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National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW)

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Evaluator(s) Research Triangle Institute
Investigator(s) Richard Barth (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Desmond Runyan (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Kathryn Dowd (Research Triangle Institute)
Mary Bruce Webb (US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)
Paul Biemer (Research Triangle Institute)
Sponsor(s) US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families
Funder(s) US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families
Subcontractor(s) University of California at Berkeley
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Caliber Associates
 
Domain Child/Family
Status Operational with Findings
Duration Oct 1997 - Sep 2003
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Goal To conduct a national study of children who are at risk of abuse or neglect or are in the child welfare system.
Program/Policy Description In 1996, Congress directed the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a national study of children who are at risk of abuse or neglect or are in the child welfare system. The Congress directed that the study follow children over time; collect data on the types of abuse or neglect involved, agency contracts and services, out-of-home placements; and yield reliable state-level data. The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) has undertaken the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW). The study is designed to address crucial program, policy, and practice issues of concern to the federal government, state and local governments, and child welfare agencies. It is the first national study of child welfare to collect data from children and families, and the first to relate child and family well-being to family characteristics, experience with the child welfare system, community environment, and other factors. NSCAW will collect and analyze nationally representative longitudinal data from first-hand reports from children, parents, and other caregivers, as well as reports from caseworkers and teachers. Children are sampled and serve as the unit of analysis. Other respondents are eligible due to their relationship with one or more sampled children.
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Last Updated 04/30/04
Type of Summary Reviewed
External Reviewer(s) Kathryn Dowd (Research Triangle Institute)
Contact(s) Kathryn Dowd (KLD@rti.org)
Research Triangle Institute
3040 Conwallis Road
PO Box 12194
(T) (919) 541-6262
(F) (919) 541-1261
Mary Bruce Webb (mbwebb@acf.dhhs.gov)
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
330 C Street SW, Room 2132
(T) (202) 205-8628
(F) (202)205-9721
Publications Department Reid Maness (crm@rti.org)
Research Triangle Institute
3040 Conwallis Road
PO Box 12194
(T) (919) 541-6000
(F) not reported

Populations Studied

Target Population Children
Adolescents
Subgroups Analyzed Recipients/participants/clients
Children younger than 1 (infants)
Children in Foster Care
Sample Size and Unit 9400 children (aged 0-14) from the child protective services (CPS) sample; 1100 children in the long-term foster care. Targeted number of completed CPS interviews is 5400 and LTFC interviews is 700.

For this nationally representative sample, children are randomly selected from 92 Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) in 98 counties and 36 states nationwide. For most areas of the country, the best definition of a PSU is the county since it corresponds to a clearly defined political entity and geographic area of manageable size. The PSU sampling frame was stratified into nine major strata; eight strata providing state-level estimates and one serving as the remainder stratum (28 states).

Sites Studied

Nationally representative sample of 98 counties in 36 states

 
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