Legislation and Policy Related to the CFSRs

Corrected Federal Register Announcement - A Federal Register Notice pertaining to the data indicators for the second round of the Child and Family Services Review was published on January 23 providing corrected information to the original Notice published on June 7, 2006. The corrected information is specifically highlighted in the PDF version. (PDF - 193 KB)

Child Welfare Final Rule - Information from the Federal Register on the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews and Child and Family Services State Plan Reviews; Final Rule (PDF - 492 KB)

ACF Press Release - Issued January 25, 2000, this press release discusses the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issuing "Final Child Welfare Regulations to Improve Services and Outcomes for Children."

Child Welfare Final Rule (Executive Summary) - Issued January 25, 2000

Adoption and Safe Families Act - Full text of the Adoption and Safe Families Act.

Information Memorandum - IM's related to Child Welfare Monitoring

• IM 07-08: Issued: October 8, 2007. Guidance and Suggested Format for Program Improvement Plans in Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSRs)
  (PDF - 180 KB)
• IM-02-04 - Guidance and Suggested Format for Program Improvement Plans in Child and Family Services Reviews.
  (Word - 341 KB) or (PDF - 48 KB)

• IM-02-02 - Time Frames for Data Profiles and Selecting Cases for the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs).
  (PDF - 83 KB)

• IM-01-07 - Updated National Standards for the Child and Family Services Reviews and Guidance on Program Improvement Plans (the guidance refers to the amount of improvement necessary toward meeting the national standards through a PIP).
  (PDF - 142 KB)

• IM-01-06 - Guidance and Suggested Format for Program Improvement Plans in Child and Family Services Reviews.
  (PDF - 17 KB)

National Standards
Background Paper: Child and Family Services Reviews National Standards - The national standards are based on information that is reported by States to the Detailed Case Data Component of the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS).