CFSR Round 3 Findings

This section includes findings from CFSRs conducted between 2015 and 2018.

CFSR Round 3 Report for Legal and Judicial Communities

This report analyzes the Round 3 results from the Child and Family Services Reviews, spotlights improvement projects from across the United States, and provides recommendations for collaboration between child welfare agencies and the legal and judicial communities.

Child and Youth Connections: Results From CFSR Round 3 (2015-2018)

This report uses Round 3 (2015–2018) CFSR results to understand how, how often, and how well child welfare systems helped to promote and preserve children’s connections in four areas: with parents; with siblings; with extended family; and with children’s community, culture, school, and friends. In each area, data from Round 3 of the CFSRs provides information about state child welfare systems.

Systemic Factors - Results From the CFSRs: 2015-2018

This report presents findings on the systemic factors collected during the CFSRs. Overall, this report reveals a need for improvement in systemic factor functioning. It also highlights the importance of collecting and using quality data and information so that child welfare agencies and their partners are able to assess and routinely monitor statewide functioning of systemic factors. Results and examples in this report do not cover or apply to all states and all items.

Focus on Youth - CFSR Findings: 2015-2017

This report presents CFSR results related to older youth (aged 16–17) in foster care for the 38 states reviewed during the first 3 years of Round 3 (2015–2017).

Parent Engagement - Reflections From the CFSR: 2015-2017

This report presents results from CFSRs conducted in the 38 states reviewed during the first 3 years of Round 3 of the CFSRs. It focuses on how agencies engage parents to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families in the child welfare system.

CFSR Round 3 Aggregate Reports

CFSR Aggregate Report Addendum, Round 3: FYs 2015-2018

This addendum supplements the Child and Family Services Reviews Aggregate Report for Round 3 (FYs 2015–2018). Readers should refer to the full report for a comprehensive explanation of the Round 3 results. The purpose of this addendum is to use advanced statistical techniques to better understand the associations between items, outcomes, and case characteristics. Data stem from the full Round 3 CFSRs (2015–2018), which included 4,067 cases reviewed.

CFSR Aggregate Report, Round 3 Final: FYs 2015-2018

This report presents key findings from the analyses of state performance data for the states reviewed during all 4 years of Round 3 of the CFSRs. The report describes results of an examination of the strengths and areas needing improvement identified across those states.

CFSR Aggregate Report, Round 3: FYs 2015-2017

This report presents key findings from the analyses of state performance data for the states reviewed during the first 3 years of Round 3 of the CFSRs. The report describes results of a preliminary examination of the strengths and areas needing improvement identified across those states.

CFSR Aggregate Report, Round 3: FYs 2015-2016

This report presents key findings from the analyses of state performance data for the states reviewed during the first 2 years of Round 3 of the CFSRs. The report describes results of a preliminary examination of the strengths and areas needing improvement identified across those states.

CFSR Round 3 Findings 2015-2016

This PDF consists of 115 slides based on a Children's Bureau presentation of results from 24 states that participated in the FY 2015-2016 CFSRs. In those reviews, 2,073 cases were reviewed, including 9 Traditional Reviews that examined 584 cases and 15 State Conducted Case Reviews that examined 1,489 cases.