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State Statutes Search This webpage provides a searchable database of state statutes on issues related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open…
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The purpose of the National Survey of Current and Former Foster Parents was to collect and analyze data from a nationally representative sample of current and former foster parents that would provide direction for…
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This document is supplementary material to the subsequent primary review of Minnesota's Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This report to Congress provides national totals of planned spending by service category for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services program and planned and actual spending by service category for the Promoting…
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Most foster children are not living with their fathers at the time they are removed from their homes. While in foster care these children may experience even less contact with their nonresident fathers. This study…
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This report presents an analysis of state child welfare data on child substitute care and adoption that was gathered through the Voluntary Cooperative Information System (VCIS) for the years 1990 to 1994. The PDF is…
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This joint Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) and DSS presentation describes the use of the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) in child welfare cases, and provides guidance on defining and reporting Automated…
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This study was conducted in 1976 at the University of New Hampshire. 2,134 respondents were interviewed in a nationwide sample of 960 males and 1,183 females. The purpose of the study was to ascertain methods of…
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This report provides preliminary estimates of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data for FY 2019. As states are permitted to resubmit AFCARS data, the estimates may change over time. This…
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The objective of the present study was to examine the direct and indirect impacts of childhood sexual abuse on maternal attitudes, perceptions, and behavior. The study's participants were a subset of 357 primiparous…
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This report provides preliminary estimates of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data for FY 2015. As states are permitted to resubmit AFCARS data, the estimates may change over time. This…
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This report describes the results of the secondary review of Georgia’s Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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In this presentation, the Children's Bureau's Division of State Systems (DSS) hosted a state panel discussion on building and maintaining a data exchange between courts and child welfare information systems. This…
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This state panel discussion addressed how states are approaching planning, development, and technology support for key program initiatives (Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTP), Prevention, and Adoption and…
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This document provides state-specific data about the four award categories of the Adoption Incentives program for earning years 2008 to 2012, including numbers of adoptions and incentives earned. Metadata-only record…
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This technical bulletin was used to guide the second round of the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) and to evaluated states' achievement of the goals outlined in the Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) developed…
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This TB provides guidance for installing and executing the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Encryption/Decryption Utility. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open…
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This document is supplementary material to the primary review of South Carolina's Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This report provides an overview of the purpose of the supplementary analysis as well as a summary of key findings. In the supplementary analysis, data from the NIS-4 and the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System…
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This checklist describes all the required elements of tribes' fiscal year 2016 Annual Progress and Services Reports (APSRs). Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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