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NSCAW II Baseline Report: Children’s Services
November 15, 2011The purpose of this NSCAW II Baseline Report is to describe services in the areas of health, behavioral health,…
Evaluation of the Massachusetts Adolescent Outreach Program for Youths in Intensive Foster Care: Final Report
July 15, 2011This evaluation explores the impacts of the Outreach model for youths in intensive foster care placement in…
Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4): Report to Congress
January 15, 2010The National Incidence Study (NIS) is a congressionally mandated, periodic effort of the United States Department of…
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National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, No. 18: Instability and Early Life Changes Among Children in the Child Welfare System
September 15, 2012The youngest children are the most vulnerable to child maltreatment. They are also the most vulnerable to the…NSCAW II Child Well-Being Spotlight: Children in Out-of-Home Placements Receive More Psychotropic Medications and Other Mental Health Services than Children Who Remain In-Home Following a Maltreatment Investigation
August 31, 2012Recent research has shown that foster children are more likely to use psychotropic medications than children on...NSCAW II Wave 2 Report: Child Well-Being
July 15, 2012The second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) is a longitudinal study intended to…
Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4): Report to Congress
January 15, 2010The National Incidence Study (NIS) is a congressionally mandated, periodic effort of the United States Department of…National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, No. 18: Instability and Early Life Changes Among Children in the Child Welfare System
September 15, 2012The youngest children are the most vulnerable to child maltreatment. They are also the most vulnerable to the…NSCAW, No. 17: Psychotropic Medication Use by Children in Child Welfare
May 15, 2012This brief uses data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) to examine the use of…
