Child Welfare Research Data & Publications
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08/01/06
Child Welfare Financing State Factsheets
State fact sheet on child welfare and financing statistics for each state. Provides information on child abuse and neglect, foster care and sources of child welfare spending. -
08/01/06
Selected References: Child Welfare Workforce
References on the child welfare workforce that were used for the "Promoting Child Welfare Workforce Improvements Through Federal Policy Changes" project. -
08/01/06
Components of an Effective Child Welfare Workforce to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families: What does the Research Tell Us?
This report provides a review of the research literature on the essential components of an effective child welfare workforce. This project also identifies how federal policy improvements can strengthen the child welfare workforce. -
02/03/06
Kinship Care Resource Kit: Helping Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
This resource kit provides information on kinship care, including data on the prevalence of kinship families, challenges kinship families face, and other questions regarding this placement option. -
02/03/06
Kinship Care Resource Kit
A resource kit for kinship caregivers that provides information on topics such as cash assistance, child care and education programs, health care, and other issues important to relative caregivers. -
01/01/06
Making Permanence a Reality for Children and Youth in Foster Care: Strengthening Policy at the Federal Level
Report on permanency for children and youths in foster care. This report focuses only on children already in foster care and describes important recommendations to inform federal policy choices to promote permanence for these children. -
01/01/06
Supporting and Improving the Child Welfare Workforce: A Review of Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) and Recommendations for Strengthening the Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSRs)
This report provides the results of a review on the Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) that all states, DC, and Puerto Rico were required by federal law to complete and provides federal policy recommendations to improve the child welfare workforce. This report reviews the extent to which workforce issues were being identified and addressed by states. -
08/01/05
Child Abuse and Neglect Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides information and statistics on child abuse and neglect, families with alcohol and drug problems in the child welfare system, children in foster care, youth aging out of foster care, children in kinship care, and children awaiting permanent, adoptive homes -
07/01/05
Contact Information for Child Support Offices by State
List of child support offices by state -
04/01/05
Child Care Basics (April 2005)
Basic issue brief on child care and early education, including basic facts, information on funding, definitions of child care settings, the affect quality child care has on children, affordability, and availability.
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