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This study identifies factors that significantly increase or decrease the likelihood that a child maltreatment report will be substantiated once an investigation occurs. A specific concern of the study was to…
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This report to Congress provides an overview of how the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have targeted their Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act funds and how those choices…
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This brief presents findings from NYTD surveys completed by youth transitioning out of foster care at ages 17, 19 and 21 (NYTD Cohort 1). Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This Report to Congress provides information on foster care experiences and outcomes reported by youth completing the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey in federal fiscal years 2014, 2016, and 2018.…
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In this presentation, the Children's Bureau hosted a state panel discussion on building and maintaining data exchanges between education and child welfare information systems. This discussion included a description and…
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This six-part video series provides an overview of the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) and the NYTD Review, a federal review conducted by the Children’s Bureau to assess how states collect and report data…
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How we access information and use technology is rapidly changing. With so many ways to access an ever increasing amount of information, it is becoming increasingly difficult for information clearinghouses and technical…
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ACF Agency Wide resource Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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On behalf of the Children’s Bureau, JBS International, Inc.'s Child Welfare Compliance Reviews Team (CWCRT) maintains a national pool of National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Reviewers to support the Children’s…
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The Children’s Bureau posts an annual FY summary of Form CB-496 expenditures and caseloads as reported by each title IV-E agency. These data tables include the combination of current-quarter and prior-quarter adjustment…
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This issue of Child and Family Services Reviews Update contains the following sections: CB Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, CFSR Technical Bulletin #11, Enhancements to the Data Indicator Visualizations, State Data…
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This brief summarizes federal guidance on baseline populations and applies the NYTD data collection requirements to several practical examples. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset…
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This group of documents provides the syntax and supporting files in SPSS format that were used to calculate data quality and observed performance. Note: Syntax to calculate risk-standardized performance for each state…
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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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The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held their second 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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This technical bulletin provides title IV-E agencies with information on the standards an AFCARS data file must meet to comply with the provisions of the AFCARS regulations found at 45 CFR §1355.41— §1355.47. This…
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National Youth In Transition Database Notice of Proposed RuleMaking (PDF) - This proposed rule implements the data collection requirements of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (P.L. 106–169), as incorporated into…
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This TB provides information to title IV-E agencies on how to interpret the data quality reports generated by the Federal AFCAR System on each semi-annual AFCARS data submission. Metadata-only record linking to the…
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The ROCKWOOL-Duke Comparative Indigenous Child Welfare Contact dataset compiles cross-national aggregate information about child welfare contact of indigenous (or native, aboriginal) children compared to non-indigenous…
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This report describes the results of the NYTD Review for Wisconsin. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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