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Message ID: 11134
Date: 2022-09-15

Author:Andres Arroyo

Subject:*Data Update Available*: State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019, Version 2

State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019, Version 2 The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is pleased to announce the release of this dataset: Title: State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019, Version 2 Investigator(s): Elizabeth C. Weigensberg, PhD - Mathematica Nuzhat Islam, MS - Mathematica Jean Knab, PhD - Mathematica Mary A. Grider, MBA - Mathematica Jeremy Page, MA - Wathematica Sarah Bardin, BA - Mathematica Dataset Number: #245 Dataset description page: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=245 Abstract: The State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database, supported by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human services, compiles data on state definitions and policies related to the surveillance of child maltreatment incidence and associated risk and protective factors. The SCAN Policies Database is a resource for researchers, analysts, and others who are interested in examining differences in definitions and policies on child maltreatment across states. A primary use of these data is to allow researchers to link the analytic files to other data sources to address important questions about how variations in states’ definitions and policies are associated with the incidence of child maltreatment, the child welfare system response, and ultimately child safety and well-being. Other data sources that can be linked with the SCAN Policies Database include data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), state administrative data, and survey data. When data from the SCAN Policies Database are linked with other data sources, these data can be used to answer key research questions about how variations in definitions and policies are associated with key aspects of understanding the incidence of child abuse and neglect. The SCAN Policies Database includes state definitions and policies from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The data were collected from a review of statutes and state documentation between May 2019 - June 2020. Updates in Version 2: During the review and confirmation process for the latest 2021 round of SCAN data collection, the project team identified information that warranted corrections to selected data elements from the 2019 SCAN Policies Database. Across all domains, variables were corrected in the 2019 data files. The variables with the greatest number of corrections were those that captured information about the qualifications of staff, including staff who conduct investigations, screening, and case management. For more details please refer to Appendix B in the V2 codebook, or Appendix D in the latest SCAN User's Guide. To learn more about the SCAN Policies Database project, explore the data online, or download a comma delimited data file (.csv), please visit https://www.scanpoliciesdatabase.com *Note: The NDACAN version of the SCAN Policies Database is identical to the data available for download from the SCAN Policies Database webpage but is offered in a wider variety of file formats including, SAS, SPSS, Stata, and a tab-delimited data file for use with spreadsheet programs and R. All file formats for statistical software programs contain variable and value labels. ________________________________ National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) Cornell University / Duke University Telephone: 607-255-7799 Email: NDACAN@cornell.edu Website: www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov Twitter: https://twitter.com/NDACAN_CU The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is a service of the Children’s Bureau | Administration for Children and Families | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unsubscribe from the Child Maltreatment Research List (CMRL)

State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019, Version 2 The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is pleased to announce the release of this dataset: Title: State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019, Version 2 Investigator(s): Elizabeth C. Weigensberg, PhD - Mathematica Nuzhat Islam, MS - Mathematica Jean Knab, PhD - Mathematica Mary A. Grider, MBA - Mathematica Jeremy Page, MA - Wathematica Sarah Bardin, BA - Mathematica Dataset Number: #245 Dataset description page: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=245 Abstract: The State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database, supported by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human services, compiles data on state definitions and policies related to the surveillance of child maltreatment incidence and associated risk and protective factors. The SCAN Policies Database is a resource for researchers, analysts, and others who are interested in examining differences in definitions and policies on child maltreatment across states. A primary use of these data is to allow researchers to link the analytic files to other data sources to address important questions about how variations in states’ definitions and policies are associated with the incidence of child maltreatment, the child welfare system response, and ultimately child safety and well-being. Other data sources that can be linked with the SCAN Policies Database include data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), state administrative data, and survey data. When data from the SCAN Policies Database are linked with other data sources, these data can be used to answer key research questions about how variations in definitions and policies are associated with key aspects of understanding the incidence of child abuse and neglect. The SCAN Policies Database includes state definitions and policies from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The data were collected from a review of statutes and state documentation between May 2019 - June 2020. Updates in Version 2: During the review and confirmation process for the latest 2021 round of SCAN data collection, the project team identified information that warranted corrections to selected data elements from the 2019 SCAN Policies Database. Across all domains, variables were corrected in the 2019 data files. The variables with the greatest number of corrections were those that captured information about the qualifications of staff, including staff who conduct investigations, screening, and case management. For more details please refer to Appendix B in the V2 codebook, or Appendix D in the latest SCAN User's Guide. To learn more about the SCAN Policies Database project, explore the data online, or download a comma delimited data file (.csv), please visit https://www.scanpoliciesdatabase.com *Note: The NDACAN version of the SCAN Policies Database is identical to the data available for download from the SCAN Policies Database webpage but is offered in a wider variety of file formats including, SAS, SPSS, Stata, and a tab-delimited data file for use with spreadsheet programs and R. All file formats for statistical software programs contain variable and value labels. ________________________________ National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) Cornell University / Duke University Telephone: 607-255-7799 Email: NDACANcornell.edu Website: www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov Twitter: https://twitter.com/NDACAN_CU The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect is a service of the Children’s Bureau | Administration for Children and Families | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unsubscribe from the Child Maltreatment Research List (CMRL)