Feasibility of Evaluating the State Court Improvement Program Volume I: Final Report
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Feasibility of Evaluating the State Court Improvement Program Volume II: Evaluability Assessment Site Visit Summaries
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These evaluability assessments were completed through a contract awarded in the Fall of 2001 by the Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to determine the feasibility of evaluating state Court Improvement Program (CIP) projects.
State Child Welfare Legislation: 2002-2003
This report describes significant State legislation related to child welfare issues that was enacted during calendar years 2002-2003 and includes citations and summaries of specific child-welfare-related laws in each State. The report, produced
through the Children's Bureau's Technical Assistance to State Legislators on the
Child and Family Services Reviews Project, follows up on a previous report
by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), State Child Welfare Legislation: 2001.
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts
The Administration for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services released the first national study that describes the policies and practices used by state child protective services agencies. The report includes a review of written policies in all states and the District of Columbia and a survey of 300 counties to determine how they run their child protective services programs.
School-Based Child Maltreatment Programs: Synthesis of Lessons Learned describes the efforts of 11 demonstration projects funded by the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect at the Children's Bureau. The synthesis identifies the general service approaches taken, as well as outcomes, challenges, and key lessons learned about how child maltreatment identification, prevention, and intervention efforts can be enhanced through the involvement of a school or school system.
The National Evaluation of Family Support Final Report synthesizes and analyzes the body of research on family support programs and answers several questions related to the impact of these programs on children and families. Print copies of the Meta-Analysis report are also available by contacting the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information at nccanch@calib.com or via their toll-free phone number at 1-800-394-3366.
AFCARS: Reports - These reports provide recent adoption and foster care statistics. Visit the AFCARS site for a complete list of available reports.
Child Maltreatment Reports - Reports from the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systems
Child Welfare Outcomes Reports - This series of annual reports is required by the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW)
Report on Domestic Adoption In Romania
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Financial Incentives and Other Sources of Support for Child Protection Reform in Romania
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Report on Intercountry Adoption In Romania
January 22, 2001
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Report to the Congress on Kinship Foster Care - This report summarizes current knowledge about kinship care, including all available data on specific issues raised in Congress in ASFA (06/2000)
Abstracts and Findings from Federally Funded Child Abuse and Neglect Research - Fiscal Year 1998 Projects - A compendium of project descriptions (08/2000)
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ADOPTION 2002: The President's Initiative on Adoption and Foster Care - Guidelines for Public Policy and State Legislation Governing Permanence for Children (07/1999)
Blending Perspectives and Building Common Ground: A Report to Congress on Substance Abuse and Child Protection - This report provides an overview on the relationship between substance abuse and child maltreatment (07/1999)
Progress Report to Congress on Conducting A Study of Performance-Based Financial Incentives in Child Welfare - This report presents issues relevant to the development of outcome measures and performance-based incentives as mandated by ASFA (12/1998)
A Guide to The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994
As Amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of 1996 - This manual explains the Federal laws that are intended to expedite the placement of minority children (12/1998)
National Study of Protective, Preventive and Reunification Services Delivered to Children and Their Families, 1997 Final Report - This report tracks the changes in characteristics of families receiving child welfare services over a 15-year period (07/1998)
Child and Family Services Reviews: Procedures Manual
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