| AFCARS | Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System |
| ACS | American Community Survey |
| ASLGF | Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances |
| CB | Children’s Bureau |
| CFSR | Child and Family Services Review |
| CWS | Child welfare system |
| ES | Effect size |
| FHH | Female-headed household |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standards |
| GPHH | Grandparent-headed household |
| HH | Household |
| LMM | Linear mixed model |
| PIP | Program improvement plan |
| SCAN | State Child Abuse & Neglect Policies Database |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |