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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2003 about children's ages at the time of a public agency adoption finalization. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset…
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This data brief summarizes changes in the size and racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. foster care population and provides new geographic detail. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original…
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This report describes the results of the subsequent primary review of Virginia’s Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This document is Texas’ program improvement plan in response to the primary review of its Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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The Flint MDT Study is one of the projects of the the National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in Child Welfare (QIC-ChildRep). The Study partnered with a group of five lawyers-guardian ad…
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On February 3, 2022 the Children’s Bureau hosted a webinar on Title IV-E Program Data Submission which demonstrated using the National Child Welfare Data Management System (NCWDMS). The Webinar and Presentation slides…
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This report to Congress provides national totals of planned spending by service category for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services program and planned and actual spending by service category for the Promoting…
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This webpage includes the documentation from New York's Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review for fiscal year 2012: AFCAR Assessment Review Findings - Letter (PDF - 78 KB)…
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The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) To investigate stability and change in the longitudinal course of adaptation and maladaptation in maltreated and nonmaltreated low-income youth. (2) To differentiate…
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The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held their third AFCARS Open Office Hours for 2023. These sessions are for state and tribal program administrators, child welfare data leaders, and information…
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NYTD in Practice publications provide resources to help the NYTD workforce. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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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 study examined the effects of child abuse and neglect on academic achievement and social adjustment in the school setting. The data were derived from a population of 8600 children attending public schools (grades K…
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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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This report describes common types of child maltreatment prevention services, provides an overview of conceptual frameworks relevant to maltreatment prevention programs, and discusses common challenges to evaluating…
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This report describes the results of the primary review of Connecticut’s Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This report includes documentation from Arkansas’s Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review for fiscal year 2001. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open…
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This technical bulletin addresses how to extract data for the Out-of-Home Care and Adoption and Guardianship Assistance Files defined in AFCARS Technical Bulletin #21. Additionally, this document includes guidance on…
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This webpage includes the documentation from Connecticut's Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review sfor fiscal year 2001: Case File Findings (PDF) (PDF - 35 KB) Case File…
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