NDACAN

*Data Available*: AFCARS Foster Care File, 6-month periods (FY2018A - 2025B) Please visit the NDACAN website for details.

*Data Available*: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), Foster Care AB File FY2025 Please visit the NDACAN website for details.

*Data Available*: National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) - Services File, FY2011-FY2024 Please visit the NDACAN website for details.

Our 2026 Summer Training Series "Laying the Groundwork" starts July 1 with weekly presentations (Wednesdays 12PM-1PM EST) on key administrative data research skills: understanding data structures, data quality, linking, & data presentation. Visit the NDACAN website for details.

April Office Hours will feature Dr. Bright and Dr. Shelton! Register to learn more about their work and research on April 10th at 11am EST!

Our 2026 Summer Training Series "Laying the Groundwork" starts July 1 with weekly presentations (Wednesdays 12PM-1PM EST) on key administrative data research skills: understanding data structures, data quality, linking, & data presentation. Visit the NDACAN website for details.

*Data Available*: National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2024 Please visit the NDACAN website for details.

The NDACAN 2025 Outstanding Paper Award winners will be sharing their research during our February Monthly Office Hours session. Use the link to register and hear them speak on February 13th!

*Data Available*: National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File FFY 2024

*Data Available*: Integrated Historical Child Welfare Database (IHCWD) Please visit the NDACAN website for details.

SRI Reminder: We are accepting applications to the Summer Research Institute (SRI) 2026 which will be held on May 21, May 22, May 26, and May 27. The application deadline is March 1. Please visit the NDACAN website for the SRI event details and application instructions.

SRI Reminder: We are accepting applications to the Summer Research Institute (SRI) 2026 which will be held on May 21, May 22, May 26, and May 27. The application deadline is March 1. Please visit the NDACAN website for the SRI event details and application instructions.

*Data Available*: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), Foster Care AB File FY2024 Please visit the NDACAN website for details.

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural NDACAN awards for Outstanding Paper and Outstanding Graduate Student Paper! Come to our office hours on February 13th to hear them speak!

We are accepting applications to the Summer Research Institute (SRI) 2026 which will be held on May 21, May 22, May 26, and May 27. The application deadline is March 1. Please visit the NDACAN website for the SRI event details and application instructions.

*Data Available*: The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being III (NSCAW III) General Release, Waves 1-2 Please visit the NDACAN website for details.

*Data Available*: The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being III (NSCAW III) Restricted Release, Waves 1-2 Please visit the NDACAN website for details.

The Monthly Office Hours 2025-2026 Schedule has been posted on the NDACAN Events web page.

All 2025 Summer Training Series "Life Cycle of an NDACAN Research Project" videos, slides, and R code files are now available at the NDACAN website Events page.

*Data Available*: ROCKWOOL-Duke Comparative Indigenous Child Welfare Contact Database Please visit the NDACAN website for details.