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
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being No. 21: Disconnected Youth Involved in Child Welfare Findings from the NSCAW Study | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being NSCAW II Wave 3 Report: Wave 3 Tables | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being NSCAW II WAVE 2 REPORT: CHILD PERMANENCY FINAL REPORT | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being I (NSCAW I), Restricted Release- Waves 1-5 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being I (NSCAW I), Restricted Release- Waves 1-5 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being I (NSCAW I), General Release- Waves 1-5 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being I (NSCAW I), General Release- Waves 1-5 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAW II) Restricted Release, Waves 1-3 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAW II) Restricted Release, Waves 1-3 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAW II) General Release, Waves 1-3 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAW II) General Release, Waves 1-3 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |