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This Technical Bulletin provides the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) response to the comments solicited in the November 27, 2018 Federal Register Notice (83 FR 60874) inviting state child welfare…
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This report describes the results of the subsequent primary review of Virginia’s Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) promotes the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities across the country. As part of this mission, ACF actively listens to and engages with…
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This report uses Round 3 (2015—2018) CFSR results to understand how, how often, and how well child welfare systems helped to promote and preserve children’s connections in four areas: with parents; with siblings; with…
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The results of Brief 1 indicated that children with special health care needs (SHCN) experienced more challenges in foster care compared to the experiences of children with no SHCN. However, it is important to evaluate…
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This webpage includes the documentation from Louisiana's Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review for fiscal year 2013: AFCARS Assessment Review Letter AFCARS Assessment Review…
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Provides guidance to the states regarding the use of data and information to assess systematic factor functioning. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This worksheet can assist with the elimination process for in-home services and foster care cases for round 4 of the Child and Family Services Reviews. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original…
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This report presents key findings from the analyses of state performance data for the states reviewed during all 4 years of Round 3 of the CFSRs. The report describes results of an examination of the strengths and areas…
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This webinar described the CCWIS Design Requirements and preliminary work on the CCWIS Design Requirements and Self-Assessment Tool. It included a description of the "conformance indicators" and a "scoring methodology"…
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This report presents key findings from the analyses of state performance data for the states reviewed during the first 2 years of Round 3 of the CFSRs. The report describes results of a preliminary examination of the…
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This report provides preliminary estimaes of AFCARS data for FY 2008. Preliminary reports of AFCARS data include data received by September 30 for the report period ending March 31 and by March 31 for the report period…
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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. Note: The PDF…
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The Children’s Bureau developed this Guide to the NYTD Review to provide information to states regarding the NYTD Review process, including the procedures used to conduct the onsite review. The Guide may be used as a…
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An overivew of the Permanency Innovations Initiative (PII) cross-site evaluation which investigates the implementation of interventions designed to reduce long-term foster care and the effectiveness of those…
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This presentation discusses the changes the Administration for Children and Families will implement during the second round of the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs). Metadata-only record linking to the original…
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This webpage includes the documentation from Mississippi's Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review for fiscal year 2013: AFCARS Assessment Review Letter AFCARS Assessment Review…
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This report provides information about state programs receiving assistance under Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and the federal training and technical assistance states receive to…
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The Children's Bureau conducts Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews (IV-E Reviews) of Title IV-E agencies to help monitor the agency's compliance in meeting federally mandated requirements, to validate the…
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This brief explores challenges and strategies for evaluating systems and organizational change in child welfare settings. Drawing on current evaluation literature and the experiences of federally funded child welfare…