Table of Contents
I. Introduction
The Challenges Faced by the Child Welfare System
Child Welfare Outcomes 1998: Annual Report
II. The Development of the Outcome Measures
The Final List of Outcomes and Measures
III. Federal Data Sources
State Capacity to Collect and Report on Child Welfare Outcomes
Data Sources for the Outcome Measures
IV. Key Findings and Implications
Criteria for Inclusion of State Data in the Annual Summary
Findings Based on the Contextual Information
Findings and Policy Implications Based on the Outcome Measures
1998 Annual Summary of State Child Welfare Data
V. 1998 State Child Welfare Outcomes Data
Additional Clarification Notes
Appendices
A. Additional National Statistics
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Highlights of Findings Excerpted from Child Maltreatment 1997
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The AFCARS Report: Interim Estimates for Fiscal Year 1998, as of April 2000
B. The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89)
C. Consultation Group Members and Resource Organization Representatives
