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Building Strong Families (BSF)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Building Strong Families (BSF) project examined the effectiveness of programs designed to improve child well-being and strengthen the relationships of low-income... -
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National Survey of Children in Nonparental Care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This survey provides nationally representative estimates on the characteristics, living arrangements, and service accessibility of noninstitutionalized children who... -
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File: Link to child file dataset for eligible members of the research community
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File data set consists of child-specific data of all reports of maltreatment to State child protective... -
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Building Capacity in Child Welfare: Findings From a Five-Year Evaluation of the Capacity Building Collaborative: Executive Summary
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This executive summary presents findings from an evaluation of the services delivered by the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative, which is funded by the... -
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Child Maltreatment 2023
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 2023.... -
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Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrative Data Series
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This administrative dataset provides descriptive information about the families and children served through the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). CCDF... -
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Program Instruction (PI-06-04)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction to tribes on the June 30, 2006 submission of the Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR) as required under Title... -
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Data Compliance Utility
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Data Compliance Utility contains the same data compliance checks as the federal AFCARS and creates a report showing if a title IV-E AFCARS file meets federal... -
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Child Welfare Outcomes 2017: Report to Congress
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This report to Congress provides information on the performance of states on seven national outcome categories and also includes data on contextual factors and... -
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Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) is a federally mandated data collection system intended to provide case specific information on... -
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Title IV-E Programs Expenditure and Caseload Data
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
All title IV-E agencies (states, territories, and tribes) report financial information on a quarterly basis for the title IV-E Foster Care, Adoption Assistance,... -
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Summary of Guidance, Tips and Recommendations Related to Surveying the Age 19 Follow-up Population
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This brief summarizes the existing guidance and recommendations related to identifying, sampling, and surveying youth in the follow-up population at age 19. Metadata-... -
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Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness Review: Executive Summary - April 2017
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
ACF Agency Wide resource Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below. -
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Child Welfare Outcomes 2018: Report to Congress
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This report to Congress provides information on the performance of states on seven national outcome categories and also includes data on contextual factors and... -
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Guidance to tribes on the Submission of the first APSR to the 2025-2029 CFSP, CFS-101 Parts 1, 2 and 3
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to Indian Tribes, Indian Tribal Organizations and Indian Tribal Consortia on actions they are required to take to... -
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each... -
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Victimization and Other Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment Among School-Age Parents: A Longitudinal Study, 1988- 1992
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This descriptive longitudinal field study looks at risk factors in the etiology of child abuse and neglect among adolescent parents. The investigators examined sexual... -
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HHS Unaccompanied Children Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This data represents unaccompanied children who are taken into custody by Customs and Border Protection brought to a facility and processed for transfer to the...