National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW). Local Child Welfare Agency Survey: Report.

摘要

To learn what happens to the children and families who come in contact with the child welfare system, the Children's Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has undertaken the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW). The first national longitudinal study of its kind, NSCAW is examining the characteristics, needs, experiences, and outcomes for these children and families. This study, authorized under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), also will provide information about crucial program, policy, and practice issues of concern to the Federal government, state and local governments, and child welfare agencies. This is the first such study to relate child and family well-being to family characteristics, experience with the child welfare system, community environment, and other factors.