Child Welfare Outcome Measures & Results May 2013 (Reflects data as of March 31, 2013) 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: 20.8% 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 10,462 9,934 9,492 8,895 8,991 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 (March 2012 March 2013) 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% Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 1.71% 2.15% 3.52% 2.92% 3.07% 3.43% 3.70% 3.17% 3.15% 2.27% 2.20% 3.41% 3.49% Federal Regulations and Data 1 CW-1 Disposition of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports (March 2013) Family Support Substantiated Investigations Unsubstantiated Investigations 4000 Screenouts 3500 3000 2500 2,093 2000 1,338 1500 1,202 1000 Source: IDS974 500 2,415 2,192 2,225 2,407 2,420 1,979 2,053 2,074 1,615 1,910 1,270 1,452 1,522 1,392 1,393 1,073 1,212 1,135 1,033 934 1,203 1,024 960 968 865 985 945 855 2,684 2,424 2,020 1,926 1,721 1,698 1,643 1,471 1,899 1,346 1,299 1,189 1,143 1,688 1,668 1,155 2,298 1,685 1,297 980 0 FEB12 MAR12 APR12 MAY12 JUN12 JUL12 AUG12 SEP12 OCT12 NOV12 DEC12 JAN13 FEB13 Source: SHINES 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 (March 2013) Family Preservation Substantiated Open Family Preservation Unsubstantiated Open 2,000 1,796 1,500 1,383 Foster Care Substantiated Open Foster Care Unsubstantiated Open Substantiated Closed Unsubstantiated Closed 1,821 1,537 1,616 1,613 1,000 1,246 1,128 1,078 1,116 1,240 645 556 935 872 558 572 584 597 462 500 336 176 468 453 411 429 390 235 295 267 297 301 210 225 218 246 304 252 426 295 224 433 368 230 249 340 219 481 326 292 232 208 - 56 41 73 36 29 54 47 37 37 20 38 48 40 49 44 43 29 58 27 55 37 41 26 49 37 20 FEB12 MAR12 APR12 MAY12 JUN12 JUL12 AUG12 SEP12 OCT12 NOV12 DEC12 JAN13 FEB13 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. Federal Regulations and Data 2 CW-1 PERMANENCY- RELATED OUTCOMES Number of Child Placement Services Cases (March 2013) 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: 3.3% 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 March 2013, the total number of placement cases: 8,188 children are in legal custody of DFCS under the age of 18; 392 children are in Extended Youth Services (youth in care age 18 and over); 2,375 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 10,984 10,875 10,951 10,944 10,955 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 (March 2013) 13,000 SFY 2009 / SFY 2010 / SFY 2011 / SFY 2012 / SFY 2013 -16.0% -11.1% 3.0% 1.1% 2.7% 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 8,358 8,619 8,338 8,520 8,098 8,051 9,071 8,963 8,575 8,711 8,551 8,552 7,993 7,961 10,910 10,700 10,592 10,343 10,206 9,926 9,788 8,736 8,636 8,580 8,665 8,552 8,474 8,5458,527 8,573 8,502 8,4688,4188,422 8,384 8,427 7,938 7,829 7,787 7,948 8,264 8,572 8,531 8,383 8,311 8,255 8,292 9,569 8,426 8,341 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. Federal Regulations and Data 3 CW-1 Children in the Legal Custody of DFCS Under the Age of 18 (March 2012 - March 2013) 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 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 8,150 8,156 8,105 8,009 7,988 8,207 8,184 8,315 8,263 8,141 8,066 8,141 8,188 Length of Time to Reunification (March 2012 - March 2013) 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% Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 78.13% 81.56% 74.56% 71.54% 69.77% 79.44% 69.60% 81.70% 72.96% 73.71% 71.98% 77.13% 75.29% Federal Regulations and Data 4 CW-1 Comparison of Foster Care Entries and Exits (March 2012 - March 2013) 1,000 Entries Exits Total Children at End of Month 10,000 7,622 800 7,629 7,601 7,543 7,594 7,652 7,756 7,839 7,843 7,682 7,693 7,726 7,815 8,000 600 6,000 400 4,000 200 2,000 0 0 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 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. Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 542 455 502 460 480 681 592 599 456 331 470 498 523 534 450 504 466 394 555 428 476 420 459 373 415 373 Foster Care Re-Entry Rate (March 2012 - March 2013) 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% Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 5.27% 6.81% 5.38% 7.39% 5.00% 7.34% 6.59% 6.01% 3.73% 7.25% 6.17% 10.44% 5.35% Federal Regulations and Data 5 CW-1 Percent of Children Placed with Relatives (March 2012 March 2013) 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% Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 16.46% 16.73% 17.05% 16.68% 16.83% 16.11% 15.46% 15.35% 15.58% 15.92% 15.75% 15.70% 15.64% Number of Finalized Adoptions (March 2012 March 2013) 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 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 60 64 70 72 66 100 52 81 89 151 28 65 80 Federal Regulations and Data 6 CW-1