Monthly measures and results for September 2016

Monthly Measures and Results for
September 2016*
*(Reflects Safety Outcomes as of July 31 2016 And Permanency Outcomes as of August 31 2016) With Appendices
This report is produced by the Data Unit. For questions or comments you may contact one of the following Samantha Adams Director (Samantha.Adams dhs.ga.gov) John Roach Unit Manager(John.Roach dhs.ga.gov) Vickie Fluellen Analyst(Vickie.Fluellen dhs.ga.gov)

Part I Definitions And Data Sources contained in Report
Part II Safety Outcomes Part III Permanency/Well-being Outcomes Part IV Appendices
A. Disposition of Investigations by Percentage B. Regional Charts of Outcome V (Trend of Unique Children in the Legal
Custody of DFCS Under the Age of 18) C. Regional Charts of Outcome XIV Stability Performance Coefficient
(Number of Moves/Number of Days in Custody * 1000)

SAFETY Children are first and foremost protected from abuse and neglect.
Outcome I Child Protective Services Cases Count of unique CPS Investigations and Family Preservation (Ongoing) stages open at any point during the month. Includes all cases active at some time during the month. Outcome is calculated 45 days prior to the date of report.
Outcome 1A Family Support Cases Only Count of unique Family Support stages open at any point during the month. Outcome IB Family Preservation Cases Only Count of unique Family Preservation stages open at any point during the month. Outcome IC Investigation Cases Only Count of unique Investigation stages open at any point during the month.
Sources SHINES
Outcome II Recurrence of Substantiated Child Maltreatment 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. Outcome is calculated 45 days prior to the date of report. Each month is calculated as a rolling calendar year. National Standard less than or equal to 5.40% Source SHINES
Outcome III Disposition of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports Chart reflects the disposition of reports received in a particular month. Data includes count of Family Support Substantiated Investigations Unsubstantiated Investigations and Screen-outs. Outcome is calculated 45 days prior to the date of report. Source SHINES
Outcome IV Subsequent Case-type of Investigations by Disposition Chart reflects the disposition of investigations received in a particular month by the subsequent case type. Data includes count of Family Preservation (Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Open) Foster Care (Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Open) Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Closed. Outcome is calculated 45 days prior to the date of report. Source SHINES

PERMANENCY Children have permanency and stability in their living situations. Outcome V Number of Child Placement Services Cases
Count of unique children who were involved in an open Foster Care or Adoption stage during the month. In placement services each child who is the principal (PC) is considered a case. Source SHINES
Outcome VI Children in the Legal Custody of DFCS Under the Age of 18
Count of unique children who were in the legal custody of DFCS (17 years of age and under) at some point during the month
Outcome VI - A Children in the Legal Custody of DFCS Under the Age of 18 (Regional) Count of unique children who were in the legal custody of DFCS (17 years of age and under) at some point during the month.
Source SHINES
Outcome VII Comparison of Foster Care Entries & Exits 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
Outcome VIII Foster Care Re-entries Of all the children who entered foster care the percentage that were discharged from a prior episode of foster care within 12 months of the current foster care placement. National Standard less than or equal to 8.60%. Source SHINES
Outcome IX Foster Care Length of Stay Percentage of children by number of months in foster care during each month. Source SHINES

PERMANENCY cont d Children have permanency and stability in their living situations.
Outcome X Length of Time to Achieve Reunification 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
Outcome XI Children Placed with Relatives 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
Outcome XII Extended Youth Services Number of children ages 18 21 who remained in the custody of DFCS beyond their birth month. Source SHINES
Outcome XIII Adoptions Finalized The number of children whose adoption was finalized within each month.. Source SHINES
Outcome XIV Stability Performance Coefficient (Number of Moves/Number of Days in Custody * 1000) A calculated value based upon the ACF CFSR Round 3 which is part of Program Improvement. It is calculated from a rolling 12 month population of the entry cohort where the child remained in custody for over 8 days and was not 18 on the date of removal. The ACF Target is 4.12 to avoid PIP. Georgia s Program Improvement Plan Target is 6.01. Source SHINES
**Note Data may vary from month to month due to 13 month data trends being re-run over the time span for the various outcomes in this report.

30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000

Outcome I Child Protective Services Cases (State Fiscal Year 2017 to Date)
2017 Avg To Date 14.6%
decrease

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

10 000

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

State FY Jul

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

17 933 19 470 24 151 12 363 11 256 10 761

Aug
19 788 23 295 12 693 13 050 12 556

Sep
21 943 26 176 13 715 14 878 14 045

Oct
23 541 28 108 15 162 17 050 14 422

Nov
23 277 26 664 16 008 16 783 14 202

Dec
22 946 24 857 17 416 16 119 14 002

Jan
21 916 23 497 18 470 15 773 13 860

Feb
22 795 22 721 19 491 15 088 14 070

Mar
25 075 24 293 22 662 15 355 15 411

Apr
24 431 23 911 24 120 14 951 13 697

May
24 307 23 896 25 071 15 157 13 055

Jun Average

21 504 22 124 23 905 13 355 11 944

17 933 22 583 22 747 17 161 13 910 12 618

% Increase
-14.6% -7.7% 32.5% 23.4% 10.2% 5.4%

12 000 10 000
8 000 6 000 4 000 2 000

Outcome IA Child Protective Services Cases Family Support Cases Only (State Fiscal Year To Date)
2017 to date 33.9%
decrease

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

0 Jul

State FY Jul

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

5 044 6 363 10 354 4 723 3 883 3 443

Aug
Aug
6 419 9 919 5 083 4 674 4 173

Sep
Sep
7 460 10 866 5 658 5 487 4 842

Oct
Oct
8 588 11 791 6 418 6 488 4 764

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Nov

Dec

Jan

8 881 11 259 6 690 6 417 4 510

8 558 10 117 6 919 6 284 4 423

8 036 8 862 6 919 6 374 4 425

Feb
8 013 8 111 7 113 6 292 4 437

Mar
8 118 8 494 8 552 6 463 5 174

Apr
7 549 8 206 9 511 6 304 4 945

May
7 398 8 176 9 951 6 364 4 903

Jun
6 211 7 450 9 826 5 265 4 402

Average

%

Increase

5 044 -33.9%

7 633 -19.4%

9 467 30.0%

7 280 24.3%

5 858 29.1%

4 537 -14.7%

Outcome IB Child Protective Services Cases Family Preservation Cases Only (State Fiscal Year 2017 To Date)
7 000

6 000 5 000 4 000

2017 to date 11.4%
decrease

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

3 000

2 000 Jul

State FY Jul

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

4 396 5 705 4 042 2 960 3 037 3 586

Aug
Aug
5 409 4 282 2 889 2 980 3 641

Sep
Sep
5 215 4 573 2 779 2 931 3 640

Oct
Oct
5 060 4 971 2 709 3 053 3 709

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun Average

4 946 5 298 2 649 3 150 3 665

4 880 5 716 2 746 3 200 3 747

4 740 5 963 2 813 3 266 3 726

4 678 6 069 2 879 3 244 3 586

4 761 6 158 3 004 3 203 3 658

4 763 6 109 3 031 3 122 3 476

4 752 6 048 3 224 3 040 3 323

4 658 5 992 3 501 3 001 3 148

4 396 4 964 5 435 2 932 3 102 3 575

% Increase
-11.4% -8.7% 85.4% -5.5% -13.2% -5.6%

14 000

Outcome IC Child Protective Services Cases Investigation Cases Only
(State Fiscal Year 2017 To Date)

12 000 10 000
8 000 6 000

SFY 2017 to Date 13.9%
decrease

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

4 000

2 000 Jul

State FY
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

Jul
8 493 7 402 9 755 4 680 4 336

Aug
Aug
7 960 9 093 4 721 5 396

Sep
Sep
9 268 10 736 5 278 6 460

Oct
Oct
9 893 11 345 6 035 7 509

Nov Nov

Dec Dec

9 450 10 106 6 669 7 216

9 508 9 023 7 751 6 635

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

9 140 8 671 8 738 6 133

10 104 8 540 9 499 5 552

12 196 9 640 11 106 5 689

12 119 9 595 11 578 5 525

10 636 9 671 11 896 5 753

10 636 8 679 10 578 5 089

Average

% Increase

8 493 -13.9%

9 927 3.0%

9 571 16.6%

8 211 38.2%

5 941 10.2%

Outcome II Recurrence of Substantiated Child Maltreatment
(July 2015 July 2016)
8%

7% National Standard less than or equal to 5.40%
6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16

Jul-15 5.59%

Aug-15 5.37%

Sep-15 5.46%

Oct-15 5.31%

Nov-15 5.48%

Dec-15 Jan-16 5.56% 5.64%

Feb-16 5.66%

Mar-16 5.68%

Apr-16
Apr-16 5.60%

May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16

May-16 Jun-16 5.44% 5.77%

Jul-16 5.77%

6 000

Outcome III Disposition of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports (July 2015 - July 2016)

Unsubstantiated Investigations

Substantiated Investigations

Family Support

Investigations

Screenouts

5 000

4 000

3 000

2 000

1 000

0 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16

Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16

Family Support

2 142 3 123 3 408 3 571 3 029 2 783 3 132 2 935 3 250 2 692 2 637 1 822 1 857

Screenouts

1 797 2 491 2 726 2 862 2 299 2 038 2 280 2 316 2 604 2 225 2 266 1 604 1 478

Investigations
Substantiated Investigations Unsubstantiated Investigations

2 947 1 134 1 813

4 029 1 410 2 619

4 018 1 272 2 746

3 997 1 258 2 739

3 557 1 108 2 449

3 717 1 178 2 539

4 108 1 254 2 854

4 316 1 302 3 014

5 512 1 512 4 000

4 716 1 226 3 490

4 687 1 015 3 672

3 540 646 2 894

3 420 419 3 001

Outcome IV Subsequent Case-Types of Investigations (July 2015 July 2016)

4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000
0

Unsubst Closed Subst Closed FostCare UnsubOpen FostCare SubOpen FamPres UnsubOpen FamPres SubOpen

Jul-15

FamPres SubOpen FamPres UnsubOpen
FostCare SubOpen FostCare UnsubOpen
Subst Closed Unsubst Closed

421 60 303 27 570 1 769

Aug-15
488 84 346 34 762 2 555

Sep-15
432 63 299 42 712 2 676

Oct-15
458 65 298 31 706 2 697

Nov-15
354 54 286 40 618 2 379

Dec-15
373 49 313 24 636 2 510

Jan-16
410 73 312 37 682 2 787

Feb-16
442 70 284 28 717 2 958

Mar-16
454 80 348 37 842 3 916

Apr-16
384 80 297 51 660 3 406

May-16
323 91 290 60 470 3 567

Jun-16
213 122 232 135 236 2 694

Jul-16
152 129 161 106 136 2 798

22 000

Outcome V Number of Children in Placement Services (State Fiscal Year 2017 To Date)

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

20 000

18 000

16 000

14 000

12 000

10 000

8 000 6 000

2017 to date 7.3% increase

4 000

2 000

0 Jul

State FY Jul

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

17 532 15 340 12 952 10 847 10 610

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Aug
17 753 15 530 13 147 10 817 10 871

Sep
15 798 13 484 10 828 10 907

Oct
16 000 13 763 10 903 11 016

Nov
16 160 13 779 10 861 10 984

Dec
16 184 14 028 10 992 10 875

Jan
16 542 14 320 11 139 10 951

Jan
Feb
16 784 14 489 11 384 10 944

Feb
Mar
16 886 14 699 11 707 10 955

Mar
Apr
17 030 14 883 12 410 10 966

Apr
May
17 438 15 142 12 527 11 063

May

Jun

Jun

Average

% Increase

17 643 7.3%

17 657 16 446 16.1%

15 334 14 168 24.1%

12 611 11 419 4.5%

10 948 10 924 0.8%

14

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

14 000

13 000

12 000

11 000

10 000

9 000

8 000

7 000

6 000

5 000

4 000

3 000

2 000

1 000

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 11 325

Sep-15 11 596

Oct-15 11 723

Nov-15 Dec-15 11 829 12 034

Jan-16 12 160

Feb-16 12 439

Mar-16 12 640

Apr-16 12 727

May-16 13 035

Jun-16 13 123

Jul-16 12 990

Aug-16 13 125

14 000

Outcome VI-A Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 - (Regional) (August 2015 August 2016)

12 000

10 000

R14

R13

R12

R11

8 000

R10

R9

R8

R7

6 000

R6

R5

R4

4 000

R3

R2

R1

2 000

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

1400 1200 10 733

10 964

Outcome VII Comparison of Foster Care Entries and Exits (August 2015 August 2016)

Entries

Exits

End-Of-Month

11 091

11 287 11 335

11 888 11 628

11 993 12 214 12 337 12 405

12 415

14000
12 536
12000

1000

10000

800

8000

600

6000

400

4000

200

2000

0

0

Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 786 592

Sep-15 863 632

Oct-15 759 632

Nov-15 738 542

Dec-15 747 699

Jan-16 825 532

Feb-16 811 551

Mar-16 752 647

Apr-16 734 513

May-16 821 698

Jun-16 786 718

Jul-16 585 575

Aug-16 710 589

110

100

90

8.7%

Outcome VII Foster Care Re-Entries August 2015 August 2016)

Reentries

Reentry Rate

9.3%

National Standard less than or equal
to 8.60%

11.0% 10.0% 9.0%

80 8.3%
70 60 50 40

7.4%

6.0%

6.7%

7.6% 5.2%

8.0% 5.0%

6.0%

8.0%

6.5%

7.2%

7.0% 6.0%

5.0%

4.0%

30

3.0%

20

2.0%

10

1.0%

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

65

75

56

44

50

8.3%

8.7%

7.4%

6.0%

6.7%

Jan-16 Jan-16
77 9.3%

Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16

Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

62

39

59

41

47

7.6%

5.2%

8.0%

5.0%

6.0%

Aug-16 Jul-16
38 6.5%

0.0%
Aug-16 51
7.2%

Outcome VIII Foster Care Length of Stay (August 2015 August 2016)
100%

90%

80%

70%

60% 50% 40% 30%

4 Years 3-4 Years 2-3 Years 1-2 Years 1 Year

20%

10%

0% Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

4 Years 3 - 4 Years 2 - 3 Years 1 - 2 Years
1 Year

Aug-15 4.6% 5.2% 11.1% 25.3% 53.8%

Sep-15 4.7% 5.0% 10.6% 25.4% 54.3%

Oct-15 4.7% 5.0% 10.6% 26.0% 53.7%

Nov-15 4.9% 4.6% 10.8% 25.4% 54.3%

Dec-15 4.8% 4.5% 11.0% 25.5% 54.1%

Jan-16 4.7% 4.5% 10.6% 26.2% 54.0%

Feb-16 4.8% 4.6% 10.8% 25.9% 53.9%

Mar-16 4.8% 5.1% 10.8% 26.2% 53.2%

Apr-16 4.7% 5.1% 11.1% 26.8% 52.3%

May-16 4.6% 5.3% 11.1% 27.2% 51.8%

Jun-16 4.7% 5.3% 11.5% 27.2% 51.4%

Jul-16 4.8% 5.2% 12.0% 27.5% 50.5%

Aug-16 4.9% 5.3% 12.6% 27.4% 49.8%

100% 90%

Outcome IX Length of Time to Reunification (August 2015 August 2016)
National Standard 76.20%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0% Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16
Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 72.2% 77.9% 68.6% 72.0% 74.8% 73.2% 70.0%

Mar-16 Mar-16 78.2%

Apr-16 Apr-16 79.3%

May-16 May-16 74.2%

Jun-16 Jun-16 65.5%

Jul-16 Aug-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 71.7% 68.6%

Outcome X Percent of Children Placed with Relatives (August 2015 August 2016)
30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0% Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 23.7%

Sep-15 24.0%

Oct-15 24.9%

Nov-15 25.0%

Dec-15 25.9%

Jan-16 26.8%

Feb-16 27.4%

Mar-16 27.6%

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 28.1% 28.0% 28.5%

Jul-16 Aug-16 28.7% 28.1%

Outcome XI Extended Youth Services (August 2015 August 2016)
600

500

400

300

200

100

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

474

479

494

506

505

498

511

524

537

546

556

549

550

Outcome XII Number of Finalized Adoptions (August 2015 August 2016)
150

125

100

75

50

25

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

83

90

85

105

117

42

74

69

69

89

128

79

81

Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient
(August 2015 - August 2016)
10.00

9.00

8.00
Desired Goal to Meet PIP 6.01
7.00

6.00

5.00

4.00

3.00

National Standard 4.12

2.00

1.00

0.00 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 6.33

Sep-15 6.17

Oct-15 6.28

Nov-15 Dec-15

6.06

5.91

Jan-16 5.75

Feb-16 Mar-16

5.49

5.31

Apr-16 5.23

May-16 5.15

Jun-16 5.13

Jul-16 5.06

Aug-16 4.91

Appendices

Appendix A
Outcome IV Subsequent Case-Type of Investigations by Disposition (July 2015 July 2016)

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0% Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16

Fam. Pres SubOpen FamPres UnsubOpen FostCare SubOpen FostCare UnsubOpen
Subst Closed Unsubst Closed

Jul-15 13.4% 1.9% 9.6% 0.9% 18.1% 56.2%

Aug-15 11.4% 2.0% 8.1% 0.8% 17.8% 59.9%

Sep-15 10.2% 1.5% 7.1% 1.0% 16.9% 63.4%

Oct-15 10.8% 1.5% 7.0% 0.7% 16.6% 63.4%

Nov-15 9.5% 1.4% 7.7% 1.1% 16.6% 63.8%

Dec-15 9.6% 1.3% 8.0% 0.6% 16.3% 64.3%

Jan-16 9.5% 1.7% 7.3% 0.9% 15.9% 64.8%

Feb-16 9.8% 1.6% 6.3% 0.6% 15.9% 65.7%

Mar-16 8.0% 1.4% 6.1% 0.7% 14.8% 69.0%

Apr-16 7.9% 1.6% 6.1% 1.0% 13.5% 69.8%

May-16 6.7% 1.9% 6.0% 1.2% 9.8% 74.3%

Jun-16 5.9% 3.4% 6.4% 3.7% 6.5% 74.2%

Jul-16 4.4% 3.7% 4.6% 3.0% 3.9% 80.4%

APPENDIX B
Regional Graphs of Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18
(August 2015 August 2016)

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region I

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15 1 150 1 163

Oct-15 1 183

Nov-15 Dec-15 1 205 1 234

Jan-16 1 245

Feb-16 Mar-16 1 273 1 299

Apr-16 1 313

May-16 Jun-16 1 344 1 344

Jul-16 1 306

Aug-16 1 334

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)
Region II
2 000

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

561

554

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

563

578

602

Jan-16 580

Feb-16 Mar-16

588

598

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

623

631

639

Jul-16 629

Aug-16 652

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)
Region III
2 000

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15 1 256 1 227

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 1 232 1 207 1 220

Jan-16 1 200

Feb-16 Mar-16 1 233 1 240

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 1 215 1 221 1 196

Jul-16 1 169

Aug-16 1 165

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region IV

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

749

769

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

804

825

823

Jan-16 912

Feb-16 Mar-16

937

1 008

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 1 030 1 064 1 101

Jul-16 1 124

Aug-16 1 143

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region V

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

918

958

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

954

975

997

Jan-16 1 002

Feb-16 Mar-16 1 040 1 062

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 1 076 1 134 1 140

Jul-16 1 137

Aug-16 1 170

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)
Region VI
2 000

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

690

678

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

656

669

695

Jan-16 698

Feb-16 Mar-16

732

725

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

728

733

718

Jul-16 698

Aug-16 717

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region VII

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

276

281

Oct-15 295

Nov-15 Dec-15

310

308

Jan-16 315

Feb-16 339

Mar-16 324

Apr-16 355

May-16 365

Jun-16 385

Jul-16 Aug-16

Jul-16 392

Aug-16 396

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region VIII

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 656

Sep-15 737

Oct-15 785

Nov-15 759

Dec-15 785

Jan-16 805

Feb-16 828

Mar-16 814

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

793

776

779

Jul-16 748

Aug-16 758

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region IX

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

297

326

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

333

350

354

Jan-16 367

Feb-16 386

Mar-16 393

Apr-16 396

May-16 Jun-16

406

437

Jul-16 444

Aug-16 436

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18

(August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region X

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

500

531

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

540

561

579

Jan-16 617

Feb-16 Mar-16

633

672

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

684

694

710

Jul-16 702

Aug-16 694

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region XI

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 941

Sep-15 965

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

959

983

1 002

Jan-16 1 007

Feb-16 Mar-16 1 026 1 032

Apr-16 1 060

May-16 Jun-16 1 106 1 098

Jul-16 1 118

Aug-16 1 108

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region XII

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

647

650

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

669

663

673

Jan-16 664

Feb-16 Mar-16

672

679

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

681

687

706

Jul-16 700

Aug-16 700

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)
Region XIII
2 000

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15 1 228 1 253

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 1 246 1 215 1 236 1 252

Feb-16 Mar-16 1 255 1 271

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 1 265 1 329 1 289

Jul-16 1 270

Aug-16 1 270

Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (August 2015 August 2016)

2 000

Region XIV

1 800

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

Aug-15 Sep-15 1 456 1 504

Oct-15 1 504

Nov-15 Dec-15 1 529 1 526

Jan-16 1 496

Feb-16 Mar-16 1 497 1 523

Apr-16 1 508

May-16 Jun-16 1 545 1 581

Jul-16 Aug-16

Jul-16 1 553

Aug-16 1 582

APPENDIX C
Regional Graphs of Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient
(August 2015 August 2016)
National Standard 4.12 Desired Goal to Meet the PIP 6.01

Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (August 2015 August 2016)

Region I
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16

Aug-15 5.18

Sep-15 5.10

Oct-15 5.13

Nov-15 5.06

Dec-15 5.05

Jan-16 5.10

Feb-16 5.02

Mar-16 4.89

Region II
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16

Apr-16 Apr-16
4.90
Apr-16

May-16 May-16
5.09
May-16

Jun-16 Jun-16
5.05
Jun-16

Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

5.97

5.94

5.82

5.68

5.76

6.10

5.82

6.16

6.50

6.22

6.34

Jul-16 Jul-16 5.02
Jul-16
Jul-16 6.41

Aug-16 Aug-16
5.08
Aug-16
Aug-16 6.35

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15

Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (August 2015 - August 2016) Region III
Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

Jul-16

Aug-16

Aug-15 5.09

Sep-15 5.08

Oct-15 5.34

Nov-15 5.24

Dec-15 5.10

Jan-16 4.93

Feb-16 4.75

Mar-16 4.80

Region IV
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16

Aug-15 6.26

Sep-15 6.15

Oct-15 6.22

Nov-15 5.99

Dec-15 5.55

Jan-16 5.69

Feb-16 5.19

Mar-16 5.00

Apr-16 4.81
Apr-16 Apr-16
4.57

May-16 4.80
May-16 May-16
4.20

Jun-16 4.66
Jun-16 Jun-16
4.17

Jul-16 4.57
Jul-16 Jul-16 4.12

Aug-16 4.68
Aug-16 Aug-16
3.90

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15

Aug-15 Sep-15

7.31

7.05

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15

Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (August 2015 - August 2016)
Region V

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

7.47

6.95

6.91

Jan-16 Jan-16
6.65

Feb-16 Mar-16

Feb-16 Mar-16

6.13

5.82

Region VI

Apr-16 Apr-16
5.42

May-16 May-16
5.36

Jun-16 Jun-16 5.40

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

Jul-16 Jul-16 5.33
Jul-16

Aug-16 Aug-16 5.08
Aug-16

Aug-15 5.04

Sep-15 4.83

Oct-15 5.04

Nov-15 5.47

Dec-15 5.41

Jan-16 5.01

Feb-16 Mar-16

4.80

5.05

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

5.30

5.46

5.47

Jul-16 5.50

Aug-16 5.65

Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (August 2015 - August 2016)
Region VII
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 5.44

Sep-15 5.25

Oct-15 4.89

Nov-15 Dec-15

4.95

4.60

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16

4.28

4.34

4.68

Region VIII

Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16

Apr-16 4.33
Apr-16

May-16 4.11
May-16

Jun-16 3.73
Jun-16

Jul-16 3.51

Aug-16 3.22

Jul-16 Aug-16

Aug-15 Sep-15

4.89

4.70

Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

4.65

4.20

4.09

Jan-16 3.54

Feb-16 Mar-16

3.35

2.85

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

2.86

2.81

2.95

Jul-16 2.87

Aug-16 2.64

Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient
(August 2015 - August 2016)
Region IX
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

Aug-15 4.00

Sep-15 4.29

Oct-15 4.52

Nov-15 4.45

Dec-15 4.00

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15

5.05

4.97

4.87

4.76

4.62

Jan-16 3.98
Jan-16 Jan-16
4.52

Feb-16 Mar-16

3.81

3.68

Region X

Feb-16 Feb-16
4.41

Mar-16 Mar-16
4.18

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

3.64

3.42

3.47

Apr-16 Apr-16
4.24

May-16 May-16
3.99

Jun-16 Jun-16
4.21

Jul-16 Jul-16 3.47
Jul-16 Jul-16 4.11

Aug-16 Aug-16 2.95
Aug-16 Aug-16 4.19

Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (August 2015 - August 2016)
Region XI
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16

5.76

5.09

5.32

5.09

4.74

4.32

4.15

3.96

Region XII
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16

Apr-16 3.89
Apr-16

May-16 3.99
May-16

Jun-16 4.05
Jun-16

Aug-15 5.89

Sep-15 5.78

Oct-15 6.40

Nov-15 Dec-15

6.02

6.11

Jan-16 6.33

Feb-16 5.82

Mar-16 5.94

Apr-16 5.72

May-16 5.34

Jun-16 4.96

Jul-16
Jul-16 4.22

Aug-16
Aug-16 4.14

Jul-16
Jul-16 4.80

Aug-16
Aug-16 4.36

Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (August 2015 - August 2016) Region XIII
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

Aug-15 8.46

Sep-15 8.99

Oct-15 9.06

Nov-15 Dec-15

8.85

9.05

Jan-16 8.82

Feb-16 Mar-16

8.49

8.09

Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16

7.98

8.18

8.42

Region XIV
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16

Aug-15 8.47

Sep-15 8.10

Oct-15 8.12

Nov-15 Dec-15

7.71

7.42

Jan-16 7.32

Feb-16 7.16

Mar-16 6.70

Apr-16 Apr-16
6.58

May-16 May-16
6.59

Jun-16 Jun-16
6.43

Jul-16 Jul-16 8.20
Jul-16 Jul-16 6.36

Aug-16 Aug-16
7.95
Aug-16 Aug-16
6.07