About this Dataset

Children By Disposition

The numbers of children (duplicate count) are counted once for each investigation response or alternative response that reached a disposition (finding) for the most recent federal fiscal year for which data are available.

*11/29/2021: Added column including year in which data was collected.

To view more National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) findings, click link to summary page below:
https://healthdata.gov/stories/s/kaeg-w7jc
Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Last updated: 2021-07-09T13:32:50.237380
Tags: child-abuse, child-welfare

Tables

Table 1

@usgov.hhs_gov_children_by_disposition.table_1

11.71 kB
55 rows
12 columns

CREATE TABLE table_1 (
  "state" VARCHAR,
  "year" VARCHAR,
  "substantiated" BIGINT,
  "indicated" DOUBLE,
  "alternative_response" DOUBLE,
  "unsubstantiated" DOUBLE,
  "intentionally_false" DOUBLE,
  "closed_with_no_finding" DOUBLE,
  "no_alleged_maltreatment" DOUBLE,
  "other" DOUBLE,
  "unknown" DOUBLE,
  "total_children" BIGINT
);