A design prototype by Datopian, not an official website
Find a Commonwealth ResourceHealthData.Gov
This Program Regulation (PR) provides information on the Office of Human Development Services issuing a regulation which describes the systems and programs that the Secretary will find satisfactory as meeting the…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform title IV-E agencies that a final rule was published amending the AFCARS regulations to require state title IV-E agencies to collect and report data elements…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
A discussion on CCWIS biennial reviews and data quality plans, including an overview of the relevant federal regulations, insights from recent state technical assistance monitoring reviews, and strategies on…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
Since the Administration for Children and Families is an awarding agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ACF recipients must review and follow the HHS Grants Policy Statement (HHS GPS). It is…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held an office hours session on June 24, 2024, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. For this office hour, the Children's Bureau shared updates on revised technical bulletins…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This DSS presentation describes Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) Cost Allocation as defined by Federal Regulation 45 CFR 1355.57 and provides examples. Metadata-only record linking to the original…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
The CCWIS_Announcements Listserv is a public listserv anyone can join to receive updates on the implementation of the new Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) regulations. Note: If you are already a…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
Effective June 1, 2016, the CCWIS regulations require CCWIS automated functions be developed using a modular design. Presenter Dan Hon, a technology consultant to the Administration for Children and Families, will…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS); Proposed Rule (PDF) - This notice of proposed rulemaking describes numerous improvements to Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This video series provides three scenarios that highlight best practices to help inform those working to administer the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey. Providing young people with a variety of ways…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This document includes sample terms and conditions that describe which provisions of the Social Security Act and program regulations can be waived to allow states or tribes to operate a Child Welfare Waiver…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance regarding the use of COTS software within automated human services information systems to meet federal regulatory requirements. Metadata-only record linking to the…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-B and IV-E agencies that the Stafford Act flexibilities offered by the Children’s Bureau in response to the COVID-19 pandemic disaster declarations will expire June 30,…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This webinar addressed critical topics for consideration by title IV-E agencies when writing data quality plans. It discussed biennial review requirements and shared lessons learned (strengths and areas of improvement)…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
The Children's Bureau re-issued the Guide to the NYTD Review (the Guide), previously issued in January 2017 in ACYF-CB-PI-17-01. The revisions to this document, while minor, offer clarifications that we hope will assist…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
In order for a child welfare case management system to be called a SACWIS/TACWIS, it must comply with Federal requirements. This PowerPoint describes these Federal requirements. Metadata-only record linking to the…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
The 1994 Amendments to the Social Security Act (the Act) authorize the Children's Bureau to review state child and family services programs to ensure compliance with the requirements in titles IV-B and IV-E of the Act.…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
Understanding and Complying With Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended by The Interethnic Adoption Provisions (IEP) This video provides an overview of how to…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This Information Memorandum (IM) transmits a revised Feasibility, Alternatives, and Cost/Benefit Analysis Guide, which is designed to assist States in meeting the requirements of 45 CFR Part 95, Subpart F. Metadata-only…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
HealthData.Gov
This DSS presentation describes the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) Submission Requirements as defined by Federal Regulation 45 CFR 1355.52(i) and provides examples. Metadata-only record linking…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
