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| February 2008
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| AFCARS |
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On February 13, 2008, the Children’s Bureau presented a webinar briefing on the AFCARS 2.0 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The presentation is now available on our web site in various formats, including the complete webinar presentation with audio, which are available at http://www.nrccwdt.org/ta/ta_afcars.html#afcars_nprm. |
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| Available Resources |
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The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement has released their Spring 2008 Teleconference Series schedule. Topics in this series include “Lessons Learned: PIP Development,” “Enhancing the Service Array in Child Welfare” and several more. http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/index.htm |
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Materials from the 2007 Children’s Bureau Conference for Agencies and Courts are available, including session handouts and plenary session videos. http://www.agenciesandcourts.com/ |
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| Adoption and Foster Care |
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Chapin Hall Center for Children has released the report Foster Care Dynamics 2000-2005: A Report from the Multistate Foster Care Data Archive. Using data from a sample of 348,695 children admitted to foster care for the first time between 2000 and 2005, this report provides a general overview of what happens when children are placed in foster care. The data include changes in the number of children in care, chances of entering care, placement type, movement, and exit rates. http://www.chapinhall.org/home.aspx |
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The Chafee National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2008. The document is available in text or PDF formats. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html |
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| Data Sources |
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The new KIDS COUNT Data Center contains more than 100 measures of child well-being, including the 10 measures used in the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book. The Data Center includes the most recent data available on Education, Employment and Income, Poverty, Health, Basic Demographics, and Youth Risk Factors for the U.S., all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and features data for the 50 largest U.S. cities. http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/ |
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| Older Youth |
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The Urban Institute has released the report Foster Youths' Views of Adoption and Permanency. This exploratory study, conducted in Washington, D.C. and New York City, sought to examine foster youths' views of adoption, permanency, and adoption recruitment using data collected from focus groups with foster youth ages 11 to 19. http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411609_adoption_permanency.pdf |
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The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has released the report Aging Out of the Foster Care System to Adulthood: Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations. The authors used multiple methodologies to gather and analyze information from a diverse set of stakeholders and participants in the foster care systems. Recommendations on how to improve outcomes for youth aging out of foster care are provided.
http://www.jointcenter.org/index.php/publications_recent_publications/health/
aging_out_of_the_foster_care_system_to_adulthood_findings_challenges_
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