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Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)

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AFCARS collects case level information on all children in foster care for whom the title IV-E agency has responsibility for placement, care or supervision and on children who are adopted under the auspices of the public child welfare agency. Click here for the link to the data elements. Learn More.

AFCARS Data Elements

Published 2/5/2013
Webinar: AFCARS Utilities in Action » Published 10/23/2012
Webinar: How to use the AFCARS Utilities » Published 7/16/2012
Webinar: Diagnosed Conditions in AFCARS » Published 6/26/2012
Webinar: Placements in AFCARS » Published 5/15/2012
Webinar: Removal Episodes in AFCARS » Published 12/13/2010
List of Foster Care and Adoption Data Elements »

Child Welfare Policy Manual

Published 1/22/2013
Guide to an AFCARS Assessment Review, 5th Edititon » Published 10/14/2011
Child Welfare Policy Manual – AFCARS Related Information »

Information Memoranda

Published 10/4/2011
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Frequency Utility and Technical Bulletin #12 (ACYF-CB-IM-04-06) » Published 10/3/2011
Adoption Incentives and AFCARS Penalties (ACYF-CB-IM-04-04) » Published 10/2/2011
AFCARS Assessment Reviews (ACYF-CB-IM-02-05) » Published 10/1/2011
Decision regarding AFCARS Penalties, AFCARS File Name (ACYF-CB-IM-02-03) »

Program Instructions

Published 10/17/2011
Change in the State AFCARS File Name (ACYF-CB-PI-01-07) » Published 10/17/2011
Methods of Extracting Data for Submission to AFCARS (ACYF-PI-CB-95-09) »

Software Utilities

Published 10/17/2011
State Frequency Report Utility » Published 10/17/2011
State Data Quality Utility » Published 10/17/2011
State Data Compliance Utility »

Technical Bulletins

Published 4/20/2012
Children’s Bureau Releases Updated AFCARS Technical Bulletins » Published 3/15/2012
Data Elements (Technical Bulletin #1) » Published 3/14/2012
Disability Information (Technical Bulletin #2) » Published 3/13/2012
Frequency Report (Technical Bulletin #3) » Published 3/12/2012
Data Compliance (Technical Bulletin #4) » Published 3/11/2012
Data Quality (Technical Bulletin #5a) » Published 3/10/2012
Data Quality Utility, Version 2.1; Technical Documentation (Technical Bulletin #5b) » Published 3/10/2012
Data Extraction (Technical Bulletin #6) » Published 3/9/2012
Encryption Guidelines and Algorithms (Technical Bulletin #7) » Published 3/8/2012
AFCARS Encryption/Decryption Utility: C Version 2.1 (Technical Bulletin #8) » Published 3/6/2012
Data File Format (Technical Bulletin #9) » Published 3/5/2012
Footnote Guidance (Technical Bulletin #10) » Published 3/4/2012
Electronic Data Transmission (Technical Bulletin #11) »