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

Context Data | Outcomes Data
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Puerto Rico [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population	1998	1999	2000
Total children under 18 years	1,222,818	-	1,092,101
Race/ethnicity (%)¹
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	0.1
Black	-	-	0.1
Hispanic	-	-	99.0
White	-	-	0.7
Two or more races	N/A	N/A	0.1
Other	N/A	N/A	-
% Child population in poverty	-	-	-
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	-	-	83.2

Child Welfare	1998	1999	2000
Child maltreatment victims	-	-	-
Children in foster care on 9/30	6,629	7,760	-
Children adopted	281	326	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	-	-	-	- per 1,000	- per 1,000	- per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims²	-	-	-	- per 1,000	- per 1,000	- per 1,000
Child fatalities	-	-	-	- per 100,000	- per 100,000	- per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000
Under 1 year	-	-	-
1-5 years	-	-	-
6-10 years	-	-	-
11-15 years	-	-	-
16+ years	-	-	-
Unknown	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	-
Black	-	-	-
Hispanic	-	-	-
White	-	-	-
Two or more races	N/A	N/A	-
Other/Unknown	-	-	-
Total %³	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000
Emotional abuse	-	-	-
Medical neglect	-	-	-
Neglect	-	-	-
Physical abuse	-	-	-
Sexual abuse	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-
Unknown	-	-	-
Total %⁴	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-

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)	6,073	2,171	1,615	6,629	8,244
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	6,568	2,703	1,510	7,760	9,271
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	-	-	-	-	-
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	21.6	N/A	11.5	28.0	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	26.6	N/A	13.0	26.4	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	-	N/A	-	-	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	3.3	2.9	-	14.2	12.8	-	4.0	2.9	-	2.9	2.9	-
1-5 years	32.7	29.1	-	35.5	34.3	-	40.1	36.6	-	29.2	27.4	-
6-10 years	31.9	32.4	-	29.8	29.7	-	31.3	31.4	-	32.3	32.2	-
11-15 years	26.0	26.7	-	17.1	19.8	-	19.6	21.5	-	26.5	26.7	-
16-18 years	6.0	8.7	-	2.6	2.8	-	4.7	7.4	-	9.0	9.1	-
19+ years	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	1.6	-
Unknown	0.1	0.1	-	0.8	0.6	-	0.2	-	-	0.2	0.1	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-
Number	6,073	6,568	-	2,171	2,703	-	1,615	1,510	-	6,629	7,760	-

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	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	-	-	-	0.1	-	0.1	0.0	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
Black	0.2	0.2	-	0.1	0.0	-	0.1	0.1	-	0.2	0.2	-
Hispanic	99.1	99.4	-	99.8	99.8	-	99.6	99.5	-	99.2	99.5	-
White	0.4	0.3	-	0.0	0.1	-	0.3	0.2	-	0.3	0.3	-
Two or more races	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unknown	0.2	0.1	-	-	-	-	-	0.1	-	0.2	0.1	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-
Number	6,073	6,568	-	2,171	2,703	-	1,615	1,510	-	6,629	7,760	-

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	628	625	-
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	144	165	-

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Under 1 year	3.0	1.6	-
1-5 years	18.0	14.7	-
6-10 years	39.8	38.6	-
11-15 years	30.6	34.6	-
16+ years	6.1	6.6	-
Unknown	2.5	4.0	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	-
Number	628	625	-

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	-
Black	-	-	-
Hispanic	99.5	99.8	-
White	0.5	0.2	-
Two or more races	-	-	-
Unknown	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	-
Number	628	625	-

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	5.0	6.1	4.8
1-5 years	56.6	42.0	48.1
6-10 years	24.6	36.8	34.2
11-15 years	10.0	13.5	9.5
16+ years	3.9	1.5	3.5
Unknown	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	281	326	231

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999	2000
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4	-	-
Black	-	-	0.4
Hispanic	98.9	99.7	98.7
White	0.4	0.3	0.9
Two or more races	-	-	-
Unknown	0.4	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	281	326	231

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Puerto Rico [ 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	-	-	-
Reunification	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-
Missing data	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-

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

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

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

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Missing data	-	-	-	-	-	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-
Total %	-	-	-	-	-	-	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-
Number	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	1,608	1,503	-
	White			Unable to Determine			Two or More Races			Missing Data
	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000
Adoption	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reunification	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Missing data	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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.	-	-	-
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	-	-	-

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999	2000
Children entering care for the first time	94.4	92.9	-
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	1.8	1.2	-
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	3.7	5.8	-
Missing data	-	-	1.1
Total (%)	100.0	100.0	-
Number	2,171	2,703	-

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	99.9 99.6 -	0.1 0.4 -	- - -	100.0 100.0 -	2,708 3,073 -
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999 2000	99.6 99.5 -	0.4 0.5 -	- - -	100.0 100.0 -	1,610 1,748 -
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999 2000	99.1 99.4 -	0.9 0.6 -	- - -	100.0 100.0 -	1,169 1,050 -
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999 2000	97.9 98.9 -	2.1 1.2 -	- - -	100.0 100.0 -	1,214 901 -
48 or more mos.	1998 1999 2000	84.3 90.6 -	15.7 9.4 -	- - -	100.0 100.0 -	1,530 2,491 -
Missing data	1998 1999 2000	100.0 100.0 -	- - -	- - -	100.0 100.0 -	13 8 -

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	5.0	0.4	-
Institutions	5.3	6.6	-
Other settings	89.7	93.0	-
Missing data	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0	-
Number	1,894	2,330	-

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

Puerto Rico [ 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)

Puerto Rico [ 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)