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Message ID: 11436
Date: 2025-01-23

Author:Andres Arroyo

Subject:*Data Available*: State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019-2023

State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019-2023 The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is pleased to announce the release of this dataset: Title: State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019-2023 Investigators: Elizabeth C. Weigensberg, PhD - Mathematica Nuzhat Islam, MS - Mathematica Jean Knab, PhD - Mathematica Mary A. Grider, MBA - Mathematica Jeremy Page, MA - Mathematica Sarah Bardin, BA - Mathematica Addison Larson, MS - Mathematica Milena Raketic, M.Ed - Mathematica Dataset Number: #296 Dataset description page: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=296 Abstract: The State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database, supported by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human services, compiles data on state definitions and policies related to the surveillance of child maltreatment incidence and associated risk and protective factors. The SCAN Policies Database is a resource for researchers, analysts, and others who are interested in examining differences in definitions and policies on child maltreatment across states and overtime. A primary use of these data is to allow researchers to link the analytic files to other data sources to address important questions about how variations in states' definitions and policies are associated with the incidence of child maltreatment, the child welfare system response, and ultimately child safety and well-being. Other data sources that can be linked with the SCAN Policies Database include data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), state administrative data, and survey data. When data from the SCAN Policies Database are linked with other data sources, these data can be used to answer key research questions about how variations in definitions and policies are associated with key aspects of understanding the incidence of child abuse and neglect. The SCAN Policies Database includes state definitions and policies from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The SCAN Policies Database 2019 represents data, collected, reviewed, and verified between May 2019 and July 2020, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2019. The SCAN Policies Database 2021 represents data collected, reviewed, and verified between July 2021 and January 2022, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2021. The SCAN Policies Database 2023 represents data, collected, reviewed, and verified between May 2023 and July 2024, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2023. ________________________________ The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) is a joint project of Duke University , Cornell University , University of California, San Francisco, and Mathematica . Telephone: 607-255-7799 Email: NDACAN@cornell.edu Website: www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov Twitter: https://twitter.com/NDACAN_CU The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is a service of the Children's Bureau | Administration for Children and Families | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unsubscribe from the Child Maltreatment Research List (CMRL)

State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019-2023 The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is pleased to announce the release of this dataset: Title: State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019-2023 Investigators: Elizabeth C. Weigensberg, PhD - Mathematica Nuzhat Islam, MS - Mathematica Jean Knab, PhD - Mathematica Mary A. Grider, MBA - Mathematica Jeremy Page, MA - Mathematica Sarah Bardin, BA - Mathematica Addison Larson, MS - Mathematica Milena Raketic, M.Ed - Mathematica Dataset Number: #296 Dataset description page: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=296 Abstract: The State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database, supported by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human services, compiles data on state definitions and policies related to the surveillance of child maltreatment incidence and associated risk and protective factors. The SCAN Policies Database is a resource for researchers, analysts, and others who are interested in examining differences in definitions and policies on child maltreatment across states and overtime. A primary use of these data is to allow researchers to link the analytic files to other data sources to address important questions about how variations in states' definitions and policies are associated with the incidence of child maltreatment, the child welfare system response, and ultimately child safety and well-being. Other data sources that can be linked with the SCAN Policies Database include data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), state administrative data, and survey data. When data from the SCAN Policies Database are linked with other data sources, these data can be used to answer key research questions about how variations in definitions and policies are associated with key aspects of understanding the incidence of child abuse and neglect. The SCAN Policies Database includes state definitions and policies from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The SCAN Policies Database 2019 represents data, collected, reviewed, and verified between May 2019 and July 2020, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2019. The SCAN Policies Database 2021 represents data collected, reviewed, and verified between July 2021 and January 2022, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2021. The SCAN Policies Database 2023 represents data, collected, reviewed, and verified between May 2023 and July 2024, and the data reflect the state definitions and policies for the calendar year 2023. ________________________________ The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) is a joint project of Duke University , Cornell University , University of California, San Francisco, and Mathematica . Telephone: 607-255-7799 Email: NDACANcornell.edu Website: www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov Twitter: https://twitter.com/NDACAN_CU The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is a service of the Children's Bureau | Administration for Children and Families | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unsubscribe from the Child Maltreatment Research List (CMRL)