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

Published by ACF | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Metadata Last Checked: August 08, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-02-03
The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) is a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of children and families who have been the subjects of investigation by Child Protective Services. There are currently two cohorts of available data (NSCAW I and NSCAW II) drawn from first-hand reports from children, parents, and other caregivers, as well as reports from caseworkers, teachers, and data from administrative records. NSCAW examines child and family well-being outcomes in detail and seeks to relate those outcomes to experience with the child welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other factors. Units of Response: Children and Families in the Child Welfare System Type of Data: Survey Tribal Data: Unavailable Periodicity: Irregular Demographic Indicators: Disability;Ethnicity;Geographic Areas;Household Income;Household Size;Race SORN: Not Applicable Data Use Agreement: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/order_forms/termsofuseagreement.pdf Data Use Agreement Location: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/pdfs_user_guides/IntroNSCAWWave1.pdf Granularity: Individual Spatial: United States Geocoding: Unavailable

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