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Message ID: 11190
Date: 2023-03-16

Author:Andres Arroyo

Subject:NDACAN Updata Newsletter, Spring 2023 (Vol. 61)

THE NDACAN UPDATA Spring 2023 (Vol. 61) The NDACAN Updata is your source for important Archive announcements. SUMMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2023 DATES NDACAN is holding its annual Summer Research Institute (SRI) on June 1, June 2, June 5, and June 6, 2023. The SRI is a free virtual workshop in which participants analyze NDACAN datasets over multiple days with close support and expertise provided by NDACAN staff as-needed. The SRI also provides participating child abuse and neglect researchers an opportunity for networking and collaborating with each other. The Application deadline is March 17, 2023 – please visit our Summer Research Institute page to apply. OFFICE HOURS SPRING 2023 NDACAN is hosting monthly Office Hours this Spring 2023 from 12pm to 1pm EST on the 2nd Friday of each month through May 2023. The Office Hours are an opportunity to get support from our team and chat with other data users in an informal setting. The first 30 minutes are open time with breakout rooms with NDACAN staff to provide technical support for survey and administrative data, statistical consulting, and to allow for networking opportunities. The second 30 minutes are dedicated to a specific theme, presentation, or workshop. Regardless of your stage of research, our expert team is here to help. The events are free but advanced registration is required through the link provided below. Office Hours Spring 2023 Schedule Second Friday of each month from 12pm - 1pm EST * April 14: Data Careers in Child Welfare * Presenter: Judy Cannon of Mathematica & more! * May 12: Forging Research Partnerships with Organizations * Panelists: Tasseli McKay, Anna Austin, & Emily Putnam-Horstein Registration Link: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqcO6tpz4sH9y0U1WTlQwNTjyP_zzjx3nd CALL FOR DATA USERS TO SEND CITATIONS NDACAN maintains a reference list of scholarly work produced using Archive data. You can access the Child Abuse and Neglect Digital Library (canDL) directly or from our canDL Bibliography information page. Please visit the canDL to check if your publications that use Archive data are listed, and contact us if you have references to add (NDACANsupport@cornell.edu ). When submitting citations, please be sure to include the DOI link. Featured Publications: * Longitudinal Studies on Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) McGuire, A., Gabrielli, J., Jackson, Y. (2023). Trying to Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole? Testing the Robustness of Maltreatment Measurement Models for Youth. Child Maltreatment, 10775595221149447. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595221149447 * Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) Gibbs, D., Villodas, M., Kainz, K., Francis, A., (2023). Insecure Housing, Substance Abuse, and Incarceration Among Emerging Adults Aging Out of Foster Care: Examining Associations with Legal Orphan Status. Children and Youth Services Review, 145, 106805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106805 * Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) Panisch, L., LaBrenz, C. (2023). Betrayal Trauma, Parental Substance Use Disorder, and Reunification Outcomes Among Child Welfare-Involved Families. Journal of Family Violence, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00516-8 Follow us on Twitter for notifications about publications created from NDACAN data. Researchers who publish articles based upon NDACAN data are encouraged to tag us @NDACAN_CU and include a clickable DOI link to the article with the hashtag of the dataset abbreviation and/or number which was used for the study (e.g. #NCANDS, #NYTD, #DS223, etc.). FORTHCOMING DATASETS * Dataset #273 National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being III (NSCAW III) * Dataset #262 Florida Study of Professionals for Safe Families (FSPSF) * Dataset #219 LONGSCAN Young Adult/NIDA Data * Dataset #TBD Integrated Foster Care Time Series * Dataset #TBD Children's Bureau Statistical Series (CBSS) * Dataset #TBD National Center for Social Statistics (NCSS) RECENTLY RELEASED DATASETS * Dataset #272 Child and Caregiver Outcomes Using Linked Data (CCOULD) * Dataset #263 National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), Child File, FFY 2021 * Dataset #264 National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2021 * Dataset #274 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Foster Care File, 2021 * Dataset #275 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Adoption File, 2021 * Dataset #277 AFCARS Foster Care File, 6-month periods (FY2016A - 2022B) STAY CONNECTED TO #NDACAN For the latest updates on NDACAN activities, make sure to follow us on Twitter @NDACAN_CU . NDACAN curates its Twitter content to highlight the availability and research potential of NDACAN data holdings, trainings, and user support services for child welfare researchers. You are encouraged to follow our feed and tweet your publications or presentations at @NDACAN_CU to share the various ways that NDACAN is advancing the field of child welfare research. CALL FOR DATASETS Research has demonstrated an increased citation rate for publications whose investigators share data. Depositing your data with NDACAN can facilitate long-term preservation and provide researchers access to your data for secondary analysis. The Archive is seeking quantitative datasets to add to our collection. Please contact us (NDACANsupport@cornell.edu ) if you have data or know of data that would benefit researchers, or check out the Contribute Data page of our website. Are you a member of our Child Maltreatment Research List Serve (CMRL)? The Archive moderates an e-mail list for discussions of research issues relevant to child abuse and neglect. To subscribe or to alter your subscription, visit our CMRL page. NDACAN Updata Newsletter Subscription Preferences NDACAN sends The NDACAN Updata e-newsletter to the CMRL membership, to our general mailings list, and to all active users of Archive datasets. If you would like to stop receiving general mailings, but still want updates about datasets that you're using, please email us using this link . If you would like to stop receiving general mailings and no longer use any datasets, please email us using this link . NDACAN is a joint project of Duke University and Cornell University . 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

THE NDACAN UPDATA Spring 2023 (Vol. 61) The NDACAN Updata is your source for important Archive announcements. SUMMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2023 DATES NDACAN is holding its annual Summer Research Institute (SRI) on June 1, June 2, June 5, and June 6, 2023. The SRI is a free virtual workshop in which participants analyze NDACAN datasets over multiple days with close support and expertise provided by NDACAN staff as-needed. The SRI also provides participating child abuse and neglect researchers an opportunity for networking and collaborating with each other. The Application deadline is March 17, 2023 – please visit our Summer Research Institute page to apply. OFFICE HOURS SPRING 2023 NDACAN is hosting monthly Office Hours this Spring 2023 from 12pm to 1pm EST on the 2nd Friday of each month through May 2023. The Office Hours are an opportunity to get support from our team and chat with other data users in an informal setting. The first 30 minutes are open time with breakout rooms with NDACAN staff to provide technical support for survey and administrative data, statistical consulting, and to allow for networking opportunities. The second 30 minutes are dedicated to a specific theme, presentation, or workshop. Regardless of your stage of research, our expert team is here to help. The events are free but advanced registration is required through the link provided below. Office Hours Spring 2023 Schedule Second Friday of each month from 12pm - 1pm EST * April 14: Data Careers in Child Welfare * Presenter: Judy Cannon of Mathematica & more! * May 12: Forging Research Partnerships with Organizations * Panelists: Tasseli McKay, Anna Austin, & Emily Putnam-Horstein Registration Link: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqcO6tpz4sH9y0U1WTlQwNTjyP_zzjx3nd CALL FOR DATA USERS TO SEND CITATIONS NDACAN maintains a reference list of scholarly work produced using Archive data. You can access the Child Abuse and Neglect Digital Library (canDL) directly or from our canDL Bibliography information page. Please visit the canDL to check if your publications that use Archive data are listed, and contact us if you have references to add (NDACANsupportcornell.edu ). When submitting citations, please be sure to include the DOI link. Featured Publications: * Longitudinal Studies on Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) McGuire, A., Gabrielli, J., Jackson, Y. (2023). Trying to Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole? Testing the Robustness of Maltreatment Measurement Models for Youth. Child Maltreatment, 10775595221149447. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595221149447 * Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) Gibbs, D., Villodas, M., Kainz, K., Francis, A., (2023). Insecure Housing, Substance Abuse, and Incarceration Among Emerging Adults Aging Out of Foster Care: Examining Associations with Legal Orphan Status. Children and Youth Services Review, 145, 106805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106805 * Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) Panisch, L., LaBrenz, C. (2023). Betrayal Trauma, Parental Substance Use Disorder, and Reunification Outcomes Among Child Welfare-Involved Families. Journal of Family Violence, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00516-8 Follow us on Twitter for notifications about publications created from NDACAN data. Researchers who publish articles based upon NDACAN data are encouraged to tag us NDACAN_CU and include a clickable DOI link to the article with the hashtag of the dataset abbreviation and/or number which was used for the study (e.g. #NCANDS, #NYTD, #DS223, etc.). FORTHCOMING DATASETS * Dataset #273 National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being III (NSCAW III) * Dataset #262 Florida Study of Professionals for Safe Families (FSPSF) * Dataset #219 LONGSCAN Young Adult/NIDA Data * Dataset #TBD Integrated Foster Care Time Series * Dataset #TBD Children's Bureau Statistical Series (CBSS) * Dataset #TBD National Center for Social Statistics (NCSS) RECENTLY RELEASED DATASETS * Dataset #272 Child and Caregiver Outcomes Using Linked Data (CCOULD) * Dataset #263 National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), Child File, FFY 2021 * Dataset #264 National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2021 * Dataset #274 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Foster Care File, 2021 * Dataset #275 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Adoption File, 2021 * Dataset #277 AFCARS Foster Care File, 6-month periods (FY2016A - 2022B) STAY CONNECTED TO #NDACAN For the latest updates on NDACAN activities, make sure to follow us on Twitter NDACAN_CU . NDACAN curates its Twitter content to highlight the availability and research potential of NDACAN data holdings, trainings, and user support services for child welfare researchers. You are encouraged to follow our feed and tweet your publications or presentations at NDACAN_CU to share the various ways that NDACAN is advancing the field of child welfare research. CALL FOR DATASETS Research has demonstrated an increased citation rate for publications whose investigators share data. Depositing your data with NDACAN can facilitate long-term preservation and provide researchers access to your data for secondary analysis. The Archive is seeking quantitative datasets to add to our collection. Please contact us (NDACANsupportcornell.edu ) if you have data or know of data that would benefit researchers, or check out the Contribute Data page of our website. Are you a member of our Child Maltreatment Research List Serve (CMRL)? The Archive moderates an e-mail list for discussions of research issues relevant to child abuse and neglect. To subscribe or to alter your subscription, visit our CMRL page. NDACAN Updata Newsletter Subscription Preferences NDACAN sends The NDACAN Updata e-newsletter to the CMRL membership, to our general mailings list, and to all active users of Archive datasets. If you would like to stop receiving general mailings, but still want updates about datasets that you're using, please email us using this link . If you would like to stop receiving general mailings and no longer use any datasets, please email us using this link . NDACAN is a joint project of Duke University and Cornell University . 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