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New Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW): The Nation's First National Probability Survey of Children Investigated for Abuse and Neglect
To highlight its significance, ACYF Commissioner, Joan E. Ohl will introduce the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), authorized by Congress. This the first study of a national probability sample of children assessed following child abuse and neglect reports.
The sample was drawn from 96 PSUs in 40 states. The data were collected from children, caregivers, and child welfare workers. Two samples of children are included: 5,504 children enrolled immediately upon receipt of a child maltreatment report; and 733 children enrolled after at least one year in foster care. The study will describe the characteristics of changes among the children and how children related to services provided and parental change.
The presentation will provide participants with a thorough discussion of study methodology and demographic characteristics of the children and families studied. Child maltreatment types and severity, as well as reports of discipline and severe assault, will also be described. The presentation will address such developmental characteristics as child, parent, and teacher reported measures of health, academic achievement, intelligence, social skill, adaptive behavior, mental health, and relationship development. Caregiver characteristics reviewed include self-reported domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health. Further details on the content of the data sets and procedures for accessing the data will be described in a separate Roundtable session.
Richard P. Barth
Frank A. Daniels Professor
for Human Services Policy Information,
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Mary Bruce Webb
Child Outcomes Research and
Evaluation, OPRE
Administration for Children
and Families
Washington, DC