Better understand your state’s performance on statewide data indicators related to the safety and permanency of children served by the child welfare system. 

Listen to child welfare agency leaders in the District of Columbia talk about how they work with partners to use their different data lenses to understand the needs of families and to structure a set of services to best meet the full spectrum of needs. In Kentucky, child welfare agency leaders describe the process of finding the story behind the numbers to transform their system.

Get the latest research on decision science and safety decision-making practices in child welfare to help improved safety outcomes.

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator permanency in 12 months for children entering care.

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator permanency in 12 months for children in care 12 to 23 months.

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator permanency in 12 months for children in care 24 months or more.

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator placement stability.

Explore the benefits of reunification and post-reunification supports and how these strategies help prevent reentry into foster care. 

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator reentry to foster care.

Identify data sources to explore service array and resource development.