Skip to main content

Child-Maltreatment-Research-L (CMRL) List Serve

Browse All Past CMRL Messages

Welcome to the archive of past Child-Maltreatment-Research-L (CMRL) list serve messages (11,000+). The table below contains all past CMRL messages (text only, no attachments) from Nov. 20, 1996 - February 2, 2026 and is updated every two months.

Instructions: Postings are listed for browsing with the newest messages first. Click on the linked ID number to open a message.

Message ID: 11497
Date: 2026-01-12

Author:Andres Arroyo

Subject:*Data Available*: Integrated Historical Child Welfare Database (IHCWD)

Integrated Historical Child Welfare Database (IHCWD) The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is pleased to announce the release of this dataset: Title: Integrated Historical Child Welfare Database (IHCWD) Investigator(s): Alexander F. Roehrkasse, Ph.D., Butler University Lauren Moreland, B.A., Butler University Dataset Number: #309 Dataset description page: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=309 Abstract: The Integrated Historical Child Welfare Database compiles aggregate, historical administrative data from the United States between 1945 and 2021. Measures include children receiving child welfare services, expenditures on child welfare services, child welfare services personnel, and children entering, in, or exiting out-of-home care. By combining multiple sources of data and by standardizing measures, the IHCWD enables analysis of long-term trends, geographic variation, and population differences in the child welfare system and the children interacting with it. IHCWD data can be linked to other NDACAN data or to external data at the state-year level, enabling various research designs using demographic and causal inference techniques. The IHCWD contains novel aggregate data from historical child welfare publications, namely the Children's Bureau Statistical Series (1945-1968) and the National Center for Social Statistics (1970, 1973-1975). These are combined with aggregate data from the Voluntary Cooperative Information System (1982-1995; NDACAN Dataset 247) and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (1995-2021; NDACAN Datasets 73, 80, 82, 86, 91, 97, 101, 105, 118, 124, 131, 137, 143, 149, 153, 163, 167, 176, 187, 192, 200, 215, 225, 235, 239, 255, and 274) . The IHCWD is a unique and powerful resource for conducting comparative and longitudinal research, but it contains many significant limitations of which users should be aware. Users should read the User's Guide fully and carefully in order to use the data responsibly. ________________________________ 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 'X' (Twitter): https://x.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)

Integrated Historical Child Welfare Database (IHCWD) The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is pleased to announce the release of this dataset: Title: Integrated Historical Child Welfare Database (IHCWD) Investigator(s): Alexander F. Roehrkasse, Ph.D., Butler University Lauren Moreland, B.A., Butler University Dataset Number: #309 Dataset description page: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=309 Abstract: The Integrated Historical Child Welfare Database compiles aggregate, historical administrative data from the United States between 1945 and 2021. Measures include children receiving child welfare services, expenditures on child welfare services, child welfare services personnel, and children entering, in, or exiting out-of-home care. By combining multiple sources of data and by standardizing measures, the IHCWD enables analysis of long-term trends, geographic variation, and population differences in the child welfare system and the children interacting with it. IHCWD data can be linked to other NDACAN data or to external data at the state-year level, enabling various research designs using demographic and causal inference techniques. The IHCWD contains novel aggregate data from historical child welfare publications, namely the Children's Bureau Statistical Series (1945-1968) and the National Center for Social Statistics (1970, 1973-1975). These are combined with aggregate data from the Voluntary Cooperative Information System (1982-1995; NDACAN Dataset 247) and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (1995-2021; NDACAN Datasets 73, 80, 82, 86, 91, 97, 101, 105, 118, 124, 131, 137, 143, 149, 153, 163, 167, 176, 187, 192, 200, 215, 225, 235, 239, 255, and 274) . The IHCWD is a unique and powerful resource for conducting comparative and longitudinal research, but it contains many significant limitations of which users should be aware. Users should read the User's Guide fully and carefully in order to use the data responsibly. ________________________________ 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 'X' (Twitter): https://x.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)