Monthly Measures and Results for March 2017* *(Reflects Safety Outcomes as of January 31 2017 And Permanency Outcomes as of February 28 2017) 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 federal standard is 4.12. 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. Outcome I Child Protective Services Cases (State Fiscal Year 2017 to Date) The decline in CPS cases towards the end the last quarter of FFY 2017 continued during the month of January. Because the number of Family Support cases decreased from 12 530 in October 2016 to 10 691 (15% decrease) in January 2017 the trend is also reflected in the overall trend. Both Family Preservation and Investigation cases had a decrease of 2% and 8% respectively since the beginning of the last quarter. 30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000 2017 Average To Date 10.6% 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 17 935 19 470 24 151 12 363 11 256 10 761 Aug 18 022 19 788 23 295 12 693 13 050 12 556 Sep 19 895 21 943 26 176 13 715 14 878 14 045 Oct 21 871 23 541 28 108 15 162 17 050 14 422 Nov 22 429 23 277 26 664 16 008 16 783 14 202 Dec 21 470 22 946 24 857 17 416 16 119 14 002 Jan 19 651 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 20 182 22 583 22 747 17 161 13 910 12 618 % Increase -10.6% -7.7% 32.5% 23.4% 10.2% 5.4% Outcome IA Child Protective Services Cases Family Support Cases Only (State Fiscal Year To Date) Cases in January 2017 were significantly lower than the prior three months in State Fiscal Year 2017. This trend s slope is similar to State Fiscal Year 2015 and State Fiscal Year 2016 at the same period with a slight increase followed by a lessening gradation. There was an 11% decrease from December 2017. 14 000 12 000 10 000 2016 to date 31.0% increase 8 000 6 000 4 000 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2 000 0 Jul State FY Jul 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 5 045 6 363 10 354 4 723 3 883 3 443 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug 6 688 6 419 9 919 5 083 4 674 4 173 Sep 9 879 7 460 10 866 5 658 5 487 4 842 Oct 12 530 8 588 11 791 6 418 6 488 4 764 Nov 13 013 8 881 11 259 6 690 6 417 4 510 Dec 12 138 8 558 10 117 6 919 6 284 4 423 Jan 10 691 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 9 998 31.0% 7 633 -19.4% 9 467 30.0% 7 280 24.3% 5 858 29.1% 4 537 -14.7% 7 000 Outcome IB Child Protective Services Cases Family Preservation Cases Only (State Fiscal Year 2017 To Date) Family Preservation cases increased slightly since October 2016. Overall the average number of cases to date is 16.7% lower than SFY 2016. The drop of the percent of increase in State Fiscal Year 2016 was a difference of 94.1% over the prior State Fiscal Year 2015 which widely contrasts to only an 8% drop in State Fiscal Year 2017 to date over State Fiscal Year 2016.. 6 000 2016 to date 16.9% decrease 5 000 4 000 3 000 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2 000 Jul State FY 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Jul 4 395 5 705 4 042 2 960 3 037 3 586 Aug Aug 4 189 5 409 4 282 2 889 2 980 3 641 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Sep 4 058 5 215 4 573 2 779 2 931 3 640 Oct 4 005 5 060 4 971 2 709 3 053 3 709 Nov 4 040 4 946 5 298 2 649 3 150 3 665 Dec 4 124 4 880 5 716 2 746 3 200 3 747 Jan 4 080 4 740 5 963 2 813 3 266 3 726 Feb 4 678 6 069 2 879 3 244 3 586 Mar 4 761 6 158 3 004 3 203 3 658 Apr 4 763 6 109 3 031 3 122 3 476 May 4 752 6 048 3 224 3 040 3 323 Jun 4 658 5 992 3 501 3 001 3 148 Jun Average 4 127 4 964 5 435 2 932 3 102 3 575 % Increase -16.9% -8.7% 85.4% -5.5% -13.2% -5.6% Outcome IC Child Protective Services Cases Investigation Cases Only (State Fiscal Year 2017 To Date) Investigation cases continued to decline in January 2017. As the chart reveals the number of cases is lower than in State Fiscal Year 2012. 14 000 12 000 2017 to date 38.6% decrease 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2 000 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun State FY 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Jul 8 495 7 402 9 755 4 680 4 336 3 732 Aug 7 145 7 960 9 093 4 721 5 396 4 742 Sep 5 958 9 268 10 736 5 278 6 460 5 563 Oct 5 336 9 893 11 345 6 035 7 509 5 949 Nov 5 376 9 450 10 106 6 669 7 216 6 027 Dec 5 208 9 508 9 023 7 751 6 635 5 832 Jan 4 880 9 140 8 671 8 738 6 133 5 709 Feb 10 104 8 540 9 499 5 552 6 047 Mar 12 196 9 640 11 106 5 689 6 579 Apr 12 119 9 595 11 578 5 525 5 276 May 10 636 9 671 11 896 5 753 4 829 Jun 10 636 8 679 10 578 5 089 4 394 Average 6 057 9 927 9 571 8 211 5 941 5 390 % Increase -38.6% 3.0% 16.6% 38.2% 10.2% 45.7% Outcome II Recurrence of Substantiated Child Maltreatment (January 2016 January 2017) The trend below reveals a decrease in the number of substantiated incidents of child maltreatment. During January2016 Georgia was above the national standard of 5.4%. One year later this value is 1.6% lower reflecting many changes that have been implemented in Child Protective Services. 8% National Standard 7% less than or equal to 5.40% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 5.64% 5.67% 5.69% 5.62% 5.46% 5.81% Jul-16 5.83% Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 5.71% 5.50% 5.27% 5.04% 4.41% Jan-17 Jan-17 4.01% Outcome III Disposition of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports (January 2016 January 2017) Of the CPS cases that had a disposition during the month 28% were screen outs 50% were Family Support and 22% were Investigations. Only 21% of the Investigations were substantiated. Unsubstantiated Investigations 7 000 Substantiated Investigations Family Support Investigations Screenouts 6 000 5 000 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Family Support Screenouts Investigations Substantiated Investigations Unsubstantiated Investigations Jan-16 3 140 2 301 4 149 1 273 2 876 Feb-16 3 084 2 428 4 555 1 367 3 188 Mar-16 3 352 2 722 5 788 1 580 4 208 Apr-16 2 703 2 245 4 777 1 245 3 532 May-16 2 740 2 351 4 870 1 059 3 811 Jun-16 1 887 1 666 3 676 660 3 016 Jul-16 1 869 1 504 3 561 439 3 122 Aug-16 5 990 2 530 2 996 542 2 454 Sep-16 6 171 2 508 2 459 478 1 981 Oct-16 5 723 2 368 2 331 467 1 864 Nov-16 5 090 2 561 2 253 396 1 857 Dec-16 4 363 2 438 1 997 393 1 604 Jan-17 5 043 2 829 2 261 474 1 787 Outcome IV Subsequent Case-Types of Investigations (January 2016 January 2017) According to December s data 16.7% of Investigations were subsequently opened as a Family Preservation case 13.8% of Investigations were opened as a Foster Care case and 69.5% of Investigations were closed. 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 Unsubst Closed Subst Closed FostCare UnsubOpen FostCare SubOpen FamPres UnsubOpen FamPres SubOpen Jan-16 FamPres SubOpen 410 FamPres UnsubOpen 73 FostCare SubOpen 312 FostCare UnsubOpen Subst Closed Unsubst Closed 37 679 2 790 Feb-16 442 70 284 28 717 2 958 Mar-16 454 80 348 37 842 3 917 Apr-16 384 80 298 51 660 3 408 May-16 323 93 290 61 469 3 569 Jun-16 213 122 233 137 236 2 700 Jul-16 158 141 172 112 147 2 884 Aug-16 220 250 201 163 169 2 090 Sep-16 205 217 175 147 139 1 673 Oct-16 184 247 168 112 149 1 531 Nov-16 170 234 137 123 104 1 538 Dec-16 138 226 154 134 140 1 324 Jan-17 190 253 164 138 155 1 494 Outcome V Number of Children in Placement Services (State Fiscal Year 2017 To Date) There were no significant increases in the number of placement services that were open during the month of February (18 021). The placement services includes continued collaboration with families after out of home care may have ended as well as those who are in out of home care with DFCS Age 0 - 21. 22 000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 20 000 18 000 16 000 14 000 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2017 to date 8.4% increase 2 000 0 Jul State FY Jul 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 17 501 15 340 12 952 10 847 10 610 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 17 727 15 530 13 147 10 817 10 871 17 715 15 798 13 484 10 828 10 907 17 850 15 993 13 763 10 903 11 016 17 823 16 152 13 779 10 861 10 984 17 823 16 174 14 028 10 992 10 875 18 018 16 533 14 320 11 139 10 951 Jan Feb 18 021 16 774 14 489 11 384 10 944 Feb Mar 16 870 14 699 11 707 10 955 Mar Apr 17 010 14 883 12 410 10 966 Apr May Jun May Jun Average % Increase 17 740 8.4% 17 421 17 643 16 437 16.0% 15 142 15 334 14 168 24.1% 12 527 12 611 11 419 4.5% 11 063 10 948 10 924 0.8% 14 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) The number of children in foster care under the age of 18 remained constant during February with a slight increase at 13 202. The following slides reveal that there were 599 entries and 498 exits. On the last day of February 2017 there were 12 497 children in custody from this population. Of those who entered custody during the month only 57 children (8%) of them had a prior episode within 12 months. 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 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 12 439 Mar-16 12 643 Apr-16 May-16 12 732 13 036 Jun-16 13 121 Jul-16 12 954 Aug-16 Sep-16 13 070 13 012 Oct-16 13 051 Nov-16 Dec-16 13 082 13 058 Jan-17 13 110 Feb-17 13 202 Outcome VI-A Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 - (Regional) (February 2016 February 2017) The number of children in Foster Care under the age of 18 remained constant during January was 13 202. Visually you can see that Region 14 has the highest proportion of children in custody at any point in time. 14 000 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2 000 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Outcome VII Comparison of Foster Care Entries and Exits (February 2016 February 2017) Multiple trends can be seen in this graph. Entries decreased in February while exits are slightly increased. The ratio of entries to exits is 1.2 which accounts for a slight increase in the end of month population. The end of month trend shows that the Foster Care population is slightly increasing during February 2017. 1400 11 888 11 994 Entries Exits End-Of-Month 12 213 12 333 12 364 12 336 12 394 12 454 12 499 12 463 12 390 12 603 14000 12 704 1200 12000 1000 10000 800 8000 600 6000 400 4000 200 2000 0 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 814 551 Mar-16 755 649 Apr-16 738 519 May-16 823 702 Jun-16 788 757 Jul-16 590 617 Aug-16 734 676 Sep-16 618 558 Oct-16 597 552 Nov-16 583 619 Dec-16 595 668 Jan-17 720 507 Feb-17 599 498 Outcome VII Foster Care Re-Entries (February 2016 February 2017) The re-entry rate improved during February 2017 by 1.6% following an increase from November 2016 with a subsequent 12-month low in December 2016. Although the number of entries increased in January 2017 the rate remains below the national standard. 110 100 90 80 7.7% 8.1% Reentries Reentry Rate National Standard less than or equal to 8.60% 8.9% 9.9% 8.6% 8.1% 11.0% 10.0% 9.0% 8.0% 6.5% 70 7.0% 60 5.4% 50 5.0% 6.1% 6.6% 6.4% 6.0% 5.0% 40 4.7% 4.0% 30 3.0% 20 2.0% 10 1.0% 0 0.0% Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 63 7.7% Mar-16 41 5.4% Apr-16 60 8.1% May-16 41 5.0% Jun-16 48 6.1% Jul-16 39 6.6% Aug-16 63 8.6% Sep-16 55 8.9% Oct-16 38 6.4% Nov-16 58 9.9% Dec-16 28 4.7% Jan-17 58 8.1% Feb-17 39 6.5% Outcome VIII Foster Care Length of Stay (February 2016 February 2017) Examining the length of stay of children who were in Foster Care during the month there was an increase of .5% from January 2017 to February 2017 of the number of children who were in custody from 12 months through less than 24 months. The graph also reveals a decline in the proportion of children who were in custody for less than a year from 53.9% in February 2016 to 45.4% in February 2017. 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 4 Years 3-4 Years 2-3 Years 1-2 Years 1 Year 20% 10% 0% Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 4 Years 3 - 4 Years 2 - 3 Years 1 - 2 Years 1 Year 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% 52.4% 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% 5.1% 11.9% 27.5% 50.6% Aug-16 5.0% 5.2% 12.6% 27.3% 50.0% Sep-16 5.1% 5.0% 13.1% 27.8% 49.0% Oct-16 5.1% 5.0% 13.5% 28.1% 48.2% Nov-16 5.2% 5.1% 13.4% 28.9% 47.4% Dec-16 5.2% 5.3% 13.7% 29.1% 46.7% Jan-17 5.2% 5.2% 14.1% 29.0% 46.5% Feb-17 5.3% 5.5% 14.3% 29.5% 45.4% Outcome IX Length of Time to Reunification (February 2016 February 2017) The number of children who reunified within 12 months increased in February 2017 to 65.9%. While this is lower than a year earlier it is an upward trend since December 2016 from 59.5%. 100% 90% National Standard 76.20% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 70.0% 78.4% 79.3% 73.6% 65.4% 69.1% Aug-16 Aug-16 66.7% Sep-16 Sep-16 66.8% Oct-16 Oct-16 67.4% Nov-16 Nov-16 62.9% Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 59.5% 63.3% 65.9% Outcome X Percent of Children Placed with Relatives (February 2016 February 2017) 30% The number of children who were in Foster Care and were placed with Relatives remained constant at 29.6%. 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 27.6% Mar-16 27.7% Apr-16 28.3% May-16 28.3% Jun-16 29.0% Jul-16 29.4% Aug-16 28.9% Sep-16 28.8% Oct-16 29.0% Nov-16 29.3% Dec-16 29.6% Jan-17 29.5% Feb-17 29.6% Outcome XI Extended Youth Services (February 2016 February 2017) There were 603 children who remained in custody after their 18th birthday during February 2017. 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 510 522 534 543 554 547 550 552 568 573 575 598 603 Outcome XII Number of Finalized Adoptions (February 2016 February 2017) There were 93 foster children adopted during February 2017 which 26% higher than February 2016. 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 74 70 69 89 133 80 91 81 88 120 124 46 93 10.00 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (February 2016 - February 2017) The federal measure for stability which is the number of moves per number of days per thousand has decreased from 5.45 in February 2016 to 4.70 twelve months later which is closer to the federal standard. 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 National Standard 4.12 2.00 1.00 0.00 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 5.45 5.27 5.20 5.13 5.09 5.01 4.91 4.87 4.69 4.67 4.78 4.85 4.70 Appendices Appendix A Outcome IV Subsequent Case-Type of Investigations by Disposition (January 2016 January 2017) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Fam. Pres SubOpen FamPres UnsubOpen FostCare SubOpen FostCare UnsubOpen Subst Closed Unsubst Closed Jan-16 9.5% 1.7% 7.3% 0.9% 15.8% 64.9% 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% 1.3% 9.8% 74.3% Jun-16 5.9% 3.4% 6.4% 3.8% 6.5% 74.2% Jul-16 4.4% 3.9% 4.8% 3.1% 4.1% 79.8% Aug-16 7.1% 8.1% 6.5% 5.3% 5.5% 67.6% Sep-16 8.0% 8.5% 6.8% 5.8% 5.4% 65.5% Oct-16 7.7% 10.3% 7.0% 4.7% 6.2% 64.0% Nov-16 7.4% 10.1% 5.9% 5.3% 4.5% 66.7% Dec-16 6.5% 10.7% 7.3% 6.3% 6.6% 62.6% Jan-17 7.9% 10.6% 6.9% 5.8% 6.5% 62.4% APPENDIX B Regional Graphs of Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region I 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 1 273 Mar-16 1 299 Apr-16 May-16 1 311 1 342 Jun-16 1 342 Jul-16 1 304 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 328 1 323 Oct-16 1 326 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 302 1 293 Jan-17 1 293 Feb-17 1 316 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) Region II 2 000 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 586 Mar-16 596 Apr-16 621 May-16 629 Jun-16 637 Jul-16 627 Aug-16 Sep-16 649 671 Oct-16 678 Nov-16 Dec-16 692 721 Jan-17 715 Feb-17 740 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) Region III 2 000 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 1 232 Mar-16 1 239 Apr-16 1 214 May-16 1 220 Jun-16 1 195 Jul-16 1 168 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 166 1 154 Oct-16 1 137 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 115 1 079 Jan-17 1 070 Feb-17 1 052 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region IV 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 938 Mar-16 1 010 Apr-16 1 031 May-16 1 064 Jun-16 1 101 Jul-16 1 123 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 136 1 131 Oct-16 1 130 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 121 1 115 Jan-17 1 117 Feb-17 1 149 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region V 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 1 042 Mar-16 1 064 Apr-16 1 079 May-16 1 136 Jun-16 1 140 Jul-16 1 133 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 160 1 147 Oct-16 1 154 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 153 1 134 Jan-17 1 114 Feb-17 1 106 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) Region VI 2 000 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 733 Mar-16 727 Apr-16 May-16 730 735 Jun-16 720 Jul-16 700 Aug-16 Sep-16 722 709 Oct-16 689 Nov-16 Dec-16 682 691 Jan-17 687 Feb-17 687 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region VII 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 339 Mar-16 324 Apr-16 355 May-16 366 Jun-16 386 Jul-16 391 Aug-16 Sep-16 395 403 Oct-16 420 Nov-16 Dec-16 417 436 Jan-17 448 Feb-17 458 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region VIII 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 831 Mar-16 817 Apr-16 796 May-16 779 Jun-16 780 Jul-16 739 Aug-16 Sep-16 744 710 Oct-16 698 Nov-16 Dec-16 695 665 Jan-17 652 Feb-17 656 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region IX 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 385 Mar-16 392 Apr-16 May-16 397 407 Jun-16 439 Jul-16 446 Aug-16 Sep-16 442 464 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 492 497 504 538 549 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region X 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 633 Mar-16 672 Apr-16 684 May-16 692 Jun-16 708 Jul-16 697 Aug-16 Sep-16 684 690 Oct-16 685 Nov-16 Dec-16 693 697 Jan-17 714 Feb-17 720 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region XI 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 1 026 1 033 1 061 1 107 1 099 Jul-16 1 118 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 106 1 107 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 1 126 1 145 1 134 1 134 1 137 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region XII 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 672 Mar-16 679 Apr-16 May-16 681 685 Jun-16 704 Jul-16 691 Aug-16 Sep-16 686 682 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 690 693 693 710 729 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) Region XIII 2 000 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 1 254 1 270 1 264 1 330 1 291 Jul-16 1 267 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 271 1 263 Oct-16 1 273 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 288 1 299 Jan-17 1 328 Feb-17 1 329 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (February 2016 February 2017) 2 000 Region XIV 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 1 495 Mar-16 1 521 Apr-16 1 508 May-16 1 544 Jun-16 1 579 Jul-16 1 550 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 581 1 558 Oct-16 1 553 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 589 1 597 Jan-17 1 590 Feb-17 1 574 APPENDIX C Regional Graphs of Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (February 2016 February 2017) National Standard 4.12 Desired Goal to Meet the PIP 6.01 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (February 2016 February 2017) Region I 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 5.06 Mar-16 4.91 Apr-16 4.90 May-16 5.06 Jun-16 5.01 Jul-16 4.97 Aug-16 Sep-16 5.06 4.92 Oct-16 4.91 Nov-16 Dec-16 4.76 4.94 Jan-17 4.98 Feb-17 5.04 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Region II Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 5.88 6.22 6.55 6.33 6.44 6.51 6.45 5.96 5.41 5.85 6.16 6.02 5.87 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (February 2016 February 2017) Region III 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 4.71 Mar-16 4.73 Apr-16 4.70 May-16 4.70 Jun-16 4.55 Jul-16 4.45 Aug-16 Sep-16 4.58 4.78 Oct-16 4.52 Nov-16 Dec-16 4.60 4.94 Jan-17 4.89 Feb-17 4.80 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Region IV Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Feb-16 5.05 Mar-16 4.89 Apr-16 4.50 May-16 4.19 Jun-16 4.12 Jul-16 4.02 Aug-16 Sep-16 3.92 3.90 Oct-16 Oct-16 3.56 Nov-16 Nov-16 3.49 Dec-16 Dec-16 3.47 Jan-17 Jan-17 3.81 Feb-17 Feb-17 3.70 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (February 2016 - February 2017) Region V 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 6.16 Mar-16 5.89 Apr-16 5.50 May-16 5.42 Jun-16 5.43 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 5.39 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 5.18 4.84 Region VI Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 4.37 Nov-16 Dec-16 4.47 4.57 Jan-17 4.68 Feb-17 4.46 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 4.71 Mar-16 5.00 Apr-16 5.27 May-16 5.44 Jun-16 5.47 Jul-16 5.55 Aug-16 Sep-16 5.72 5.77 Oct-16 5.52 Nov-16 Dec-16 5.35 5.47 Jan-17 5.53 Feb-17 5.23 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (February 2016 - February 2017) Region VII 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Feb-16 4.44 Mar-16 4.80 Apr-16 4.47 May-16 4.19 Jun-16 3.75 Jul-16 3.57 Aug-16 Sep-16 3.39 3.39 Oct-16 3.53 Nov-16 Dec-16 3.48 3.33 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Region VIII Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jan-17 3.24 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-17 3.24 Feb-17 Feb-16 3.23 Mar-16 2.74 Apr-16 2.83 May-16 2.77 Jun-16 2.88 Jul-16 2.73 Aug-16 Sep-16 2.54 2.55 Oct-16 2.41 Nov-16 Dec-16 2.67 3.02 Jan-17 3.31 Feb-17 3.35 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (February 2016 - February 2017) Region IX 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 3.78 Mar-16 3.65 Apr-16 May-16 3.61 3.43 Jun-16 3.57 Jul-16 3.60 Aug-16 Sep-16 3.10 3.00 Oct-16 2.79 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 2.88 2.87 3.12 Feb-17 3.08 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 4.33 4.12 Apr-16 May-16 Apr-16 May-16 4.26 3.94 Jun-16 Jun-16 4.13 Jul-16 Jul-16 4.04 Region X Aug-16 Aug-16 4.22 Sep-16 Sep-16 4.43 Oct-16 Oct-16 4.32 Nov-16 Nov-16 4.13 Dec-16 Dec-16 4.36 Jan-17 Jan-17 4.43 Feb-17 Feb-17 4.41 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (February 2016 - February 2017) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Region XI Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 4.11 3.91 3.80 3.84 3.85 3.87 3.86 3.72 3.64 3.53 3.75 4.11 3.76 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Region XII Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Feb-16 Mar-16 5.73 5.83 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 5.64 5.30 4.90 Jul-16 4.66 Aug-16 Sep-16 4.30 4.28 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 4.02 3.86 3.95 3.75 3.79 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (February 2016 - February 2017) Region XIII 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Feb-16 8.40 Mar-16 8.02 Apr-16 May-16 7.94 8.19 Jun-16 8.40 Jul-16 8.23 Aug-16 Sep-16 8.03 7.83 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 7.54 7.41 7.64 Region XIV 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Feb-16 7.12 Mar-16 6.66 Apr-16 May-16 6.54 6.57 Jun-16 6.44 Jul-16 6.36 Aug-16 Sep-16 6.16 6.25 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 6.28 6.01 6.06 Jan-17 Jan-17 7.33 Jan-17 Jan-17 5.97 Feb-17 Feb-17 6.99 Feb-17 Feb-17 5.58