| Project Title: | Multi-State Foster Care Data Archive |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CW1620 |
| Type of Project: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Funding Agency: | Children's Bureau |
| Agency Contact Person: | Penny
Maza, Ph.D. (202) 205-8024 |
| Principal Investigator: | Fred Wulczyn |
| Mailing Address: | University of Chicago Chapin Hall Center for Children 1313 East 16th Street Chicago, IL 60637 |
| Total Project Duration: | 9/30/97 to 9/27/00 |
| FY 98 Total Costs: | $250,000 |
| Total Project Budget: | $750,000 |
| Child Maltreatment Focus: | Secondary |
| Type of Abuse: | Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect; Differentiated |
| Sample Size: | Not specified |
| Age of Subjects: | 0-18 years old |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Not specified |
| Summary |
| This project continues and extends the work of the Multi-State Foster Care Data Archive by maintaining, developing, and analyzing administrative data from public child welfare agencies and related programs. By the end of the project period, the Archive will include individual-level longitudinal data from 12 States that comprise over 60 percent of the foster care caseload. Individual-level linkages will be made in selected States between foster care and child protection cases, income-support programs, Medicaid utilization, and other social programs affecting children. Special analyses and model-building will be undertaken to inform legislative initiatives, particularly the Adoption and Safe Families Act. |
