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South Dakota 2016 Annual Progress and Services Report Contact Information:
Merlin Weyer, Assistant Director
Department of Social Services
Division of Child Protection Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Email: merlin.weyer@state.sd.us
This webpage includes the documentation from Michigan's Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review for fiscal year 2015
This webpage includes the documentation from California's Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review for fiscal year 2014.
This report describes efforts to coordinate the objectives and activities of agencies and organizations responsible for programs related to child abuse and neglect.
This report from the Children’s Bureau summarizes information related to state implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and consultation and collaboration with tribes. The report also includes information reported in a sample of tribes’ CFSPs pertaining to ways in which states consulted and collaborated with tribes.
This report represents the HHS response to the requirement to conduct a feasibility assessment of the mandated report on shaken baby syndrome, referenced herein primarily as AHT, the more inclusive term recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The assessment included a literature review on incidence of AHT; identification of related federal activities, including activities authorized under CAPTA; stakeholder discussions; and broad consideration of benefits and costs involved.
This webpage includes the documentation from Pennsylvania's Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review for fiscal year 2014: