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Child Welfare Information Gateway

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Title Child Welfare Information Gateway
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/C2YISF
 
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Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description Users can get information related to child welfare in the United States.

Background

The Child Welfare Information Gateway is part of the Administration of Children and Families. It provides resources and statistics related to child welfare, child abuse, child neglect, adoption and more. Resources are grouped under the following topics: family-centered practice; child abuse and neglect; preventing child abuse and neglect; responding to child abuse and neglect; supporting and preserving families; out-of-home care; achieving and maintaining permanency; and
adoption.

User Functionality

The Child Welfare Information Gateway provides a number of resources for users. Users can search for foster care and adoption agencies by state using the National Foster Care and Adoption Directory; search for relevant publications using the Online Catalog and Library Search tools; search for State Statutes; and link to external databases related to child and family well-being, child abuse and neglect, child welfare and foster care, or adoption.


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Subject child welfare
child abuse
child neglect
adoption
child abuse prevention
child neglect prevention
adoption agencies
foster care agencies
state statutes