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Connecticut
Context Data | Outcomes Data | Federal Comment
Connecticut [ Context Data ]
A. Key Context Statistics
|
General Population |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Total children under 18 years |
790,715 |
828,260 |
841,688 |
859,155 |
|
Race/ethnicity (%)1 |
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|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Asian |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2.7 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
N/A |
|
Black |
10.7 |
10.8 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
|
Hawaiian Native/Other Pacific Islander |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.0 |
|
Hispanic |
12.4 |
12.8 |
13.7 |
14.0 |
|
White |
73.9 |
73.3 |
69.6 |
69.5 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
2.5 |
2.1 |
|
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
0.3 |
N/A |
|
% Child population in poverty |
10.8 |
8.8 |
9.9 |
9.3 |
|
% Child population living in metropolitan areas |
95.5 |
96.4 |
95.8 |
93.9 |
|
Child Welfare |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Child maltreatment victims |
16,923 |
14,514 |
14,462 |
12,120 |
|
Children in foster care on 9/30 |
6,683 |
7,487 |
6,996 |
7,440 |
|
Children adopted |
229 |
403 |
499 |
444 |
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 |
40,905 |
40,714 |
45,111 |
47,378 |
51.7 per 1,000 |
49.2 per 1,000 |
53.6 per 1,000 |
56.2 per 1,000 |
|
Child maltreatment victims2 |
16,923 |
14,514 |
14,462 |
12,120 |
21.4 per 1,000 |
17.5 per 1,000 |
17.2 per 1,000 |
14.4 per 1,000 |
|
Child fatalities |
6 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
0.8 per 100,000 |
0.4 per 100,000 |
0.5 per 100,000 |
1.0 per 100,000 |
|
Age of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
8.9 |
6.1 |
9.2 |
10.0 |
|
1-5 years |
30.3 |
29.9 |
29.8 |
29.3 |
|
6-10 years |
32.1 |
31.5 |
30.3 |
28.6 |
|
11-15 years |
23.2 |
25.9 |
25.6 |
27.0 |
|
16+ years |
4.3 |
6.6 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
|
Unknown |
1.1 |
- |
0.9 |
0.4 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
16,923 |
14,514 |
14,462 |
12,120 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.1 |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
|
Black |
19.3 |
23.1 |
23.9 |
24.8 |
|
Hispanic |
16.2 |
32.9 |
24.7 |
26.2 |
|
White |
31.0 |
37.8 |
43.7 |
43.2 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.6 |
|
Other/Unknown |
49.1 |
38.4 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
|
Total %3 |
116.2 |
132.9 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
16,923 |
14,514 |
14,462 |
12,120 |
|
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Emotional abuse |
52.8 |
49.8 |
33.9 |
28.6 |
|
Medical neglect |
3.1 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
|
Neglect |
86.2 |
90.2 |
60.2 |
64.6 |
|
Physical abuse |
16.5 |
16.2 |
14.8 |
14.2 |
|
Sexual abuse |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
|
Other |
7.8 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total %4 |
170.7 |
169.7 |
119.0 |
117.1 |
|
Number |
16,923 |
14,514 |
14,462 |
12,120 |
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) |
5,143 |
5,222 |
3,682 |
6,683 |
10,365 |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
6,612 |
3,098 |
2,169 |
7,487 |
9,710 |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
6,636 |
2,763 |
2,368 |
6,996 |
9,399 |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
6,635 |
2,713 |
1,943 |
7,440 |
9,348 |
|
Median Length of Stay (Months) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) |
9.5 |
N/A |
6.7 |
11.5 |
N/A |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
21.0 |
N/A |
17.3 |
23.0 |
N/A |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
25.1 |
N/A |
18.0 |
24.6 |
N/A |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
25.7 |
N/A |
19.4 |
25.2 |
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 |
5.0 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
10.5 |
13.8 |
13.6 |
12.9 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
|
1-5 years |
30.5 |
27.1 |
24.2 |
22.7 |
26.2 |
25.3 |
24.1 |
25.2 |
27.1 |
32.2 |
30.6 |
28.1 |
28.5 |
23.6 |
20.9 |
21.4 |
|
6-10 years |
27.2 |
27.0 |
27.5 |
27.6 |
23.7 |
24.2 |
21.0 |
20.3 |
23.5 |
27.2 |
27.2 |
23.4 |
27.6 |
26.0 |
24.9 |
24.5 |
|
11-15 years |
26.2 |
28.8 |
31.0 |
32.7 |
30.7 |
31.6 |
35.8 |
35.6 |
25.6 |
18.3 |
19.7 |
23.7 |
28.0 |
29.7 |
32.5 |
32.7 |
|
16-18 years |
10.3 |
12.3 |
12.6 |
12.5 |
8.5 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
16.7 |
13.1 |
14.7 |
18.5 |
11.0 |
15.5 |
16.7 |
16.1 |
|
19+ years |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
- |
0.0 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
|
Unknown |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
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 |
5,143 |
6,612 |
6,636 |
6,635 |
5,222 |
3,098 |
2,763 |
2,713 |
3,682 |
2,169 |
2,368 |
1,943 |
6,683 |
7,487 |
6,996 |
7,440 |
|
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 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.2 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
37.0 |
38.3 |
37.7 |
37.3 |
31.2 |
32.7 |
32.0 |
30.3 |
33.1 |
33.6 |
33.7 |
33.8 |
34.6 |
37.5 |
36.7 |
35.6 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Hispanic |
30.2 |
25.5 |
25.7 |
25.0 |
36.3 |
26.9 |
26.2 |
27.6 |
35.3 |
27.2 |
28.0 |
27.1 |
32.1 |
25.5 |
25.1 |
25.4 |
|
White |
32.5 |
32.3 |
32.3 |
33.4 |
32.0 |
33.8 |
35.4 |
35.3 |
31.1 |
32.8 |
32.1 |
33.0 |
32.9 |
32.6 |
33.6 |
34.2 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
- |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
- |
2.4 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
- |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
|
Unknown |
- |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
- |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
- |
3.0 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
- |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
|
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 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
5,143 |
6,612 |
6,636 |
6,635 |
5,222 |
3,098 |
2,763 |
2,713 |
3,682 |
2,169 |
2,368 |
1,943 |
6,683 |
7,487 |
6,996 |
7,440 |
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 |
728 |
173 |
257 |
- |
|
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) |
728 |
115 |
151 |
- |
|
Age of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
1.2 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
- |
|
1-5 years |
36.8 |
19.7 |
24.9 |
- |
|
6-10 years |
39.4 |
48.0 |
42.8 |
- |
|
11-15 years |
19.1 |
30.1 |
25.7 |
- |
|
16+ years |
2.7 |
- |
0.4 |
- |
|
Unknown |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
|
Number |
728 |
173 |
257 |
- |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Black |
38.6 |
42.8 |
36.6 |
- |
|
Hawaiian Native/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
25.3 |
30.6 |
36.2 |
- |
|
White |
35.9 |
22.0 |
22.2 |
- |
|
Two or more races |
- |
2.9 |
3.1 |
- |
|
Unknown |
- |
1.7 |
1.9 |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
|
Number |
728 |
173 |
257 |
- |
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 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
|
1-5 years |
49.3 |
49.4 |
46.5 |
54.7 |
|
6-10 years |
36.2 |
37.0 |
38.3 |
31.5 |
|
11-15 years |
12.7 |
11.9 |
13.4 |
11.9 |
|
16+ years |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
229 |
403 |
499 |
444 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
- |
0.2 |
- |
- |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
- |
0.2 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
31.0 |
29.8 |
30.9 |
32.2 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
12.2 |
12.2 |
18.4 |
31.1 |
|
White |
43.7 |
34.0 |
38.3 |
28.2 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
8.1 |
|
Unknown |
13.1 |
23.6 |
12.4 |
0.5 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
229 |
403 |
499 |
444 |
Connecticut [ 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 |
86.4 |
87.0 |
88.6 |
89.0 |
|
Children with one or more recurrences |
13.6 |
13.0 |
11.4 |
11.0 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
7,958 |
8,288 |
6,905 |
5,328 |
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 |
- |
- |
3.11 |
- |
|
Children not maltreated while in foster care |
- |
- |
96.89 |
- |
|
Total % |
- |
- |
100.0 |
- |
|
Number |
- |
- |
8,847 |
- |
3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
8.7 |
18.3 |
20.1 |
21.0 |
|
Guardianship |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
|
Reunification |
40.6 |
67.7 |
67.1 |
54.7 |
|
Other |
3.1 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
|
Missing data |
42.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.6 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
3,682 |
2,169 |
2,368 |
1,943 |
|
3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
- |
13.1 |
25.8 |
20.9 |
|
Guardianship |
- |
5.1 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
|
Reunification |
39.1 |
70.5 |
63.8 |
51.2 |
|
Other |
6.4 |
11.4 |
8.2 |
10.6 |
|
Missing data |
54.5 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
110 |
176 |
279 |
340 |
|
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
- |
|
Guardianship |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
|
Reunification |
20.2 |
66.3 |
72.9 |
64.9 |
|
Other |
8.6 |
31.1 |
23.4 |
19.1 |
|
Missing data |
68.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
13.7 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,218 |
454 |
531 |
498 |
|
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children age 12 or younger at entry |
5.6 |
6.2 |
26.4 |
31.3 |
|
Children older than 12 at entry |
94.4 |
92.2 |
73.6 |
68.8 |
|
Missing data |
- |
1.6 |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
36 |
64 |
53 |
32 |
|
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 |
- |
12.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12.3 |
17.4 |
19.9 |
20.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
7.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.4 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
64.3 |
75.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
92.9 |
73.7 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
39.1 |
67.9 |
66.9 |
56.5 |
- |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Other |
- |
12.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
8.7 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
28.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
26.3 |
20.0 |
- |
- |
- |
38.8 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
11.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
14 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
14 |
19 |
5 |
15 |
- |
- |
1,218 |
728 |
798 |
657 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
|
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 |
4.9 |
15.6 |
18.8 |
21.5 |
9.4 |
22.5 |
21.6 |
22.4 |
- |
14.1 |
15.8 |
12.9 |
- |
17.6 |
24.7 |
22.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
6.1 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
- |
3.1 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
- |
5.9 |
8.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
45.4 |
73.1 |
70.3 |
54.2 |
36.2 |
61.0 |
63.7 |
52.3 |
- |
79.7 |
73.7 |
71.0 |
- |
72.5 |
65.8 |
50.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other |
2.2 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
3.9 |
10.7 |
9.5 |
7.9 |
- |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
- |
3.9 |
1.4 |
7.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
41.3 |
- |
- |
13.7 |
46.5 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
- |
- |
- |
15.9 |
- |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
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 |
1,301 |
591 |
664 |
526 |
1,144 |
712 |
760 |
642 |
- |
64 |
57 |
31 |
- |
51 |
73 |
63 |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
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. |
70.9 |
52.5 |
49.3 |
40.5 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
16.3 |
20.1 |
23.5 |
24.8 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
8.0 |
10.7 |
7.7 |
11.9 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
2.5 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1.0 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
8.3 |
|
Missing data |
1.2 |
6.4 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,494 |
1,469 |
1,590 |
1,062 |
|
4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children entering care for the first time |
68.3 |
87.2 |
88.3 |
85.4 |
|
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode |
25.6 |
8.7 |
6.7 |
5.2 |
|
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode |
5.5 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
9.1 |
|
Missing data |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
5,222 |
3,098 |
2,763 |
2,713 |
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. |
55.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
34.0 |
10.6 |
5.9 |
11.3 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
2.2 |
30.9 |
15.8 |
20.6 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
0.6 |
30.2 |
32.8 |
20.6 |
|
48 or more mos. |
3.1 |
27.6 |
44.6 |
46.1 |
|
Missing data |
5.0 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
321 |
398 |
475 |
408 |
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 |
85.3 |
14.7 |
- |
100.0 |
5,963 |
|
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. |
1998 |
76.1 |
23.9 |
- |
100.0 |
2,273 |
|
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. |
1998 |
75.7 |
24.3 |
- |
100.0 |
1,119 |
|
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. |
1998 |
79.1 |
20.9 |
- |
100.0 |
488 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1998 |
84.2 |
15.8 |
- |
100.0 |
412 |
|
Missing data |
1998 |
90.9 |
9.1 |
- |
100.0 |
110 |
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 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.9 |
|
Institutions |
7.4 |
6.3 |
14.6 |
23.8 |
|
Other settings |
92.1 |
93.0 |
83.3 |
72.2 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
3,374 |
2,180 |
1,807 |
1,751 |
Connecticut [ Federal Comment ]
The following discussion focuses on Connecticut?s performance with regard to each of the outcomes assessed in the Child Welfare Outcomes Annual Reports to Congress. The Connecticut 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 Connecticut?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 rate of maltreatment recurrence
within 6 months was 11.0 percent, which is higher than both the
national standard of 6.1 percent or less and the national median of
8.0 percent. Although the rate is high, the State?s
performance on this measure improved substantively from 1999 to
2001 (-15.6 percent change).
Outcome 2. Reduce the incidence of child abuse and/or neglect
in foster care
In CY 2001, Connecticut did not report data pertaining to
maltreatment in foster care to the National Child Abuse and Neglect
Data System. In CY 2000, the incidence of maltreatment in foster
care was 3.11 percent, which was the highest rate reported
nationally for that year.
Outcome 3. Increase permanency for children in foster
care
In FY 2001, 80.7 percent of children leaving foster care were
discharged to permanent homes (which is lower than the national
median of 85.3 percent); 75.3 percent of children with a diagnosed
disability who exited foster care were discharged to permanent
homes (which is lower than the national median of 78.4 percent);
and 67.3 percent of children who were older than age 12 at the time
of entry into foster care were discharged to permanent homes (which
is lower than the national median of 72.3 percent). Although the
State exhibited considerable changes in performance on these
measures from FY 1999 to FY 2000 and FY 2001, it is difficult to
interpret these changes because of differences with regard to
missing data. In FY 1999 and FY 2000, the percentage of children
exiting foster care that did not have "reason for discharge"
information was zero. However, in FY 2001, the percentage of
children exiting foster care that did not have "reason for
discharge" information was 12.6 percent. This suggests that the
observable changes with regard to these measures may reflect
data-related issues rather than performance.
In FY 2001, 31.3 percent of the children who were emancipated from foster care were age 12 or younger when they entered foster care, which is higher than the national median of 28.0 percent. Performance on this measure declined considerably from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+400 percent change). However, only 32 children were reported as emancipated from foster care in FY 2001, compared to 53 children in FY 2000 and 64 children in FY 1999. This might be another measure where change may be a function of data entry or reporting issues.
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 40.5,
which is considerably less than both the national standard of 76.2
percent or more and the national median of 69.2 percent. In
addition, performance on this measure declined substantially from
FY 1999 to FY 2001 (-22.9 percent change).
Connecticut?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 5.2, which is less than both the national standard of 8.6 percent or less and the national median of 10.4 percent. In addition, as performance with regard to reunifications within 12 months declined from FY 1999 to FY 2001, performance with respect to the rate of foster care re-entries improved over that time (-39.5 percent change).
Outcome 5. Reduce time in foster care to adoption
In FY 2001, the percentage of all finalized adoptions that
occurred within 24 months of a child?s entry into foster care
was 12.3, which is considerably less than both the national
standard of 32.0 percent or more and the national median of 21.0
percent. However, performance on this measure improved from FY 1999
to FY 2001 (+10.9 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
98.4, which is greater than the national standard of 86.7 percent
or more and the national median of 83.3 percent. Performance on
this measure improved from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+8.7 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 27.7, which is greater than the
national median of 8.7 percent. Performance on this measure
declined substantially and continuously from FY 1999 to FY 2001
(+298.1 percent change).
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