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Mental Health and Wellness Resources
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
As our country responds to and recovers from the pandemic, mental health and wellness have emerged as ongoing concerns. Parents and child care providers alike must be... -
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Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Trends Chart and Table
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The AFCARS Trends Chart tracks children in Foster Care from FY 2002 through the most recent year. A table of data and a graphic depiction of trends are shown for... -
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The Federal Parent Locator Service
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), a service operated by the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), may be accessed by state child welfare agencies to... -
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John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (the Chafee program) provides funding to support youth/ young adults in or formerly in... -
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CCWIS Status
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The following tables show the status of current child welfare information systems or projects in the states and tribes. As of October 21, 2024 45 states, the District... -
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File: Findings from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) - Data Tables (updated with FY 2015)
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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Guidance on Potential Data and Information That Can Be Used To Assess Systemic Factor Functioning
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Provides guidance to the states regarding the use of data and information to assess systematic factor functioning. Metadata-only record linking to the original... -
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Adolescent Relationship Abuse (ARA) Toolkit
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Adolescent Relationship Abuse (ARA) Toolkit provides information and strategies on how to: incorporate abuse prevention into programming; conduct staff training;... -
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Adoption Excellence Awards for the Year 2023
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This document lists the recipients of the 2023 Adoption Excellence Awards and provides a brief description of each recipient’s work. Metadata-only record linking to... -
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Adoption Excellence Awards for the Year 2021
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This document lists the recipients of the 2021 Adoption Excellence Awards and provides a brief description of each recipient’s work. See photos of the 2021 Adoption... -
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Suggested Actions to Reduce Overdose Deaths
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
To: State, territorial, tribal, and local policymakers and administrators of agencies and programs focused on child, youth, and family health and well-being Dear... -
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Program Instruction (PI-81-08)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the Fiscal Reports for Title IV-E or IV-A Foster Care and Transfers to Title IV-B. Metadata-only record linking... -
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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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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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Access to Timely, High-Quality Behavioral Health Crisis Care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
To: State, territorial, tribal, and local policymakers and administrators of systems, agencies, and programs responsible for children, youth, and family health and... -
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AFCARS Report #21
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This report provides preliminary estimates of AFCARS data for FY 2013. Preliminary reports of AFCARS data include data received by September 30 for the report period... -
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Accessibility
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is committed to providing access to our digital content for individuals with disabilities. To meet this commitment,... -
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Information Memorandum (IM-15-02)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Information Memorandum (IM) emphasizes the importance of child welfare agencies assessing and providing appropriate services to families with a child in foster... -
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Foster Care: A Path to Reunification – Part 1
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Child Welfare Information Gateway Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts , GooglePlay , Spotify , Stitcher , SoundCloud , and the Child Welfare Information... -
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Video Series on Data Driven Decision Making
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This first part of the video series on data-driven decision making (DDDM) provides an overview of DDDM, explains its importance in the context of human service...