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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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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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Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
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... -
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The Kinship Navigator Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Family First Prevention Services Act enacted as part of Public Law (PL) 115 -123, amended Title IV-E to allow title IV-E agencies the option to receive funding... -
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Children's Eyewitness Reports after Exposure to Misinformation from Parents, 1994-1995
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This study examined how misleading suggestions from parents influenced children’s eyewitness reports. A sample of 114 children (3 to 8 years old) participated in... -
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Substantiation of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports, 1985
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This study identifies factors that significantly increase or decrease the likelihood that a child maltreatment report will be substantiated once an investigation... -
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Second Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS-2)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Second Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS-2) was conducted in 2005 and designed to update and expand upon the previous Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS-1)... -
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Child Maltreatment Recurrences Among Families Served by Child Protective Services, 1984 to 1992
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This longitudinal study of 1,206 families assembled during a 4-year NCCAN-funded research project focuses on recurrences of child maltreatment among families known to... -
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National Youth in Transition Database Data Brief #1
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This report provides a national snapshot of youth preparing to transition from foster care during FFY 2011 Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open... -
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AFCARS Report #25
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This report provides preliminary estimates of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data for FY 2017. As states are permitted to resubmit... -
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The First National Juvenile Online Victimization Incidence Study (N-JOV-1)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Eighty-eight percent of the agencies (n = 2,270) that received mail surveys responded. Seventeen percent of the agencies (n = 383) that responded reported 1,723... -
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The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being II (NSCAW II) General Release, Waves 1-3
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) is a longitudinal study intended to answer a range of fundamental questions about the well-... -
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Developmental Victimization Survey (DVS), 2002-2003
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Developmental Victimization Survey (DVS), was designed to obtain one-year incidence estimates of a comprehensive range of childhood victimizations across gender,... -
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Child Welfare Reviews Project: Overview of Key Tasks for the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Child Welfare Reviews Project assists the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in... -
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Sensitively Assessing Children's Testimonial Competence
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Most courts require that all witnesses take an oath, or at least "promise" to tell the truth when testifying. To appreciate the oath, a witness must understand the... -
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Second National Juvenile Online Victimization Study (NJOV-2)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Second National Juvenile Online Victimization Study (NJOV-2) was conducted in 2007-2008 and designed to update and expand upon the First National Juvenile Online... -
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The Flint MDT Study (March 2014- January 2016)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Flint MDT Study is one of the projects of the the National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in Child Welfare (QIC-ChildRep). The Study... -
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A Comparative Study of the Use and Effectiveness of Different Risk Assessment Models in CPS Decision Making Processes
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Three risk assessment models will be evaluated, using data collected on cases from three sites. In addition to the primary study of objectives of assessing... -
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Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (1996)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
It is estimated that over a million young people run away or become homeless each year. These youth face increasingly complex issues, including substance abuse,... -
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Child and Caregiver Outcomes Using Linked Data (CCOULD)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Child and Caregiver Outcomes Using Linked Data (CCOULD) project developed consistent state datasets containing linked child and caregiver welfare records and...