Appendix C_Child Welfare Data Elements Used for Sampling and Analysis SYTFC

Child Welfare Data Elements Used for Sampling and Analysis

Data Type	Data Elements	Sampling and Analytic Use
Person ID	Links event-level variables for construction of child-level files For sampled youth and surveyed youth who consent to data linkage, links among data files	File management
Date of birth, gender, race, ethnicity	Demographic characteristics	Sample description and stratification
Maltreatment allegations	Aggregate to maltreatment type (child neglect, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, human trafficking, other)	Types of maltreatment experienced
Investigations	Investigation number (links events within investigation) Received date Closed date Maltreatment type Most serious finding for each maltreatment type	Age at first and most recent investigation, by maltreatment type Number of investigations, by maltreatment type Number of substantiated allegations, by maltreatment type
Removals / placements	Removal begin date Begin and end dates for each placement within a removal episode Type of placement(s) Exit reason for each placement Reason for end of removal episode	Age at first and most recent removal episodes Total time spent in out-of-home care Number and types of placements Exit status for placement and removal episodes
Missing child reports	Report date Risk indicators associated with missing report (e.g., gang involved) Recover date Return status (located, aged out, etc.)	Age at first and most recent missing-from-care episodes Total time missing from care Temporal relationship between missing-from-care and trafficking experiences