State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019-2023

The SCAN Policies Database includes state definitions and policies from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The SCAN Policies Database 2019 represents data, collected, reviewed, and verified between May 2019 and July 2020, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2019. The SCAN Policies Database 2021 represents data collected, reviewed, and verified between July 2021 and January 2022, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2021. The SCAN Policies Database 2023 represents data, collected, reviewed, and verified between May 2023 and July 2024, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2023.

Investigators: Elizabeth C. Weigensberg, PhD - Mathematica Nuzhat Islam, MS - Mathematica Jean Knab, PhD - Mathematica Mary A. Grider, MBA - Mathematica Jeremy Page, MA - Mathematica Sarah Bardin, BA - MathematicaAddison Larson, MS - MathematicaMilena Raketic, , M.Ed -Mathematica