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On May 13, 2025, the Children's Bureau hosted a webinar introducing the new AFCARS dashboard. The webinar provided an overview of updated elements, demonstrated the dashboard's key capabilities, and offered critical guidance on how to interpret reported statistics.

A discussion with four states who have chosen different approaches for their child welfare information technology projects, each with a unique story to tell about their experience. State panelists discuss their key drivers, considerations for staffing and capacity needs, impacts to their states’ child welfare business process, and lessons learned.

The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held an office hours session on June 24, 2024, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. For this office hour, the Children's Bureau shared updates on revised technical bulletins and revisions to the penalty process.  This was also an opportunity for states, tribes, and territories to ask questions.

A discussion on CCWIS biennial reviews and data quality plans, including an overview of the relevant federal regulations, insights from recent state technical assistance monitoring reviews, and strategies on implementing a biennial review process.  This webinar includes presenters from state child welfare agencies who discuss their biennial review process, lessons learned, and how the reviews affected data quality.

The Children's Bureau Division of State Systems and the Capacity Building Center for Tribes hosted a three-part webinar series on Tribal Child Welfare Data System Procurement.

The Children's Bureau Division of State Systems and the Capacity Building Center for Tribes hosted a three-part webinar series on Tribal Child Welfare Data System Procurement.

A discussion exploring the use of low code solutions in implementing a child welfare information system.

The Children's Bureau Division of State Systems and the Capacity Building Center for Tribes hosted a three-part webinar series on Tribal Child Welfare Data System Procurement.

The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held an office hours session on October 30, 2023, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. For this office hour, the Children's Bureau discussed high-level observations from the initial AFCARS 2020 submission, as well as observations from the first several IV-E PSD submissions. Updates to the National Child Welfare Data Management System (NCWDMS) and the revised AFCARS Technical Bulletins were also covered. This office hours served as an opportunity for states, tribes, and territories to ask questions related to either AFCARS or IV-E PSD regulatory data collection.

Learn how the state of California has designed and implemented an extended foster care program that improves the lives of young people in transition from foster care.