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The following Tribes have an approved title IV-E plan to operate a foster care, adoption assistance, and, at Tribal option, guardianship assistance program.* *Note - Tribes listed in bold are currently implementing or…
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This letter to state and tribal child welfare leaders addresses concerns related to filing a petition to terminate parental rights when services have not been available, outlines service delivery strategies, and…
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This report includes documentation from Colorado’s Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review for fiscal year 2006. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open…
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This document provides the 2021 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 preliminary estimates of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data for FY 2017. As states are permitted to resubmit AFCARS data, the estimates may change over time. This…
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2002 about the number of children who are adopted through a public agency and who receive an adoption subsidy. Metadata-only record linking to the original…
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This report provides key recommendations from three roundtable discussions about how to support permanency with kin, relational permanency, and successful older youth adoption. Metadata-only record linking to the…
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This Program Instruction (PI) notifies States of the new policy and procedures regarding the collection of funds resulting from penalties being assessed due to a State’s substantial failure to meet the Adoption and…
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2005 about whether an adoption through a public agency was identified as a special needs adoption. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open…
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The report (PDF)and data visualization below present national estimates related to children who experience time in foster care and who are adopted from the foster care system, relative to each Federal Fiscal Year shown.…
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2006 about whether an adoption through a public agency was identified as a special needs adoption. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open…
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2010 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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National Council for Adoption, Washington, D.C.National in scope 6,112,916 Spaulding for Children, Southfield, MichiganState-wide in scope with a national dissemination plan 1,368,166 Harmony Adoptions of Tennessee,…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and the Children’s Bureau released a brief on the use of congregate care in the child welfare system. Through examining trends…
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ACF Children Bureau resource Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform title IV-E agencies that a final rule was published amending the AFCARS regulations to require state title IV-E agencies to collect and report data elements…
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ACF Children Bureau resource 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 whether an adoption through a public agency was identified as a special needs adoption. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open…
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ED and HHS Letter to Chief State School Officers and Child Welfare Directors on Implementing the Fostering Connections Act (DOC) - Discusses supporting the well-being and educational outcomes of students in foster care…
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2001 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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