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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides national standards for the child and family service (CFS) reviews. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This Information Memorandum (IM) issues National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-E agencies that a NPRM was published proposing to allow title IV-E agencies to adopt foster family home licensing or approval standards for foster family homes of…
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This DSS presentation describes the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) Data Requirements as defined by Federal Regulation 45 CFR 1355.52(b) and CCWIS Reporting Requirements as defined by Federal…
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This Program Instruction provides instructions for title IV-E agencies that opt to adopt licensing or approval standards for relative or kinship foster family homes that differ from the standards used for non-relative…
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JBS International, Inc.'s Child Welfare Reviews Project assists the Children's Bureau in recruiting and maintaining a national pool of child welfare professionals who meet the established minimum education and…
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This Technical Bulletin (TB) rescinds TB#8A and establishes a new plan for use of statewide data indicators and national standards as context data for the third round of the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs).…
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is committed to providing access to our digital content for individuals with disabilities. To meet this commitment, this site is built to comply with the requirements…
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This technical bulletin provides agencies with information required to create the AFCARS data files. It provides technical specifications on the structural layout of the XML data and shares the XML schema for the…
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This document provides a description of each statewide data indicator (SWDI) and data quality check for the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs), including the numerators, denominators, risk adjustments,…
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This TB describes the information states are required to create and transmit in their NYTD data file to the federal NYTD system. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This is a summary of the final rule published in the Federal Register on October 10, 2014, on the CFSR statewide data indicators and national standards. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open…
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This Technical Bulletin provides information about data exchange standards, which can reduce the costs and time required to develop a data exchange. The TB also reviews other factors for agencies to consider when…
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This Technical Bulletin provides detail on how CB calculates whether a state has met the national standards that will be used in CFSR Round 3. Excel Workbooks of State CFSR Performance as of 10/10/2014 are available in…
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In the 1940s, renowned psychologist Abraham Maslow first published his work on human motivation. Maslow believed that human beings were motivated to fulfill certain needs. Further, he hypothesized that it was only when…
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This TB supplements information in 45 CFR 1355.40, and the Appendices to Part 1355 by providing additional guidance on the AFCARS file format and the proper naming convention to be used for AFCARS files. Metadata-only…
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This technical bulletin provides title IV-E agencies with information on the standards an AFCARS data file must meet to comply with the provisions of the AFCARS regulations found at 45 CFR §1355.41— §1355.47. This…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-E agencies that a final rule was published allowing title IV-E agencies to adopt foster family home licensing or approval standards for foster family homes of relatives…
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This TB describes the standards a NYTD data file must meet to comply with the provisions of the NYTD regulation found at 45 CFR 1356.85, including element-by-element details of the error-free information standards…