National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)

Project Title:	National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)
Grant/Contract Number:	105-95-1849
Type of Project:	Contract
Funding Agency:	Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Agency Contact Person:	John Gaudiosi (202) 205-8625
Principal Investigator:	Ying-Ying T. Yuan, Ph.D.
Mailing Address:	Walter R. McDonald and Associates 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 310 Rockville, MD 20852-1606
Total Project Duration:	09/30/95 to 09/29/99
FY 98 Total Costs:	$573,252
Total Project Budget:	$2,270,663
Child Maltreatment Focus:	Primary
Type of Abuse:	Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect; Differentiated
Sample Size:	Not specified
Age of Subjects:	Not specified
Child Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project:	Policy
Summary

The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) is a national data collection and analysis system created in response to the requirements of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (P.L. 93-247, as amended). The NCANDS consists of two parts: the Summary Data Component (SDC), a compilation of key aggregate child abuse and neglect statistics from all States, including data on reports, investigations, victims, and perpetrators, and the Detailed Case Data Component (DCDC), a compilation of automated case-level data, facilitating analysis of the relationships among key variables related to child abuse and neglect. The eighth annual publication based on the SDC, Child Maltreatment 1997: Reports from the State to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, was published in September 1999. Sixteen States submitted DCDC data for 1997, some of which was included in the Child Maltreatment 1997 report. Child Maltreatment 1998 is scheduled for publications in June 1998 and will be available at http://www.calib.com/nccanch.