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Child Welfare Outcomes 2000: Annual Report
Chapter IV - State Data

Context Data | Outcomes Data
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Kentucky [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population	1998	1999	2000
Total children under 18 years	988,293	965,528	994,818
Race/ethnicity (%)¹
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0.1	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	0.8	0.7
Black	8.7	8.7	8.9
Hispanic	1.1	1.2	1.9
White	89.3	89.2	86.3
Two or more races	N/A	N/A	1.7
Other	N/A	N/A	0.3
% Child population in poverty	24.7	16.7	15.3
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	44.5	46.6	49.0

Child Welfare	1998	1999	2000
Child maltreatment victims	22,875	18.650	18.600
Children in foster care on 9/30	-	5,698	6,152
Children adopted	208	360	395

1) The 2000 Census of the United States includes two new race catagories: (1) Persons of two or more races and (2) Other. Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

	Number			Rate
Maltreatment Information Overview	1998	1999	2000	1998	1998	2000
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	63,439	63,384	63,967	64.2 per 1,000	65.6 per 1,000	64.3 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims²	22,875	18,650	18,600	23.1 per 1,000	19.3 per 1,000	18.7 per 1,000
Child fatalities	18	5	21	1.8 per 100,000	0.5 per 100,000	2.1 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000
Under 1 year	7.0	7.3	7.9
1-5 years	32.6	32.0	32.3
6-10 years	30.9	32.0	30.7
11-15 years	23.9	23.1	23.9
16+ years	5.6	5.6	5.3
Unknown	0.0	0.0	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	22,875	18,650	18,600

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.0	0.1	0.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.2	0.1
Black	12.7	13.9	13.0
Hispanic	0.1	0.1	0.3
White	80.4	78.3	76.6
Two or more races	N/A	N/A	1.5
Other/Unknown	6.7	7.5	1.5
Total %³	100.1	100.1	100.0
Number	22,875	18,650	18,600

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000
Emotional abuse	10.8	4.1	2.5
Medical neglect	-	-	-
Neglect	61.4	63.7	67.5
Physical abuse	26.8	27.6	27.2
Sexual abuse	7.7	7.7	7.8
Other	-	-	-
Unknown	-	-	-
Total %⁴	106.7	103.2	105.0
Number	22,875	18,650	18,600

2) Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once. Back
3) Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race. Back
4) Percentages may total more than 100 percent because children could have been victims of more than one type of maltreatment. Back

C. Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Number of Children	In Care on 10/1	Entered Care	Exited Care	In Care on 9/30	Total Served
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	-	-	-	-	-
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	5,153	4,096	3,551	5,698	9,249
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	5,494	4,749	4,091	6,153	10,243
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	13.7	N/A	5.4	16.3	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	16.4	N/A	4.9	15.5	N/A

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care on 10/1/97	In Care on 10/1/98	In Care on 10/1/99	Entered Care During FY 1998	Entered Care During FY 1999	Entered Care During FY 2000	Exited Care During FY 1998	Exited Care During FY 1999	Exited Care During FY 2000	In Care on 9/30/98	In Care on 9/30/99	In Care on 9/30/00
Under 1 year	-	3.9	4.0	-	11.5	11.0	-	5.7	5.1	-	4.0	4.3
1-5 years	-	24.3	22.1	-	25.1	25.2	-	27.2	25.1	-	22.5	22.9
6-10 years	-	25.0	24.1	-	22.3	21.6	-	21.8	22.4	-	24.8	23.0
11-15 years	-	30.1	31.0	-	29.9	30.8	-	24.1	25.8	-	30.9	30.5
16-18 years	-	16.6	17.7	-	11.2	11.4	-	20.4	20.5	-	17.0	17.9
19+ years	-	0.1	1.1	-	0.0	0.1	-	0.8	0.7	-	0.7	1.4
Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	0.0
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	5,153	5,494	-	4,096	4,749	-	3,551	4,091	-	5,698	6,152

Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)⁵	In Care on 10/1/97	In Care on 10/1/98	In Care on 10/1/99	Entered Care During FY 1998	Entered Care During FY 1999	Entered Care During FY 2000	Exited Care During FY 1998	Exited Care During FY 1999	Exited Care During FY 2000	In Care on 9/30/98	In Care on 9/30/99	In Care on 9/30/00
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	0.2	0.1	-	0.1	0.3	-	0.2	0.3	-	0.1	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	0.1	0.1	-	0.3	0.2	-	0.3	0.2	-	0.1	0.1
Black	-	23.4	23.6	-	16.6	13.6	-	16.1	18.0	-	23.0	19.6
Hispanic	-	0.3	0.4	-	0.4	0.7	-	0.3	0.4	-	0.4	0.7
White	-	68.7	68.0	-	72.9	73.1	-	75.0	72.4	-	67.8	69.0
Two or more races	-	-	1.1	-	0.0	2.5	-	-	1.6	-	0.0	1.9
Unknown	-	7.5	6.6	-	9.7	9.7	-	8.1	7.3	-	8.7	8.6
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	5,153	5,494	-	4,096	4,749	-	3,551	4,091	-	5,698	6,152

5) In this and subsequent race/ethnicity tables, data for two or more races may be provided for 1998 and 1999 because of States' resubmissions. However, data for 1998 and 1999 may not capture all children of two or more races and therefore may not be comparable to the 2000 data pertaining to two or more races. Back

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D. Children Waiting to Be Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)⁶

Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99	9/30/00
Children waiting to be adopted	-	1,730	2,039
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	-	6	2

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Under 1 year	-	1.7	2.1
1-5 years	-	31.0	27.9
6-10 years	-	36.6	35.1
11-15 years	-	27.1	30.4
16+ years	-	3.3	4.3
Unknown	-	0.2	0.2
Total %	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	1,730	2,039

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	0.1	0.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	-
Black	-	27.6	23.9
Hispanic	-	0.2	0.6
White	-	62.7	65.7
Two or more races	-	0.1	1.6
Unknown	-	9.3	8.0
Total %	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	1,730	2,039

6) Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents rights have been terminated. Children 16 years and older with TPR, but with a goal of emancipation, have been excluded from the waiting children and TPR populations. Back

E. Children Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Under 1 year	0.5	1.7	1.5
1-5 years	47.1	41.4	45.3
6-10 years	40.4	36.7	32.7
11-15 years	10.1	18.1	17.0
16+ years	1.4	2.2	3.5
Unknown	0.5	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	208	360	395

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-	0.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.0	-	0.5
Black	19.2	28.1	36.7
Hispanic	2.9	-	1.8
White	58.2	59.4	57.7
Two or more races	-	-	-
Unknown	18.8	12.5	3.0
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	208	360	395

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Kentucky [ Outcomes Data ]

1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect
(NCANDS)

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)	1998	1999	2000
Children without a recurrence	90.5	91.7	91.4
Children with one or more recurrences	9.5	8.3	8.6
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	8,714	7,245	7,994

Bar chart describing Percentage of Children With One or More Recurrences of Maltreatment within 6 months data from Table 1.1 above.

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care
(NCANDS, AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database Jan —Sept)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%)	1998	1999	2000
Children maltreated while in foster care	-	0.3	0.4
Children not maltreated while in foster care	-	99.7	99.6
Total %	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	8,516	9,268

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%)	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	7.1	8.5
Guardianship	-	0.6	0.5
Reunification	-	69.4	63.4
Other	-	6.5	6.5
Missing data	-	16.3	21.2
Total %	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	3,551	4,091

Pie Charts describing data from Table 3.1 above.

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	14.3	21.7
Guardianship	-	-	-
Reunification	-	54.3	39.1
Other	-	8.6	28.3
Missing data	-	22.9	10.9
Total %	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	35	46

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	0.2	0.7
Guardianship	-	0.4	0.9
Reunification	-	63.8	60.8
Other	-	16.5	15.4
Missing data	-	19.1	22.2
Total %	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	1,168	1,428

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999	2000
Children age 12 or younger at entry	-	14.5	13.8
Children older than 12 at entry	-	85.5	86.2
Missing data	-	-	-
Total %	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	173	218

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.			Asian/P.I.			Black			Hispanic
	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	12.5	9.1	-	8.3	-	-	9.6	14.6	-	-	13.3
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0	0.1	-	-	-
Reunification	-	62.5	90.9	-	41.7	44.4	-	58.9	50.7	-	44.4	73.3
Other	-	-	-	-	-	11.1	-	6.8	5.3	-	22.2	-
Missing data	-	25.0	-	-	50.0	44.4	-	23.6	29.3	-	33.3	13.3
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	8	11	-	12	9	-	572	735	-	9	15
	White			Unable to Determine			Two or More Races			Missing Data
	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	6.4	7.0	-	8.7	5.7	-	-	18.8	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	0.5	0.6	-	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reunification	-	71.7	66.5	-	71.5	65.0	-	-	51.6	-	-	-
Other	-	6.7	7.0	-	4.2	5.4	-	-	4.7	-	-	-
Missing data	-	14.7	18.9	-	14.6	23.9	-	-	25.0	-	-	-
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	-	-
Number	-	2,662	2,960	-	288	297	-	-	64	-	-	-

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4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

4.1 Time to Reunification (%)	1998	1999	2000
Less than 12 mos.	-	77.1	79.8
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	-	13.9	13.2
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	-	5.3	4.0
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	-	1.7	1.4
48 or more mos.	-	1.9	1.0
Missing data	-	0.2	0.7
Total (%)	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	2,466	2,593

Bar chart describing reunification percentages data in Table 4.1 above.

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999	2000
Children entering care for the first time	-	85.6	85.9
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	-	12.0	9.7
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	-	2.2	4.2
Missing data	-	0.1	0.3
Total (%)	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	4,096	4,749

Bar chart describing re-entries into Foster Care within 12 months from data in Table 4.2 above.

5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

5.1 Time to Adoption (%)	1998	1999	2000
Less than 12 mos.	-	7.1	5.5
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	-	24.5	18.4
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	-	23.3	28.5
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	-	26.1	20.7
48 or more mos.	-	19.0	26.8
Missing data	-	-	-
Total (%)	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	253	347

Bar Chart describing Percentage of Adoptions Occurring in Less Than 24 or greater than 48 Months of Entry data from Table 5.1 above

6. Increase Placement Stability
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

6.1 Number of Placements by Time in Care (%)	Year	Children With 2 or Fewer Placements	Children With 3 or More Placements	Missing Data	Total %	Number
Less than 12 mos.	1998 1999 2000	- 80.0 72.7	- 20.0 27.3	- - 0.1	100.0 100.0 100.0	- 4,718 5,436
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999 2000	- 57.8 33.3	- 42.2 66.6	- - 0.1	100.0 100.0 100.0	- 1,902 1,739
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999 2000	- 51.7 23.7	- 48.3 76.2	- - 0.2	100.0 100.0 100.0	- 1,284 1,234
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999 2000	- 59.1 25.1	- 40.9 74.9	- - -	100.0 100.0 100.0	- 618 886
48 or more mos.	1998 1999 2000	- 67.8 36.7	- 32.2 63.3	- - -	100.0 100.0 100.0	- 705 918
Missing data	1998 1999 2000	- 100.0 100.0	- - -	- - -	100.0 100.0 100.0	- 22 30

Bar chart describing foster care placements over time percentages data from Table 6.1 above.

7. Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

7.1 Most Recent Placement Settings of Children Who Entered Care During the Fiscal Year and Were Age 12 or Younger at the Time of This Placement (%)	1998	1999	2000
Group homes	-	-	0.0
Institutions	-	16.9	15.3
Other settings	-	83.1	84.7
Missing data	-	-	-
Total (%)	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	2,734	3,077

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Child Welfare Outcomes 2000: Annual Report Chapter IV - State Data

Kentucky [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

C. Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

D. Children Waiting to Be Adopted (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)6

E. Children Adopted (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Kentucky [ Outcomes Data ]

1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect (NCANDS)

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care (NCANDS, AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database Jan —Sept)

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

6. Increase Placement Stability (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

7. Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Child Welfare Outcomes 2000: Annual Report
Chapter IV - State Data

C. Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

D. Children Waiting to Be Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)⁶

E. Children Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect
(NCANDS)

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care
(NCANDS, AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database Jan —Sept)

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

6. Increase Placement Stability
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

7. Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)