Description
The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within the United States.
Units of Response: Report-Child Combination
Type of Data: Administrative
Tribal Data: Unavailable
Periodicity: Annual
Demographic Indicators: Disability;Ethnicity;Housing Status;Military;Race;Sex
SORN: Not Applicable
Data Use Agreement: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/request-restricted-data.cfm
Data Use Agreement Location: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/order_forms/termsofuseagreement.pdf
Granularity: Individual;State
Spatial: United States
Geocoding: FIPS Code;State
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Welfare Outcomes 2018 Report to Congress | HTML | The Child Welfare Outcomes Report is created by the u.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet requirements of Section 203(a) of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA).1 ASFA created Section 479A of the Social Security Act (the Act) to require HHS to issue an annual report that assesses state performance in operating child protection and child welfare programs under Titles Iv-B and Iv-E of the Act.2 Child Welfare Outcomes 1998 was the first Report created in the Child Welfare Outcomes series of Reports. Data Product Type: Report | Open resource |
| Child Maltreatment 2018 | HTML | Child Maltreatment 2018 is the 29th edition of the annual Child Maltreatment report series that discusses key findings from information collected through NCANDS. Data Product Type: Report | Open resource |
| Child Maltreatment 2019 | HTML | Child Maltreatment 2019 is the 30th edition of the annual Child Maltreatment report series that discusses key findings from information collected through NCANDS. Data Product Type: Report | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2014 | HTML | Child File data are collected annually through the voluntary participation of States. Participating States submit their data after going through a process in which the State's administrative system is mapped to the NCANDS data structure. Submitted data consist of all investigations or assessments of alleged child maltreatment that received a disposition in the reporting year. Records are provided at the level of each child on a report, also known as the report-child pair. Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/01/2013 - 09/30/2014, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2014 | HTML | The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, Agency File (State Summary), FFY- 2014 dataset consists of State-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within the United States. These data are collected within the federal fiscal year (FFY October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014) rather than the calendar year. Temporal: 10/01/2013 - 09/30/2014, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, EXCEL | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2018 | HTML | These data are collected within the federal fiscal year starting October 1st and ending September 30th, rather than the calendar year. Data on funding of services, number of children screened out, number of Child Protective Services staff, preservation services, reunification, and child fatalities are included. Temporal: 10/1/2017-9/30/2018, Restriction: Restricted-use Aggregate, Formats: EXCEL, SPSS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2018 | HTML | Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/1/17 -9/30/18, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: ASCII, DELIMITED, SAS, SPSS, STATA | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2019 | HTML | Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/1/18 -9/30/19, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: ASCII, DELIMITED, SAS, SPSS, Text Files | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2019 | HTML | These data are collected within the federal fiscal year starting October 1st and ending September 30th, rather than the calendar year. Data on funding of services, number of children screened out, number of Child Protective Services staff, preservation services, reunification, and child fatalities are included. Temporal: 10/1/18-9/30/19, Restriction: Restricted-use Aggregate, Formats: EXCEL, SPSS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2021 | HTML | The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. Temporal: 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2021, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2021 | HTML | The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within the United States. The Child File is the case-level component of the NCANDS. There is also an NCANDS State-level component, known as the Agency File, but those data are not part of this collection. Child File data are collected annually through the voluntary participation of States. Participating States submit their data after going through a process in which the State's administrative system is mapped to the NCANDS data structure. Submitted data consist of all investigations or assessments of alleged child maltreatment that received a disposition in the reporting year. Records are provided at the level of each child on a report, also known as the report-child pair. Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2021, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2021 | HTML | The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within the United States. The Child File is the case-level component of the NCANDS. There is also an NCANDS State-level component, known as the Agency File, but those data are not part of this collection. Child File data are collected annually through the voluntary participation of States. Participating States submit their data after going through a process in which the State's administrative system is mapped to the NCANDS data structure. Submitted data consist of all investigations or assessments of alleged child maltreatment that received a disposition in the reporting year. Records are provided at the level of each child on a report, also known as the report-child pair. Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2021, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2019 | HTML | These data are collected within the federal fiscal year starting October 1st and ending September 30th, rather than the calendar year. Data on funding of services, number of children screened out, number of Child Protective Services staff, preservation services, reunification, and child fatalities are included. Temporal: 10/1/18-9/30/19, Restriction: Restricted-use Aggregate, Formats: EXCEL, SPSS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2014 | HTML | The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, Agency File (State Summary), FFY- 2014 dataset consists of State-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within the United States. These data are collected within the federal fiscal year (FFY October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014) rather than the calendar year. Temporal: 10/01/2013 - 09/30/2014, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, EXCEL | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2018 | HTML | These data are collected within the federal fiscal year starting October 1st and ending September 30th, rather than the calendar year. Data on funding of services, number of children screened out, number of Child Protective Services staff, preservation services, reunification, and child fatalities are included. Temporal: 10/1/2017-9/30/2018, Restriction: Restricted-use Aggregate, Formats: EXCEL, SPSS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2014 | HTML | Child File data are collected annually through the voluntary participation of States. Participating States submit their data after going through a process in which the State's administrative system is mapped to the NCANDS data structure. Submitted data consist of all investigations or assessments of alleged child maltreatment that received a disposition in the reporting year. Records are provided at the level of each child on a report, also known as the report-child pair. Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/01/2013 - 09/30/2014, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2021 | HTML | The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. Temporal: 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2021, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2019 | HTML | Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/1/18 -9/30/19, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: ASCII, DELIMITED, SAS, SPSS, Text Files | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2018 | HTML | Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/1/17 -9/30/18, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: ASCII, DELIMITED, SAS, SPSS, STATA | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2021 | HTML | The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within the United States. The Child File is the case-level component of the NCANDS. There is also an NCANDS State-level component, known as the Agency File, but those data are not part of this collection. Child File data are collected annually through the voluntary participation of States. Participating States submit their data after going through a process in which the State's administrative system is mapped to the NCANDS data structure. Submitted data consist of all investigations or assessments of alleged child maltreatment that received a disposition in the reporting year. Records are provided at the level of each child on a report, also known as the report-child pair. Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2021, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2014 | HTML | The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, Agency File (State Summary), FFY- 2014 dataset consists of State-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. The NCANDS is a federally-sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within the United States. These data are collected within the federal fiscal year (FFY October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014) rather than the calendar year. Temporal: 10/01/2013 - 09/30/2014, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, EXCEL | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2021 | HTML | The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File dataset consists of child-specific data of all investigated reports of maltreatment to State child protective service agencies. Temporal: 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2021, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS | Open resource |
| National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2014 | HTML | Child File data are collected annually through the voluntary participation of States. Participating States submit their data after going through a process in which the State's administrative system is mapped to the NCANDS data structure. Submitted data consist of all investigations or assessments of alleged child maltreatment that received a disposition in the reporting year. Records are provided at the level of each child on a report, also known as the report-child pair. Data elements include the demographics of children and their perpetrators, types of maltreatment, investigation or assessment dispositions, risk factors, and services provided as a result of the investigation or assessment. Temporal: 10/01/2013 - 09/30/2014, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS | Open resource |