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This presentation highlights how data from the SACWIS is transformed into usable information by the West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families (BCF).

This webinar unravels the mysteries of the CMMI model. Our presenter reviewed how CMMI fits with project management principles and Agile life-cycle development. Participants developed an understanding of the different CMMI levels and the steps that organizations must take to achieve each level of certification. The speaker provided CMMI tools and processes that can be used even by agencies that choose not to pursue the CMMI credential.

This document integrates corrections from the May update of the statewide data indicators and national standards (Round 3) into the original document.

This webinar provided a baseline understanding of Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) and Quality Assurance (QA) as methods for improving the quality of delivered systems and to identify and mitigate risks as early as possible.

This letter to child welfare agencies and providers from JooYeun Chang, Associate Commissioner of the Children's Bureau, highlights information and tools for working with and enhancing the financial capacity of older adolescents in foster care.

This notice from the Federal Register announces the opportunity for public comment on the suspension and termination policies for the title IV-E adoption assistance program, articulated in the Child Welfare Policy Manual. It similarly announces the opportunity to provide public comment about any other policy areas of concern relating to the title IV-E adoption assistance program.

This webinar presents information about how the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) have partnered for several years in order to share “real-time” information.

In this webinar, Karen Faulk (LA) and David Ayer (MD) discuss their States' efforts and successes related to information sharing. During the Q&A session, we encourage attendees to share their experiences and suggest ideas and next steps for moving forward.

This webinar, The MiSACWIS Experience from Waterfall to Agile Development and the Promotion of a Healthy SACWIS, describes Michigan's experience in launching its statewide automated child welfare information systems (MISACWIS) and its success in maintenance and operational support using Agile and Project Management Governance.

This report provides an overview of the purpose of the supplementary analysis as well as a summary of key findings. In the supplementary analysis, data from the NIS-4 and the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) were used to examine the comparability of information reported by the two studies on children investigated by Child Protective Services (CPS), including data on the number of children investigated, the dispositional outcome of investigation, the types of maltreatment experienced by children, and the children’s age, sex, and race/ethnicity.