Chapin Hall

Report

COVID-19 and Child Welfare: Using Data to Understand Trends in Maltreatment and Response

This work summarizes efforts to respond to concerns about child welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide empirical guidance to child welfare system...

2020

Report

Finding Effective Strategies to Expand Data Use in State Human Service Agencies

This paper discusses successes and failures in working with state and local human service agencies and researchers to compile administrative data sources that...

2020

Research Collection

Record Linkage among Human Services Data Sources

Chapin Hall has developed a body of research about technical best practices for linking human services data sources to facilitate research and analyses on...

2019

Report

Innovations in Linking Human Services Data

This report examines challenges in human services record linkage and how they can be addressed.

2019

Report

Administrative Data Quality Varies between Programs, Affects Use of Data

Linking together administrative data sources across programs (“record linkage”) is necessary for many analyses of programs and family well-being. However, the...

2019

Report

Colorado Showed Increased Kinship Care Utilization Paired with Fiscal Savings during Title IV-E Waiver

This evaluation examined the process, outcome, and fiscal impact of a Title IV-E Waiver in the state of Colorado

2019

Report

Survey of Doris Duke Fellows Finds Network Connections are Increasing

This report presents findings from the most recent survey of Doris Duke fellows and compares the level of engagement to prior years.

2019

Report

Extending Child Care Eligibility Increases Duration of Participation in Child Care

This report focuses on preliminary findings related extending the eligibility redetermination period from 6 months to 12 months for families who receive child...

2019

Project

Family First: Readiness Assessment, Planning, and Implementation

Chapin Hall is collaborating with jurisdictions and organizations across the country as they assess readiness and plan for Family First implementation and align...

June 27, 2019

Project

Supporting Strategic Efforts in Illinois Child Welfare

Chapin Hall's team of experts bring policy, practice, and data expertise to improve services for families in Illinois.

June 19, 2019

Report

Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Outcomes in Child Welfare

This brief provides an overview of the use of predictive analytics in child welfare.

2018

Project

Making Data Work for Families

How two Chapin Hall projects help local jurisdictions use data more effectively.

November 27, 2018

Project

The Integrated Database on Child and Family Services in Illinois

This comprehensive database allows researchers to work with data from nearly every family-serving agency in Illinois.

November 8, 2018

Report

Trauma a Contributing Factor to Youth Moving From Child Welfare System to Juvenile Justice System

This study explores the role of trauma, child welfare involvement, and other factors among youth who crossed over from the child welfare system into the...

2018

Research

What is Administrative Data?

An explanation of administrative data, and examples of Chapin Hall projects that use this data.

October 31, 2018

Report

Effective Use of Administrative Data Can Strengthen Efforts to Maintain a Stable Supply of High-Quality Foster Homes

In this report, we demonstrate the potential of administrative data to contribute robust evidence in support of child welfare systems’ efforts to maintain a...

2018

Project

Administrative Data for the Public Good

Creative use of government data described in dozens of proposals for Chapin Hall-Census Bureau project.

September 5, 2018

Project

Studies Explore Use of Administrative Data

Six studies chosen as demonstration projects to explore how administrative data can be used to advance evidence-based policies are described.

September 5, 2018

Report

Bringing Big Data into Policy Research

Studying large public social programs can be a challenge for social scientists. One big data approach, text mining, contributed to a better understanding of the...

2018

Project

Applying Predictive Analytics

A Chapin Hall team developed predictive analytic models to help one child welfare jurisdiction address risk of repeat reports for child abuse or neglect. With...

March 19, 2018

Project

The Center for State Child Welfare Data

The Center for State Child Welfare Data–or the Data Center–supports child welfare systems in more than 30 states to make evidence-based decisions designed to...

January 1, 2018

Report

Half of Older Adolescents in Foster Care Use Psychotropic Drugs

In this brief, researchers explore the use of and experiences with psychotropic medications over time for California foster youth transitioning to adulthood.

2017

Report

Each Month Spent in Care Beyond Age 18 Increases Likelihood of High School Completion

This memo examines factors that influence the likelihood of young people in foster care finishing high school and entering college.

2017

Report

Data-Driven Solutions are Key to Reductions in Congregate Care

Congregate care has long been viewed as an appropriate placement alternative for children and adolescents, especially those whose histories, mental health...

2016

Report

Implementation of Extended Care Leads to Youth Remaining in Care Longer

This study explored the relationship between the implementation of California's extended foster care law (AB 12) and foster youths' exits to legal permanency.

2015

Report

Survey of Child Welfare Workers Finds Few Appropriate Housing Options for Foster Youth over 18

California child welfare workers were surveyed about the service delivery context of extended foster care. Most workers were concerned about the availability of...

2015

Report

Study of Foster Youths’ Education Status Finds Many are Facing Hurdles to Success

This report examines the educational status of and services available to older adolescents in foster care in California, both from the viewpoint of the youth...

2015

Report

Persistent Patterns Provide Insight into Child Welfare System

Using data from the Multistate Foster Care Data Archive, this report provides an overview of what happens when children are placed in foster care. The results ...

2007

Report

Examination of Service Receipt and Earnings History Shows Decrease in Use of Cash Assistance

This report analyzes the service receipt and earnings histories of nine cohorts of cash assistance recipients during a period of significant policy change.

2000