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Arizona
Context Data | Outcomes Data | Federal Comment
Arizona [ Context Data ]
A. Key Context Statistics
|
General Population |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Total children under 18 years |
1,263,404 |
1,334.564 |
1,366,947 |
1,437,420 |
|
Race/ethnicity (%)1 |
||||
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
7.1 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
|
Asian |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1.7 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
N/A |
|
Black |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
|
Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.1 |
|
Hispanic |
31.8 |
32.6 |
36.1 |
36.7 |
|
White |
55.7 |
55.1 |
49.6 |
49.3 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
2.5 |
2.0 |
|
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
0.2 |
N/A |
|
% Child population in poverty |
26.3 |
16.1 |
21.8 |
22.3 |
|
% Child population living in metropolitan areas |
82.8 |
85.0 |
87.5 |
86.2 |
|
Child Welfare |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Child maltreatment victims |
8,983 |
9,205 |
7,460 |
5,389 |
|
Children in foster care on 9/30 |
5,608 |
7,034 |
6,475 |
6,234 |
|
Children adopted |
- |
761 |
853 |
938 |
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 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment |
60,610 |
52,611 |
51,811 |
54,116 |
748.0 per 1,000 |
39.4 per 1,000 |
37.91 per 1,000 |
38.4 per 1,000 |
|
Child maltreatment victims2 |
8,983 |
9,205 |
7,460 |
5,389 |
7.1 per 1,000 |
6.9 per 1,000 |
5.5 per 1,000 |
3.8 per 1,000 |
|
Child fatalities |
10 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
0.8 per 100,000 |
0.6 per 100,000 |
0.5 per 100,000 |
0.9 per 100,000 |
|
Age of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
14.8 |
15.7 |
17.6 |
18.8 |
|
1-5 years |
29.4 |
29.4 |
27.7 |
28.4 |
|
6-10 years |
28.4 |
27.7 |
26.1 |
26.1 |
|
11-15 years |
22.1 |
22.4 |
23.0 |
22.1 |
|
16+ years |
5.2 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
|
Unknown |
0.2 |
- |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
8,983 |
9,205 |
7,460 |
5,389 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
5.1 |
5.7 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
Black |
8.8 |
9.2 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
|
Hispanic |
29.6 |
31.0 |
33.9 |
33.4 |
|
White |
78.9 |
78.3 |
45.9 |
47.2 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
3.6 |
3.7 |
|
Other/Unknown |
6.4 |
5.9 |
85.0 |
3.7 |
|
Total %3 |
129.6 |
131.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
8,983 |
9,205 |
7,460 |
5,389 |
|
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Emotional abuse |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
|
Medical neglect |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Neglect |
60.8 |
58.4 |
71.4 |
71.6 |
|
Physical abuse |
23.9 |
24.8 |
24.5 |
25.3 |
|
Sexual abuse |
4.4 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
6.1 |
|
Other |
0.1 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
0.0 |
- |
|
Total %4 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
104.9 |
103.7 |
|
Number |
8,983 |
9,205 |
7,460 |
5,389 |
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) |
3,498 |
4,300 |
2,190 |
5,608 |
7,798 |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
7,515 |
4,372 |
4,853 |
7,034 |
11,887 |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
6,887 |
4,644 |
5,056 |
6,475 |
11,531 |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
6,887 |
4,644 |
5,056 |
6,475 |
10,730 |
|
Median Length of Stay (Months) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) |
16.0 |
N/A |
4.1 |
10.7 |
N/A |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
17.2 |
N/A |
10.4 |
18.9 |
N/A |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
19.1 |
N/A |
9.4 |
18.0 |
N/A |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
6,887 |
4,644 |
5,056 |
6,475 |
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 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
14.1 |
13.5 |
7.2 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
|
1-5 years |
26.6 |
27.6 |
27.0 |
26.1 |
28.1 |
28.0 |
26.7 |
27.5 |
28.1 |
28.5 |
29.0 |
29.9 |
27.1 |
26.9 |
25.9 |
25.9 |
|
6-10 years |
27.4 |
26.7 |
25.3 |
23.1 |
25.1 |
22.2 |
22.0 |
21.1 |
25.7 |
24.5 |
24.2 |
22.7 |
26.0 |
25.2 |
22.9 |
21.3 |
|
11-15 years |
29.8 |
28.1 |
28.7 |
30.7 |
24.9 |
26.6 |
27.1 |
27.5 |
22.6 |
22.7 |
23.3 |
25.1 |
27.9 |
29.0 |
30.8 |
30.1 |
|
16-18 years |
12.2 |
13.6 |
14.3 |
15.1 |
9.2 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
16.1 |
19.2 |
17.3 |
17.4 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
15.2 |
16.4 |
|
19+ years |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
|
Unknown |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0.0 |
|
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 |
3,498 |
7,515 |
6,887 |
6,188 |
4,300 |
4,372 |
4,644 |
4,542 |
2,190 |
4,853 |
5,096 |
4,496 |
5,608 |
7,034 |
6,475 |
6,234 |
|
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 |
Entered 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 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
Asian/Pacific |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
14.6 |
12.8 |
12.5 |
12.6 |
11.1 |
8.5 |
9.1 |
7.4 |
12.2 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
12.8 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
10.7 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
|
Hispanic |
23.9 |
27.9 |
31.2 |
33.0 |
27.6 |
33.4 |
32.5 |
32.2 |
23.1 |
28.1 |
30.5 |
32.1 |
27.0 |
31.2 |
32.7 |
33.1 |
|
White |
55.3 |
52.0 |
48.5 |
46.3 |
50.2 |
48.4 |
48.4 |
48.4 |
55.9 |
53.4 |
50.5 |
46.7 |
51.2 |
48.7 |
46.9 |
47.5 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
- |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
- |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
|
Unknown |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
5.9 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
|
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 |
3,498 |
7,515 |
6,887 |
6,188 |
4,300 |
4,372 |
4,644 |
4,452 |
2,190 |
4,853 |
5,056 |
4,496 |
5,608 |
7,034 |
6,475 |
6,234 |
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 |
9/30/01 |
|
Children waiting to be adopted |
1,375 |
3,051 |
2,370 |
1,792 |
|
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) |
7 |
2,633 |
1,817 |
1,306 |
|
Age of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
4.9 |
6.1 |
4.4 |
2.3 |
|
1-5 years |
38.0 |
40.6 |
38.9 |
35.4 |
|
6-10 years |
39.1 |
34.6 |
32.7 |
32.5 |
|
11-15 years |
17.2 |
18.3 |
22.9 |
27.7 |
|
16+ years |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
|
Unknown |
0.1 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,375 |
3,051 |
2,370 |
1,792 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
4.1 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.4 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
14.1 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
9.8 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
25.7 |
33.1 |
37.0 |
35.3 |
|
White |
53.2 |
48.1 |
44.9 |
47.7 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
4.8 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
|
Unknown |
2.5 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,375 |
3,051 |
2,370 |
1,792 |
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 |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
|
1-5 years |
- |
44.8 |
44.5 |
49.1 |
|
6-10 years |
- |
39.0 |
36.9 |
30.3 |
|
11-15 years |
- |
14.5 |
16.6 |
17.5 |
|
16+ years |
- |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
- |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
- |
761 |
853 |
938 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
- |
1.1 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
- |
0.3 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
- |
12.7 |
10.6 |
9.9 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
- |
28.1 |
25.8 |
38.3 |
|
White |
- |
55.8 |
56.4 |
43.7 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
1.8 |
4.8 |
6.4 |
|
Unknown |
- |
0.1 |
- |
0.2 |
|
Total % |
- |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
- |
761 |
853 |
938 |
Arizona [ 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 |
95.2 |
95.2 |
93.9 |
96.0 |
|
Children with one or more recurrences |
4.8 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
4.0 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
4,244 |
3,064 |
3,558 |
2,461 |
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 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.17 |
|
Children not maltreated while in foster care |
99.80 |
99.92 |
99.66 |
99.83 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
7,543 |
10,935 |
10,450 |
9,641 |
3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
- |
17.9 |
18.4 |
18.5 |
|
Guardianship |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
5.3 |
|
Reunification |
10.2 |
72.3 |
71.8 |
67.1 |
|
Other |
0.5 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
|
Missing data |
98.3 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
2,190 |
4,853 |
5,056 |
4,496 |
|
3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
- |
8.6 |
19.5 |
27.6 |
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
- |
7.2 |
|
Reunification |
22.5 |
81.4 |
72.7 |
51.6 |
|
Other |
- |
10.0 |
7.8 |
13.6 |
|
Missing data |
77.5 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
40 |
70 |
128 |
587 |
|
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
- |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
|
Guardianship |
- |
0.6 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
|
Reunification |
7.6 |
70.7 |
71.3 |
72.8 |
|
Other |
1.2 |
27.4 |
27.6 |
22.9 |
|
Missing data |
91.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
567 |
1,333 |
1,312 |
1,209 |
|
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children age 12 or younger at entry |
50.0 |
18.9 |
23.1 |
26.2 |
|
Children older than 12 at entry |
50.0 |
81.1 |
76.9 |
73.8 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
4 |
444 |
450 |
321 |
|
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 |
- |
9.3 |
13.6 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
20.0 |
- |
- |
- |
23.8 |
20.9 |
17.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.2 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Reunification |
16.0 |
82.5 |
81.7 |
81.4 |
- |
- |
83.3 |
100.0 |
- |
70.0 |
- |
- |
10.2 |
61.1 |
66.8 |
61.5 |
- |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Other |
- |
8.2 |
4.7 |
8.0 |
- |
- |
16.7 |
- |
- |
10.0 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
14.7 |
12.1 |
13.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
84.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100.0 |
- |
- |
- |
89.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
|
Number |
106 |
183 |
191 |
188 |
- |
- |
6 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
- |
- |
266 |
463 |
479 |
447 |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
|
|
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 |
- |
17.6 |
16.2 |
22.7 |
- |
18.7 |
20.0 |
16.8 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.1 |
- |
11.6 |
19.5 |
27.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
- |
0.6 |
0.4 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
8.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
7.9 |
73.7 |
74.8 |
65.6 |
10.4 |
71.5 |
69.4 |
67.9 |
15.0 |
94.7 |
97.3 |
93.8 |
- |
84.2 |
73.3 |
55.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other |
0.6 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
0.5 |
9.3 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
- |
5.3 |
- |
3.1 |
- |
4.1 |
6.2 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
91.5 |
- |
- |
- |
89.1 |
- |
- |
- |
85.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Number |
506 |
1,363 |
1,543 |
1,442 |
1,225 |
2,593 |
2,553 |
2,100 |
80 |
95 |
74 |
97 |
- |
146 |
210 |
213 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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. |
68.6 |
68.0 |
71.5 |
73.9 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
10.8 |
17.8 |
15.0 |
14.6 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
5.8 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
5.5 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
0.9 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
|
48 or more mos. |
2.7 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
|
Missing data |
11.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
223 |
3,511 |
3,632 |
3,019 |
|
4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children entering care for the first time |
84.3 |
87.1 |
84.7 |
80.4 |
|
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode |
10.0 |
10.7 |
11.5 |
13.9 |
|
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode |
2.8 |
2.2 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
|
Missing data |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
4,300 |
4,372 |
4,644 |
4,542 |
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. |
- |
8.4 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
- |
11.4 |
14.4 |
19.6 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
- |
24.7 |
28.3 |
35.9 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
- |
23.4 |
26.2 |
24.5 |
|
48 or more mos. |
- |
32.1 |
27.3 |
17.4 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
|
Total (%) |
- |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
- |
870 |
930 |
831 |
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 |
32.0 |
65.8 |
2.2 |
100.0 |
4,496 |
|
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. |
1998 |
0.3 |
99.7 |
- |
100.0 |
1,263 |
|
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. |
1998 |
- |
100.0 |
- |
100.0 |
692 |
|
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. |
1998 |
0.2 |
99.8 |
- |
100.0 |
501 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1998 |
- |
99.6 |
0.4 |
100.0 |
757 |
|
Missing data |
1998 |
47.2 |
32.6 |
20.2 |
100.0 |
89 |
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 |
6.4 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
|
Institutions |
22.0 |
17.3 |
20.6 |
23.2 |
|
Other settings |
71.5 |
63.4 |
67.0 |
67.6 |
|
Missing data |
0.1 |
13.7 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
3,010 |
3,124 |
3,292 |
3,160 |
Arizona [ Federal Comment ]
The following discussion focuses on Arizona's performance with regard to each of the outcomes assessed in the Child Welfare Outcomes Annual Reports to Congress. The Arizona Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) was completed in fiscal year (FY) 2001, and compliance with the national standards was based on data from 1999. The final report for that review is available from [Put CB WEBSITE information here]. A discussion of the implications of CFSR findings for Arizona'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
In calendar year (CY) 2001, the State's rate of maltreatment
recurrence within 6 months was 4.0 percent, which meets the
national standard of 6.1 percent or less and is lower than the
national median of 8.0 percent. Although performance on this
measure declined from 1999 to 2000 (-27.1 percent change), this was
followed by a substantial performance improvement from 2000 to 2001
(+34.4 percent change).
Outcome 2. Reduce the incidence of child abuse and/or neglect
in foster care
In CY 2001, the incidence of maltreatment in foster care was 0.17
percent, which meets the national standard of 0.57 percent or less
and is lower than the national median of 0.47 percent. Performance
on this measure exhibited considerable improvement from 1999 to
2001 (+101.6 percent change), although there was a decline in
performance from 1999 to 2000.
Outcome 3. Increase permanency for children in foster
care
In FY 2001, 90.9 percent of children leaving foster care were
discharged to permanent homes, which is higher than the national
median of 85.3 percent. In addition, 86.4 percent of children with
a diagnosed disability who exited foster care were discharged to
permanent homes (which is higher than the national median of 78.4
percent), and 77.1 percent of children exiting foster care 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). Finally,
26.2 percent of children exiting foster care through emancipation
were age 12 or younger at the time of entry, which is only slightly
lower than the national median of 28.0 percent. The State's
performance with regard to this last measure has demonstrated a
continuous decline from FY 1999 (18.9 percent) to FY 2000 (23.1
percent) to FY 2001 (26.2 percent). These data suggest that
although the State is generally effective in achieving permanency
for children, there remain a substantial percentage of children
exiting foster who can be said to have "grown up" in the system. In
addition, this percentage appears to be increasing over the
years.
Outcome 4. Reduce time to reunification without increasing
re-entry
In FY 2001, the percentage of all reunifications occurring within
12 months of children's entry into foster care was 73.9, which does
not meet the national standard of 76.2 percent or more, but exceeds
the national median of 69.2 percent. Performance with regard to the
timeliness of reunifications exhibited continuous improvement from
FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+8.6 percent change).
In FY 2001, the percentage of children re-entering foster care within 12 months of discharge from a prior foster care episode was 13.9, which does not meet the national standard of 8.6 percent or less and exceeds the national median of 10.4 percent. The State's performance on this measure has exhibited a continuous decline from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+30.3 percent change). Thus, the continuous improvement on performance with regard to the percent of reunifications within 12 months is offset somewhat by the continuous decline in performance regarding the percentage of re-entries into foster care occurring within 12 months of a prior foster care episode.
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 21.9,
which does not meet the national standard of 32.0 percent or more,
but was higher than the national median of 21.0 percent. In
addition, Arizona's performance on this measure has exhibited
improvement from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+10.8 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
82.9, which does not meet the national standard of 86.7 percent or
more, and was slightly less than the national median of 83.3
percent. Performance on this measure did not change from FY 1999 to
FY 2001.
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 30.9, which is the highest
percentage reported nationally. In addition, the State exhibited a
decline in performance on this measure from FY 1999 (when only 23
percent of the children age 12 or younger were placed in a group
home or institution) to FY 2001 (+34.5 percent change).
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