Resource Library

This issue of Child and Family Services Reviews Update contains the following sections: Round 4 Year 1 States are Gearing Up, New Mock Case Course Released on E-Learning Academy, Spanish Translations Added to Portal, New Round 4 FAQs Posted, and Child Welfare Reviews Project Upcoming Presentations.

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 document provides a description of each statewide data indicator (SWDI) and data quality check for the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs), including the numerators, denominators, risk adjustments, exclusions, and corresponding data notes. 

This document provides federal and state-specific case elimination criteria as well as guidance for developing and implementing procedures to document, apply, track, and report case elimination for round 4 of the Child and Family Services Reviews.

This guide presents instructions for reviewers to use for foster care and in-home services cases during the onsite review component of the Child and Family Services Reviews.

This resource provides the qualifications for individuals interested in participating as CFSR Reviewers.

This factsheet provides information about how contractors support the Children's Bureau in administering the child welfare monitoring activities, including the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs).

This presentation discusses the changes the Administration for Children and  Families will implement during the second round of the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs).

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information and guidance for use by States and Regional Offices on Updated National Standards for the Child and Family Service Reviews and Guidance on Program Improvement Plans.

This document provides an overview of Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006.