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Children's Bureau

An Office of the Administration for Children & Families

Technical Bulletin #20 — Data Elements for Out-of-Home Care and Adoption and Guardianship Assistance Data Files

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Publication Date: October 29, 2020

Current as of: June 30, 2024

This technical bulletin gives reporting instructions and provides examples for the AFCARS 2020 out-of-home care and adoption and guardianship assistance data elements. The regulation for each element is shown in a blue box. Following the regulation language, CB provides explanatory text, examples, differences between AFCARS 1993 and AFCARS 2020, and data reporting standards. This Technical Bulletin was last revised on June 10, 2024.

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PDF AFCARS Technical Bulletin #20 (1,590.25 KB)

Types:

Training & Technical Assistance , Technical Bulletins

Topics:

Adoption , AFCARS , Child Welfare , Foster Care , Information Technology Systems , Title IV-E

Audiences:

States , Territories , Tribes

Tags:

AFCARS