Project: CAPS (Case Analysis Program Suite)

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CAPS (Case Analysis Program Suite) is a set of programs and data intended for use by state child welfare agencies. CAPS includes 12 analytic programs answering policy-relevant child welfare system questions, such as "do reports from different sources return to the system similarly over time"?. CAPS is a sister-project to SDOH4CWS, also available under LDBase. Both projects were funded under DataSMART, a part of the Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research, and Training (CICM). NICHD (1P50HD096719)

Project Investigator(s)
Brett Drake, Dylan Jones
Project Organization(s)
The Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment - DataSMART Project
Funding Agency / Grant Number
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development / 1P50HD096719

Most Recent Datasets in Project

  • Dataset: Grand
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: This is a county level file providing a series of census and other variables (e.g. Social Determinant of Health indexes) that users may find helpful.

Most Recent Documents in Project

  • Document: CAPS Guide
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: This guide provides all information necessary to run the CAPS program suite.

Most Recent Code in Project

  • Code: CAPSPriorsAndPlacement
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Shows how prior reports correspond to the liklihood of placement.
  • Code: CAPSUtilityProgram
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Creates final file for use by CAPS programs
  • Code: CAPSSubstantiationBySource
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Provides output showing substantiation rates from different report sources
  • Code: CAPSRereportsByType
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Looks at different rereport rates by report type (e.g. Sexual, Neglect)
  • Code: CAPSRereportsBySubstantiation
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Determines if substantiated and unsubstantiated reports have different rereport rates
  • Code: CAPSRereportsBySource
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Looks at rereports by initial source type
  • Code: CAPSRereports
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Looks at rereports over time.
  • Code: CAPSReentries
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Looks at how cases reenter protective custody in child welfare
  • Code: CAPSPriorsBySource
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Looks at the degree to which different reporter types vary on prior reports.
  • Code: CAPSPriorsAndSubstantiation
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Looks at how prior reports are associated with current report substantiation
  • Code: CAPSReentries
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Tracks reentries into the child welfare system over time
  • Code: CAPSCrossTypeRecidivism
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Looks to see if the same maltreatment types (e.g. physical) persist across rereports.
  • Code: CAPSPlacementBySource
    Last update: August 31, 2025
    Description: Checks if different reporter types have different placement rates