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Kansas

Context Data | Outcomes Data | State Comment | Federal Comment

Kansas [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total children under 18 years 697,452 698,637 712,993 702,262
Race/ethnicity (%)1
   Alaska Native/American Indian 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0
   Asian N/A N/A N/A 1.9
   Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 2.1 1.7 N/A
   Black 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.2
   Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A 0.1
   Hispanic 7.9 8.4 10.4 10.7
   White 82.5 81.9 77.0 76.6
   Two or more races N/A N/A 2.9 2.7
   Other N/A N/A 0.2 N/A
% Child population in poverty 13.6 18.5 15.0 14.4
% Child population living in metropolitan areas 63.7 65.6 57.5 58.4
Child Welfare 1998 1999 2000 2001
Child maltreatment victims 5,312 8,452 8,356 7,308
Children in foster care on 9/30 8,488 6,774 6,569 6,409
Children adopted 419 566 469 428

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 26,751 28,694 30,627 7,814 38.4 per 1,000 41.1 per 1,000 43.0 per 1,000 10.9 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims2 5,312 8,452 8,356 7,308 7.6 per 1,000 12.1 per 1,000 11.7 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
Child fatalities 13 6 7 7 1.9 per 100,000 0.9 per 100,000 1.0 per 100,000 1.0 per 100,000
Age of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Under 1 year 22.5 6.9 7.5 7.1
1-5 years 24.5 31.5 31.4 32.9
6-10 years 28.0 31.7 30.4 30.0
11-15 years 20.1 24.2 25.0 24.4
16+ years 4.9 5.4 5.6 5.1
Unknown — 0.4 — 0.6
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 5,312 8,452 8,356 7,308
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Alaska Native/American Indian 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.4
Black 13.4 14.3 14.7 13.5
Hispanic 3.6 4.9 2.7 2.1
White 77.3 75.9 74.3 75.2
Two or more races — — 1.4 1.7
Other/Unknown 8.1 8.8 5.3 6.1
Total %3 103.6 104.8 100.0 100.0
Number 5,312 8,452 8,356 7,308
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Emotional 11.1 14.0 88.1 17.0
Medical neglect 2.5 3.0 26.2 2.5
Neglect 45.5 49.5 77.0 27.6
Physical abuse 28.7 30.8 54.3 27.4
Sexual abuse 19.3 15.7 27.4 13.9
Other — — 82.5 23.0
Unknown 27.6 — 4.2 0.6
Total %4 134.6 113.0 359.8 112.0
Number 5,312 8,452 8,356 7,308

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) 5,205 6,683 3,400 8,488 11,888
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 4,959 3,376 1,562 6,774 8,335
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) 5,166 3,191 1,788 6,569 8,357
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) 5,376 2,834 1,801 6,409 8,210
Median Length of Stay (Months)          
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) 11.1 N/A 12.7 8.8 N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 11.4 N/A 12.9 13.9 N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) 12.3 N/A 13.2 14.8 N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) 13.3 N/A 15.5 16.9 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 0.6 3.3 3.9 3.1 4.1 10.9 10.0 11.0 0.9 2.0 2.3 1.9 2.0 3.6 3.0 3.1
1-5 years 3.6 20.0 21.3 22.6 7.2 21.7 21.4 21.8 7.3 16.4 18.3 17.0 5.3 21.5 23.5 24.0
6-10 years 4.8 21.3 21.3 21.8 8.5 20.6 20.2 20.4 7.0 17.6 16.4 17.7 6.4 21.5 21.3 21.8
11-15 years 15.1 34.4 32.5 32.1 19.9 33.5 35.0 33.8 21.4 28.3 28.6 26.7 13.0 30.4 30.3 30.4
16-18 years 13.7 20.1 20.2 19.7 11.5 12.6 13.0 12.7 30.1 33.7 32.9 34.8 9.2 21.5 20.7 19.8
19+ years 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.7 0.4 1.0 0.8 0.7
Unknown 61.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 48.7 0.7 0.3 0.2 31.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 63.7 0.5 0.3 0.2
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 5,205 4,959 5,166 5,376 6,683 3,376 3,191 2,834 3,400 1,562 1,788 1,801 8,488 6,774 6,569 6,409
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 1.5 1.3 1.5 0.8 1.2 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.1 0.7 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.9
Asian — — 0.4 0.4 — — 0.5 0.3 — — 0.6 0.6 — — 0.4 0.3
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 0.4 — — 0.8 0.5 — — 1.1 0.7 — — 0.7 0.4 — —
Black 21.1 22.3 22.3 22.7 16.9 18.3 18.1 15.9 16.9 15.4 16.8 16.8 19.5 21.9 21.8 21.4
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander — — 0.0 — — — — 0.1 — — — — — — 0.0 0.0
Hispanic 7.7 6.7 6.2 5.5 7.0 6.8 3.8 3.8 7.4 7.2 5.0 3.8 7.3 6.6 5.4 5.2
White 66.7 67.4 67.1 67.3 71.6 70.4 72.6 72.7 70.6 72.2 72.8 73.8 69.0 67.8 68.2 67.8
Two or more races — — 0.6 1.0 — 0.0 1.0 1.8 — — 0.6 0.9 — 0.0 0.8 1.4
Unknown 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.6 2.6 3.3 4.4 2.8 3.2 2.2 3.4 2.2 1.9 2.5 3.0
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 5,205 4,959 5,166 5,376 6,683 3,376 3,191 2,834 3,400 1,562 1,788 1,801 8,488 6,774 6,569 6,409

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 1,528 1,757 1,910 2,063
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) 789 987 1,190 1,350
Age of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Under 1 year 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.9
1-5 years 5.0 26.0 27.3 28.2
6-10 years 5.8 28.9 27.2 27.2
11-15 years 9.8 32.2 31.8 32.0
16+ years 2.8 9.4 10.0 8.8
Unknown 74.7 1.5 2.0 1.9
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 1,528 1,757 1,910 2,063
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Alaska Native/American Indian 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.1
Asian — — 0.1 0.3
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.3 — —
Black 27.5 29.3 29.0 29.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander — — — —
Hispanic 5.8 5.7 6.6 6.8
White 61.6 60.7 60.1 58.9
Two or more races — 0.1 1.1 1.0
Unknown 3.0 2.4 1.9 2.1
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 1,528 1,757 1,910 2,063

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 0.2 — —
1-5 years 37.9 39.4 39.7 41.8
6-10 years 36.5 34.8 32.7 34.1
11-15 years 19.8 21.9 20.9 18.7
16+ years 3.6 3.7 6.4 5.4
Unknown 1.7 — 0.2 —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 419 566 468 428
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Alaska Native/American Indian 1.7 1.8 1.5 0.7
Asian — — 0.9 —
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 — — —
Black 21.5 26.9 27.8 20.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander — — — —
Hispanic 6.2 8.3 5.3 2.8
White 67.3 58.8 59.4 71.5
Two or more races — 1.4 1.9 1.4
Unknown 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.5
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 419 566 468 428

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Kansas [ 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 — — 92.2 91.7
Children with one or more recurrences — — 7.8 8.3
Total % — — 100.0 100.0
Number — — 4,080 3,533

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 — — 0.49 0.50
Children not maltreated while in foster care — — 99.51 99.50
Total % — — 100.00 100.00
Number — — 7,961 7,796

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 4.1 2.1 1.7 1.3
Guardianship 0.4 6.2 5.6 6.8
Reunification 33.5 75.8 79.6 78.3
Other 9.4 15.9 13.0 13.6
Missing data 52.6 — — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 3,400 1,562 1,788 1,801

Pie Charts describing data from Table 3.1 above.

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption 44.4 8.3 22.2 7.1
Guardianship — — 5.6 7.1
Reunification 11.1 66.7 66.7 64.3
Other — 25.0 5.6 21.4
Missing data 44.4 — — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 9 12 18 14
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Adoption 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2
Guardianship 0.2 3.9 4.6 5.1
Reunification 32.9 72.1 73.5 69.9
Other 9.8 23.9 21.7 24.8
Missing data 56.6 — — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 1,412 727 808 830
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) 1998 1999 2000 2001
Children age 12 or younger at entry 17.7 23.7 19.5 12.5
Children older than 12 at entry 45.8 76.3 80.5 87.5
Missing data 36.5 — — —
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 96 114 149 160
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 20.0 — — — — — — — — — — — 5.2 3.7 2.3 0.7 — — — —
Guardianship — — — 33.3 — — — — — — — — — 10.4 5.3 6.3 — — — —
Reunification 5.0 80.0 64.9 58.3 — — 81.8 63.6 47.2 90.9 — — 24.0 65.1 79.7 77.8 — — — —
Other 20.0 20.0 35.1 8.3 — — 18.2 36.4 — 9.1 — — 10.9 20.7 12.7 15.2 — — — —
Missing data 55.0 — — — — — — — 52.8 — — — 59.9 — — — — — — —
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 — — — —
Number 40 20 37 12 — — 11 11 36 11 — — 576 241 300 302 — — — —
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 4.4 2.7 2.2 1.4 3.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 8.3 6.0 — — — — 9.1 6.3 — — — —
Guardianship 0.8 4.4 3.4 5.8 0.4 5.9 6.3 6.5 1.0 — — 12.9 — — — — — — — —
Reunification 34.9 78.8 86.5 65.2 36.3 77.2 79.3 79.5 25.0 84.0 89.7 75.8 — — 72.7 81.3 — — — —
Other 3.2 14.2 7.9 27.5 9.6 15.3 12.8 12.5 10.4 10.0 10.3 11.3 — — 18.2 12.5 — — — —
Missing data 56.7 — — — 50.3 — — — 55.2 — — — — — — — — — — —
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 252 113 89 69 2,400 1,127 1,301 1,329 96 50 39 62 — — 11 16 — — — —

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. 50.4 50.3 47.8 47.8
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 28.2 31.8 33.0 33.0
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 9.1 9.6 11.9 11.9
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 2.8 4.3 3.7 3.7
48 or more mos. 3.3 2.8 3.2 3.2
Missing data 6.1 1.2 0.4 0.4
Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 1,140 1,184 1,424 1,424

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 92.3 91.1 89.6 89.9
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode 2.3 2.4 4.3 3.1
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.8
Missing data 4.7 5.8 5.1 4.2
Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 6,683 3,376 3,191 2,834

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. 13.7 30.3 16.7 4.3
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 21.6 27.3 20.0 34.8
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 30.2 6.1 36.7 34.8
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 12.9 18.2 6.7 —
48 or more mos. 18.7 18.2 20.0 26.1
Missing data 2.9 — — —
Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 139 33 30 23

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		 61.1
64.2
67.0
67.0		 38.9
27.2
27.8
28.3		 —
8.6
5.2
4.7		 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0		 6,930
3,732
3,591
3,192
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 30.0
44.5
42.5
42.2		 70.0
50.7
55.2
55.6		 —
4.9
2.2
2.2		 100.0
100.0
100.0
 2,284
2,377
2,339
2,319
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 14.4
30.2
28.3
27.8		 85.6
66.3
69.4
70.3		 —
3.5
2.3
1.9		 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0		 952
1,040
1,224
1,254
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 10.3
21.2
20.7
19.5		 89.7
76.8
76.8
78.5		 —
2.0
2.5
2.0		 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0		 447
449
569
697
48 or more mos. 1998
1999
2000
2001		 14.7
18.1
14.0
12.2		 85.3
79.5
85.0
86.7		 -
2.4
1.0
1.1
 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0		 876
701
628
744
Missing data 1998
1999
2000
2001		 58.5
75.0
66.7
75.0		 41.5
11.1
16.7
—		 —
13.9
16.7
25.0		 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0		 299
36
6
4

Bar chart describing foster care placements over time percentages data from Table 6.1 above.