Child Welfare Outcomes 2021: Report to Congress

This Report to Congress provides information on the performance of states on seven national outcome categories and also includes data on contextual factors and findings of analyses conducted across states.

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Appendix A: Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105—89)

Appendix B: Child Welfare Outcomes Report: Outcomes and Measures

Appendix C: Caseworker Visits

Appendix D: Child Welfare Outcomes Report: Data Sources and Elements

Appendix E: Child Maltreatment 2020: Summary of Key Findings

Appendix F: The AFCARS Report 28: FY 2020 Estimates

Appendix G: Data-Quality Criteria

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