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

Description

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 COVID-19 Data: No Periodicity: Irregular 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 Equity Indicators: Disability;Ethnicity;Gender Identity;Geographic Areas;Household Income;Household Size;Race Granularity: Individual Spatial: United States Geocoding: Unavailable

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21 The Restricted Release version of NSCAW I has more data and greater research utility than the General Release version. Geographic detail is present and fewer variables have been recoded, but this version presents a higher risk to respondent confidentiality. Temporal: N/A, Restriction: Restrictred-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS, STATA https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=127
21 Identifying information and geographic detail have been removed from this version of NSCAW I data and variables posing a risk of respondent disclosure have been recoded to make identification of individuals unlikely. NDACAN recommends that researchers initially obtain the General Release Data when they are learning to use the NSCAW data. Temporal: N/A, Restriction: Public-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS, STATA https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=132
21 Identifying information and geographic detail have been removed from this version of NSCAW II data and variables posing a risk of respondent disclosure have been recoded to make identification of individuals unlikely. NDACAN recommends that researchers initially obtain the General Release Data when they are learning to use the NSCAW data. Temporal: N/A, Restriction: Public-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS, STATA https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=173
21 The second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) is a longitudinal study intended to answer a range of fundamental questions about the functioning, service needs, and service use of children who come in contact with the child welfare system. The study is sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). It examines the well-being of children involved with child welfare agencies; captures information about the investigation of abuse or neglect that brought the child into the study; collects information about the child’s family; provides information about child welfare interventions and other services; and describes key characteristics of child development. Of particular interest to the study are children’s health, mental health, and developmental risks, especially for those children who experienced the most severe abuse and exposure to violence. Data Product Type: Report https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/opre/nscaw_wave_ii_permanency_report_2012_clean.pdf
21 The Restricted Release version of NSCAW II has more data and greater research utility than the General Release version. Geographic detail is present and fewer variables have been recoded, but this version presents a higher risk to respondent confidentiality. Temporal: N/A, Restriction: Restrictred-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS, STATA https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=172
21 The Restricted Release version of NSCAW II has more data and greater research utility than the General Release version. Geographic detail is present and fewer variables have been recoded, but this version presents a higher risk to respondent confidentiality. Temporal: N/A, Restriction: Restrictred-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS, STATA https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=172
21 Identifying information and geographic detail have been removed from this version of NSCAW I data and variables posing a risk of respondent disclosure have been recoded to make identification of individuals unlikely. NDACAN recommends that researchers initially obtain the General Release Data when they are learning to use the NSCAW data. Temporal: N/A, Restriction: Public-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS, STATA https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=132
21 Identifying information and geographic detail have been removed from this version of NSCAW II data and variables posing a risk of respondent disclosure have been recoded to make identification of individuals unlikely. NDACAN recommends that researchers initially obtain the General Release Data when they are learning to use the NSCAW data. Temporal: N/A, Restriction: Public-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS, STATA https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=173
21 The Restricted Release version of NSCAW I has more data and greater research utility than the General Release version. Geographic detail is present and fewer variables have been recoded, but this version presents a higher risk to respondent confidentiality. Temporal: N/A, Restriction: Restrictred-use Micro, Formats: SAS, SPSS, STATA https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=127
21 In this research brief, disconnected youth are defined as 16- to 24-year-olds who are not in school and not employed 3 years after they were reported as a victim of child maltreatment. For many years, this vulnerable population’s transition to adulthood has been a concern. Disconnected youth “do not move through the challenges of young adulthood in sync with their peers who attend college, who choose internships to build social capital, or who plan for the right time to get married or to have children” (p.3). Disconnected youth are not linked to education, employment, or institutions that prepare them for successful adulthood. As a consequence, disconnected youth are vulnerable to a continuous path of failure and further disconnection from society that results in lifelong struggles. Data Product Type: Brief https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/opre/briefdiscyouth508v2.pdf
21 The second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) is a longitudinal study intended to answer a range of fundamental questions about the functioning, service needs, and service use of children who come in contact with the child welfare system. The study is sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). It examines the well-being of children involved with child welfare agencies; captures information about the investigation of abuse or neglect that brought the child into the study; collects information about the child’s family; provides information about child welfare interventions and other services; and describes key characteristics of child development. Of particular interest to the study are children’s health, mental health, and developmental risks, especially for those children who experienced the most severe abuse and exposure to violence. Data Product Type: Report https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/opre/nscaw_wave_3_tables_june_2014_clean.pdf

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