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Date Title Type Venue
Oct. 1, 2025 Quarterly Report: Child Welfare Caseload Trends Report NC DSS
Oct. 1, 2024 Quarterly Report: Child Welfare Caseload Trends Report NC DSS
April 1, 2024 Quarterly Report: Child Welfare Caseload Trends Report NC DSS
Oct. 1, 2023 Quarterly Report: Child Welfare Caseload Trends Report NC DSS
April 1, 2023 Quarterly Report: Child Welfare Caseload Trends Report NC DSS
Oct. 1, 2022 Quarterly Report: Child Welfare Caseload Trends Report NC DSS
July 1, 2022 Quarterly Report: Child Welfare Caseload Trends Report NC DSS
Oct. 1, 2021 Quarterly Report: Child Welfare Caseload Trends Report NC DSS
July 1, 2021 Quarterly Report: The Impact of the Pandemic on Child Welfare Trends Report NC DSS
April 1, 2021 Quarterly Report: The Impact of the Pandemic on Child Welfare Trends Report NC DSS
June 13, 2017 Trauma Screening in Child Welfare: Lessons Learned from Five States Paper Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma
Dec. 1, 2015 Youth in Transition: A Community Initiative in Forsyth County, North Carolina - Final Report Report NC DSS
April 1, 2014 Youth in Transition: A Community Initiative in Forsyth County, North Carolina - Preliminary Report Report NC DSS
Oct. 1, 2013 Changes and Trends Over Ten Years in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
June 19, 2013 Achievement Guide -- Reaching for Excellent and Accountability in Practice Guide NC DSS
April 30, 2013 Changes and Trends Over Ten Years in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
Nov. 30, 2012 Foster Care in North Carolina Presentation NC DSS
Sept. 19, 2020 Project Broadcast Policy Summit Presentation Presentation NC DSS
June 30, 2012 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
March 31, 2012 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
Dec. 31, 2011 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
Sept. 30, 2011 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
June 13, 2011 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
March 31, 2011 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
Jan. 28, 2011 Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System in North Carolina Presentation Mecklenburg County
Dec. 30, 2010 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
Sept. 30, 2010 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
Sept. 22, 2010 Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System in North Carolina Presentation Casey Convening
June 15, 2010 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
March 15, 2010 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
Dec. 15, 2009 Changes and Trends in the Child Welfare Caseload in North Carolina Report NC DSS
June 10, 2009 Child Welfare in North Carolina: Ethnic and Racial Disproportionality and Disparity Presentation NC DSS
Aug. 7, 2008 Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties Report ASPE
July 22, 2008 Planning Model to Address Child Welfare Staffing Needs Presentation NRC CWDT
July 21, 2008 Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties Presentation NRC CWDT
July 21, 2008 Employment and Felonious Arrests of Former Foster Care Youths Presentation NRC CWDT
June 16, 2008 NC IV-E Waiver Demonstration -- The Final Chapter Presentation NC DSS
June 16, 2008 NC IV-E Waiver Demonstration -- Cost Analysis Presentation NC DSS
Oct. 16, 2007 Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Caseload and Workforce Forecast Presentation Mecklenburg County
Jan. 10, 2007 NC IV-E Waiver Demonstration Final Report Report NC DSS

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