Child welfare outcome measures and results, Dec. 2012

Child Welfare
Outcome Measures & Results December 2012 (Reflects data as of
October 31, 2012)
Federal Regulations & Data

Definitions and Data Sources
SAFETY 1 Children are first and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect.
Figure 1: Child Protective Services Cases ...........................................................1
Count of unique CPS Investigations or Family Preservation (Ongoing) stages open at any point during the month. Includes all cases active at some time during the month. Sources: Internal Data System, SHINES
Figure 2: Recurrence of Substantiated Child Maltreatment........................... 1
Of all the children who were victims of substantiated maltreatment in the first 6 months of the year, the percentage that had substantiated maltreatment within the following 6 months. National Standard: less than or equal to 5.40% Sources: Protective Services Data System, SHINES
Figure 3: Disposition of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports............................ 2
Chart reflects the disposition of reports received in a particular month. Data includes count of Family Support, Substantiated Investigations, Unsubstantiated Investigations and Screenouts. Source: SHINES
Figure 4: Disposition of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports............................ 2
Chart reflects the disposition of reports received in a particular month. Data includes count of Family Preservation (Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Open), Foster Care (Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Open), Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Closed. Source: SHINES

Definitions and Data Sources cont...
PERMANENCY 1 Children have permanency and stability in their living situations.
Figure 5: Child Placement Services Cases ................................................................3
Count of unique children in foster care or adoptions stages open at any point during the month and cases active at some time during the month. This population may include children not in DFCS custody. Sources: Internal Data System, SHINES
Figure 6: Children in the Legal Custody of DFCS .......................................... 3
Count of unique children who were in the legal custody of DFCS at some point during the month, including those 18 years of age and older. Excludes Aftercare, ICPC, Placement services to parents, and Boarding County. Source: SHINES
Figure 7: Children in the Legal Custody of DFCS Under the Age 18....................4
Count of unique children who were in the legal custody of DFCS at some point during the month under the age 18. Excludes Aftercare, ICPC, Placement services to parents, and Boarding County. Source: SHINES
Figure 8: Length of Time to Achieve Reunification.........................................4
Percentage of children who exited care during the month through reunification with their family that reunified in less than 12 months from the date of their removal. National Standard: greater than or equal to 76.20% Source: SHINES
Figure 9: Comparison of Foster Care Entries & Exits.......................................5
Number of children who have entered foster care and number of children who have exited foster care during the month. Total children at end of month show the number of children on the last day of the month. Source: SHINES
Figure 10: Foster Care Re-entries................................................................5
Of all the children who entered foster care, the percentage that were discharged from a previous placement within 12 months of the current foster care placement. National Standard: less than or equal to 8.60% Source: SHINES
Figure 11: Children Placed with Relatives.....................................................6
Of all children in DFCS custody, the percentage that are placed with a relative or a relative foster home. State Target: greater than or equal to 30.00% Source: SHINES
Figure 12: Adoptions Finalized..................................................................6
The number of children whose adoption was finalized. Source: SHINES

SAFETY-RELATED OUTCOMES
Number of Child Protective Services Cases (includes Investigations and Family Preservation cases)
20,000

15,000

SFY 2010: 5.4%
decrease

SFY 2009: 8.6%
decrease

10,000

5,000

SFY 2013: 43.7% increase

SFY 2011: 0.7%
increase

SFY 2012: 11.6% increase

0
Jul
Sources: SHINES
SFY Jul SFY 13 7,441 SFY 12 7,373 SFY 11 8,103 SFY 10 9,624 SFY 09 11,345

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Def: Count of unique CPS Investigations or Family Preservation (Ongoing) stages open at any point during the month. Percentages show the beginning to the ending of each SFY.

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

8,449 9,489 10,696

8,451 9,291 9,776 9,786 9,650 9,521 9,707 10,338 8,836 8,228

7,855 7,895 7,765 7,410 6,969 6,189 6,542 7,696 7,768 8,098

9,796 10,489 10,734 10,165 10,357 9,833 9,856 9,834 9,950 9,479

11,679 12,556 12,713 12,279 11,990 11,391 10,999 11,556 11,324 10,866

Jun
Jun
7,606 8,163 9,105 10,372

Recurrence of Substantiated Child Maltreatment (October 2011 October 2012)
Def: Of all children who were victims of substantiated maltreatment in the first 6 months of the year, the percentage that had a substan. report of maltreatment within the following 6 months. This is calculated with a two-month lag.

8%

Sources: SHINES

7%

National Standard:

less than or equal to

6%

5.40%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 2.87% 2.49% 2.29% 2.28% 2.12% 1.71% 2.15% 3.52% 2.92% 3.07% 3.43% 3.70% 3.17%

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Disposition of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports (October 2012)

4,000

Family Support

Substantiated Investigations

Unsubstantiated Investigations

Screenouts

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,398

2,000

1,957 1,885

1,500 1,183

1,429

1,505

1,169 1,071

1,000

1,135 Source: IDS 1,121

1,044

1,045

500

2,165

2,093

2,415 1,979

1,787

1,724 1,215

1,509 1,338

1,910

1,089

1,202 1,270

897

1,012 974

2,192 2,053
1,452
1,073

2,225

2,407

2,074

1,615 1,522

1,212 1,135

1,033

934

1,393 1,024

960

968

985 865 855

2,420
1,392 1,203
945

SEP11 OCT11
Source: SHINES

NOV11 DEC11 JAN12 FEB12 MAR12 APR12 MAY12 JUN12 JUL12 AUG12
Notes: Chart indicates total number of Child Abuse and Neglect of disposition Family Support Cases, Substantiated Investigation Cases, Unsubstantiated Investigation Cases and Screenout Cases. *Data reported on 1 month lag to allow investigations to be completed.

Disposition of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports (October 2012)

SEP12

Family Preservation Substantiated Open
2,000

Family Preservation Unsubstantiated Open

Foster Care Substantiated Open

1,500

1,342

1,616 1,431

1,432

Foster Care Unsubstantiated Open 1,796
1,383

Substantiated Closed

Unsubstantiated Closed

1,000

1,083

1,246

1,078

1,128

1,116

935

645

872

500 -

470

507

593 505

370

394

410

432

241 230

196 228

75 29 58 22 53 35 73 25

497 462

377

336

390

215

235 176

27 50 36 56 41 73

556

468

453

411

429

426

295 267

297

210

225 218

29 54 47 37 37 20 38

301 304

295

246

252 224

48 40 49 43

44

SEP11 OCT11 NOV11 DEC11 JAN12 FEB12 MAR12 APR12 MAY12 JUN12 JUL12 AUG12 SEP12

Source: SHINES

Note: Chart indicates total number of Family Preservation Substantiated Open Cases, Family Preservation Unsubstantiated Open Cases, Foster Care Substantiated Open Cases, Foster Care Unsubstantiated Open Cases, Substantiated Closed Cases and Unsubstantiated Closed Cases. Foster Care numbers are cases, which may include multiple children. * Data reported on 1 month lag to allow investigations to be completed.

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PERMANENCY- RELATED OUTCOMES

Number of Child Placement Services Cases (October 2012)

15,000 14,000 13,000 12,000 11,000

SFY 2010: 12.2%
decrease

SFY 2012: 3.7%
increase

SFY 2009: 13.4%
decrease

Sources: SHINES

10,000 9,000

SFY 2013: 3.8%
increase

SFY 2011: 4.3%
increase

8,000

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Notes: Percentages show increase/decrease from the beginning of the SFY to the last reported month of the SFY. Total count includes all cases active at some

time during the month. For October 2012, the total number of placement cases: 8,276 children are in legal custody of DFCS under the age of 18; 396 children

are in Extended Youth Services (youth in care age 18 and over); 2,344 were Relative Placements and ICPC Children in placement in Georgia at any point in

time during the month.

SFY Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

SFY 13 10,610 10,871 10,907 11,016

SFY 12 10,457 10,788 10,893 10,908 10,917 10,919 10,863 10,813 11,135 10,823 10,839 10,634

SFY 11 9,985 9,853 10,215 10,234 9,758 9,660 9,572 9,698 10,047 10,526 10,355 10,419

SFY 10 11,437 11,362 11,260 11,676 10,708 10,625 10,552 10,462 10,446 10,687 9,997 10,041

SFY 09 13,739 13,479 14,417 14,499 13,292 13,198 13,014 12,632 13,201 13,086 12,081 11,898

Number of Children in the Legal Custody of DFCS (October 2012)

13,000

SFY 2009 / SFY 2010 / SFY 2011 / SFY 2012 / SFY 2013

-16.0%

-11.1%

3.0%

1.1%

4.2% ytd

12,000 11,000 10,000
9,000 8,000 7,000

11,395 11,233 11,195 11,046

9,316 9,239

9,071 8,963

8,358 8,619 8,575 8,711

8,338 8,520 8,551 8,552

8,098

8,051 7,993 7,961

10,910 10,700

8,736
8,502 7,938

8,636 8,468 7,829

10,592 10,343

8,422 8,418
7,787

8,527
8,384 7,948

10,206 9,926 9,788
9,569 8,573 8,572 8,531 8,426 8,427 8,383 8,311 8,341
8,264 8,255 8,292 8,284

6,000 Jul
Source: Shines

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Note: Count of unique children who were in the legal custody of DFCS at some point during the month, as well as those

18 years of age and older (Extended Youth Services). Percentages show the beginning to the end of each SFY.

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Children in the Legal Custody of DFCS Under the Age of 18 (October 2011 - October 2012)
Def: Count of unique children who were in the legal custody of DFCS at some point during the month under the age 18. Excludes Aftercare, ICPC, Placement services to parents, and Boarding County.
12,000

9,000

6,000

3,000

0 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12

Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 8,065 7,998 7,975 7,965 8,125 8,150 8,156 8,105 8,009 7,988 8,207 8,184 8,276

Length of Time to Reunification (October 2011 - October 2012)
Def: Percentage of children who exited care during the month through reunification with their family that reunified in less than 12 months from the date of their last removal.

100% 80%

National Standard: greater than or equal to
76.20%

Sources: SHINES

60%

40%

20% Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 74.35% 81.73% 81.56% 78.54% 85.42% 78.13% 81.56% 74.56% 71.54% 69.77% 79.44% 69.60% 81.70%

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Comparison of Foster Care Entries and Exits (October 2011 - October 2012)

1,000

Entries

Exits

Total Children at End of Month

10,000

7,478
800

7,491 7,400

7,540 7,615

7,622 7,629 7,601 7,543

7,594 7,652

7,756

7,839

8,000

600

6,000

400

4,000

200

2,000

0

0

Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Note: Entries and Exits only include children who are age 17 & under who are in the legal custody of DFCS with placement types of ICPC, Boarding County, or Placement Services to Parents. Total Children at End of Month show the number of children on the last day of the month.

Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12

482

517

487

569

542

542

455

502

460

587

507

575

425

511

534

450 504

466

Jul-12 480 394

Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 681 592 599 555 428 476

Foster Care Re-Entry Rate (October 2011 - October 2012)

15% 12%

percent

Def: Of all the children who entered foster care, the percentage that were discharged from a previous placement within 12 months of the current placement.
National Standard: less than or equal to
8.60%

9%

6%

3%

0% Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 7.63% 5.11% 7.42% 7.64% 5.37% 5.27% 6.81% 5.38% 7.39% 5.00% 7.34% 6.59% 6.01%

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Percent of Children Placed with Relatives (October 2011 October 2012)
Def: Of all children in DFCS custody, the percentage that are placed with a relative or relative foster home.
25%

Sources: SHINES

D f Th
20%

b f hild

h d ti

fi li d

T t l f th t t

th

dtd

S

S i l S i Ad ti U it

15%

10%

5%

0% Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 15.36% 15.11% 15.91% 16.21% 16.90% 16.46% 16.73% 17.05% 16.68% 16.83% 16.11% 15.46% 15.35%

Number of Finalized Adoptions (October 2011 October 2012)
Def: The number of children whose adoption was finalized. Totals for all months are updated.
175

Sources: SHINES

150

125

100

75

50

25

0 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12

Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12

96

96

117

37

47

60

64

70

72

66

100

51

66

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