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Alaska [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population (Census Bureau)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total children under 18 years	196,825	189,946	190,020	192,428
Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2
Alaska Native/American Indian	23.2	19.4	19.7	19.8
Asian	N/A	4.1	3.9	3.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.6	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	3.7	3.6	4	4
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	0.6	0.6
Hispanic	4.7	5.4	5.5	5.7
White	63.8	58.8	59.5	59.3
Two or more races	N/A	8.4	6.8	6.7
Other	N/A	0.3	0	0
% Child population in poverty	8	10.6	12.5	11.4

Child Welfare Summary	1999	2000	2002	2002
Child maltreatment victims3	5,976	6,957	15,947	7,950
Children in foster care on 9/30	2,248	2,193	1,993	2,072
Children adopted	137	202	278	224

¹The convention for the data tables is the following: N/A in the data table means that the category was not applicable for the specific year. A dash (-) means that there is "no value" or the category is a true zero (that is, no children were reported as being in that category). A zero (0) means that there is a value for the category, but the value is less than 0.1 percent.Back

²The multiple and overlapping race categories in this and subsequent race tables are due to changes in the Census Bureau categories beginning in 2000. Because the reporting of these categories is a relatively new process for States, changes in percentages over time may be due to data quality issues.Back

³A child victim is a child who is the subject of a substantiated or indicated maltreatment report. Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once.Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

	Number				Rate
Maltreatment Information Overview	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	6,884	8,431	18,422	10,002	35.0 per 1,000	44.4 per 1,000	96.9 per 1,000	52.0 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims	5,976	6,957	15,947	7,950	30.4 per 1,000	36.6 per 1,000	83.9 per 1,000	41.3 per 1,000
Child fatalities	6	8	4	1	3.0 per 100,000	4.2 per 100,000	2.1 per 100,000	0.5 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	7.4	7.8	7.3	8
1-5 years	29.6	30.9	31.9	31.7
6-10 years	32.5	32.1	32.3	30.1
11-15 years	25.1	24.4	24.4	25.6
16+ years	5.4	4.8	4.1	4.6
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	5,976	6,957	15,947	7,950

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	44.2	45.2	46.7	48
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.8	3.2	3.3	2.4
Black	5.7	6.4	7.5	5.9
Hispanic	2.2	2.4	2.9	2
White	38.1	36.9	34.9	38
Two or more races	0.5	--	--	--
Total %4	102.2	100	100	100
Number	5,976	6,957	15,947	7,950

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Emotional Abuse	6.5	13.5	9.9	8.7
Medical Neglect	0	--	--	--
Neglect	60.5	60.5	58.5	62.3
Physical Abuse	29.6	26.6	22.1	21.1
Sexual Abuse	15.2	12.1	9.4	7.9
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Other	0.2	0.1	0.1	--
Total %5	111.9	112.8	100	100
Number	5,976	6,957	15,947	7,950

⁴Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race.Back

⁵Percentages 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
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	1,800	1,180	732	2,248	2,980
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	2,010	1,096	913	2,193	3,106
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	1,990	999	996	1,993	2,989
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	1,848	1,068	844	2,072	2,916
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	13.9	N/A	12.2	15.2	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	15	N/A	14.3	16.7	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	17.4	N/A	16.9	17.8	N/A
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	17.7	N/A	19.1	16.5	N/A

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care On: 10/1/98	In Care On: 10/1/99	In Care On: 10/1/00	In Care On: 10/1/01	Entered Care During FY: 1999	Entered Care During FY: 2000	Entered Care During FY: 2001	Entered Care During FY: 2002	Exited Care During FY: 1999	Exited Care During FY: 2000	Exited Care During FY:2001	Exited Care During FY: 2002	In Care On: 9/30/99	In Care On: 9/30/00	In Care On: 9/30/01	In Care On: 9/30/02
Under 1 Year	4.8	4.9	4	3.7	15.9	14.7	14.1	15.3	5.7	3	3.9	3.2	4.7	4	3.5	4.7
1-5 years	31.7	29.8	31	31.4	30	32.2	35.1	30.6	34.7	29.9	35.4	36.1	30.1	31.5	31.4	28.9
6-10 years	29.9	30.7	30.9	28.4	29.7	29.7	29.7	26.1	27.9	31.1	31.6	25.8	30.7	30.8	28.7	27.6
11-15 years	24.4	25.3	25.5	27.4	20.2	20.5	18.1	24.2	19.7	23.3	18.7	23.8	24.7	24.8	26.8	28.7
16-18 years	8.8	9.2	8.3	8.7	4.1	2.8	2.8	3.8	11.1	12.5	9.7	10.3	9.1	8.2	8.9	9.4
19+ years	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.1	--	0.1	--	1	0.2	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6
Unknown / Missing data	0.1	0	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0	0.1	0.1	0
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	1,800	2,010	1,990	1,848	1,180	1,096	999	1,068	732	913	996	844	2,248	2,193	1,993	2,072

Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care On: 10/1/98	In Care On: 10/1/99	In Care On: 10/1/00	In Care On: 10/1/01	Entered Care During FY: 1999	Entered Care During FY: 2000	Entered Care During FY: 2001	Entered Care During FY: 2002	Exited Care During FY: 1999	Exited Care During FY: 2000	Exited Care During FY:2001	Exited Care During FY: 2002	In Care On: 9/30/99	In Care On: 9/30/00	In Care On: 9/30/01	In Care On: 9/30/02
Alaska Native/American Indian	55.7	55	59.8	61.4	53.2	57.4	59.6	55	51.5	51.4	58.9	56.2	55.7	57.7	60.2	60.2
Asian	N/A	0.9	1	0.8	N/A	0.5	1.1	0.6	N/A	0.4	1.5	0.5	N/A	0.9	0.8	0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.8	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	9.9	9.9	10	9.1	9.2	8.4	9.4	10.6	9.8	8.1	11.1	10.1	9.6	9.8	9.1	9.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--
Hispanic	2	2.2	1.6	1.2	1.8	1.5	0.9	2.5	1.1	2.4	1.6	1.7	2.2	1.7	1.3	1.7
White	29.7	29.5	26.3	26.5	31.6	28.4	27.2	29.4	34.2	33.8	24.5	29.9	29.3	27.1	27.6	26.6
Two or more races	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--
Unknown / Missing data	2	2.5	1.3	1.1	3	3.9	1.8	2	2.3	3.8	2.3	1.8	2.4	2.7	1.1	1.3
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	1,800	2,010	1,990	1,848	1,180	1,096	999	1,068	732	913	996	844	2,248	2,193	1,993	2,072

D. Children Waiting to be Adopted (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)6

Overview	9/30/99	9/30/00	9/30/01	9/30/02
Children waiting to be adopted	830	780	772	667
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	689	582	553	482

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	6.5	4.2	3.9	2.7
1-5 years	38.8	39.7	38.6	32.4
6-10 years	34.5	33.8	32.5	36.3
11-15 years	17.1	18.8	22.4	24.6
16+ years	2.5	2.4	2.1	3.4
Unknown / Missing data	0.6	0.9	0.5	0.6
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	830	780	772	667

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	57.6	59.9	62.3	63.9
Asian	N/A	1.2	0.4	0.9
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	9	9.4	8.8	8.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	--
Hispanic	2.3	2.1	0.9	0.3
White	27.7	25.3	26.8	25.8
Two or more races	N/A	--	--	--
Unknown / Missing data	2.3	2.3	0.8	0.6
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	830	780	772	667

⁶Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR). 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 Adoption Database)

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	3.6	3	0.4	0.4
1-5 years	53.3	37.6	51.1	53.1
6-10 years	34.3	44.6	34.2	28.1
11-15 years	6.6	14.4	12.6	17.4
16+ years	2.2	0.5	1.8	0.9
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	137	202	278	224

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	47.4	36.6	35.6	48.7
Asian	N/A	0.5	--	1.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	13.9	3.5	5	7.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	--
Hispanic	9.5	8.9	7.6	4
White	27.7	30.2	25.5	33.9
Two or more races	N/A	19.8	26.3	4.9
Unknown / Missing data	--	0.5	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	137	202	278	224

Alaska [ Outcomes Data ]

1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect (NCANDS)

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children without a recurrence	--	--	--	--
Children with one or more recurrences	--	--	--	--
Total %	--	--	--	--
Number	--	--	--	--

Graph of the Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months

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 (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children maltreated while in foster care	--	--	--	--
Children not maltreated while in foster care	--	--	--	--
Total %	--	--	--	--
Number	--	--	--	--

Graph of the Occurance of Maltreatment in Foster Care

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	13.9	18.1	25.5	25.7
Guardianship	5.5	8.7	6	5.6
Reunification	75.5	67.8	64.6	62.9
Other	4.2	5.4	3.8	3.2
Missing data	0.8	0.1	0.1	2.6
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	732	913	996	844

Percent Exits from Foster Care
1999	2000	2001	2002

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	--	--	--	--
Guardianship	--	--	--	--
Reunification	--	--	--	--
Other	--	--	--	--
Missing data	--	--	--	--
Total %	--	--	--	--
Number

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	--	0.6	1.7	2.3
Guardianship	4.7	11	9.3	10.2
Reunification	73.6	62.6	67.8	75
Other	19.4	25.8	21.2	10.9
Missing data	2.3	--	--	1.6
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	129	155	118	128

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children age 12 or younger at entry	19.4	18.8	27.3	50
Children older than 12 at entry	80.6	81.2	72.7	50
Missing data	--	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	31	48	33	26

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.				Asian				Asian/Pacific Islander				Black				Native Hawaiian/ Other P.I.
	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	16.2	17.9	26.7	24.7	N/A	--	40	25	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	22.2	13.5	18.9	24.7	N/A	--	--	--
Guardianship	5.6	7	5.5	6.1	N/A	25	--	--	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.8	5.4	10.8	8.2	N/A	--	--	--
Reunification	74	69.9	64.9	61.2	N/A	75	60	75	12.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.2	8.1	1.8	3.5	N/A	--	--	--
Other	3.7	4.9	2.9	3.6	N/A	--	--	--	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--
Missing data	0.5	0.2	--	4.4	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	100	N/A	N/A	N/A	100	100	100	100	N/A	--	--	--
Number	377	469	587	474	N/A	4	15	4	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	72	74	111	85	N/A	--	--	--

	Hispanic				White				Unable to Determine				Two or More Races				Missing Data
	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	12.5	18.2	50	35.7	8.8	19.1	24.2	28.2	11.8	22.9	13	13.3	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Guardianship	--	--	--	--	6.4	13.3	6.6	4	5.9	--	--	6.7	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Reunification	87.5	81.8	50	64.3	78.4	61.5	62.3	65.1	76.5	74.3	73.9	73.3	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Other	--	--	--	--	4.8	6.1	6.6	2.4	5.9	2.9	13	6.7	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Missing data	--	--	--	--	1.6	--	0.4	0.4	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Number	8	22	16	14	250	309	244	252	17	35	23	15	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)

4.1 Time to Reunification (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Less than 12 mos.	60.9	58

Alaska

Alaska [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

196,825

189,946

190,020

192,428

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

% Child population in poverty

8

10.6

12.5

11.4

Child Welfare Summary

1999

2000

2002

2002

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

Number

Rate

Maltreatment Information Overview

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

Age of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

5,976

6,957

15,947

7,950

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

5,976

6,957

15,947

7,950

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

5,976

6,957

15,947

7,950

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

Median Length of Stay (Months)

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)

In Care On: 10/1/98

In Care On: 10/1/99

In Care On: 10/1/00

In Care On: 10/1/01

Entered Care During FY: 1999

General Population
(Census Bureau)

Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2