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Wyoming
Context Data | Outcomes Data | Federal Comment
Wyoming [ Context Data ]
A. Key Context Statistics
|
General Population |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Total children under 18 years |
129,406 |
126,807 |
128,873 |
124,111 |
|
Race/ethnicity (%)1 |
||||
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
|
Asian |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.6 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
N/A |
|
Black |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
|
Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.1 |
|
Hispanic |
8.3 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
|
White |
87.1 |
86.7 |
84.7 |
84.5 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
2.0 |
1.8 |
|
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
0.1 |
N/A |
|
% Child population in poverty |
17.8 |
14.8 |
15.0 |
10.7 |
|
% Child population living in metropolitan areas |
38.4 |
32.9 |
29.7 |
32.3 |
|
Child Welfare Summary |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Child maltreatment victims |
807 |
1,221 |
1,332 |
990 |
|
Children in foster care on 9/30 |
759 |
774 |
815 |
965 |
|
Children adopted |
34 |
45 |
61 |
46 |
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 |
2,209 |
3,331 |
3,864 |
4,184 |
17.1 per 1,000 |
26.3 per 1,000 |
30.0 per 1,000 |
32.4 per 1,000 |
|
Child maltreatment victims2 |
807 |
1,221 |
1,332 |
990 |
6.2 per 1,000 |
9.6 per 1,000 |
10.3 per 1,000 |
7.7 per 1,000 |
|
Child fatalities |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2.3 per 100,000 |
0.8 per 100,000 |
0.8 per 100,000 |
0.8 per 100,000 |
2 Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once. Back
|
Age of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
3.7 |
3.2 |
8.7 |
6.8 |
|
1-5 years |
34.1 |
33.7 |
32.3 |
35.2 |
|
6-10 years |
33.3 |
31.7 |
32.1 |
30.2 |
|
11-15 years |
21.6 |
22.0 |
21.9 |
22.9 |
|
16+ years |
4.6 |
6.4 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
|
Unknown |
2.7 |
2.9 |
- |
0.2 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
807 |
1,221 |
1,332 |
990 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
3.7 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
|
Black |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
|
Hispanic |
6.1 |
6.6 |
8.2 |
7.2 |
|
White |
76.6 |
75.9 |
76.8 |
80.8 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
|
Other/Unknown |
18.0 |
16.2 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
|
Total %3 |
106.1 |
106.6 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
807 |
1,221 |
1,332 |
990 |
3 Percentages may total more than 100 precent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race. Back
|
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Emotional abuse |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
|
Medical neglect |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
|
Neglect |
66.5 |
63.9 |
63.1 |
59.1 |
|
Physical abuse |
25.9 |
29.4 |
27.3 |
28.9 |
|
Sexual abuse |
11.2 |
9.0 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
|
Other |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total %4 |
107.8 |
106.6 |
103.6 |
102.3 |
|
Number |
807 |
1,221 |
1,332 |
990 |
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) |
758 |
689 |
688 |
759 |
1,447 |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
742 |
715 |
683 |
774 |
1,457 |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
759 |
786 |
731 |
815 |
1,545 |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
758 |
896 |
689 |
965 |
1,654 |
|
Median Length of Stay (Months) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) |
15.6 |
N/A |
4.4 |
16.5 |
N/A |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
16.3 |
N/A |
5.2 |
13.0 |
N/A |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
13.0 |
N/A |
4.3 |
12.5 |
N/A |
|
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01) |
13.0 |
N/A |
4.8 |
10.4 |
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 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
|
1-5 years |
20.8 |
20.9 |
16.5 |
11.6 |
21.6 |
18.3 |
19.5 |
18.8 |
20.2 |
21.4 |
22.3 |
17.3 |
20.4 |
16.3 |
11.2 |
14.0 |
|
6-10 years |
20.1 |
21.4 |
21.5 |
19.0 |
11.9 |
16.6 |
11.8 |
13.6 |
12.5 |
16.7 |
15.7 |
13.9 |
20.9 |
21.1 |
18.2 |
15.6 |
|
11-15 years |
34.4 |
31.7 |
35.3 |
40.4 |
36.9 |
38.3 |
42.0 |
40.6 |
30.4 |
26.5 |
26.9 |
30.8 |
32.4 |
36.2 |
41.2 |
36.1 |
|
16-18 years |
21.6 |
23.3 |
23.2 |
25.7 |
23.4 |
21.0 |
21.1 |
23.1 |
32.1 |
31.2 |
29.8 |
34.4 |
23.6 |
23.0 |
26.4 |
31.7 |
|
19+ years |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
- |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
|
Unknown |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
|
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 |
758 |
742 |
759 |
758 |
689 |
715 |
786 |
896 |
688 |
683 |
731 |
689 |
759 |
774 |
815 |
965 |
|
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 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.8 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
|
Black |
3.3 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
9.8 |
8.1 |
9.5 |
7.9 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
11.2 |
8.5 |
10.6 |
7.0 |
12.7 |
9.4 |
8.0 |
9.6 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
|
White |
81.1 |
83.3 |
80.5 |
82.2 |
83.5 |
80.7 |
79.4 |
83.6 |
80.8 |
84.0 |
78.2 |
79.2 |
83.5 |
80.2 |
81.5 |
85.6 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
Unknown |
2.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
|
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 |
758 |
742 |
759 |
758 |
689 |
715 |
786 |
896 |
688 |
683 |
731 |
689 |
759 |
774 |
815 |
965 |
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 |
140 |
145 |
125 |
129 |
|
Children whose parents? rights have been terminated (TPR) |
109 |
107 |
89 |
91 |
|
Age of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Under 1 year |
4.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
|
1-5 years |
40.0 |
35.2 |
23.2 |
24.8 |
|
6-10 years |
41.4 |
40.0 |
43.2 |
34.1 |
|
11-15 years |
12.1 |
18.6 |
25.6 |
31.8 |
|
16+ years |
2.1 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
140 |
145 |
125 |
129 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Black |
7.1 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
15.0 |
12.4 |
12.0 |
6.2 |
|
White |
76.4 |
80.0 |
79.2 |
85.3 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
0.8 |
0.8 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
140 |
145 |
125 |
129 |
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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1-5 years |
47.1 |
48.9 |
39.3 |
30.4 |
|
6-10 years |
32.4 |
31.1 |
41.0 |
50.0 |
|
11-15 years |
20.6 |
13.3 |
14.8 |
17.4 |
|
16+ years |
- |
6.7 |
4.9 |
2.2 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
34 |
45 |
61 |
46 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
5.9 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
6.5 |
|
Asian |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Black |
2.9 |
11.1 |
8.2 |
- |
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic |
8.8 |
8.7 |
11.5 |
19.6 |
|
White |
82.4 |
71.1 |
78.7 |
71.7 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
- |
6.7 |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
34 |
45 |
61 |
46 |
Wyoming [ 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 |
94.9 |
94.6 |
93.7 |
94.1 |
|
Children with one or more recurrences |
5.1 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
568 |
631 |
620 |
560 |
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 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.43 |
0.74 |
|
Children not maltreated while in foster care |
99.90 |
99.85 |
99.57 |
99.26 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,556 |
1,303 |
1,406 |
1,486 |
3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
1.9 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
|
Guardianship |
3.6 |
3.1 |
6.6 |
5.2 |
|
Reunification |
72.4 |
73.9 |
72.1 |
72.7 |
|
Other |
19.0 |
16.5 |
15.7 |
13.9 |
|
Missing data |
3.1 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
688 |
683 |
731 |
689 |
|
3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
4.2 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
9.3 |
|
Guardianship |
3.1 |
3.7 |
9.2 |
7.0 |
|
Reunification |
64.6 |
63.4 |
63.2 |
62.0 |
|
Other |
23.4 |
22.0 |
17.8 |
18.6 |
|
Missing data |
4.7 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
192 |
164 |
152 |
129 |
|
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Adoption |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
Guardianship |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
|
Reunification |
69.9 |
64.7 |
69.0 |
70.3 |
|
Other |
25.7 |
32.5 |
27.8 |
24.3 |
|
Missing data |
3.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
362 |
320 |
345 |
370 |
|
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children age 12 or younger at entry |
21.7 |
7.9 |
13.9 |
6.7 |
|
Children older than 12 at entry |
78.3 |
89.5 |
86.1 |
93.3 |
|
Missing data |
- |
2.6 |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
23 |
38 |
36 |
45 |
|
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 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
20.0 |
- |
- |
- |
20.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
36.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30.8 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
94.7 |
93.8 |
63.2 |
60.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
40.0 |
100.0 |
50.0 |
- |
- |
57.1 |
54.5 |
53.8 |
77.3 |
- |
- |
66.7 |
- |
|
Other |
- |
6.3 |
31.6 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
- |
40.0 |
- |
50.0 |
- |
- |
42.9 |
- |
15.4 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
33.3 |
- |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9.1 |
- |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
15 |
- |
- |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
7 |
11 |
13 |
22 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
|
|
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 |
1.4 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guardianship |
6.8 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
- |
8.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reunification |
65.8 |
64.6 |
75.3 |
67.7 |
72.3 |
73.7 |
72.0 |
73.8 |
77.4 |
90.6 |
69.6 |
71.4 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other |
21.9 |
22.9 |
10.8 |
12.3 |
19.6 |
16.9 |
15.9 |
13.7 |
9.7 |
9.4 |
21.7 |
20.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
4.1 |
- |
1.1 |
6.2 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
73 |
48 |
93 |
65 |
556 |
574 |
572 |
546 |
31 |
32 |
23 |
35 |
- |
- |
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. |
71.5 |
77.6 |
81.6 |
78.6 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
17.1 |
13.5 |
12.9 |
14.8 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
8.2 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
1.6 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
0.6 |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
498 |
505 |
527 |
501 |
|
4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Children entering care for the first time |
86.1 |
80.4 |
85.0 |
90.3 |
|
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode |
9.3 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
5.9 |
|
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Missing data |
4.5 |
10.6 |
7.0 |
3.8 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
689 |
715 |
786 |
896 |
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. |
7.7 |
20.0 |
21.9 |
11.1 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
23.1 |
30.0 |
18.8 |
16.7 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
46.2 |
23.3 |
21.9 |
25.0 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
23.1 |
3.3 |
21.9 |
5.6 |
|
48 or more mos. |
- |
23.3 |
15.6 |
41.7 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
13 |
30 |
32 |
36 |
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 |
88.3 |
11.7 |
- |
100.0 |
795 |
|
1999 |
88.5 |
10.8 |
0.7 |
100.0 |
834 |
|
|
2000 |
87.4 |
11.7 |
0.9 |
100.0 |
907 |
|
|
2001 |
82.4 |
16.6 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
1,017 |
|
|
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. |
1998 |
66.7 |
33.3 |
- |
100.0 |
273 |
|
1999 |
67.4 |
32.6 |
- |
100.0 |
230 |
|
|
2000 |
60.5 |
38.8 |
0.7 |
100.0 |
276 |
|
|
2001 |
63.1 |
36.5 |
0.4 |
100.0 |
282 |
|
|
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. |
1998 |
52.9 |
47.1 |
- |
100.0 |
155 |
|
1999 |
54.1 |
45.9 |
- |
100.0 |
133 |
|
|
2000 |
48.5 |
51.5 |
- |
100.0 |
97 |
|
|
2001 |
34.7 |
64.5 |
0.8 |
100.0 |
121 |
|
|
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. |
1998 |
59.6 |
40.4 |
- |
100.0 |
109 |
|
1999 |
43.6 |
56.4 |
- |
100.0 |
94 |
|
|
2000 |
44.0 |
56.0 |
- |
100.0 |
84 |
|
|
2001 |
52.5 |
47.5 |
- |
100.0 |
59 |
|
|
48 or more mos. |
1998 |
69.3 |
30.7 |
- |
100.0 |
114 |
|
1999 |
67.7 |
32.3 |
- |
100.0 |
158 |
|
|
2000 |
59.8 |
40.2 |
- |
100.0 |
179 |
|
|
2001 |
47.4 |
52.6 |
- |
100.0 |
173 |
|
|
Missing data |
1998 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
1 |
|
1999 |
87.5 |
12.5 |
- |
100.0 |
8 |
|
|
2000 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
2 |
|
|
2001 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
2 |
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 |
4.6 |
9.0 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
|
Institutions |
2.8 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
|
Other settings |
92.6 |
86.0 |
88.8 |
90.2 |
|
Missing data |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
282 |
301 |
312 |
307 |
Wyoming [ State Comment ]
Merit A. Thomas, Administrator
Protective Services Division
Wyoming Department of Family Services
307-777-7561
Wyoming's comments on State data presented in Child Welfare Outcomes 2001: Report to Congress are the following:
With regard to Section B. Child Maltreatment Data; Maltreatment Information Overview; Child Fatalities: For the year 2000, Wyoming reports three child fatalities versus one. This discrepancy is a result of worker data entry error.
With regard to Section E. Number 5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption (AFCARS) Annual Foster Care Data Base; 5.1 Time to Adoption (%), a discrepancy occurred as a result of adoptions data being entered in the adoption file versus the foster care file. Since the CFSR, the Department has corrected this error.
Wyoming [ Federal Comment ]
The following discussion focuses on Wyoming?s performance with regard to each of the outcomes assessed in the Child Welfare Outcomes Annual Reports to Congress. The Wyoming 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 Wyoming'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 State's rate of maltreatment
recurrence within 6 months was 5.9 percent, which is less than the
national standard of 6.1 and the national median of 8.0 percent.
According to information provided in the CFSR Final Report, the
actual rate of maltreatment recurrence may be higher than the
reported rate because maltreatment reports involving children in
open child protective services cases usually are not treated as new
reports and are not subjected to an investigation. Performance on
this measure declined from 1999 to 2001 (+9.1 percent change).
Outcome 2. Reduce the incidence of child abuse and/or neglect
in foster care
In CY 2001, the incidence of maltreatment in foster care was 0.7
percent, which is higher than the national standard of 0.57 percent
and than the national median of 0.47 percent. Performance on this
measure declined continuously from 1999 to 2001 (+382.3 percent
change).
Outcome 3. Increase permanency for children in foster
care
In FY 2001, 83.1 percent of children exiting foster care were
discharged to permanent homes (which is less than the national
median of 85.3 percent), and 78.3 percent of children with a
diagnosed disability leaving foster care were discharged to
permanent homes (which is close to the national median of 78.4
percent). However, 73.6 percent of children who were older than age
12 at entry into foster care exited to a permanent home (which is
greater than the national median of 72.3 percent), and only 6.7
percent of children exiting foster care through emancipation were
age 12 or younger at the time of entry (which is lower than the
national median of 28.0 percent). These data suggest that although
the State is only moderately effective in achieving permanency for
children, it is effective in ensuring that children who enter
foster care at a young age do not "grow up" in foster care.
Wyoming's performance on this outcome improved from FY 1999 to FY 2001. Specifically, the percentage of children older than age 12 at entry into foster care who exited to permanent homes increased (+11.5 percent change), and the percent of children exiting foster care through emancipation who were age 12 or younger at the time of entry decreased (-15.6 percent change).
Outcome 4. Reduce time to reunification without increasing
re-entry
In FY 2001, the percentage of all reported reunifications occurring
within 12 months of children's entry into foster care was 78.6,
which is higher than both the national standard of 76.2 percent and
the national median of 69.2 percent. There was no substantive
change in performance on this measure from FY 1999 to FY 2001.
Also in FY 2001, the percentage of children re-entering foster care within 12 months of discharge from a prior foster care episode was 5.9, which is lower than the national standard of 8.6 and the national median of 10.4. Wyoming's performance on this measure improved continuously from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (-33.9 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 27.8,
which is lower than the national standard of 32.0 but higher than
the national median of 21.0 percent. Wyoming's performance on this
measure declined considerably from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (-44.4
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 82.4,
which is lower than both the national standard of 86.7 percent and
the national median of 83.3 percent. Wyoming's performance on this
measure declined continuously from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (-6.9 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 9.8, which is higher than the
national median of 8.7. Wyoming's performance on this measure
declined continuously from FY 1999 to FY 2001 (-30.0 percent
change).
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