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This issue of Child and Family Services Reviews Update contains the following sections: Round 4 Year 1 States are Gearing Up, New Mock Case Course Released on E-Learning Academy, Spanish Translations Added to Portal, New Round 4 FAQs Posted, and Child Welfare Reviews Project Upcoming Presentations.

This group of documents provides the syntax and supporting files in SPSS format that were used to calculate data quality and observed performance. Note: Syntax to calculate risk-standardized performance for each state uses a national, risk-adjusted model that requires child-level data from all states (i.e., national datasets) and thus cannot be replicated by states or other interested parties.

This issue of Child and Family Services Reviews Update contains the following sections: Planning for Stakeholder/Partner Engagement Round 4 OSRI, Round 4 FAQs, Round 4 Year 1 Reviews Schedule, and Diverse Agile Staff Sought for CFSRs.

The CFSR Round 4 Statewide Data Indicators Workbook provides detailed, state-by-state performance on the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) Round 4 statewide data indicators and comparisons to national performance for the most recent 12-month reporting period.

This TB provides updates on the measurement and case review sampling framework for CFSR Round 4. The primary purpose is to announce CFSR Round 4 statewide data indicator (SWDI) national performance values. This amendment also provides other updates and clarification regarding technical aspects of measurement and sampling. A table is included in the amendment that identifies substantial changes to the original bulletin.

This document outlines what information should be compiled by states in preparation for the case review component of their Child and Family Services Review regarding information about their performance on the assessed child welfare outcomes and evidence required to demonstrate routine statewide functioning of systemic factors.

This guide presents instructions for reviewers to use for foster care and in-home services cases during the onsite review component of the Child and Family Services Reviews.

This workbook provides state-by-state performance data for Round 3 of the Child and Family Services Reviews in addition to national performance comparisons for the past 12-month reporting period included in data profiles transmitted to states in February 2021.

This report analyzes the round 3 results from the Child and Family Services Reviews, highlights improvement projects from across the country, and provides recommendations for collaborations between child welfare agencies and the legal and judicial communities.

This report uses Round 3 (2015—2018) CFSR results to understand how, how often, and how well child welfare systems helped to promote and preserve children’s connections in four areas: with parents; with siblings; with extended family; and with children’s community, culture, school, and friends. In each area, data from Round 3 of the CFSRs provides information about state child welfare systems.