December 2009 Forward to a Friend » Events Save the Date: Thursday's Child on Children and Federal Spending Understanding a Dynamic Decade: Population Trends, Public Policy, and the 2010 Census in Chicago Research Researchers Identify Significant Problems with the Standards and Composites in the Child and Family Services Review Process Quick Links Events January 14, 2010 Save the Date: Thursday's Child on Children and Federal Spending Chapin Hall and Urban Institute's Thursday's Child series continues on January 14 at 9 a.m. (EST) with a discussion on children and federal spending. Full program and registration information for the Washington, D.C. event and audio webcast coming soon. February 26, 2010 Understanding a Dynamic Decade: Population Trends, Public Policy, and the 2010 Census in Chicago This conference, co-sponsored by Chapin Hall and hosted by The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, will bring together population researchers, community leaders, and policymakers to discuss population trends over the past 10 years and their implications for policy in the next 10 years. Chapin Hall Research Fellow Robert Goerge is a featured speaker. Friday, February 26, 2010 8 a.m.-5 p.m. with reception to follow The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration 969 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 More information and registration Research Researchers Identify Significant Problems with the Standards and Composites in the Child and Family Services Review Process This report and issue brief examine shortcomings in the Child and Family Services Review process (CFSR), the federal government's effort to hold state child welfare systems accountable for outcomes of children under their care.   The current national standards in the CFSR process do not optimally support the goal of improving the performance of state child welfare systems. A functional, useful CFSR process would encourage improvement with a clear and coherent use of available data, with an eye to ways to improve both the quality and quantity of data related to children and families who come to the attention of the child welfare system. Read the issue brief and full report by John Schuerman and Barbara Needell Quick Links Visit the Chapin Hall website Register for a Chapin Hall event Browse Chapin Hall research Meet Chapin Hall researchers Subscribe to the Chapin Hall Alert For More Information Contact: Marc van Bree Public Affairs Associate mvanbree@chapinhall.org Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 Phone: 773.753.5900 www.chapinhall.org

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