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This technical assistance brief provides information on mapping similarities and difference between NYTD and AFCARS 2020 from the NYTD perspective.

Technical Assistance Brief NYTD Survey Questions

NYTD Technical Assistance Brief #14
February 28, 2023

This technical assistance brief provides a copy of the NYTD survey questions from the NYTD regulation (45 CFR1356.82(a)(2) and (3); Appendix B to Part 1356) and provides a Spanish translation of the survey.

This brief discusses different types of incentives and motivators that may be used to obtain optimal response rates for the NYTD youth outcome survey.

Statewide Data Indicator Syntax Zip File

Round 4 of the CFSRs
December 9, 2022

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.

Child and Family Services Reviews reviewers must complete short “No” Narratives and longer Rationale Statements as part of completing the Onsite Review Instrument and Instructions (OSRI) and rating its items and outcomes. This guide is recommended for use by reviewers to ensure that “No” Narratives and Rationale Statements succinctly and comprehensively provide the information required to support answers to OSRI questions. 

This technical assistance document provides guidance to title IV-E agencies about incorporating cloud service models, such as Software-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service into child welfare information systems. 

This brief summarizes the existing guidance and recommendations related to identifying and surveying youth in the follow-up population at age 21.

This brief summarizes the existing guidance and recommendations related to identifying and surveying 17-year-old youth in the baseline population.

Mapping NYTD Race Information

NYTD Technical Assistance Brief #1
March 1, 2013

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.

Reporting Youth Record Numbers to NYTD

NYTD Technical Assistance Brief #11
January 1, 2013

This brief summarizes the requirements for reporting NYTD data element 3 (record number) and common mistakes states make in reporting the same record number to NYTD and AFCARS for a youth who is or was in foster care.