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