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Idaho

Context Data | Outcomes Data | Federal Comment

Idaho [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total children under 18 years 351,158 350,464 369,030 370,645
Race/ethnicity (%)1
   Alaska Native/American
    Indian		 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4
   Asian N/A N/A N/A 0.9
   Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 1.1 0.8 N/A
   Black 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6
   Hawaiian/ Other Pacific
    Islander		 N/A N/A N/A 0.1
   Hispanic 10.5 11.0 11.6 12.0
   White 86.7 86.2 83.4 83.0
   Two or more races N/A N/A 2.2 2.0
   Other N/A N/A 0.1 N/A
% Child population in poverty 22.5 21.9 21.0 15.9
% Child population living in metropolitan areas 33.6 37.3 39.0 38.6
Child Welfare 1998 1999 2000 2001
Child maltreatment victims 7,936 2,928 3,171 3,557
Children in foster care on 9/30 963 959 1,015 1,114
Children adopted 14 107 140 132

1 The 2000 Census of the United States includes two new race categories: (1) Persons of two or more races and (2) Other. Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

blank cell Number Rate
Maltreatment Information Overview 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment 26,682 11,161 14,158 9,959 76.0 per 1,000 31.8 per 1,000 38.4 per 1,000 26.6 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims2 7,936 2,928 3,171 3,557 22.6 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000 9.5 per 1,000
Child fatalities 5 4 1 4 1.4 per 100,000 1.1 per 100,000 0.3 per 100,000 1.1 per 100,000
Age of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Under 1 year 2.8 5.8 7.9 8.0
1-5 years 23.5 21.8 31.3 32.1
6-10 years 27.6 21.3 29.3 29.9
11-15 years 23.8 16.5 24.6 24.1
16+ years 11.8 4.5 5.7 5.9
Unknown 10.5 30.1 1.2 —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 7,936 2,928 3,171 3,557
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Alaska Native/American Indian 1.5 1.6 2.8 3.7
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3
Black 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.7
Hispanic 9.2 7.0 9.0 10.4
White 78.5 55.7 81.9 74.6
Two or more races — — — 0.1
Other/Unknown 19.5 42.2 5.0 10.1
Total %3 109.2 107.0 100.0 100.0
Number 7,936 2,928 3,171 3,557
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Emotional — 0.3 1.4 3.3
Medical neglect — 2.6 11.2 2.0
Neglect 47.5 49.5 46.4 61.9
Physical abuse 31.1 29.0 21.9 19.9
Sexual abuse 16.3 13.1 10.9 8.3
Other 4.8 1.7 0.6 9.1
Unknown 0.2 3.9 7.6 —
Total %4 100.0 100.0 100.0 104.5
Number 7,936 2,928 3,171 3,557

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) 682 851 572 963 1,533
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 757 999 806 959 1,756
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) 900 1,125 991 1,034 2,026
FY2000 (10/1/00-9/30/01) 989 1,209 1,084 1,114 2,198
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) 12.8 N/A 1.2 12.4 N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 12.6 N/A 2.1 12.5 N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) 13.4 N/A 3.2 11.0 N/A
FY2000 (10/1/00-9/30/01) 11.4 N/A 3.3 11.1 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 4.5 4.2 3.8 12.6 9.8 9.8 10.4 7.0 5.5 5.0 5.3 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.4
1-5 years 27.6 25.4 27.0 27.5 25.7 29.1 27.2 28.4 30.8 28.4 28.3 29.8 25.5 26.4 27.3 26.4
6-10 years 29.3 29.6 25.4 23.3 25.0 21.3 22.3 24.6 22.7 26.3 23.7 23.7 29.7 24.4 23.3 25.2
11-15 years 26.2 30.4 28.9 30.7 28.4 28.5 30.3 27.7 26.7 26.1 25.9 27.3 27.5 29.2 30.9 27.9
16-18 years 11.7 10.2 14.5 14.7 8.2 11.2 10.6 8.9 12.8 13.8 16.9 13.8 12.7 15.5 14.4 16.1
19+ years 0.1 — — — — — — — — — 0.1 0.1 0.1 — — —
Unknown — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 682 757 899 989 851 999 1,127 1,209 572 806 1,011 1,084 963 959 1,015 1,114
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 2.9 8.5 9.7 9.4 3.6 6.2 5.7 5.2 2.1 4.5 5.6 6.3 4.0 9.5 9.3 7.9
Asian — — 0.2 0.2 — — 0.2 0.5 — — 0.4 0.4 — — — 0.4
Asian/Pacific Islander — 0.5 — — — 0.5 — — — 0.7 — — — 0.3 — —
Black 1.9 2.5 2.2 2.6 1.2 1.6 2.2 1.2 0.7 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.9 2.0
Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander — — 0.1 — — — 0.1 0.1 — — — — — — 0.2 0.1
Hispanic 7.3 11.4 13.9 9.7 10.8 12.5 10.1 12.0 12.9 10.9 13.5 9.6 7.1 12.8 10.1 12.3
White 87.2 76.6 72.6 78.1 83.3 73.4 76.7 80.6 83.0 77.4 72.3 81.6 86.3 72.7 77.4 77.4
Two or more races — — 0.2 — — — — — — — 0.1 — — — 0.1 —
Unknown 0.6 0.5 1.0 — 1.1 5.8 5.1 0.3 1.2 4.3 6.5 0.4 0.6 2.8 — —
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 682 757 899 989 851 999 1,127 1,209 572 806 1,011 1,084 963 959 1,015 1,114

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 149 86 379 243
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) 97 13 378 242
Age of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Under 1 year 2.7 1.2 4.8 0.8
1-5 years 30.9 38.4 32.5 22.6
6-10 years 38.3 37.2 30.1 33.3
11-15 years 20.8 20.9 28.8 33.3
16+ years 6.0 2.3 3.7 9.1
Unknown 1.3 — 0.3 0.8
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 149 86 379 243
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Alaska Native/American Indian 1.3 7.0 11.3 8.6
Asian — — — 0.4
Asian/Pacific Islander — — — —
Black 2.7 1.2 2.9 1.6
Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander — — 0.3 —
Hispanic 10.1 33.7 9.2 10.7
White 85.9 55.8 76.3 78.6
Two or more races — — — —
Unknown — 2.3 — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 149 86 379 243

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 14.3 0.9 7.9 2.3
1-5 years 28.6 52.3 47.9 55.3
6-10 years 50.0 39.3 30.7 24.2
11-15 years 7.1 6.5 12.1 16.7
16+ years — 0.9 1.4 1.5
Unknown — — — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 14 107 140 132
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Alaska Native/American Indian — 3.7 4.3 13.6
Asian — — 1.4 0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander — 0.9 — —
Black — 12.2 2.9 8.3
Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander — — 3.6 3.0
Hispanic — 6.5 23.6 12.1
White 85.7 73.8 60.7 62.1
Two or more races — — — —
Unknown 14.3 2.8 3.6 —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 14 107 140 132

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Idaho [ 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 — — — 90.7
Children with one or more recurrences — — — 9.3
Total % — — — 100.0
Number — — — 1,747

Bar chart describing Percentage of Children With One or More Recurrences of Maltreatment within 6 months data from Table 1.1 above.

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 — — — 0.36
Children not maltreated while in foster care — — — 9.3
Total % — — — 100.0
Number — — — 1,941

Bar chart describing Percentage of Children Maltreated While in Foster Care data from Table 2.1 above.

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption 5.2 6.5 9.8 10.1
Guardianship — — — —
Reunification 82.2 84.7 81.7 81.5
Other 5.2 6.1 7.7 8.4
Missing data 7.3 2.7 0.8 —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 572 806 1,011 1,084

Pie Charts describing data from Table 3.1 above.

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption 9.8 13.7 39.4 55.2
Guardianship — — — —
Reunification 74.5 74.5 57.6 31.0
Other 3.9 9.8 3.0 13.8
Missing data 11.8 2.0 — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 51 51 66 58
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption — — 0.3 0.3
Guardianship — — — —
Reunification 78.2 79.5 78.9 77.9
Other 13.2 15.6 20.1 21.8
Missing data 8.6 4.9 0.7 —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 174 224 298 317
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Children age 12 or younger at entry 10.5 21.9 20.5 10.3
Children older than 12 at entry 89.5 75.0 79.5 89.7
Missing data — 3.1 — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 19 32 44 58
3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
blank cell 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 — 5.6 10.5 27.9 — — — — — 16.7 — — — 41.2 6.3 36.8 — — — —
Guardianship — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Reunification 41.7 88.9 77.2 58.8 — — 75.0 100.0 — 83.3 — — 75.0 58.8 93.8 52.6 — — — —
Other 8.3 2.8 12.3 13.2 — — 25.0 — — — — — — — — 10.5 — — — —
Missing data 50.0 2.8 — — — — — — — — — — 25.0 — — — — — — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 — — 100.0 100.0 — 100.0 — — 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 — — — —
Number 12 36 57 68 — — 4 4 — 6 — — 4 17 16 19 — — — —
blank cell Hispanic White Unable to Determine Two or More Races Missing Data
1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption 9.5 5.7 21.3 7.7 4.8 5.9 8.6 8.6 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Guardianship — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Reunification 74.3 88.6 75.0 81.7 84.2 84.0 82.1 83.6 100.0 97.1 92.4 100.0 — — 100.0 — — — — —
Other 6.8 4.5 3.7 10.6 5.1 7.1 8.2 7.8 — — 7.6 — — — — — — — — —
Missing data 9.5 1.1 — — 5.9 3.0 1.1 — — 2.9 — — — — — — — — — —
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 74 88 136 104 475 624 731 885 7 35 66 4 — — 1 — — — — —

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. 89.4 83.2 81.5 88.9
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 6.6 10.2 12.5 8.0
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 1.9 2.3 4.1 1.4
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.5
48 or more mos. 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.8
Missing data 0.9 2.3 0.1 0.5
Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 470 683 826 883

Bar chart describing reunification percentages data in Table 4.1 above.

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Children entering care for the first time 81.4 90.3 81.3 83.9
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode 6.8 5.4 10.3 11.9
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode 4.5 1.5 6.7 3.1
Missing data 7.3 2.8 1.7 1.1
Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 851 999 1,127 1,209

Bar chart describing re-entries into Foster Care within 12 months from data in Table 4.2 above.

5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

5.1 Time to Adoption (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Less than 12 mos. 6.7 3.8 — —
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 10.0 15.4 18.2 33.6
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 36.7 38.5 31.3 29.1
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 10.0 13.5 18.2 21.8
48 or more mos. 36.7 28.8 32.3 15.5
Missing data — — — —
Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 30 52 99 110

Bar Chart describing Percentage of Adoptions Occurring in Less Than 24 or greater than 48 Months of Entry data from Table 5.1 above

6. Increase Placement Stability
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

6.1 Number of Placements by Time in Care (%) Year Children With 2 or Fewer Placements Children With 3 or More Placements Missing Data Total % Number
Less than 12 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 69.8
73.6
82.3
81.1		 26.0
22.9
17.7
18.8		 4.2
3.5
—
0.1		 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0		 934
1,072
1,254
1,397
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 46.4
53.0
49.6
49.3		 52.9
46.0
50.4
50.7		 0.8
1.0
—
—		 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.00		 261
300
339
371
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 40.6
64.2
51.3
36.3		 59.4
35.8
48.7
63.7		 —
—
—
—		 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0		 133
151
196
193
182
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 31.7
45.8
38.5
28.9
 59.8
54.2
61.5
71.2		 8.5
—
—
—		 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0		 82
72
91
104
48 or more mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 25.0
62.8
71.6
51.8		 69.2
37.2
28.4
48.2		 5.8
—
—
—		 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0		 120
148
148
137
Missing data 1998
1999
2000
2001		 100.0
92.3
100.0
100.0