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Summer Training Webinar Series 2021
"Data Strategies for the Study of Child Welfare"


The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) has completed its 2021 Summer Training Webinar Series on data analysis support. The sessions focused on practical and applied training on data management and analysis strategies and was hosted by staff at NDACAN with introductions by Children's Bureau federal staff who support the NDACAN project. This series provides a robust overview of our survey-based data offerings, descriptions of our research support services, and applied analysis skills to begin or enhance research work involving our data.

The videos and slides of the sessions will be posted here this summer, and we will announce their availability on our Twitter feed and on the CMRL e-list.

  • July 7, 2021 - Introduction to NDACAN
  • July 14, 2021 - Survey-Based Data Holdings
  • July 21, 2021 - Administrative Data (NCANDS, AFCARS) and Linking
    • Presenters: Clayton Covington and Sarah Sernaker
    • This event was completed and the videos and slides will be made available.
  • July 28, 2021 - VCIS Data and Special Populations
    • Presenters: Alex Roehrkasse and Frank Edwards
    • This event was completed and the videos and slides will be made available.
  • August 4, 2021 - Multilevel Modeling Workshop
    • Presenters: Sarah Sernaker and Frank Edwards
    • This event was completed and the videos and slides will be made available.
  • August 11, 2021 - Latent Class Analysis Workshop
    • Presenter: Sarah Sernaker
    • This event was completed and the videos and slides will be made available.