Creating Indicators

for Child Welfare in North Carolina

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Select a county by clicking on the map or using the [County Selector] pulldown on the right of the menu bar.

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General help files
Child welfare data
Frequently asked questions
Commonly used acronyms
Measures on the experiences report
CFSR measures
Abuse & neglect
Children in foster care

Select a region: Use the map or the selector on the right-hand side in the menu bar to select a county or group of counties (by judicial district, region, or county size), or NC.

Demographics: Count of children aged <19 years in previous 5 years

Release notes

Alpha version of Creating Indicators

  • Added the latest downloadable child welfare reports

  • Added point-in-time data for exits from foster care (all exits, not unique exits by child)
  • Added help and page text for selected tables, such as those showing cohort data

  • Corrected issue whereby demographics plot was not populated on first visiting site

  • Email contact form added. Menu icon added and map icon changed, accordingly
  • Accessibility improvements (home icon, form labels)

Citations- The suggested way to cite this website is as follows: Duncan, D. F., Stewart, C. J., Seminara, G., Malley, K. M. D., Reives, W., Francis, A., & Guest, S. (2026). Creating Indicators for Child Welfare. Retrieved [month day, year], from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Social Work. https://cip.ssw.unc.edu/ or https://creatingindicators.ssw.unc.edu