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This descriptive longitudinal field study looks at risk factors in the etiology of child abuse and neglect among adolescent parents. The investigators examined sexual victimization prior to pregnancy as a major…
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This letter from the Children’s Bureau to state and tribal child welfare leaders describes existing flexibilities in the title IV-E program that may help agencies better serve children, youth, and families during the…
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This report describes the results of the NYTD Review for Alabama. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This letter to child welfare directors urges agencies to consider taking additional steps to protect children and youth from identity theft and to explore how to implement the provision to empower youth by deepening…
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The Survey of National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) Adopted Youth, Young Adults, Adults, and Adoptive Parents (hereafter referred to as “The NSCAW Adoption Study”) seeks to understand the extent of…
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This document provides a list of Children's Bureau discretionary grants awarded in fiscal year 2013: Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CS-0579 Up to $300,000 for one 24 month project/budget…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) notifies child welfare agencies about the release of updated nonregulatory guidance: Nonregulatory Guidance: Ensuring Educational Stability and Success for Students in Foster Care.…
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The Department of Defense is keenly aware of the needs of military families whose members are serving overseas. The presentation outlines the department’s prevention programs and how they are geared to provide support…
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This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2012 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 Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-E agencies that a final rule was published allowing title IV-E agencies to adopt foster family home licensing or approval standards for foster family homes of relatives…
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A presentation on the use of Washoe County's SAFE-Family Connections intervention with families with children determined to be unsafe, part of the Nevada Initiative to Reduce Long-Term Foster Care / Permanency…
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This is a standalone version of the instructions to help successfully complete the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Instrument, available in both English and Spanish. Metadata-only record linking to the…
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The C-SWAP Access Application must be approved in order to receive access to this secure site. Users must be state or tribal merit employees who actively work with child welfare information system projects. Vendor staff…
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In October 2009, the U.S. Children’s Bureau named the University of Michigan Law School the National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System (QIC-ChildRep). With funding…
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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 provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2011 about adoptive family structure in public agency adoptions. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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The second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) is a longitudinal study intended to answer a range of fundamental questions about the well-being, functioning, service needs, and service use of…
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The Child and Caregiver Outcomes Using Linked Data (CCOULD) project developed consistent state datasets containing linked child and caregiver welfare records and Medicaid claims and enrollment records. These datasets…
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This report outlines State title IV-E demonstration waivers that allowed flexibility in the use of federal funds for alternative services and supports that promoted safety, permanency, and well-being for children in the…
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This study examined how misleading suggestions from parents influenced children’s eyewitness reports. A sample of 114 children (3 to 8 years old) participated in science demonstrations, listened to their parents read a…
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