{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["009:70"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "ACF Data Team", "hasEmail": "mailto:ohsepr@acf.hhs.gov"}, "description": "This report to Congress provides information on the performance of states on seven national outcome categories and also includes data on contextual factors and findings of analyses conducted across states.\n\n(PDF \u00a0(PDF)- 4,518KB)\n\n(PDF\u00a0(PDF) - 945KB)\n\nThe PDF is best viewed in Chrome or Firefox. If using Internet Explorer\u00a0(IE), please right click the link, save the file, and view it locally.\n\nExecutive Summary\n\nContextual Factors\n\nState Performance on Outcome Measures\n\nConclusion and Recommendations for Further Investigation\n\nChild Welfare Outcomes Data Site\n\nIntroduction to the Child Welfare Outcomes, Data, and Analysis\n\nOutcome Measures\n\nContext Data\n\nData Sources\n\nData Analyses in the Report\n\nThe Child Welfare Outcomes Report Data Site\n\nChapter 1: Child Welfare Outcomes Demographic Data\n\nNational Child Population\n\nChildren in Foster Care\n\nFoster Care Entry Rates\n\nChildren Waiting for Adoption and Children Adopted\n\nSummary\n\nChapter 2: Keeping Children Safe\n\nChild Victims and Child Fatalities\n\nRange of State Performance on Safety-Related Outcome Measures\n\nChanges Over Time in State Performance on Measures of Maltreatment Recurrence and Maltreatment of Children in Foster Care\n\nSummary of Findings Regarding Keeping Children Safe\n\nChapter 3: Finding Permanent Homes for Children in Foster Care\n\nRange of Performance in Achieving Permanency for Children in Foster Care\n\nChanges Over Time in State Performance on Measures of Achieving Permanency\n\nSummary of Findings Regarding Achieving Permanency for Children in Foster Care\n\nChapter 4: Achieving Timely Reunifications and Adoptions for Children in Foster Care\n\nCaseworker Visits\n\nTimeliness of Reunifications\n\nChanges Over Time in State Performance With Regard to Achieving Timely Reunifications\n\nTimeliness of Adoptions\n\nChanges Over Time in State Performance With Regard to Timeliness of Adoptions\n\nSummary of Findings Regarding Achieving Reunifications and Adoptions in a Timely Manner\n\nChapter 5: Achieving Stable and Appropriate Placement Settings for Children in Foster Care\n\nChanges Over Time in State Performance on Measures of Achieving Stable and Appropriate Placement Settings for Children in Foster Care\n\nSummary of Findings Regarding Achieving Stable and Appropriate Placements for Children in Foster Care\n\nChapter 6: State Comments on Performance Relevant to the Seven National Child Welfare Outcomes\n\nAppendix A: Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105\u201489)\n\nAppendix B: Child Welfare Outcomes Report: Outcomes and Measures\n\nAppendix C: Caseworker Visits\n\nAppendix D: Child Welfare Outcomes Report: Data Sources and Elements\n\nAppendix E: Child Maltreatment 2017: Summary of Key Findings\n\nAppendix F: The AFCARS Report: FY 2017 Estimates\n\nAppendix G: Data-Quality Criteria\n\nMetadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "description": "Access the complete Child Welfare Outcomes 2017: Report to Congress on the official website.", "downloadURL": "https://acf.gov/cb/report/cwo-2017", "mediaType": "text/html", "title": "Official Data Source"}], "identifier": "https://healthdata.gov/api/views/y686-wtig", "issued": "2025-09-04", "keyword": ["assessment", "child", "policy", "reporting", "scope"], "landingPage": "https://healthdata.gov/d/y686-wtig", "modified": "2025-09-05", "programCode": ["009:045"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "Administration for Children and Families"}, "theme": ["ACF"], "title": "Child Welfare Outcomes 2017: Report to Congress"}