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

Context Data | Outcomes Data | State Comment
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Nevada [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population	1998	1999	2000
Total children under 18 years	467,107	491,476	511,799
Race/ethnicity (%)¹
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.7	1.7	1.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.5	4.8	4.0
Black	8.4	8.3	8.0
Hispanic	22.4	23.6	28.6
White	63.0	61.6	54.0
Two or more races	N/A	N/A	4.1
Other	N/A	N/A	0.2
% Child population in poverty	17.4	17.3	12.4
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	85.9	83.5	86.7

Child Welfare	1998	1999	2000
Child maltreatment victims	8,014	8,238	5,775
Children in foster care on 9/30	-	-	1,615
Children adopted	-	123	231

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	23,229	27,682	20,437	49.7 per 1,000	56.3 per 1,000	39.9 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims²	8,014	8,238	5,775	17.2 per 1,000	16.8 per 1,000	11.3 per 1,000
Child fatalities	13	7	3	2.8 per 100,000	1.4 per 100,000	0.6 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000
Under 1 year	11.8	12.3	11.1
1-5 years	35.5	36.7	36.1
6-10 years	30.0	29.3	28.7
11-15 years	19.5	18.6	19.0
16+ years	3.2	3.1	3.3
Unknown	-	-	1.9
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	8,014	8,238	5,775

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.9	1.3	1.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4	1.0	0.7
Black	19.0	20.2	23.7
Hispanic	13.6	7.2	4.5
White	61.6	65.3	66.2
Two or more races	N/A	N/A	-
Other/Unknown	16.1	12.1	3.6
Total %³	113.6	107.2	100.0
Number	8,014	8,238	5,775

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000
Emotional abuse	3.9	3.7	3.5
Medical neglect	3.1	2.2	1.9
Neglect	58.6	22.1	42.8
Physical abuse	17.4	14.6	18.0
Sexual abuse	3.4	2.8	4.5
Other	46.4	54.7	51.2
Unknown	-	-	-
Total %⁴	132.8	100.0	122.0
Number	8,014	8,238	5,775

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)	-	-	-	-	-
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	1,329	673	387	1,615	2,002
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	16.7	N/A	13.3	17.0	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	-	-	5.7	-	-	19.2	-	-	4.7	-	-	4.5
1-5 years	-	-	31.2	-	-	36.0	-	-	33.1	-	-	34.7
6-10 years	-	-	27.8	-	-	23.8	-	-	31.5	-	-	26.7
11-15 years	-	-	26.6	-	-	17.1	-	-	24.0	-	-	23.2
16-18 years	-	-	7.9	-	-	3.7	-	-	5.7	-	-	10.2
19+ years	-	-	0.5	-	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	0.4
Unknown	-	-	0.4	-	-	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	0.3
Total %	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	1,329	-	-	673	-	-	387	-	-	1,615

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	-	-	1.4	-	-	0.6	-	-	2.6	-	-	0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	2.1	-	-	2.1	-	-	2.8	-	-	1.9
Black	-	-	20.9	-	-	15.6	-	-	6.5	-	-	22.2
Hispanic	-	-	10.3	-	-	10.1	-	-	12.1	-	-	9.8
White	-	-	57.0	-	-	60.2	-	-	63.8	-	-	56.7
Two or more races	-	-	2.8	-	-	3.1	-	-	1.3	-	-	3.3
Unknown	-	-	5.4	-	-	8.3	-	-	10.9	-	-	5.3
Total %	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	1,329	-	-	673	-	-	387	-	-	1,615

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	-	-	68
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	-	-	67

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Under 1 year	-	-	1.5
1-5 years	-	-	35.3
6-10 years	-	-	32.4
11-15 years	-	-	23.5
16+ years	-	-	7.4
Unknown	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	68

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-	1.5
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	2.9
Black	-	-	22.1
Hispanic	-	-	5.9
White	-	-	66.2
Two or more races	-	-	1.5
Unknown	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	68

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	-	3.3	3.0
1-5 years	-	56.1	59.7
6-10 years	-	27.6	26.0
11-15 years	-	13.0	9.5
16+ years	-	-	1.7
Unknown	-	-	-
Total %	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	123	231

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	0.8	1.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	1.3
Black	-	17.1	22.5
Hispanic	-	6.5	12.6
White	-	74.8	60.2
Two or more races	-	-	-
Unknown	-	0.8	2.2
Total %	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	123	231

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Nevada [ 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	-	-	-
Children with one or more recurrences	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-

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	-	-	-
Children not maltreated while in foster care	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-

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

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%)	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	0.3
Reunification	-	-	38.0
Other	-	-	5.4
Missing data	-	-	56.3
Total %	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	387

Pie Charts describing data from Table 3.1 above.

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	9.1
Reunification	-	-	45.5
Other	-	-	-
Missing data	-	-	45.5
Total %	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	387

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	2.2
Reunification	-	-	26.7
Other	-	-	6.7
Missing data	-	-	64.4
Total %	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	45

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999	2000
Children age 12 or younger at entry	-	-	50.0
Children older than 12 at entry	-	-	50.0
Missing data	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	2

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reunification	-	-	-	-	-	9.1	-	-	40.0	-	-	51.1
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0	-	-	8.5
Missing data	-	-	100.0	-	-	90.9	-	-	56.0	-	-	40.4
Total %	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	10	-	-	11	-	-	25	-	-	47
	White			Unable to Determine			Two or More Races			Missing Data
	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reunification	-	-	41.7	-	-	16.7	-	-	40.0	-	-	-
Other	-	-	4.5	-	-	4.8	-	-	60.0	-	-	-
Missing data	-	-	53.4	-	-	78.6	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	-	-
Number	-	-	247	-	-	42	-	-	5	-	-	-

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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.	-	-	60.5
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	-	-	27.9
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	-	-	5.4
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	-	-	1.4
48 or more mos.	-	-	4.8
Missing data	-	-	-
Total (%)	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	147

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	-	-	78.6
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	-	-	2.5
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	-	-	1.5
Missing data	-	-	17.4
Total (%)	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	673

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.	-	-	-
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	-	-	-
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	-	-	-
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	-	-	-
48 or more mos.	-	-	-
Missing data	-	-	-
Total (%)	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-

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	- - 36.3	- - 1.3	- - 62.4	- - 100.0	- - 760
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999 2000	- - 6.5	- - 3.3	- - 90.2	- - 100.0	- - 510
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999 2000	- - 5.3	- - 1.6	- - 93.1	- - 100.0	- - 245
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999 2000	- - 4.0	- - 2.9	- - 93.1	- - 100.0	- - 173
48 or more mos.	1998 1999 2000	- - 5.1	- - 8.9	- - 86.0	- - 100.0	- - 314
Missing data	1998 1999 2000	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -

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	-	-	0.9
Institutions	-	-	5.7
Other settings	-	-	93.4
Missing data	-	-	-
Total (%)	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	212

Nevada [ State Comment ]

Edward Cotton, Administrator
Division of Child and Family Services
Nevada Department of Human Resources
775-684-4400

Our Year 2000 data indicates a decrease in Nevada's rate of child maltreatment. It is possible that previous years' data were more prone to duplication than are the year 2000 counts, but that cannot account entirely for the difference. A portion of the decrease is due to some cases not being converted properly to a newer one. However, the year 2000 numbers don't seem attributable solely to data collection or reporting artifact. Maltreatment rates have decreased. Hopefully this trend will continue to hold in the years that follow.

The data in Section B (maltreatment type) classified as "other" is due to a data collection artifact. Nevada's largest and most populous county (Clark) has been collecting and reporting maltreatment data to the State of Nevada using the county's own management information system. The county system does not discriminate maltreatment types into as many subcategories as are called for in the Annual Report. Those maltreatment cases not matching Annual Report subcategories are automatically classified as "other." The State and Clark County have begun the difficult process of converting the county to the State's SACWIS system (UNITY). I expect an appreciable reduction in the "other" subcategory numbers once this system conversion is accomplished.

The two remaining issues (missing "reason for discharge" information and low emancipation counts) mean the necessary data were not being consistently entered and maintained/updated in the new UNITY system. We expect that increasing training support for caseworkers using the system will result in better quality data, and we intend to buttress that training with more stringent supervisory oversight. Our program evaluation and data section will assist the process with regular monthly reports reflecting case data compliance for each office.

Nevada recently had its first successful AFCARS data submission. We are making progress. We are determined to realize our goal of accurate, current and complete program data.

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

Nevada [ 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)

Nevada [ 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)

Nevada [ State Comment ]

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)