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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…
Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4): Report to Congress, Executive Summary
January 15, 2010This executive summary describes the Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS–4)…
Supplementary Analyses of Race Differences in Child Maltreatment Rates in the NIS-4
March 15, 2010For the first time in the history of the National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect, the most recent cycle…
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…
Evaluation of the Life Skills Training Program Los Angeles County, California: Final Report
July 15, 2008The subject of this report is the Life Skills Training (LST) program of Los Angeles County…
Locating and Engaging Youth after They Leave Foster Care: Experiences Fielding the Multi-Site Evaluation of Foster Youth Programs
May 15, 2012Locating youth who have aged out of foster care has become a pressing policy concern…
NSCAW II Child Well-Being Spotlight: Adolescents with a History of Maltreatment Have Unique Service Needs That May Affect Their Transition to Adulthood
November 26, 2012Without proper support systems in place, adolescents in the child welfare system may face challenges transitioning...
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...