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Oklahoma
Context Data | Outcomes Data | State Comment | Federal Comment
Oklahoma [ Context Data ]
A. Key Context Statistics
|
General Population |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Total children under 18 years |
879,367 |
882,062 |
892,360 |
878,154 |
|
Race/ethnicity (%)1 |
||||
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
10.1 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
|
Asian |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1.4 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
N/A |
|
Black |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
|
Hawaiian Native/Other Pacific Islander |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.1 |
|
Hispanic |
6.0 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
|
White |
72.9 |
73.1 |
64.6 |
65.2 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
6.2 |
5.5 |
|
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
0.1 |
N/A |
|
% Child population in poverty |
19.8 |
16.7 |
24.1 |
21.4 |
|
% Child population living in metropolitan areas |
61.5 |
61.7 |
61.5 |
61.5 |
|
Child Welfare |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Child maltreatment victims |
16,584 |
16,210 |
13,861 |
13,698 |
|
Children in foster care on 9/30 |
7,233 |
8,173 |
8,406 |
8,674 |
|
Children adopted |
505 |
825 |
1,062 |
956 |
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 |
60,340 |
60,955 |
59,955 |
63,520 |
68.6 per 1,000 |
69.1 per 1,000 |
67.2 per 1,000 |
71.1 per 1,000 |
|
Child maltreatment victims2 |
16,584 |
16,210 |
13,861 |
13,698 |
18.9 per 1,000 |
18.4 per 1,000 |
15.5 per 1,000 |
15.3 per 1,000 |
|
Child fatalities |
45 |
47 |
45 |
28 |
5.1 per 100,000 |
5.3 per 100,000 |
5.0 per 100,000 |
3.1 per 100,000 |
|
Age of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
8.9 |
9.3 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
|
1-5 years |
31.3 |
31.4 |
32.6 |
32.7 |
|
6-10 years |
30.2 |
30.5 |
28.7 |
28.2 |
|
11-15 years |
23.0 |
23.0 |
21.7 |
22.6 |
|
16+ years |
4.9 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
|
Unknown |
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
16,584 |
16,210 |
13,861 |
13,698 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
13.6 |
14.4 |
12.7 |
13.6 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
|
Black |
14.3 |
13.5 |
12.9 |
13.8 |
|
Hispanic |
4.7 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
7.3 |
|
White |
68.7 |
69.1 |
63.0 |
61.2 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
3.5 |
2.6 |
|
Other/Unknown |
3.1 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
|
Total %3 |
104.7 |
105.2 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
16,584 |
16,210 |
13,861 |
13,698 |
|
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Emotional abuse |
10.9 |
11.4 |
11.2 |
8.4 |
|
Medical neglect |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
|
Neglect |
93.7 |
98.0 |
80.0 |
83.4 |
|
Physical abuse |
24.9 |
24.9 |
19.9 |
20.0 |
|
Sexual abuse |
8.5 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
|
Other |
10.6 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.1 |
|
Total %4 |
151.9 |
158.6 |
123.6 |
122.8 |
|
Number |
16,584 |
16,210 |
13,861 |
13,698 |
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) |
6,214 |
6,346 |
5,337 |
7,233 |
12,560 |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
6,432 |
6,484 |
4,746 |
8,173 |
12,916 |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
7,204 |
6,558 |
5,364 |
8,406 |
13,762 |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
8,051 |
6,487 |
5,864 |
8,674 |
14,538 |
|
Median Length of Stay (Months) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) |
13.2 |
N/A |
4.2 |
12.9 |
N/A |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
14.5 |
N/A |
6.4 |
11.6 |
N/A |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
13.4 |
N/A |
7.6 |
11.9 |
N/A |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
15.5 |
N/A |
6.9 |
14.8 |
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 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
14.3 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
|
1-5 years |
27.0 |
27.7 |
25.8 |
28.6 |
27.7 |
27.1 |
26.7 |
33.7 |
27.6 |
28.7 |
26.5 |
32.4 |
26.9 |
26.7 |
26.4 |
31.3 |
|
6-10 years |
26.7 |
27.4 |
26.3 |
27.5 |
23.2 |
21.1 |
21.6 |
24.7 |
23.7 |
23.7 |
23.0 |
26.6 |
26.2 |
25.0 |
24.5 |
25.5 |
|
11-15 years |
27.5 |
27.0 |
27.5 |
26.8 |
25.2 |
25.2 |
24.7 |
221.6 |
23.1 |
21.1 |
22.7 |
21.8 |
26.0 |
27.0 |
26.3 |
26.2 |
|
16-18 years |
14.5 |
13.3 |
16.0 |
12.2 |
12.6 |
15.4 |
15.4 |
5.6 |
18.9 |
20.9 |
23.0 |
13.6 |
16.3 |
16.5 |
17.4 |
11.3 |
|
19+ years |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
|
Unknown |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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 |
6,214 |
6,432 |
7,204 |
8,051 |
6,346 |
6,484 |
6,558 |
6,487 |
5,337 |
4,746 |
5,364 |
5,864 |
7,233 |
8,173 |
8,406 |
8,674 |
|
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 |
14.5 |
14.7 |
12.0 |
12.6 |
15.3 |
14.3 |
18.4 |
13.7 |
14.2 |
14.0 |
12.8 |
12.9 |
15.4 |
14.8 |
16.4 |
13.2 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.1 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
25.7 |
24.8 |
21.6 |
20.4 |
20.0 |
19.5 |
17.3 |
15.5 |
20.6 |
20.7 |
19.7 |
16.7 |
24.5 |
23.0 |
19.5 |
19.3 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.1 |
|
Hispanic |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
|
White |
55.0 |
55.3 |
51.0 |
49.0 |
58.4 |
58.7 |
50.0 |
51.5 |
58.9 |
58.6 |
52.5 |
51.7 |
55.1 |
56.1 |
49.3 |
49.0 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
0.1 |
10.2 |
12.4 |
- |
1.0 |
6.9 |
10.8 |
- |
0.3 |
7.7 |
10.6 |
- |
0.7 |
9.2 |
12.4 |
|
Unknown |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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 |
6,214 |
6,432 |
7,204 |
8,051 |
6,346 |
6,484 |
6,558 |
6,487 |
5,337 |
4,746 |
5,364 |
5,864 |
7,233 |
8,173 |
8,406 |
8,674 |
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 |
1,422 |
1,832 |
1,767 |
2,390 |
|
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) |
11 |
25 |
18 |
- |
|
Age of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
|
1-5 years |
32.9 |
29.9 |
29.3 |
31.9 |
|
6-10 years |
36.1 |
33.1 |
33.1 |
31.3 |
|
11-15 years |
24.8 |
30.2 |
31.2 |
29.0 |
|
16+ years |
2.8 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
|
Unknown |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,422 |
1,832 |
1,767 |
2,390 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
13.6 |
13.9 |
11.4 |
10.8 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
- |
0.3 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
35.0 |
31.1 |
25.4 |
24.9 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
4.5 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
|
White |
46.5 |
49.3 |
47.2 |
45.8 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
0.2 |
11.8 |
13.5 |
|
Unknown |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,422 |
1,832 |
1,767 |
2,390 |
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 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
|
1-5 years |
45.1 |
39.4 |
40.9 |
39.6 |
|
6-10 years |
34.1 |
37.0 |
35.4 |
37.0 |
|
11-15 years |
16.4 |
19.0 |
18.6 |
19.9 |
|
16+ years |
2.4 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
505 |
825 |
1,062 |
956 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
11.7 |
9.6 |
12.1 |
11.2 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.4 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.4 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
24.4 |
22.5 |
24.9 |
18.2 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.5 |
|
Hispanic |
3.2 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
5.1 |
|
White |
56.2 |
56.6 |
50.9 |
57.7 |
|
Two or more races |
3.6 |
6.3 |
4.6 |
6.7 |
|
Unknown |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
505 |
825 |
1,067 |
956 |
Oklahoma [ 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 |
87.3 |
88.2 |
88.3 |
90.2 |
|
Children with one or more recurrences |
12.7 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
9.8 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
7,667 |
7,108 |
6,287 |
6,249 |
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 |
1.30 |
0.96 |
1.27 |
1.40 |
|
Children not maltreated while in foster care |
98.70 |
99.04 |
98.73 |
98.60 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
11,483 |
11,868 |
12,478 |
13,141 |
3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
8.0 |
17.6 |
19.7 |
16.4 |
|
Guardianship |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
|
Reunification |
57.0 |
73.8 |
71.0 |
69.9 |
|
Other |
5.1 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
8.1 |
|
Missing data |
28.9 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
5,337 |
4,746 |
5,364 |
5,864 |
|
3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
20.4 |
39.6 |
42.0 |
26.8 |
|
Guardianship |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
|
Reunification |
35.5 |
45.7 |
43.4 |
47.0 |
|
Other |
9.2 |
12.6 |
12.2 |
21.2 |
|
Missing data |
34.2 |
- |
- |
0.6 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
991 |
692 |
655 |
836 |
|
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
|
Guardianship |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
|
Reunification |
46.5 |
83.4 |
82.2 |
72.0 |
|
Other |
11.1 |
15.1 |
15.7 |
21.7 |
|
Missing data |
41.2 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,599 |
1,448 |
1,794 |
1,205 |
|
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children age 12 or younger at entry |
31.5 |
36.4 |
27.8 |
33.6 |
|
Children older than 12 at entry |
68.5 |
63.6 |
68.5 |
66.4 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
3.7 |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
92 |
88 |
54 |
280 |
|
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 |
7.0 |
15.0 |
10.0 |
11.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
8.5 |
17.7 |
22.3 |
16.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
0.9 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
60.1 |
75.3 |
79.7 |
69.7 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
88.5 |
63.6 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
56.3 |
74.9 |
69.3 |
68.3 |
- |
- |
57.1 |
94.7 |
|
Other |
6.5 |
6.9 |
8.9 |
14.0 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
7.6 |
- |
- |
42.9 |
5.3 |
|
Missing data |
25.6 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
27.3 |
- |
- |
- |
30.4 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
759 |
665 |
688 |
758 |
- |
- |
10 |
26 |
11 |
14 |
- |
- |
1,097 |
981 |
1,055 |
981 |
- |
- |
7 |
19 |
|
|
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 |
7.1 |
17.8 |
21.5 |
14.8 |
8.3 |
18.2 |
19.4 |
17.5 |
- |
9.4 |
24.0 |
17.9 |
- |
33.3 |
30.2 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
- |
3.1 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
63.6 |
73.0 |
70.1 |
79.4 |
56.0 |
73.0 |
70.9 |
69.3 |
40.0 |
81.3 |
68.0 |
78.6 |
- |
60.0 |
62.8 |
67.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other |
3.7 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
4.9 |
7.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
25.5 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
29.3 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
54.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
294 |
259 |
354 |
399 |
3,141 |
2,780 |
2,814 |
3,030 |
35 |
32 |
25 |
28 |
- |
15 |
411 |
623 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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. |
81.6 |
81.5 |
80.2 |
78.6 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
11.5 |
12.0 |
13.5 |
14.7 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
|
Missing data |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
3,042 |
3,504 |
3,811 |
4,097 |
|
4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children entering care for the first time |
82.1 |
74.8 |
76.0 |
78.4 |
|
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode |
11.9 |
17.3 |
15.3 |
13.5 |
|
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode |
4.4 |
5.2 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
|
Missing data |
1.7 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
6,346 |
6,484 |
6,558 |
6,487 |
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. |
10.5 |
7.7 |
6.7 |
3.6 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
21.7 |
19.9 |
24.6 |
21.8 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
20.3 |
26.4 |
26.1 |
29.4 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
21.3 |
21.5 |
16.4 |
18.7 |
|
48 or more mos. |
25.7 |
24.5 |
25.9 |
26.4 |
|
Missing data |
0.5 |
- |
0.3 |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
428 |
833 |
1,056 |
962 |
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 |
75.3 |
24.7 |
- |
100.0 |
7,192 |
|
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. |
1998 |
47.8 |
52.2 |
- |
100.0 |
2,282 |
|
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. |
1998 |
40.6 |
59.4 |
- |
100.0 |
1,211 |
|
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. |
1998 |
44.9 |
55.1 |
- |
100.0 |
709 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1998 |
55.2 |
44.8 |
- |
100.0 |
1,124 |
|
Missing data |
1998 |
97.6 |
2.4 |
- |
100.0 |
42 |
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 |
18.0 |
13.4 |
13.2 |
14.9 |
|
Institutions |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
|
Other settings |
80.7 |
85.2 |
85.4 |
83.7 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
4,225 |
4,081 |
4,182 |
5,093 |
Oklahoma [ State Comment ]
Oklahoma's comments on State data presented in Child Welfare Outcomes 2001: Report to Congress are the following:
The data in Context Data Section D, Children Whose Parental Rights Have Been Terminated are inaccurate. The programming error has been corrected and the 2002A and 2002B files will be resubmitted with the 2003A file.
With regard to the data for Outcome Measure 7.1 Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions, Oklahoma includes brief stays in shelters in the group home category of placement settings. This may account for the higher percentages Oklahoma has in group home settings as compared to other states.
With regard to Child Welfare Context Data, Section A, Child Maltreatment Victims, an alternative response system was implemented in April 1999. Changes in overall and individual findings were made in May 2000. Effective December 2000, children assessed under the alternative response system were no longer reported to NCANDS as victims. These changes resulted in a decrease in the number of child maltreatment victims and the victimization rate for Oklahoma after 2000.
Oklahoma [ Federal Comment ]
The following discussion focuses on Oklahoma's performance with regard to each of the outcomes assessed in the Child Welfare Outcomes Annual Reports to Congress. The Oklahoma 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 Reports and Results of the Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSRs) . A discussion of the implications of CFSR findings for Oklahoma'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 of a prior substantiated report was 9.8 percent,
which is higher than both the national standard of 6.1 percent or
less and the national median of 8.0 percent. Oklahoma's performance
on this measure improved from 1999 to 2001 (-16.6 percent
change).
Outcome 2. Reduce incidence of maltreatment in foster
care
In CY 2001, the incidence of maltreatment in foster care was 1.40
percent, which is higher than both the national standard of 0.57
percent or less and the national median of 0.47 percent. Oklahoma's
performance on this measure declined from 1999 to 2001 (+45.8
percent change).
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); 78.2 percent of children with a diagnosed
disability who exited foster care were discharged to permanent
homes (which is just below the national median of 78.4 percent);
and 77.2 percent of children who were older than age 12 at the time
of entry into foster care exited to permanent homes (which is
greater than the national median of 72.3 percent). However, 33.6
percent of children exiting foster care through emancipation were
age 12 or younger at the time of entry into foster care (which is
higher than the national median of 28.0 percent). These data
suggest that the State is effective in attaining permanency for
children, including children who are older than age 12 when they
enter foster care, but is not consistently effective in ensuring
that children do not "grow up" in foster care.
Oklahoma's performance with regard to the percentage of children leaving foster care who were discharged to permanent homes, including children with a diagnosed disability and children who were older than age 12 at the time of entry, improved from FY 1999 to FY 2001. Performance related to the percentage of children exiting foster care through emancipation who were age 12 or younger at the time of entry into foster care also improved from FY 1999 to FY 2002 (-7.7 percent change).
Outcome 4. Reduce time to reunification without increasing
re-entry
In FY 2001, the percentage of all reunifications occurring within
12 months of a child's entry into foster care was 78.6, which
exceeds both the national standard of 76.2 percent or more and the
national median of 69.2 percent. Oklahoma's performance on this
measure did not change substantively from FY 1999 to FY 2001.
Oklahoma's success 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 13.5, which exceeds both the national median of 10.4 percent and the national standard of 8.6 percent or less. Information from the CFSR Final Report notes that the State believes that the actual re-entry rate is lower than the reported rate, because some children who are reported as reunified in the automated system actually remain in Department custody and are on a trial home visit. When these children come back into foster care for safety reasons, it is recorded as a re-entry even though the child has remained in State custody. Despite this issue, Oklahoma exhibited continuous improvement from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (-21.8 percent change).
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 25.4,
which does not meet the national standard of 32.0 percent or more,
but is higher than the national median of 21.0 percent. Performance
on this measure declined from 1999 to 2001 (-8.7 percent change).
According to information from the CFSR Final Report, the State
believes that the actual percentage of finalized adoptions
occurring within 24 months of entry into foster care is lower than
the reported rate because the State has been coding adoptive
placements as discharges to adoption to the Adoption and Foster
Care Analysis and Reporting System, rather than only reporting
finalized adoptions, as is required by the data measure.
Outcome 6. Increase placement stability
In FY 2001, the percentage of children in foster care for less
than 12 months who experienced no more than 2 placements was 73.8,
which is less than both the national standard of 86.7 percent or
more and the national median of 83.3 percent. Oklahoma's
performance on this measure did not change substantively 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 16.3, which is higher than the
national median of 8.7 percent. Oklahoma's performance on this
measure declined from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+9.5 percent change).
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