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Alaska
Context Data | Outcomes Data | State Comment | Federal Comment
Alaska [ Context Data ]
A. Key Context Statistics
|
General Population |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Total children under 18 years |
192,261 |
196,825 |
190,717 |
190,020 |
|
Race/ethnicity (%)1 |
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|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
22.8 |
23.2 |
19.4 |
19.7 |
|
Asian |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3.9 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
N/A |
|
Black |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
|
Hispanic |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
|
White |
64.3 |
63.8 |
58.8 |
59.5 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
8.4 |
6.8 |
|
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
0.3 |
N/A |
|
% Child population in poverty |
11.3 |
8.0 |
10.6 |
12.5 |
|
% Child population living in metropolitan areas |
52.0 |
41.5 |
39.8 |
44.7 |
|
Child Welfare |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Child maltreatment victims |
6,726 |
5,976 |
6,957 |
15,947 |
|
Children in foster care on 9/30 |
1,940 |
2,248 |
2,193 |
1,993 |
|
Children adopted |
95 |
137 |
202 |
278 |
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Maltreatment Information Overview |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|||||
|
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment |
7,489 |
6,884 |
8,431 |
8,431 |
39.0 per 1,000 |
35.0 per 1,000 |
44.2 per 1,000 |
95.5 per 1,000 |
|||||
|
Child maltreatment victims2 |
6,726 |
5,976 |
6,957 |
6,957 |
35.0 per 1,000 |
30.4 per 1,000 |
36.5 per 1,000 |
82.6 per 1,000 |
|||||
|
Child fatalities |
3 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
1.6 per 100,000 |
3.0 per 100,000 |
4.2 per 100,000 |
2.1 per 100,000 |
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|
Age of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
|
1-5 years |
31.2 |
29.6 |
30.9 |
31.9 |
|
6-10 years |
32.6 |
32.5 |
32.1 |
32.3 |
|
11-15 years |
24.3 |
25.1 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
|
16+ years |
4.5 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
6,726 |
5,976 |
6,957 |
15,947 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
42.9 |
44.2 |
45.2 |
46.7 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
|
Black |
7.4 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
|
Hispanic |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
|
White |
39.5 |
38.1 |
36.9 |
34.9 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other/Unknown |
8.3 |
10.3 |
5.8 |
4.7 |
|
Total %3 |
102.3 |
102.2 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
6,726 |
5,976 |
6,957 |
15,947 |
|
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Emotional abuse |
3.0 |
6.5 |
13.5 |
9.9 |
|
Medical neglect |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Neglect |
61.6 |
60.5 |
60.5 |
58.5 |
|
Physical abuse |
30.7 |
29.6 |
26.6 |
22.1 |
|
Sexual abuse |
15.3 |
15.2 |
12.1 |
9.4 |
|
Other |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total %4 |
110.7 |
111.9 |
112.9 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
6,726 |
5,976 |
6,957 |
15,947 |
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) |
1,483 |
1,092 |
635 |
1,940 |
2,575 |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
1,800 |
1,180 |
732 |
2,248 |
2,980 |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
2,010 |
1,096 |
913 |
2,193 |
3,106 |
|
FY2000 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
1,990 |
999 |
996 |
1,993 |
2,989 |
|
Median Length of Stay (Months) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) |
17.8 |
N/A |
10.9 |
13.8 |
N/A |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
13.9 |
N/A |
12.2 |
15.2 |
N/A |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
15.0 |
N/A |
14.3 |
16.7 |
N/A |
|
FY2000 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
17.4 |
N/A |
16.9 |
17.8 |
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 |
In Care on 10/1/00 |
Entered Care During FY 1998 |
Entered Care During FY 1999 |
Entered Care During FY 2000 |
Entered Care During FY 2001 |
Exited Care During FY 1998 |
Exited Care During FY 1999 |
Exited Care During FY 2000 |
Exited Care During FY 2001 |
In Care on 9/30/98 |
In Care on 9/30/99 |
In Care on 9/30/00 |
In Care on 9/30/01 |
|
Under 1 year |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
13.0 |
15.9 |
14.7 |
14.1 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
|
1-5 years |
30.8 |
31.7 |
29.8 |
31.0 |
32.8 |
30.0 |
32.2 |
35.1 |
32.9 |
34.7 |
29.9 |
35.4 |
31.5 |
30.1 |
31.5 |
31.4 |
|
6-10 years |
28.9 |
29.9 |
30.7 |
30.9 |
27.8 |
29.7 |
29.7 |
29.7 |
30.7 |
27.9 |
31.1 |
31.6 |
29.1 |
30.7 |
30.8 |
28.7 |
|
11-15 years |
24.9 |
24.4 |
25.3 |
25.5 |
22.7 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
18.1 |
19.7 |
19.7 |
23.3 |
18.7 |
24.6 |
24.7 |
24.8 |
26.8 |
|
16-18 years |
10.5 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
8.3 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
13.1 |
11.1 |
12.5 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
8.2 |
8.9 |
|
19+ years |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
- |
0.1 |
- |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
|
Unknown |
- |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,483 |
1,800 |
2,010 |
1,990 |
1,092 |
1,180 |
1,096 |
999 |
635 |
732 |
913 |
996 |
1,940 |
2,248 |
2,193 |
1,993 |
|
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 |
In Care on 10/1/00 |
Entered Care During FY 1998 |
Entered Care During FY 1999 |
Entered Care During FY 2000 |
Entered Care During FY 2001 |
Exited Care During FY 1998 |
Exited Care During FY 1999 |
Exited Care During FY 2000 |
Exited Care During FY 2001 |
In Care on 9/30/98 |
In Care on 9/30/99 |
In Care on 9/30/00 |
In Care on 9/30/01 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
52.7 |
55.7 |
55.0 |
59.8 |
55.7 |
53.2 |
57.4 |
59.6 |
50.7 |
51.5 |
51.4 |
58.9 |
55.0 |
55.7 |
57.7 |
60.2 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
0.4 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
0.9 |
0.8 |
|
Asian/Pacific |
0.4 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
1.7 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
1.7 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
12.2 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
8.2 |
9.2 |
8.4 |
9.4 |
12.6 |
9.8 |
8.1 |
11.1 |
9.8 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
|
White |
30.9 |
29.7 |
29.5 |
26.3 |
30.1 |
31.6 |
28.4 |
27.2 |
31.2 |
34.2 |
33.8 |
24.5 |
30.4 |
29.3 |
27.1 |
27.6 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,483 |
1,800 |
2,010 |
1,990 |
1,092 |
1,180 |
1,096 |
999 |
635 |
732 |
913 |
996 |
1,940 |
2,248 |
2,193 |
1,993 |
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
D. Children Waiting to Be Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)6
|
Overview |
9/30/98 |
9/30/99 |
9/30/00 |
9/30/00 |
|
Children waiting to be adopted |
726 |
830 |
780 |
772 |
|
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) |
596 |
689 |
582 |
553 |
|
Age of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
6.6 |
6.5 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
|
1-5 years |
40.5 |
38.8 |
39.7 |
38.6 |
|
6-10 years |
35.0 |
34.5 |
33.8 |
32.5 |
|
11-15 years |
14.6 |
17.1 |
18.8 |
22.4 |
|
16+ years |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
|
Unknown |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
726 |
830 |
780 |
772 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
60.5 |
57.6 |
59.9 |
62.3 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
1.2 |
0.4 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
1.0 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
7.7 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
8.8 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
|
White |
25.9 |
27.7 |
25.3 |
26.8 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
726 |
830 |
780 |
772 |
6 Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parentsÂ’ 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 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
- |
3.6 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
|
1-5 years |
48.4 |
53.3 |
37.6 |
51.1 |
|
6-10 years |
36.8 |
34.3 |
44.6 |
34.2 |
|
11-15 years |
14.7 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
12.6 |
|
16+ years |
- |
2.2 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
95 |
137 |
202 |
278 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
52.6 |
47.4 |
36.6 |
35.6 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.5 |
- |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
- |
0.7 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
22.1 |
13.9 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
3.2 |
9.5 |
8.9 |
7.6 |
|
White |
22.1 |
27.7 |
30.2 |
25.5 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
0.7 |
19.8 |
26.3 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
0.5 |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
95 |
137 |
202 |
278 |
Alaska [ Outcomes Data ]
1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect
(NCANDS)
|
1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
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 |
2001 |
|
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 |
14.5 |
13.9 |
18.1 |
|
Guardianship |
5.0 |
5.5 |
8.7 |
|
Reunification |
74.8 |
75.5 |
67.8 |
|
Other |
4.7 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
|
Missing data |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
635 |
732 |
913 |
3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
14.5 |
13.9 |
18.1 |
25.5 |
|
Guardianship |
5.0 |
5.5 |
8.7 |
6.0 |
|
Reunification |
74.8 |
75.5 |
67.8 |
64.6 |
|
Other |
4.7 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
3.8 |
|
Missing data |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
635 |
732 |
913 |
996 |
|
3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.7 |
|
Guardianship |
4.3 |
4.7 |
11.0 |
9.3 |
|
Reunification |
73.5 |
73.6 |
62.6 |
67.8 |
|
Other |
19.7 |
19.4 |
25.8 |
21.2 |
|
Missing data |
2.6 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
117 |
129 |
155 |
118 |
|
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children age 12 or younger at entry |
21.4 |
19.4 |
18.8 |
27.3 |
|
Children older than 12 at entry |
78.6 |
80.6 |
81.2 |
72.7 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
28 |
31 |
48 |
33 |
|
3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%) |
Alaska Native/A.I. |
Asian |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
Black |
Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
14.9 |
16.2 |
17.9 |
26.7 |
- |
- |
- |
40.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
27.5 |
22.2 |
13.5 |
18.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
4.3 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
25.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
10.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
74.8 |
74.0 |
69.9 |
64.9 |
- |
- |
75.0 |
60.0 |
90.9 |
87.5 |
- |
- |
62.5 |
70.8 |
73.0 |
68.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other |
4.7 |
3.7 |
4.9 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9.1 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.2 |
8.1 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Number |
322 |
377 |
469 |
587 |
- |
- |
4 |
15 |
11 |
8 |
- |
- |
80 |
72 |
74 |
111 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Hispanic |
White |
Unable to Determine |
Two or More Races |
Missing Data |
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|
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
10.0 |
12.5 |
18.2 |
50.0 |
10.6 |
8.8 |
19.1 |
24.2 |
- |
11.8 |
22.9 |
13.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
10.0 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
6.4 |
13.3 |
6.6 |
- |
5.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
80.0 |
87.5 |
81.8 |
50.0 |
76.8 |
78.4 |
61.5 |
62.3 |
100.0 |
76.5 |
74.3 |
73.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
- |
5.9 |
2.9 |
13.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.6 |
- |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Number |
10 |
8 |
22 |
16 |
198 |
250 |
309 |
244 |
14 |
17 |
35 |
23 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing
Re-entry
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
4.1 Time to Reunification (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Less than 12 mos. |
66.5 |
60.9 |
58.0 |
62.4 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
14.7 |
23.9 |
26.0 |
20.8 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
10.7 |
7.8 |
10.2 |
7.8 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
3.2 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
5.8 |
|
48 or more mos. |
3.4 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
|
Missing data |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
475 |
553 |
619 |
643 |
|
4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children entering care for the first time |
81.1 |
81.3 |
81.9 |
81.7 |
|
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode |
2.9 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
|
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode |
9.1 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
|
Missing data |
6.9 |
6.7 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,092 |
1,180 |
1,096 |
999 |
5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
5.1 Time to Adoption (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Less than 12 mos. |
- |
7.8 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
9.8 |
15.7 |
15.8 |
18.9 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
31.5 |
27.5 |
25.5 |
26.8 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
27.2 |
19.6 |
20.6 |
32.7 |
|
48 or more mos. |
30.4 |
27.5 |
32.1 |
17.7 |
|
Missing data |
1.1 |
2.0 |
- |
2.1 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
92 |
102 |
165 |
254 |
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 |
71.5 |
28.5 |
- |
100.0 |
1,195 |
|
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. |
1998 |
38.1 |
61.9 |
- |
100.0 |
528 |
|
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. |
1998 |
28.1 |
71.9 |
- |
100.0 |
310 |
|
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. |
1998 |
18.2 |
81.8 |
- |
100.0 |
214 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1998 |
26.0 |
74.0 |
- |
100.0 |
315 |
|
Missing data |
1998 |
92.3 |
7.7 |
- |
100.0 |
13 |
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 |
2001 |
|
Group homes |
2.6 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
|
Institutions |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
|
Other settings |
96.9 |
95.3 |
95.3 |
96.1 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
898 |
979 |
860 |
864 |
Alaska [ State Comment ]
Alaska's comments on their data presented in Child Welfare Outcomes 2001 are as follows:
With regard to information in Section B regarding child maltreatment data, the large increase in child victims in 2001 is largely due to a change in Alaska's methodology for counting child maltreatment victims. Based on instructions from NCANDS, for 2001, children were counted once for each report disposed. In prior years children were counted only once regardless of the number of reports disposed. Therefore, comparisons of 2001 data with prior years' data are not meaningful.
Also, Alaska has had a chronic problem getting investigations properly closed and entered into our MIS. During 2001, an effort was made to officially close and enter data for old investigations. Unfortunately, for many cases the date of entry was entered for the disposition date rather than the date the investigation was actually completed. As a result, data based on the number of investigations disposed during the year, including the number of victims, are overstated in 2001 and understated in previous years.
Alaska does not have data for outcome measures 1.1 and 2.1. These data are based on the NCANDS Child File and Alaska's current MIS cannot produce this file. For 2001, alternative data sources developed for the CFSR show a rate of 24.3 percent recurrence of child maltreatment within 6 months for measure 1.1 and 2.0 percent maltreatment in foster care for measure 2.1. Data for measure 3.2 also are not available from our current MIS.
Alaska [ Federal Comment ]
The following discussion focuses on Alaska's performance with regard to each of the outcomes assessed in the Child Welfare Outcomes Annual Reports to Congress. The Alaska Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) was completed in fiscal year (FY) 2002, and compliance with the national standards was based on data from 2000. The final report for that review is available from [Put CB WEBSITE information here]. A discussion of the implications of CFSR findings for Alaska's performance on the Report to Congress Outcomes is provided in Child Welfare Outcomes 2000.
The State's performance is assessed by examining the percent change in the data for each outcome measure from 1999 to 2001. The percent change was calculated using data carried out to the second decimal point. However, with the exception of outcome measure 2.1, the data presented in the Report to Congress are rounded to one decimal for ease of reading the tables (measure 2.1 must be presented as two decimals because the national standard is less than one percent).
Outcome 1. Reduce recurrence of child abuse and/or
neglect
Alaska's attainment of outcome 1 cannot be assessed in the Federal
Comment section because the State does not provide data to the
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) to calculate
this outcome. In order to ensure data consistency across States,
only data submitted through NCANDS are presented for this outcome
in the Report to Congress. However, the State provided data for
this outcome for its CFSR using an alternative source. These data
are presented in Alaska's CFSR Final Report.
Outcome 2. Reduce the incidence of child abuse and/or neglect
in foster care
Alaska's attainment of outcome 2 cannot be evaluated in the
Federal Comment section because the State does not provide data to
the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) to
calculate this outcome. To ensure data consistency across States,
only data submitted through NCANDS are presented for this outcome
in the Report to Congress. However, the State provided data for
this outcome for its CFSR using an alternative source. These data
are presented in Alaska's CFSR Final Report.
Outcome 3. Increase permanency for children in foster
care
In FY 2001, 96.1 percent of children leaving foster care were
discharged to permanent homes, which is the highest rate reported
nationally. In addition, 78.8 percent of children who were older
than age 12 at entry into foster care exited to a permanent home
(which is higher than the national median of 72.3), and 27.3
percent of children exiting foster care through emancipation were
age 12 or younger at the time of entry (which is lower than the
national median of 28.0 percent). With respect to this last
measure, there was considerable improvement in performance from FY
1999 to FY 2001 (+40.9 percent change). However, the total number
of children reported to AFCARS as emancipated from foster care was
small (30 children in FY 1999 and 33 children in FY 2001).
These data suggest that Alaska is generally effective in achieving permanency for children and in ensuring that young children do not "grow up" in foster care. However, the percent of children with a diagnosed disability who left foster care and were discharged to permanent homes cannot be determined, because the State does not provide data relevant to this measure to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.
Outcome 4. Reduce time to reunification without increasing
re-entry
In FY 2001, the percentage of all reported reunifications
occurring within 12 months of a child's entry into foster care was
62.4, which does not meet the national standard of 76.2 percent or
more and is lower than the national median of 69.2 percent.
Alaska's performance on this measure did not change substantively
from FY 1999 to FY 2001.
Alaska's performance with regard to reunification within 12 months must be balanced by the finding that in FY 2001, the percentage of children re-entering foster care within 12 months of discharge from a prior foster care episode was 5.3, which meets the national standard of 8.6 percent or less and is considerably less than the national median of 10.4 percent. However, performance on this measure declined from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+20.4 percent change).
Outcome 5. Reduce time in foster care to adoption
In FY 2001, the percentage of all finalized adoptions occurring
within 24 months of a child's entry into foster care was 20.9,
which does not meet the national standard of 32.0 percent or more
and is just under the national median of 21.0 percent. In addition,
there was a decline in performance on this measure from FY 1999 to
FY 2001 (-11.3 percent change).
Outcome 6. Increase placement stability
In FY 2001, the percentage of children who experienced no more
than 2 placements during their first 12 months in foster care was
75.8, which does not meet the national standard of 86.7 percent or
more and is lower than the national median of 83.3 percent.
However, there was a slight improvement in performance on this
outcome measure from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+5.4 percent change).
According to the CFSR Final Report, the State believes that the
rate of placement change is due to the way the State information
system records some placements. When children in foster care must
travel to receive medical care, they often are placed in another
foster home for an overnight stay because of flight schedules; the
State information system counts these nights in temporary foster
homes as a placement change. This data issue will need to be
examined further before the State's performance with regard to
placement stability can be adequately assessed.
Outcome 7. Reduce placements of young children in group homes
and institutions
In FY 2001, the percentage of children age 12 or younger placed in
a group home or institution was 4.0, which is lower than the
national median of 8.7 percent. Performance on this outcome
demonstrated substantial improvement from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (-
16.2 percent change).
