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    • State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2021

    Metadata Updated: September 30, 2025

    The SCAN Policies Database includes state definitions and policies from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The SCAN Policies Database 2021 represents data, collected, reviewed, and verified between May 2021 and July 2022, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2019. The SCAN Policies Database 2021 represents data collected, reviewed, and verified between July 2021 and January 2022, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2021.

    Investigators: Elizabeth C. Weigensberg, PhD - Mathematica Nuzhat Islam, MS - Mathematica Jean Knab, PhD - Mathematica Mary A. Grider, MBA - Mathematica Jeremy Page, MA - Mathematica Addison Larson, MS - Mathematica

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date September 6, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Healthdata.gov

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    Additional Metadata

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    Metadata Created Date September 6, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025
    Publisher National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
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    Data First Published 2025-09-05
    Data Last Modified 2025-09-05
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    Homepage URL https://healthdata.gov/d/5ymz-ztj5
    Program Code 009:094
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    Source Hash cb2a87d0a6967cf8c56fef4ae2683ec79dc9ebad9f7679fb123bf6f02c71840f
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