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The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held three AFCARS Open Office Hours for the implementation of AFCARS 2020 in August, September, and October of 2022.
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 codebook shows the data elements included in an Agency File submission, along with definitions, values, and technical guidance provided to states.
This fact sheet provides information about NYTD, the NYTD Reviews, the NYTD Reviewer program, and engaging young people in the NYTD Review process to assist states.
This is a list of the Out-of-Home Care and Adoption and Guardianship Assistance data elements with their definitions as published in the AFCARS final rule issued on December 14, 2016 (81 FR 90524)
The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held their first AFCARS Open Office Hours in 2023. These sessions are for state and tribal program administrators, child welfare data leaders, and information system programmers. It provides an opportunity to ask questions specific to your agency's implementation of AFCARS 2020. The January session was presented by the NCWDMS team on how to participate in the pilot and use the National Child Welfare Data Management System (NCWDMS) for AFCARS 2020 reporting.
This is a list of the Out-of-Home Care and Adoption and Guardianship Assistance data elements with response options and regulatory citations as published in the AFCARS final rule issued on December 14, 2016