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The Child and Family Services Review enables the Children’s Bureau to ensure conformity with Federal child welfare requirements, determine what is happening to children and families as they are engaged in State child welfare services, and assist States to enhance their capacity to help children and families achieve positive outcomes. Learn more.

Recent Updates
Federal Guidance
Resources & T/TA Materials
T/TA Examples

Published 11/14/2011
CFSR Round 2 Syntax and Documentation » Published 10/29/2011
2006 State Data Profile Toolkit » Published 10/28/2011
CFSR Training and Technical Assistance Package » Published 10/14/2011
PIP measurement » Published 10/14/2011
CFSR kick off meeting » Published 10/14/2011
Reviewing the data profile » Published 10/14/2011
Strategic Planning for Child Welfare Agencies » Published 10/14/2011
Partners in Progress: Improving Outcomes through Systemic Change (issued 01/28/2003) » Published 10/14/2011
Changing the Culture of the Workplace (issued 01/29/2003) » Published 10/14/2011
A Preliminary Review of Alcohol and Other Drug Issues in the States’ Children and Family Service Reviews and Program Improvement Plans »

Federal Regulations

Published 10/14/2011
Executive Summary of the Child Welfare Final Rule » Published 10/14/2011
CFSR overview and policy guidance »

Onsite Review Process

Published 10/14/2011
CFSR schedule of State reviews » Published 10/14/2011
2006 Child and Family Services Review Information – Technical Bulletin #2 » Published 10/14/2011
Onsite Review Instrument and Instructions »

Program Improvement Plans (PIP)

Published 10/14/2011
Technical Bulletin #4 (June 2009): Program Improvement Plans » Published 10/14/2011
Technical Bulletin #3: PIP Goals in Round 2 (rev. October 2009) » Published 10/14/2011
PIP Instructions and Matrix » Published 10/14/2011
ACYF-CB-IM-07-08: Guidance and Suggested Format for PIP in CFSR »

Other Guidance

Published 10/14/2011
ACYF-CB-PI-02-05: Integrating PIP with the Annual Progress and Services Report » Published 10/14/2011
CFSR Technical Bulletin #1: Implementation Training (Round 2) » Published 10/14/2011
CFSR Main Page on Children’s Bureau Web Site »

Training and Technical Assistance Materials

Published 11/14/2011
CFSR Round 2 Syntax and Documentation » Published 10/29/2011
2006 State Data Profile Toolkit » Published 10/28/2011
CFSR Training and Technical Assistance Package » Published 10/14/2011
Strategic Planning for Child Welfare Agencies » Published 10/14/2011
Partners in Progress: Improving Outcomes through Systemic Change (issued 01/28/2003) » Published 10/14/2011
Changing the Culture of the Workplace (issued 01/29/2003) » Published 10/14/2011
A Preliminary Review of Alcohol and Other Drug Issues in the States’ Children and Family Service Reviews and Program Improvement Plans » Published 10/14/2011
CFSR Promising Approaches » Published 10/14/2011
Using Data to Monitor PIP Progress »

CFSR Round 1 and 2 Findings and Results

Published 10/14/2011
Child Maltreatment Recurrence (Round 1): » Published 10/14/2011
Results of the 2001 and 2002 Child and Family Services Reviews » Published 10/14/2011
Compiled Results of the Fiscal Years 2001 – 2008 Child and Family Services Reviews » Published 10/14/2011
CFSR Reports and Results (Rounds 1 and 2) »

CFSR Technical Assistance Examples

Published 10/14/2011
PIP measurement » Published 10/14/2011
CFSR kick off meeting » Published 10/14/2011
Reviewing the data profile »