NDAS provides data from 1990 to 1996, with some data available for 1997 and 1998. Data topics include child abuse and neglect, population data, child abuse and neglect fatalities, out of home care, adoption, fiscal data, administrative data, and family preservation and support services. The information is disaggregated by state and year. The NDAS uses a number of data sources, including the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, Voluntary Cooperative Information System, CWLA State Agency Survey, the 1998 Green Book, and the U.S. Census Bureau. Text and notes are provided with each table and graph to help clarify the data.
Links are available to state agency web-sites, as well as to other research sources.
Therefore, in most instances valid comparisons based exclusively on this data cannot be made and should not be used to judge the effectiveness of one state versus another.