Dataset Details
State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019-2021
Dataset Number: 268
Current Data Version: 1
Investigator(s)
Elizabeth C. Weigensberg, PhD -
Mathematica
Nuzhat Islam, MS -
Mathematica
Jean Knab, PhD -
Mathematica
Mary A. Grider, MBA -
Mathematica
Jeremy Page, MA -
Mathematica
Sarah Bardin, BA -
Mathematica
Addison Larson, MS - Mathematica
Abstract
This dataset has been superseded by the latest SCAN Policies datasets and is no longer distributed. Please refer to our list of currently available datasets.
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 and overtime. 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.
Bibliographic Citation
Weigensberg, E., Islam, N., Knab, J., Grider, M., Page, J., & Larson, A. (2022). State Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database 2019-2021 [Dataset]. National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. Https://doi.org/10.34681/wjbs-n581
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