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Colorado
Context Data | Outcomes Data | State Comment | Federal Comment
Colorado [ Context Data ]
A. Key Context Statistics
|
General Population |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Total children under 18 years |
1,070,580 |
1,065,510 |
1,100,795 |
1,136,591 |
|
Race/ethnicity (%)1 |
||||
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
|
Asian |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2.3 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
N/A |
|
Black |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.1 |
|
Hispanic |
20.7 |
21.3 |
23.5 |
24.0 |
|
White |
71.6 |
70.9 |
66.2 |
65.8 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
2.9 |
2.6 |
|
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
0.2 |
N/A |
|
% Child population in poverty |
10.6 |
11.6 |
13.3 |
10.6 |
|
% Child population living in metropolitan areas |
86.7 |
86.1 |
84.6 |
84.7 |
|
Child Welfare |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Child maltreatment victims |
7,010 |
6,989 |
7,467 |
4,837 |
|
Children in foster care on 9/30 |
7,951 |
7,639 |
7,533 |
7,138 |
|
Children adopted |
575 |
713 |
691 |
610 |
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 |
1998 |
2000 |
2001 |
|||
|
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment |
39,141 |
34,110 |
35,483 |
30,983 |
37.6 per 1,000 |
32.0 per 1,000 |
32.2 per 1,000 |
27.5 per 1,000 |
|||
|
Child maltreatment victims2 |
7,010 |
6,989 |
7,467 |
4,837 |
6.7 per 1,000 |
6.6 per 1,000 |
6.8 per 1,000 |
4.3 per 1,000 |
|||
|
Child fatalities |
28 |
32 |
31 |
20 |
2.7 per 100,000 |
3.0 per 100,000 |
2.8 per 100,000 |
1.8 per 1,000 |
|||
|
Age of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
9.3 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
|
1-5 years |
30.4 |
30.2 |
30.8 |
30.4 |
|
6-10 years |
32.0 |
31.8 |
30.5 |
30.0 |
|
11-15 years |
23.6 |
23.7 |
23.5 |
23.6 |
|
16+ years |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
|
Unknown |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
7,010 |
6,989 |
7,467 |
4,837 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
|
Black |
7.7 |
8.4 |
7.0 |
10.2 |
|
Hispanic |
22.5 |
18.6 |
21.4 |
30.0 |
|
White |
73.0 |
62.8 |
64.9 |
79.5 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other/Unknown |
17.1 |
26.8 |
26.0 |
8.0 |
|
Total %3 |
122.5 |
118.6 |
121.4 |
130.7 |
|
Number |
7,010 |
6,989 |
7,467 |
4,837 |
|
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Emotional abuse |
11.7 |
14.6 |
15.9 |
16.9 |
|
Medical neglect |
6.5 |
7.1 |
71.4 |
1.3 |
|
Neglect |
67.7 |
70.7 |
72.2 |
41.0 |
|
Physical abuse |
29.3 |
27.6 |
26.8 |
25.1 |
|
Sexual abuse |
14.7 |
15.1 |
14.4 |
11.2 |
|
Other |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
14.4 |
|
Total %4 |
129.9 |
135.1 |
200.7 |
110.0 |
|
Number |
7,010 |
6,989 |
7,467 |
4,837 |
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) |
6,006 |
7,147 |
5,202 |
7,951 |
13,153 |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
6,131 |
7,183 |
5,675 |
7,639 |
13,314 |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
6,103 |
6,942 |
5,512 |
7,533 |
13,045 |
|
FY2001 (10/1/-9/30/01) |
5,331 |
7,007 |
5,200 |
7,138 |
12,338 |
|
Median Length of Stay (Months) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) |
15.2 |
N/A |
3.8 |
11.1 |
N/A |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
12.1 |
N/A |
3.2 |
11.3 |
N/A |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
12.2 |
N/A |
3.7 |
12.0 |
N/A |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
11.9 |
N/A |
4.0 |
9.6 |
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 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
|
1-5 years |
18.2 |
18.0 |
17.8 |
21.6 |
19.2 |
19.1 |
20.4 |
18.9 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
19.4 |
22.3 |
18.8 |
19.1 |
20.1 |
19.8 |
|
6-10 years |
23.4 |
22.6 |
21.0 |
20.7 |
18.7 |
17.7 |
17.7 |
18.3 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
16.6 |
17.8 |
22.3 |
21.4 |
20.1 |
18.9 |
|
11-15 years |
34.4 |
34.2 |
36.7 |
32.0 |
36.6 |
38.6 |
35.5 |
34.6 |
31.3 |
32.9 |
32.2 |
28.5 |
34.0 |
35.5 |
34.3 |
33.4 |
|
16-18 years |
19.7 |
19.4 |
19.0 |
19.7 |
17.1 |
16.7 |
17.5 |
19.4 |
28.1 |
25.9 |
26.2 |
25.2 |
19.5 |
19.0 |
20.0 |
21.9 |
|
19+ years |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
|
Unknown |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
|
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 |
6,006 |
6,131 |
6,103 |
5,331 |
7,147 |
7,183 |
6,942 |
7,007 |
5,202 |
5,675 |
5,512 |
5,200 |
7,951 |
7,639 |
7,533 |
7,138 |
|
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 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.8 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.6 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
1.1 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
0.9 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
17.5 |
15.7 |
16.3 |
16.8 |
12.3 |
12.8 |
11.1 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
11.7 |
10.3 |
13.8 |
16.0 |
15.9 |
15.9 |
15.1 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
|
Hispanic |
22.4 |
24.9 |
25.5 |
28.1 |
26.6 |
26.6 |
28.7 |
31.0 |
24.5 |
25.6 |
27.9 |
30.2 |
24.8 |
26.0 |
26.7 |
29.4 |
|
White |
53.5 |
54.3 |
51.4 |
49.5 |
52.3 |
48.8 |
47.3 |
50.0 |
52.8 |
51.7 |
49.3 |
48.5 |
52.8 |
51.0 |
49.2 |
50.7 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
|
Unknown |
3.2 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
7.3 |
8.9 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
5.4 |
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 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
6,006 |
6,131 |
6,103 |
5,331 |
7,147 |
7,183 |
6,942 |
7,007 |
5,202 |
5,675 |
5,512 |
5,200 |
7,951 |
7,639 |
7,533 |
7,138 |
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 |
1,480 |
1,682 |
1,788 |
1,469 |
|
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) |
974 |
1,211 |
1,267 |
695 |
|
Age of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
|
1-5 years |
30.1 |
28.7 |
28.8 |
35.7 |
|
6-10 years |
39.2 |
36.4 |
35.1 |
32.4 |
|
11-15 years |
25.5 |
28.9 |
30.0 |
23.9 |
|
16+ years |
2.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
|
Unknown |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,480 |
1,682 |
1,788 |
1,469 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.9 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
22.1 |
18.5 |
20.5 |
18.9 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
|
Hispanic |
26.5 |
30.4 |
30.3 |
31.7 |
|
White |
47.1 |
46.9 |
44.8 |
45.3 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
|
Unknown |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,480 |
1,682 |
1,788 |
1,469 |
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 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
|
1-5 years |
48.9 |
45.3 |
48.8 |
51.1 |
|
6-10 years |
36.2 |
33.0 |
31.8 |
28.0 |
|
11-15 years |
11.1 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
15.4 |
|
16+ years |
1.4 |
2.9 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
575 |
713 |
691 |
610 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
2.1 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Black |
20.5 |
21.3 |
16.9 |
18.4 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
24.2 |
23.8 |
28.4 |
27.0 |
|
White |
50.8 |
50.9 |
51.8 |
49.5 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
|
1.2 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
575 |
713 |
691 |
610 |
Colorado [ 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 |
97.0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Children with one or more recurrences |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Number |
3,186 |
- |
- |
- |
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 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Children not maltreated while in foster care |
99.8 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Number |
12,156 |
- |
- |
- |
3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
6.3 |
5.2 |
3.1 |
9.3 |
|
Guardianship |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
|
Reunification |
71.5 |
71.5 |
71.7 |
68.8 |
|
Other |
16.9 |
16.8 |
16.2 |
14.6 |
|
Missing data |
4.1 |
5.6 |
7.6 |
4.9 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
5,202 |
5,675 |
5,512 |
5,200 |
|
3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
5.6 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
8.5 |
|
Guardianship |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
|
Reunification |
68.4 |
68.2 |
67.9 |
60.8 |
|
Other |
21.5 |
21.2 |
21.9 |
23.7 |
|
Missing data |
3.4 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
4.8 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,517 |
1,773 |
1,793 |
1,568 |
|
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
|
Guardianship |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
|
Reunification |
71.0 |
70.4 |
70.0 |
66.0 |
|
Other |
27.8 |
28.2 |
28.6 |
28.1 |
|
Missing data |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
2,553 |
2,720 |
2,615 |
2,288 |
|
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children age 12 or younger at entry |
19.1 |
19.5 |
18.7 |
22.9 |
|
Children older than 12 at entry |
80.9 |
80.5 |
81.3 |
77.1 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
262 |
246 |
252 |
297 |
|
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 |
10.7 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
11.2 |
10.5 |
4.8 |
14.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
0.8 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
- |
1.3 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
66.9 |
64.9 |
70.1 |
63.9 |
- |
- |
76.8 |
75.0 |
75.3 |
72.6 |
- |
- |
62.8 |
65.1 |
66.4 |
59.5 |
- |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Other |
19.8 |
28.4 |
17.7 |
12.4 |
- |
- |
8.9 |
22.5 |
16.9 |
24.7 |
- |
- |
19.0 |
16.4 |
18.8 |
16.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
1.7 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
- |
3.9 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
6.6 |
8.8 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
- |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Number |
121 |
134 |
147 |
97 |
- |
- |
56 |
40 |
77 |
73 |
- |
- |
654 |
665 |
565 |
719 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
|
|
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 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
5.9 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
9.1 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
11.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
75.9 |
71.1 |
70.9 |
69.0 |
70.6 |
71.5 |
70.7 |
70.4 |
79.3 |
85.1 |
86.4 |
81.3 |
- |
- |
- |
70.5 |
- |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Other |
15.0 |
17.3 |
16.0 |
14.3 |
17.5 |
16.7 |
16.6 |
14.5 |
14.9 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
12.6 |
- |
- |
- |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
3.1 |
5.6 |
8.5 |
5.9 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
8.2 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
|
Number |
1,273 |
1,452 |
1,537 |
1,569 |
2,748 |
2,936 |
2,716 |
2,523 |
329 |
415 |
491 |
198 |
- |
- |
- |
44 |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
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. |
83.2 |
85.7 |
85.7 |
83.0 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
10.2 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
3.5 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
0.8 |
2.5 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
3,718 |
4,058 |
3,954 |
3,579 |
|
4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children entering care for the first time |
70.4 |
67.5 |
69.8 |
67.9 |
|
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode |
18.3 |
20.0 |
19.3 |
20.9 |
|
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode |
10.7 |
10.9 |
10.4 |
10.8 |
|
Missing data |
0.6 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
7,147 |
7,183 |
6,942 |
7,007 |
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. |
19.8 |
23.4 |
24.9 |
24.9 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
26.5 |
29.8 |
36.4 |
26.6 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
22.9 |
13.9 |
22.0 |
20.6 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
17.1 |
16.3 |
6.9 |
10.3 |
|
48 or more mos. |
13.7 |
16.6 |
9.8 |
6.6 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
10.9 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
328 |
295 |
173 |
485 |
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 |
87.0 |
13.0 |
- |
100.0 |
7,889 |
|
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. |
1998 |
55.5 |
44.5 |
- |
100.0 |
2,113 |
|
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. |
1998 |
37.6 |
62.4 |
- |
100.0 |
1,108 |
|
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. |
1998 |
32.3 |
67.7 |
- |
100.0 |
774 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1998 |
24.2 |
75.8 |
- |
100.0 |
1,243 |
|
Missing data |
1998 |
96.2 |
3.8 |
- |
100.0 |
26 |
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 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
|
Institutions |
7.0 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
10.6 |
|
Other settings |
91.2 |
92.3 |
92.9 |
82.1 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
3,809 |
3,777 |
3,783 |
3,062 |
Colorado [ State Comment ]
Text to Colorado?s comments on the State data presented in Child Welfare Outcomes 2001: Report to Congress are the following:
With regard to Section B: Maltreatment Overview, there are two factors that impact the percentage of victims identified dropping from 21% in 2000 to 16% in 2001. The first reason is that Colorado?s statewide automated case management system was rolled out in stages and the number of maltreatment victims was a partial count for the year. This number is missing approximately 25% of a true sum total. Because of space restrictions in this response, please see the more complete explanation included with the NCANDS data (in Child Maltreatment 2001). The second reason that this number is markedly lower than the prior year is because of reporting requirements of NCANDS with the Summary Data Component (SDC) specifying reporting on a report date basis and the Detailed Case Data Component (DCDC) specifying reporting on the disposition date of the report.
With regard to Section B: Maltreatment Type, the percentage increase of children for whom maltreatment type is not known is impacted by several factors, including the factor that Colorado is a Juvenile Justice State and assessments/investigations occur that are not a result of abuse and/or neglect. The result of the investigation on such children yields a conclusion that the child is beyond control of the parent. This value translates to "missing" in NCANDS codes.
The data for Section C that indicate 2202 fewer children in care is a result of technical data conversion problems. The 2001A submission was from the old tracking system and the 2001 B submission was from the new SACWIS system. A multitude of data errors have been isolated. It is the intent of the State of Colorado to resubmit 2001and 2002 foster care data with these data conversion issues corrected.
With regard to Outcome Measures 1.1 and 2.1, the NCANDS DCDC file could not be submitted for 2001 because Colorado?s SACWIS was not available to all counties until April 2001.
With regard to Section D, the drop from 1,267 children with parental right?s terminated on September 30, 2000 to 695 for September 30, 2001 reflects the transition time that occurred while learning the data entry within the new SACWIS. The data entry process for termination of parental rights was not consistent across Colorado counties and Colorado child protection workers. However, this has been addressed and the termination of parental rights percentage is much more consistent for 2002. The re-submit of 2001 foster care AFCARS may also indicate a rise in the actual termination of parental rights percentage due to updated data entry subsequent to the current submission.
With regard to Outcome Measure 4.2, Colorado?s re-entry rate has been addressed in their Performance Improvement Plan. Education of removal episode spans and the correct data tracking of these spans are areas of focus, as well as education of workers as to the Federal, State and County local safety factors that contribute to the removal of children from their home and the case planning of returning them home safely.
With regard to Outcome Measure 5.1, the 2001 AFCARS foster care data had some conversion issues that are being corrected. It is expected that a re-submission of 2001 data will yield a percentage less discrepant from the national average. Moreover, the State of Colorado has been an expedited permanency planning State for the last six years and has placed much emphasis on adoption resulting in a high percentage of adoptions occurring in a two-year time frame in previous years.
Colorado [ Federal Comment ]
The following discussion focuses on Colorado?s performance with regard to each of the outcomes assessed in the Child Welfare Outcomes Annual Reports to Congress. The Colorado 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 Colorado?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
Colorado?s performance on 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. 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 Colorado?s CFSR Final Report.
Outcome 2. Reduce the incidence of child abuse and/or neglect
in foster care
Colorado?s attainment of outcome 2 cannot be assessed in the
Federal Comment section because the State does not provide data to
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 provided in Colorado?s CFSR Final Report.
Outcome 3. Increase permanency for children in foster
care
In FY 2001, 80.4 percent of children exiting foster care were
discharged to a permanent home, which is less than the national
median of 85.3 percent. In addition, 71.5 percent of children with
a diagnosed disability who exited foster care were discharged to a
permanent home (which is less than the national median of 78.4
percent), and 69.2 percent of children exiting foster care who were
older than age 12 when they entered foster care were discharged to
a permanent home (which is less than the national median of 72.3
percent). Performance on these measures did not change
substantively from FY 1999 to FY 2001.
The FY 2001 data also indicate that 22.9 percent of children emancipated from foster care were age 12 or younger at the time of entry, which is less than the national median of 28 percent. Performance on this measure declined substantially from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+17.3 percent change).
Outcome 4. Reduce time to reunification without increasing
re-entry
In FY 2001, the percentage of all reported reunifications
occurring within 12 months of children?s entry into foster
care was 83.0, which exceeds the national standard of 76.2 percent
or more and the national median of 69.2 percent. Performance on
this measure did not change substantively from FY 1999 to FY
2001.
Colorado?s high 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 20.9, which does not meet the national standard of 8.6 or less and is twice the national median of 10.4. Performance on this measure did not change substantively from FY 1999 to FY 2001.
Outcome 5. Reduce time in foster care to adoption
In FY 2001, the percentage of finalized adoptions occurring within
24 months of a child?s entry into foster care was 51.5, which
exceeds the national standard of 32.0 percent or more and is
considerably higher than the national median of 21.0 percent. It is
difficult to assess performance on this measure from FY 1999 to FY
2001 due to variation in the numbers of children adopted, and also
because of the discrepancy in FY 1999 between the number of
finalized adoptions reported to the Adoption and Foster Care
Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Adoption Database (714
finalized adoptions), and the number of children discharged to a
finalized adoption as reported to the AFCARS Foster Care Database
(295 children discharged to a finalized adoption). While there
continues to be a discrepancy between these numbers in FY 2001, the
difference is considerably smaller, with 610 finalized adoptions
reported to the AFCARS Adoption Database, and 485 children reported
as discharged to adoption in the AFCARS Foster Care Database. This
suggests an improvement in data quality from FY 1999 to FY
2001.
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
79.1, which does not meet the national standard of 86.7 percent or
more and is lower than the national median of 83.3 percent.
Performance on this measure declined from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (-9.7
percent change).
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 12.6, which is higher than the
national median of 8.7 percent. Performance on this measure
exhibited a considerable decline from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+64.8
percent change).
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