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PROGRESS REPORT TO THE CONGRESS

 

CONTENTS

1. Introduction

   • Overview of the Progress Report to Congress

   • A Review of the Department's Progress To-Date

2. An Overview Of The Child Welfare System Today

   • What is the Role and Structure of the Child Welfare System?

   • How Many Children are Served By the Child Welfare System and How Have these Numbers Changed in Recent Years?

   • How are Child Welfare Services Financed?

   • Have Incentive-Based Systems Been Used in Child Welfare in the Past?

   • To What Extent Have Performance-Based Incentives Been Used in Child Welfare?

3. Moving Toward Greater Use Of Federal Performance-Based Incentives In Child

   • Welfare - Key Issues And Questions

   • What is the Status of the Development of Outcome Measures in Child Welfare?

   • Why is Outcome Measurement in Child Welfare Challenging?

   • What Data Are Available to Support Development and Use of Outcome Measures in Child Welfare?

   • Are There Strategies for Dealing with the Complexities in Outcome Measurement in Child Welfare?

   • What Does Recent Literature Advise About the Use of Performance-Based Incentives?

4. Plans For Consultation On Outcome Measures And Development Of

   • Recommendations For Performance-Based Incentives

   • Issues to Be Discussed with the Consultation Work Group

5. Conclusion

   • Appendix A

   • Data Elements

   • Status of State Participation in the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)

   • Data Elements for and Status of State Participation in the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)

   • Status of State Implementation of Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information Systems (SACWIS)