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This short, 30-minute technical training video is created by The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team and gives a brief demonstration which describes basic XML concepts.
This guide helps title IV-E agencies prepare for an Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review. It includes technical assistance and tools to conduct a self-assessment of a title IV-E agency’s data collection system and guidance for developing a system that supports AFCARS data collection.
This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2007 about the prior relationships of the adoptive parents to the children who were adopted through public agencies.
This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2003 about the prior relationships of the adoptive parents to the children who were adopted through public agencies.
This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2002 about the prior relationships of the adoptive parents to the children who were adopted through public agencies.
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the Title IV-E Plan Pre-print- Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law (P.L.) 110-351).
This Program Instruction (PI) provides information on the court improvement program; funding for State courts to assess and improve handling of proceedings relating to foster care and adoption; Instructions for applying for fiscal years (FY) 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 funds.
Describes the nature, scope, and impact of interjurisdictional adoption placement efforts and the strategies that improve outcomes for children in foster care who are placed for adoption in other jurisdictions.