Monthly Measures and Results for July 2017* *(Reflects Safety Outcomes as of May 31 2017 And Permanency Outcomes as of June 30 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) During the month of May 2017 there was an increase in the overall total of cases of 7.5% since April 2017. The average for the state fiscal year 2017 reveals a 7.6% decrease since last state fiscal year. Comparatively Georgia had 4% more cases last year in May 2016. 30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000 2017 Avg To Date 7.6% decrease 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 10 000 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun State FY Jul 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 17 940 19 470 24 151 12 363 11 256 Aug 18 027 19 788 23 295 12 693 13 050 Sep 19 901 21 943 26 176 13 715 14 878 Oct 21 875 23 541 28 108 15 162 17 050 Nov 22 435 23 277 26 664 16 008 16 783 Dec 21 478 22 946 24 857 17 416 16 119 Jan 19 659 21 916 23 497 18 470 15 773 Feb 20 195 22 795 22 721 19 491 15 088 Mar 22 871 25 075 24 293 22 662 15 355 Apr 21 703 24 431 23 911 24 120 14 951 May 23 338 24 307 23 896 25 071 15 157 Jun Average 21 504 22 124 23 905 13 355 20 857 22 583 22 747 17 161 13 910 % Change -7.6% -7.7% 32.5% 23.4% 10.2% 14 000 Outcome IA Child Protective Services Cases Family Support Cases Only (State Fiscal Year To Date) Family Support cases increased during May 2017 by 5.8% since April 2017 showing a rebound in the decrease from March 2017 to April 2017. During SFY 2016 there was a decrease over the SFY 2015 average caseload of 19.4%. The State Fiscal Year 2017 to date trend reveals that Family Support Cases are being implemented with a 39.7% increase over SFY 2016 average caseload. 12 000 2016 to date 39.7% increase 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2 000 0 Jul State FY Jul 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 5 047 6 363 10 354 4 723 3 883 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug 6 690 6 419 9 919 5 083 4 674 Sep 9 881 7 460 10 866 5 658 5 487 Oct 12 531 8 588 11 791 6 418 6 488 Nov 13 017 8 881 11 259 6 690 6 417 Dec 12 143 8 558 10 117 6 919 6 284 Jan 10 697 8 036 8 862 6 919 6 374 Feb 10 918 8 013 8 111 7 113 6 292 Mar 12 429 8 118 8 494 8 552 6 463 Apr 11 613 7 549 8 206 9 511 6 304 May 12 293 7 398 8 176 9 951 6 364 Jun 6 211 7 450 9 826 5 265 Average 10 660 7 633 9 467 7 280 5 858 % Change 39.7% -19.4% 30.0% 24.3% 29.1% 7 000 6 000 Outcome IB Child Protective Services Cases Family Preservation Cases Only (State Fiscal Year 2017 To Date) During May there was a 4% increase in the number of Family Preservation cases since April 2017. Caseloads decreased from August 2016 October 2016 with case counts remaining constant through April 2017. Currently the SFY 2017 year to date average is 17.1% lower than SFY 2016 s average. Both State Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017 show a marked decrease in Family Preservation Cases since SFY 2015. 2017 to date 17.1% decrease 5 000 4 000 3 000 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2 000 Jul Aug State FY 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Jul 4 394 5 705 4 042 2 960 3 037 Aug 4 188 5 409 4 282 2 889 2 980 Sep Sep 4 057 5 215 4 573 2 779 2 931 Oct Oct 4 003 5 060 4 971 2 709 3 053 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Nov 4 037 4 946 5 298 2 649 3 150 Dec 4 122 4 880 5 716 2 746 3 200 Jan 4 077 4 740 5 963 2 813 3 266 Feb 4 016 4 678 6 069 2 879 3 244 Mar 4 129 4 761 6 158 3 004 3 203 Apr 4 041 4 763 6 109 3 031 3 122 May 4 201 4 752 6 048 3 224 3 040 Jun 4 658 5 992 3 501 3 001 Average 4 115 4 964 5 435 2 932 3 102 % Change -17.1% -8.7% 85.4% -5.5% -13.2% 14 000 Outcome IC Child Protective Services Cases Investigation Cases Only (State Fiscal Year 2017 To Date) Investigation cases declined during the first half through the beginning of the second semester of SFY 2017 to date by 43%. A similar trend is seen from SFY 2013 SFY 2017 of an increase from February March. During May 2017 there was a 13% increase over April 2017 although the overall cases since SFY 2016 decreased by 38.3% 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2017 to date 38.3% decrease 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2 000 Jul State FY 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Jul 8 499 7 402 9 755 4 680 4 336 Aug Aug 7 149 7 960 9 093 4 721 5 396 Sep Oct Nov Sep 5 963 9 268 10 736 5 278 6 460 Oct 5 341 9 893 11 345 6 035 7 509 Nov 5 381 9 450 10 106 6 669 7 216 Dec Dec 5 213 9 508 9 023 7 751 6 635 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jan 4 885 9 140 8 671 8 738 6 133 Feb 5 261 10 104 8 540 9 499 5 552 Mar 6 313 12 196 9 640 11 106 5 689 Apr 6 049 12 119 9 595 11 578 5 525 May 6 844 10 636 9 671 11 896 5 753 Jun 10 636 8 679 10 578 5 089 Average 6 082 9 927 9 571 8 211 5 941 % Change -38.3% 3.0% 16.6% 38.2% 10.2% Outcome II Recurrence of Substantiated Child Maltreatment (May 2016 May 2017) The trend below reveals a decrease in the number of repeated substantiated incidents of child maltreatment. During May 2016 Georgia was above the national standard of 5.4%. One year later this value is reduced by over 50% reflecting many effective 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% May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 May-16 Jun-16 5.46% 5.80% Jul-16 5.82% Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 5.70% 5.48% 5.24% 4.98% 4.37% 3.96% Feb-17 Mar-17 3.54% 2.86% Apr-17 Apr-17 2.36% May-17 May-17 2.05% Outcome III Disposition of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports (May 2016 May 2017) Of the CPS cases that had a disposition during the month of May 2017 29% were screen outs 45% were Family Support and 26% were Investigations. Only 24% of the Investigations were substantiated. The overall yearly trend shows a jump in the number of Family Support cases in August 2016 and Screened Out cases. Conversely total investigations declined during the first semester through December 2016 During the second semester Investigations increased through March 2017 followed by a decrease in April 2017 and a rebound in May 2017. Unsubstantiated Investigations Substantiated Investigations Family Support Investigations Screenouts 7 000 6 000 5 000 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Family Support Screenouts Investigations Substantiated Investigations Unsubstantiated Investigations May-16 2 740 2 350 4 871 1 053 3 818 Jun-16 1 887 1 666 3 676 645 3 031 Jul-16 1 869 1 502 3 561 427 3 134 Aug-16 Sep-16 5 990 6 175 2 530 2 508 2 997 521 2 463 455 2 476 2 008 Oct-16 5 729 2 368 2 337 444 1 893 Nov-16 5 092 2 560 2 258 375 1 883 Dec-16 4 372 2 439 2 010 375 1 635 Jan-17 5 297 2 965 2 413 484 1 929 Feb-17 5 155 3 097 2 428 448 1 980 Mar-17 5 987 3 409 2 865 616 2 249 Apr-17 4 596 2 850 2 403 565 1 838 May-17 4 979 3 185 2 819 678 2 141 Outcome IV Subsequent Case-Types of Investigations (May 2016 May 2017) According to May s data 20% of Investigations were subsequently opened as a Family Preservation case 10% of Investigations were opened as a Foster Care case and 70% 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 May-16 Jun-16 FamPres SubOpen FamPres UnsubOpen FostCare SubOpen FostCare UnsubOpen Subst Closed Unsubst Closed 320 96 290 61 467 3 572 207 129 230 140 232 2 704 Jul-16 154 145 165 119 145 2 886 Aug-16 208 262 198 166 163 2 097 Sep-16 196 229 173 149 127 1 687 Oct-16 171 260 166 115 140 1 546 Nov-16 160 246 135 125 97 1 553 Dec-16 128 240 149 141 136 1 342 Jan-17 194 303 156 154 156 1 561 Feb-17 182 251 125 147 162 1 642 Mar-17 275 335 192 125 202 1 879 Apr-17 219 283 183 104 216 1 573 May-17 295 292 187 114 256 1 859 Outcome V Number of Children in Placement Services (State Fiscal Year 2017) There was an increase in families after out of home the number of placement care may have ended as ws2ee0rlv1l ia3csesthtohsaet wwehro2e0ao1rpe4einn douurtinogf htho2em0me1oc5anrthe owfitJhuDneF2C(01S18 6A3g1e4)0. The - 21. p2l0ac1e7ment services includes continued collaboration with 22 000 20 000 18 000 16 000 14 000 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2017 to date 8.7% increase 2 000 0 Jul State FY Jul 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 17 493 15 340 12 952 10 847 10 610 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Aug 17 719 15 530 13 147 10 817 10 871 Sep 17 706 15 798 13 484 10 828 10 907 Oct 17 840 15 993 13 763 10 903 11 016 Nov 17 815 16 152 13 779 10 861 10 984 Dec 17 814 16 174 14 028 10 992 10 875 Jan 18 002 16 533 14 320 11 139 10 951 Jan Feb 18 007 16 774 14 489 11 384 10 944 Feb Mar 17 999 16 870 14 699 11 707 10 955 Mar Apr 17 928 17 010 14 883 12 410 10 966 Apr May Jun May 18 110 Jun Average % Change 18 314 17 858 8.7% 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% Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) The number of children in foster care under the age of 18 increased to 13 561 during June 2017. The following slides reveal that there were 651 entries and 637 exits. On the last day of June 2017 there were 12 924 children in custody from this population. Of those who entered custody during the month thirty-seven children (5.7%) children 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 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 13 085 Jul-16 12 922 Aug-16 13 038 Sep-16 12 982 Oct-16 13 023 Nov-16 13 043 Dec-16 13 031 Jan-17 13 059 Feb-17 13 149 Mar-17 13 338 Apr-17 13 272 May-17 13 523 Jun-17 13 561 Outcome VI-A Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (Regional) (June 2016 June 2017) The number of children in Foster Care under the age of 18 during June 2017 was 13 561. Visually you can see that Region 14 has the highest proportion of children in custody at any point in time. During June 2017 Region 14 had 1 617 children in DFCS custody followed by Region 13 with 1 435 children and Region 1 with 1 289 children. (for regional trends see appendix). 16 000 14 000 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2 000 0 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 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Outcome VII Comparison of Foster Care Entries and Exits (June 2016 June 2017) Multiple trends can be seen in this graph. There was a decrease in the number of entries and exits in June 2017. there was a only net gain of 14 children removed from the home and placed into foster care during June 2017 versus those who were discharged. The overall population of the last day of the month had a slight increase of 14 children from May 2017 to June 2017. Entries Exits End-Of-Month 1400 12 331 12 307 12 367 12 426 12 460 12 431 12 339 12 537 12 618 12 676 12 783 12 910 12 924 14000 1200 12000 1000 10000 800 8000 600 6000 400 4000 200 2000 0 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 787 754 Jul-16 591 615 Aug-16 731 671 Sep-16 615 556 Oct-16 597 563 Nov-16 583 612 Dec-16 600 692 Jan-17 720 564 Feb-17 612 578 Mar-17 720 705 Apr-17 596 542 May-17 740 650 Jun-17 651 637 Outcome VII Foster Care Re-Entries (June 2016 June 2017) Reentries into foster care improved during December 2016 followed by a spike revealing that the number of re-entries increased. Although there was an increase in the number of re-entries during January of over 100% the number of entries also increased which allowed the rate to remain below the standard. The re-entry rate and number of reentries for June 2017 (5.7%) decreased compared to April 2017 s ratio of 9.6%. The number and proportion of re-entries to entries decreased during June 2017 compared to June 2016. Reentries Reentry Rate 110 National Standard less 100 than or equal to 8.60% 8.9% 90 8.2% 9.8% 8.9% 9.6% 11.0% 10.0% 9.0% 80 70 6.1% 60 50 6.8% 6.4% 7.0% 4.9% 7.7% 8.0% 5.7% 7.0% 6.0% 5.0% 40 4.8% 4.0% 30 3.0% 20 2.0% 10 1.0% 0 0.0% Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 48 6.1% Jul-16 40 6.8% Aug-16 60 8.2% Sep-16 55 8.9% Oct-16 38 6.4% Nov-16 57 9.8% Dec-16 29 4.8% Jan-17 64 8.9% Feb-17 43 7.0% Mar-17 35 4.9% Apr-17 46 7.7% May-17 71 9.6% Jun-17 37 5.7% Outcome VIII Foster Care Length of Stay (June 2016 June 2017) During the month of June 2017 the length of stay among the foster care populations remained close to May 2017. Comparison of the trend from last June 2016 reveals that there are higher proportion of children who are staying in care for longer than 12 months. 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 4 Years 3-4 Years 2-3 Years 1-2 Years 1 Year 20% 10% 0% Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 4 Years 3 - 4 Years 2 - 3 Years 1 - 2 Years 1 Year Jun-16 4.7% 5.3% 11.5% 27.2% 51.3% Jul-16 4.8% 5.1% 11.9% 27.6% 50.5% Aug-16 5.0% 5.2% 12.6% 27.3% 49.9% Sep-16 5.1% 5.0% 13.1% 27.8% 48.9% Oct-16 5.2% 5.0% 13.6% 28.1% 48.2% Nov-16 5.2% 5.1% 13.4% 28.9% 47.4% Dec-16 5.2% 5.3% 13.8% 29.0% 46.7% Jan-17 5.2% 5.3% 14.2% 28.9% 46.4% Feb-17 5.3% 5.5% 14.3% 29.4% 45.4% Mar-17 5.5% 5.7% 14.7% 28.8% 45.3% Apr-17 5.5% 5.9% 15.0% 28.8% 44.8% May-17 5.5% 5.8% 15.3% 28.8% 44.6% Jun-17 5.5% 6.0% 15.2% 29.5% 43.8% Outcome IX Length of Time to Reunification (June 2016 June 2017) The number of children who reunified within 12 months decreased to 58.3% during the month of June 2017. This proportion is significantly lower than last June s proportion of 65.3%. 100% 90% National Standard 76.20% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 65.3% 69.1% 66.7% 66.8% 66.6% 62.8% 60.8% 64.2% 64.1% Mar-17 Mar-17 61.6% Apr-17 Apr-17 65.7% May-17 May-17 62.9% Jun-17 Jun-17 58.3% Outcome X Percent of Children Placed with Relatives (June 2016 June 2017) The number of children who were in Foster Care that were placed with relatives during the month of June 2017 remained constant at 29.6%. 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 29.0% Jul-16 29.4% Aug-16 Sep-16 28.8% 28.8% Oct-16 29.0% Nov-16 29.3% Dec-16 29.7% Jan-17 29.6% Feb-17 30.0% Mar-17 29.6% Apr-17 29.4% May-17 Jun-17 29.7% 29.6% Outcome XI Extended Youth Services (June 2016 June 2017) There were 614 children who remained in custody after their 18th birthday during June 2017. 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 551 544 547 548 564 570 573 592 599 596 598 607 614 Outcome XII Number of Finalized Adoptions (June 2016 June 2017) There were 122 foster children adopted during June 2017. This represents a 8% decrease in finalizations compared to June 2016. 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 133 80 91 81 88 119 123 46 96 110 99 131 122 10.00 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (June 2016 - June 2017) Over the last 13 months the federal measure for stability which is the number of moves per number of days per thousand has decreased from 5.18 to 4.90 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 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 5.18 5.10 5.00 4.96 4.78 4.75 4.87 4.94 4.83 5.02 4.85 4.94 4.90 Appendices Appendix A Outcome IV Subsequent Case-Type of Investigations by Disposition (May 2016 May 2017) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Fam. Pres SubOpen FamPres UnsubOpen FostCare SubOpen FostCare UnsubOpen Subst Closed Unsubst Closed May-16 6.7% 2.0% 6.0% 1.3% 9.7% 74.3% Jun-16 5.7% 3.5% 6.3% 3.8% 6.4% 74.2% Jul-16 4.3% 4.0% 4.6% 3.3% 4.0% 79.9% Aug-16 6.7% 8.5% 6.4% 5.4% 5.3% 67.8% Sep-16 7.7% 8.9% 6.8% 5.8% 5.0% 65.9% Oct-16 7.1% 10.8% 6.9% 4.8% 5.8% 64.5% Nov-16 6.9% 10.6% 5.8% 5.4% 4.2% 67.1% Dec-16 6.0% 11.2% 7.0% 6.6% 6.4% 62.8% Jan-17 7.7% 12.0% 6.2% 6.1% 6.2% 61.8% Feb-17 7.3% 10.0% 5.0% 5.9% 6.5% 65.4% Mar-17 9.1% 11.1% 6.4% 4.2% 6.7% 62.5% Apr-17 8.5% 11.0% 7.1% 4.0% 8.4% 61.0% May-17 9.8% 9.7% 6.2% 3.8% 8.5% 61.9% APPENDIX B Regional Graphs of Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) 2 000 Region I 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 1 339 Jul-16 1 302 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 326 1 320 Oct-16 1 324 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 300 1 292 Jan-17 1 290 Feb-17 1 312 Mar-17 1 327 Apr-17 1 328 May-17 1 330 Jun-17 1 289 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) Region II 2 000 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 637 Jul-16 627 Aug-16 649 Sep-16 671 Oct-16 679 Nov-16 Dec-16 691 722 Jan-17 715 Feb-17 741 Mar-17 742 Apr-17 729 May-17 753 Jun-17 770 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) Region III 2 000 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 1 195 Jul-16 1 168 Aug-16 1 165 Sep-16 1 152 Oct-16 1 135 Nov-16 1 113 Dec-16 1 077 Jan-17 1 071 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 1 054 1 052 1 012 1 017 1 011 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) 2 000 Region IV 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 1 093 Jul-16 1 115 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 128 1 125 Oct-16 1 124 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 112 1 106 Jan-17 1 104 Feb-17 1 132 Mar-17 1 137 Apr-17 1 131 May-17 1 136 Jun-17 1 107 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) 2 000 Region V 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 1 139 Jul-16 1 133 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 160 1 147 Oct-16 1 153 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 151 1 134 Jan-17 1 107 Feb-17 1 098 Mar-17 1 100 Apr-17 1 102 May-17 1 111 Jun-17 1 127 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) Region VI 2 000 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 718 Jul-16 698 Aug-16 Sep-16 720 709 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 689 682 691 685 Feb-17 685 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 693 690 696 714 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) 2 000 Region VII 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 380 Jul-16 385 Aug-16 390 Sep-16 398 Oct-16 415 Nov-16 412 Dec-16 432 Jan-17 443 Feb-17 455 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 473 484 502 486 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (May 2016 May 2017) 2 000 Region VIII 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 780 Jul-16 739 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 744 710 698 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 693 665 654 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 655 661 658 684 685 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) 2 000 Region IX 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 433 Jul-16 442 Aug-16 438 Sep-16 460 Oct-16 488 Nov-16 493 Dec-16 504 Jan-17 535 Feb-17 547 Mar-17 576 Apr-17 584 May-17 593 Jun-17 599 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) 2 000 Region X 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 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-17 721 Mar-17 716 Apr-17 719 May-17 748 Jun-17 770 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) 2 000 Region XI 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 1 097 Jul-16 1 116 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 1 104 1 105 1 124 1 141 1 130 1 126 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 1 129 1 158 1 154 1 167 1 171 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (May 2016 May 2017) 2 000 Region XII 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 700 Jul-16 687 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 683 679 687 690 689 702 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 720 743 736 778 780 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) Region XIII 2 000 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 1 291 Jul-16 1 268 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 271 1 263 Oct-16 1 273 Nov-16 Dec-16 1 288 1 300 Jan-17 1 326 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 1 329 1 361 1 377 1 391 1 435 Outcome VI Children in DFCS Custody Under the Age of 18 (June 2016 June 2017) 2 000 Region XIV 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 1 575 Jul-16 1 545 Aug-16 Sep-16 1 576 1 553 Oct-16 1 549 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 1 584 1 592 1 587 Feb-17 1 571 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 1 599 1 568 1 617 1 617 APPENDIX C Regional Graphs of Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (June 2016 June 2017) National Standard 4.12 Desired Goal to Meet the PIP 6.01 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (June 2016 June 2017) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Region I Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 Jun-16 5.12 Jul-16 5.07 Aug-16 5.15 Sep-16 5.02 Oct-16 5.03 Nov-16 4.90 Dec-16 5.09 Jan-17 5.12 Feb-17 5.14 Mar-17 5.41 Apr-17 5.24 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Region II Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 6.52 6.57 6.51 6.01 5.49 5.96 6.28 6.20 6.12 6.12 5.83 May-17 May-17 5.08 May-17 May-17 5.62 Jun-17 Jun-17 5.25 Jun-17 Jun-17 5.58 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (June 2016 - June 2017) Region III 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 4.59 Jul-16 4.48 Aug-16 4.62 Sep-16 4.86 Oct-16 4.57 Nov-16 4.66 Dec-16 5.08 Jan-17 4.98 Feb-17 4.93 Mar-17 5.40 Apr-17 5.00 May-17 5.06 Jun-17 4.88 Region IV 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jun-16 4.35 Jul-16 4.23 Aug-16 4.06 Sep-16 3.99 Oct-16 3.65 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 3.54 3.64 3.90 Feb-17 Feb-17 3.82 Mar-17 Mar-17 3.97 Apr-17 Apr-17 3.88 May-17 May-17 4.12 Jun-17 Jun-17 4.12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (June 2016 - June 2017) Region V Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 5.57 Jul-16 5.54 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 5.33 5.00 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 4.51 Oct-16 Nov-16 4.62 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 4.74 4.90 Region VI Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 4.74 Mar-17 4.69 Apr-17 4.73 May-17 5.23 Jun-17 5.22 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 5.40 Jul-16 5.54 Aug-16 5.72 Sep-16 5.84 Oct-16 5.60 Nov-16 5.46 Dec-16 5.61 Jan-17 5.78 Feb-17 5.50 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 5.39 4.99 4.94 4.56 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (June 2016 - June 2017) Region VII 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 Jun-16 3.68 Jul-16 3.50 Aug-16 3.33 Sep-16 3.28 Oct-16 3.44 Nov-16 3.42 Dec-16 3.25 Jan-17 3.15 Feb-17 3.20 Mar-17 3.31 Apr-17 3.06 Region VIII 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 May-17 3.56 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-17 3.74 Jun-17 Jun-16 2.96 Jul-16 2.81 Aug-16 2.58 Sep-16 2.61 Oct-16 2.55 Nov-16 2.84 Dec-16 2.98 Jan-17 3.48 Feb-17 3.44 Mar-17 4.04 Apr-17 3.92 May-17 3.97 Jun-17 4.24 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (June 2016 - June 2017) Region IX Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 3.63 Jul-16 3.74 Aug-16 Sep-16 3.23 3.19 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 4.14 4.05 4.19 4.36 Oct-16 2.91 Oct-16 Oct-16 4.31 Nov-16 3.01 Nov-16 Nov-16 4.11 Dec-16 Jan-17 2.95 3.08 Region X Dec-16 Dec-16 4.50 Jan-17 Jan-17 4.57 Feb-17 3.20 Feb-17 Feb-17 4.50 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 3.31 3.47 3.47 3.40 Mar-17 Mar-17 5.06 Apr-17 Apr-17 4.77 May-17 May-17 5.12 Jun-17 Jun-17 4.80 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (June 2016 - June 2017) Region XI 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 3.98 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 3.99 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 4.00 3.88 Oct-16 3.78 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 3.68 3.87 4.15 Region XII Feb-17 3.90 Mar-17 Apr-17 3.87 3.78 May-17 3.98 Jun-17 3.97 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-16 5.07 Jul-16 4.80 Aug-16 Sep-16 4.43 4.40 Oct-16 4.09 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 3.92 3.92 3.71 Feb-17 3.84 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 4.25 4.19 4.47 4.00 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Outcome XIII Placement Stability Performance Coefficient (June 2016 - June 2017) Region XIII Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 Jun-16 8.47 Jul-16 8.33 Aug-16 Sep-16 8.14 7.97 Oct-16 7.68 Nov-16 Dec-16 7.52 7.64 Jan-17 7.35 Feb-17 7.09 Mar-17 7.37 Apr-17 7.13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jun-16 Jul-16 Region XIV Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 Jun-16 6.47 Jul-16 6.44 Aug-16 Sep-16 6.23 6.33 Oct-16 6.35 Nov-16 Dec-16 6.03 6.00 Jan-17 5.89 Feb-17 5.61 Mar-17 5.49 Apr-17 5.26 May-17 May-17 6.78 May-17 May-17 5.35 Jun-17 Jun-17 6.78 Jun-17 Jun-17 5.42