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Wisconsin
Context Data | Outcomes Data | State Comment| Federal Comments
Wisconsin [ Context Data ]
A. Key Context Statistics
|
General Population |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Total children under 18 years |
1,351,044 |
1,348,268 |
1,368,756 |
1,352,921 |
|
Race/ethnicity (%)1 |
||||
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
|
Asian |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2.6 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
N/A |
|
Black |
7.9 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
|
Asian |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.1 |
|
Hispanic |
4.0 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
|
White |
84.3 |
84.1 |
80.4 |
80.1 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
0.1 |
N/A |
|
% Child population in poverty |
13.5 |
9.3 |
13.7 |
12.0 |
|
% Child population living in metropolitan areas |
74.2 |
72.4 |
68.5 |
73.8 |
|
Child Welfare |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Child maltreatment victims |
8,168 |
11,646 |
12,120 |
11,917 |
|
Children in foster care on 9/30 |
10,076 |
5,853 |
6,697 |
7,290 |
|
Children adopted |
643 |
642 |
736 |
754 |
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 |
2000 |
1998 |
1998 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment |
22,232 |
40,188 |
37,455 |
40,216 |
16.5 per 1,000 |
29.8 per 1,000 |
27.4 per 1,000 |
29.3 per 1,000 |
|
Child maltreatment victims2 |
8,168 |
11,646 |
12,120 |
11,917 |
6.0 per 1,000 |
8.6 per 1,000 |
8.9 per 1,000 |
8.7 per 1,000 |
|
Child fatalities |
11 |
11 |
10 |
17 |
0.8 per 100,000 |
0.8 per 100,000 |
0.7 per 100,000 |
1.2 per 1,000 |
|
Age of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
4.0 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
|
1-5 years |
23.8 |
23.7 |
24.7 |
24.2 |
|
6-10 years |
24.4 |
26.8 |
26.1 |
26.1 |
|
11-15 years |
25.5 |
36.6 |
35.1 |
35.3 |
|
16+ years |
7.6 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
|
Unknown |
14.7 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
8,168 |
11,646 |
12,120 |
11,917 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
|
Black |
22.8 |
27.7 |
19.3 |
18.0 |
|
Hispanic |
4.7 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
|
White |
52.1 |
60.9 |
69.4 |
67.4 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
- |
- |
|
Other/Unknown |
20.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
|
Total %3 |
104.7 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
8,168 |
11,646 |
12,120 |
11,917 |
|
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Emotional abuse |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
|
Medical neglect |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
|
Neglect |
37.6 |
38.7 |
27.9 |
27.4 |
|
Physical abuse |
22.4 |
20.8 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
|
Sexual abuse |
27.3 |
42.5 |
40.0 |
38.7 |
|
Other |
14.6 |
22.9 |
20.3 |
21.7 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total %4 |
103.6 |
126.4 |
104.7 |
104.4 |
|
Number |
8,168 |
11,646 |
12,120 |
11,917 |
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) |
9,356 |
5,566 |
4,846 |
10,076 |
14,922 |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
6,641 |
4,550 |
5,338 |
5,853 |
11,191 |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
7,826 |
3,738 |
4,867 |
6,697 |
11,564 |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
8,529 |
3,204 |
4,443 |
7,290 |
11,733 |
|
Median Length of Stay (Months) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) |
19.1 |
N/A |
5.4 |
23.9 |
N/A |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
18.0 |
N/A |
7.5 |
18.4 |
N/A |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
18.7 |
N/A |
7.0 |
26.8 |
N/A |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
25.3 |
N/A |
7.2 |
35.8 |
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 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
6.7 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
|
1-5 years |
24.1 |
23.8 |
23.8 |
23.2 |
16.2 |
20.2 |
17.6 |
16.4 |
17.7 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
21.0 |
21.1 |
22.6 |
21.8 |
28.8 |
|
6-10 years |
26.0 |
29.6 |
29.5 |
27.8 |
16.9 |
18.2 |
18.2 |
15.1 |
16.8 |
18.1 |
19.6 |
16.9 |
25.6 |
31.2 |
29.1 |
26.9 |
|
11-15 years |
29.3 |
30.8 |
31.8 |
32.1 |
42.1 |
38.4 |
39.7 |
42.6 |
33.9 |
32.4 |
32.2 |
31.6 |
30.6 |
33.7 |
34.6 |
34.7 |
|
16-18 years |
16.5 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
14.8 |
17.4 |
14.9 |
16.4 |
19.1 |
28.3 |
27.4 |
25.7 |
27.8 |
17.7 |
9.1 |
12.4 |
16.2 |
|
19+ years |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Unknown |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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 |
9,356 |
6,641 |
7,826 |
8,529 |
5,566 |
4,550 |
3,738 |
3,204 |
4,846 |
5,338 |
4,867 |
4,443 |
10,076 |
5,853 |
6,697 |
7,290 |
|
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 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
1.1 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.9 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
50.1 |
53.0 |
55.1 |
55.4 |
20.6 |
32.5 |
25.2 |
14.9 |
20.3 |
22.4 |
20.4 |
18.9 |
48.1 |
64.9 |
63.7 |
59.9 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
|
White |
41.4 |
38.8 |
36.3 |
35.7 |
67.6 |
56.5 |
62.1 |
72.7 |
68.9 |
66.0 |
67.0 |
68.7 |
42.6 |
27.7 |
28.4 |
31.8 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
- |
0.4 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
- |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
- |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
9,356 |
6,641 |
7,826 |
8,529 |
5,566 |
4,550 |
3,738 |
3,204 |
4,846 |
5,338 |
4,867 |
4,443 |
10,076 |
5,853 |
6,697 |
7,290 |
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 |
865 |
618 |
690 |
740 |
|
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) |
606 |
323 |
341 |
357 |
|
Age of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
1.7 |
5.0 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
|
1-5 years |
31.1 |
27.4 |
25.8 |
21.6 |
|
6-10 years |
35.4 |
37.5 |
35.2 |
31.5 |
|
11-15 years |
24.2 |
26.7 |
31.3 |
35.3 |
|
16+ years |
5.7 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
7.2 |
|
Unknown |
2.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
865 |
618 |
690 |
740 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
7.1 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.2 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
33.3 |
56.5 |
52.6 |
51.8 |
|
Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
3.7 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
|
White |
55.7 |
35.9 |
39.1 |
40.0 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
865 |
618 |
690 |
740 |
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 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
|
1-5 years |
42.8 |
41.0 |
42.1 |
43.9 |
|
6-10 years |
37.6 |
40.0 |
36.5 |
33.8 |
|
11-15 years |
16.0 |
13.6 |
16.8 |
14.1 |
|
16+ years |
3.0 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
643 |
642 |
736 |
754 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children(%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
2.8 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.4 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Black |
47.6 |
41.7 |
38.5 |
3865 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
5.0 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
|
White |
42.1 |
47.2 |
47.8 |
46.6 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
1.2 |
6.5 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
0.1 |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
643 |
642 |
736 |
754 |
Wisconsin [ 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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Children with one or more recurrences |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Children not maltreated while in foster care |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
10.8 |
11.2 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
67.5 |
62.1 |
58.5 |
58.0 |
|
Other |
21.7 |
26.8 |
27.8 |
27.8 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
4,846 |
5,338 |
4,867 |
4,443 |
|
3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
23.7 |
25.0 |
29.3 |
31.4 |
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
51.7 |
47.8 |
42.1 |
42.3 |
|
Other |
24.6 |
27.2 |
28.6 |
26.4 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,650 |
1,668 |
1,702 |
1,604 |
|
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
64.9 |
64.5 |
62.3 |
63.5 |
|
Other |
34.7 |
34.9 |
37.0 |
35.8 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
2,388 |
2,506 |
2,169 |
2,057 |
|
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children age 12 or younger at entry |
16.4 |
13.7 |
16.0 |
19.2 |
|
Children older than 12 at entry |
83.6 |
86.3 |
84.0 |
80.8 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
268 |
292 |
231 |
266 |
|
3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%) |
Alaska Native/A.I. |
Asian |
Asian/P.I. |
Black |
Hawaiian/Other P.I. |
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
13.0 |
11.5 |
14.3 |
11.1 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
22.4 |
19.9 |
25.8 |
27.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
62.5 |
59.7 |
59.6 |
67.8 |
- |
- |
65.9 |
66.7 |
76.8 |
75.2 |
- |
- |
58.5 |
55.1 |
46.6 |
41.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other |
24.5 |
28.9 |
26.1 |
21.2 |
- |
- |
28.8 |
29.0 |
22.3 |
24.8 |
- |
- |
19.1 |
25.1 |
27.5 |
31.1 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
253 |
253 |
245 |
208 |
- |
- |
132 |
93 |
112 |
145 |
- |
- |
982 |
1,197 |
995 |
838 |
- |
- |
1 |
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 |
12.6 |
16.4 |
21.3 |
24.1 |
7.5 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17.0 |
41.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
67.9 |
59.4 |
52.1 |
48.1 |
70.3 |
64.3 |
61.9 |
62.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50.0 |
70.2 |
38.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other |
19.5 |
24.2 |
26.6 |
27.8 |
22.3 |
27.3 |
28.3 |
27.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50.0 |
12.8 |
20.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Number |
159 |
207 |
188 |
187 |
3,340 |
3,522 |
3,259 |
3,051 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
47 |
65 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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. |
79.3 |
75.0 |
79.9 |
80.6 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
13.5 |
15.2 |
12.9 |
12.4 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
3.6 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1.5 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
|
Missing data |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
3,273 |
3,313 |
2,845 |
2,575 |
|
4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children entering care for the first time |
68.5 |
64.0 |
59.9 |
53.3 |
|
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode |
25.1 |
22.3 |
25.7 |
31.0 |
|
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode |
6.4 |
9.0 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
|
Missing data |
- |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
5,566 |
4,550 |
3,738 |
3,204 |
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. |
5.2 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
5.4 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
15.9 |
11.6 |
17.8 |
15.8 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
18.5 |
20.4 |
23.1 |
26.3 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
26.0 |
22.4 |
16.5 |
21.1 |
|
48 or more mos. |
34.4 |
38.0 |
35.4 |
31.4 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
523 |
597 |
667 |
634 |
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 Placements |
Total % |
Number |
|
Less than 12 mos. |
1998 |
94.9 |
5.1 |
- |
100.0 |
6,403 |
|
1999 |
95.2 |
4.8 |
- |
100.0 |
5,539 |
|
|
2000 |
94.9 |
5.1 |
- |
100.0 |
4,674 |
|
|
2001 |
95.4 |
4.6 |
- |
100.0 |
3,968 |
|
|
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. |
1998 |
83.3 |
16.7 |
- |
100.0 |
2,650 |
|
1999 |
80.5 |
19.5 |
- |
100.0 |
1,946 |
|
|
2000 |
83.8 |
16.2 |
- |
100.0 |
2,216 |
|
|
2001 |
81.9 |
18.1 |
- |
100.0 |
1,627 |
|
|
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. |
1998 |
73.6 |
26.4 |
- |
100.0 |
1,965 |
|
1999 |
67.6 |
32.3 |
0.1 |
100.0 |
1,147 |
|
|
2000 |
74.0 |
26.0 |
- |
100.0 |
1,559 |
|
|
2001 |
80.6 |
19.4 |
- |
100.0 |
1,909 |
|
|
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. |
1998 |
69.8 |
30.2 |
- |
100.0 |
1,210 |
|
1999 |
58.9 |
41.1 |
- |
100.0 |
841 |
|
|
2000 |
64.5 |
35.4 |
0.1 |
100.0 |
915 |
|
|
2001 |
73.4 |
26.6 |
- |
100.0 |
1,367 |
|
|
48 or more mos. |
1998 |
70.3 |
29.6 |
0.1 |
100.0 |
2,649 |
|
1999 |
62.9 |
37.0 |
0.1 |
100.0 |
1,692 |
|
|
2000 |
59.7 |
40.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
2,190 |
|
|
2001 |
62.3 |
37.6 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
2,852 |
|
|
Missing data |
1998 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
45 |
|
1999 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
26 |
|
|
2000 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
10 |
|
|
2001 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
10 |
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 |
5.2 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
|
Institutions |
5.4 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
|
Other settings |
89.4 |
94.3 |
93.8 |
91.1 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
2,725 |
2,383 |
1,890 |
1,489 |
Wisconsin [ State Comment ]
Kitty Kocol, Administrator
Division of Children and Family Services
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
608-267-3905
Wisconsin's comments on State data presented in Child Welfare Outcomes 2001: Report to Congress are the following:
The Wisconsin child welfare program is primarily county-operated, except for the special needs adoption program and child welfare services in Milwaukee County, which are operated by DCFS. The State is currently implementing a new WiSACWIS system, however, much of the data for the years in this report is from legacy systems.
Wisconsin currently reports child maltreatment data for NCANDS using the SDC format. The child maltreatment data shown for 1998 to 2000 is not complete due to the timing of the NCANDS data submission. Processing of maltreatment reports from county agencies for the prior calendar year is not complete by the due date of the annual NCANDS report. Wisconsin has submitted updated NCANDS reports for those years and the complete maltreatment information for Wisconsin is:
|
CY1998 |
CY1999 |
CY2000 |
|
|
Reports |
42,520 |
40,188 |
38,116 |
|
Child Victims |
14,154 |
11,646 |
12,109 |
|
Child Fatalities |
13 |
11 |
10 |
The legacy systems do not permit computation of recurrence of maltreatment or maltreatment of children in foster care. Measurement of both of these outcomes will be possible once the WiSACWIS system is implemented statewide.
For foster care, the population served in Wisconsin includes children who were placed due to voluntary placement agreements, maltreatment, status offenses, and delinquent behaviors. The foster care caseload numbers for FFY 1999 through FFY 2001 are incomplete and Wisconsin is submitting updated AFCARS files for those years, which will include WiSACWIS data for Milwaukee County beginning in FFY 2000. The inclusion of WiSACWIS data will result in more complete entry and exit counts and more accurate median length of stay figures. The "Other" reasons for exit include reaching age of majority and transfer to a correctional or mental health institution. Wisconsin uses guardianship as a permanency outcome, but data are not captured in the legacy system showing exits to guardianship.
The adoption data show the total number of finalized adoptions for children with special needs for whom the adoptive parents received Adoption Assistance. Some exits to adoption may not be reflected in the foster care data due to the transition to WiSACWIS. In addition, some children were adopted from outside of the foster care system.
Wisconsin [ Federal Comment ]
The following discussion focuses on Wisconsin's performance with regard to each of the outcomes assessed in the Child Welfare Outcomes Annual Reports to Congress. The Wisconsin Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) was completed in fiscal year (FY)2003, and compliance with the national standards was based on data from 2001. 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 Wisconsin's performance on the Report to Congress Outcomes is provided below.
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
Wisconsin's performance on outcome 1 cannot be assessed as part of
the Federal Comment section because the State does not provide data
to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) for
calculating 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 Wisconsin's CFSR Final Report.
Outcome 2. Reduce incidence of maltreatment in foster
care
Wisconsin's performance on outcome 2 cannot be assessed as part of
the Federal Comment section because the State does not provide data
to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) for
calculating 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 Wisconsin's CFSR Final Report.
Outcome 3. Increase permanency for children in foster
care
In FY 2001, 72.3 percent of children leaving foster care were
discharged to permanent homes (which is less than the national
median of 85.3 percent); 73.7 percent of children with a diagnosed
disability who exited foster care were discharged to permanent
homes (which is the lower than the national median of 78.4); and
64.2 percent of children exiting foster care 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). Performance related to these indicators did not change
substantively from FY 1999 to FY 2001.
Also in FY 2001, 19.2 percent of the children who were emancipated from foster care in FY 2001 were age 12 or younger when they entered foster care, which is lower than the national median of 28.0 percent. However, performance on this measure declined from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+40.0 percent change). Overall, these data suggest that the State is not consistently effective in achieving permanency for children in foster care; however, the State is more effective in ensuring that children who enter foster care at young ages do not "grow up" in foster care.
Information from the CFSR Final Report identifies the following potential barriers to achieving permanency: (1) appropriate permanency goals are not consistently established in a timely manner; (2) there are significant delays in seeking and obtaining termination of parental rights (TPR), and (3) agency efforts to locate and assess relatives as placement and permanency resources are inconsistent.
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 80.6, which meets
the national standard of 76.2 percent or more and is greater than
the national median of 69.2 percent. Performance on this measure
improved from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+7.4 percent change).
Wisconsin's performance with regard to reunifications within 12 months of entry into foster care 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 31.0. This performance does not meet the national standard of 8.6 percent or less and is the highest rate reported nationally. Performance on this measure declined from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+39.1 percent change).
Outcome 5. Reduce time in foster care to adoption
In FY 2001, the percent of all adoptions finalized within 24 months
of a child's entry into foster care was 21.2, which does not meet
the national standard of 32.0 percent or more, but is just above
the national median of 21.0 percent. Performance on this measure
improved from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+10.7 percent change). The State
does not believe that these adoption data are correct and is
resubmitting data regarding adoption to AFCARS. Information in the
CFSR Final Report identifies the following as potential barriers to
timely adoptions: (1) delays filing for TPR, and (2) delays in
scheduling court time for TPR hearings and appeals.
Outcome 6. Increase placement stability
In FY 2001, the percentage of children who were in foster care for
less than 12 months and experienced no more than 2 placements was
95.4, which meets the national standard of 86.7 percent or more and
is greater than the national median of 83.3 percent. Performance on
this measure did not change substantively from FY 1999 to FY 2001.
Information in the CFSR Final Report suggests that the agency works
to minimize placement changes for children in foster care through
competency-based pre-service training for foster parents and
through early identification and assessment of children's service
needs.
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 9.0, which is just above the
national median of 8.7 percent. Performance on this measure
declined from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (+57.7 percent change).
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