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This Information Memorandum provides notice of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of information collection associated with the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13).
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) reporting in a statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) environment.
The Children's Bureau is announcing the re-issuance of the Guide to the NYTD Review (the Guide), previously issued in January 2017 in ACYF-CB-PI-17-01.
As youth in care begin to develop their own sense of self and independence, caseworkers may experience difficulties engaging them to participate in their case plans or helping them realize the impacts their decisions may have on their long-term future.
This brief summarizes how a state should report race information on a youth reported to both NYTD and AFCARS, including guidance on mapping race information between the two reporting systems.