I. Achieving Positive Outcomes for Children
Assessing and Tracking State
Child Welfare Agency Performance
Training and Technical Assistance
Initiatives
Increasing Knowledge Regarding
Effective Practices
Developing Collaborations with
Other Systems
The Child Welfare Outcomes Annual
Report
II. The Child Welfare Outcomes 1999 Report - Changes from the Past and Plans for the Future
Current Changes and Future Plans
Relevant to Outcomes and Measures
Current Changes and Future Plans
Relevant to Data Quantity and Quality
Analyzing and Interpreting State
Data
III. Key Findings and Implications
Key Findings Regarding Attaining the
Goal of Child Safety
Key Findings Regarding Attaining
the Goal of Permanency
Summary of Findings
State Context and Outcome Data for 1998
and 1999
Appendices
A. Adoption and Safe Families Act of
1997 (Public Law 105-89)
B. Highlights of Findings from Child
Maltreatment 1999
C. The AFCARS Report: 1999
D. Child Welfare Outcomes and
Measures
E. Information Memorandum: National
Standards for the Child and Family Services Reviews
F. Tentative Schedule of Child and
Family Services Reviews
G. Children’s Bureau Training
and Technical Assistance Network
H. Guiding Principles for Developing
the Child Welfare Outcomes and Measures
I. Children Welfare Outcomes Data
Sources
J. Number of States Reporting for
1999
K. Clarification Notes
