-only record…
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In the 1940s, renowned psychologist Abraham Maslow first published his work on human motivation. Maslow believed that human beings were motivated to fulfill certain needs. Further, he hypothesized that it was only when…
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The Agency File contains data that are not reportable at the child-specific level and often gathered from agencies external to CPS. The Agency File is a supplement to a case-level data file called the Child File. States…
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This issue of Child and Family Services Reviews Update contains the following sections: Year 3 CFSR News: States Scheduled for 2018 Reviews, CFSR FAQs: Why You Need Them and How To Get Alerts, and Suspension of Issuance…
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