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Kansas [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population (Census Bureau)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total children under 18 years	698,637	703,314	702,262	696,519
Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.8	1	1	0.9
Asian	N/A	1.7	1.9	2
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	6.8	6.9	7.2	7.2
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	0	0
Hispanic	8.4	10.4	10.7	11
White	81.9	77	76.6	76.1
Two or more races	N/A	2.9	2.6	2.7
Other	N/A	0.2	0	0
% Child population in poverty	18	15	14.4	12.2

Child Welfare Summary	1999	2000	2002	2002
Child maltreatment victims3	8,452	8,356	7,308	6,425
Children in foster care on 9/30	6,774	6,569	6,409	6,190
Children adopted	566	468	428	471

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	28,694	30,627	7,814	26,696	41.1 per 1,000	43.5 per 1,000	11.1 per 1,000	38.3 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims	8,452	8,356	7,308	6,425	12.1 per 1,000	11.9 per 1,000	10.4 per 1,000	9.2 per 1,000
Child fatalities	6	7	7	1	0.9 per 100,000	1.0 per 100,000	1.0 per 100,000	0.1 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	6.9	7.5	7.1	7.3
1-5 years	31.5	31.4	32.9	33.7
6-10 years	31.7	30.4	30	29.4
11-15 years	24.2	25	24.4	24
16+ years	5.4	5.6	5.1	5.2
Unknown / Missing data	0.4	--	0.5	0.4
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	8,452	8,356	7,308	6,425

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.7	1.1	1	0.9
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.3
Black	14.3	14.7	13.5	14.2
Hispanic	4.9	2.7	2.1	1.9
White	75.9	74.3	75.2	74.5
Two or more races	6.3	1.3	1.7	1.8
Total %4	104.8	100	100	100
Number	8,452	8,356	7,308	6,425

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Emotional Abuse	14	88.1	17	17
Medical Neglect	3	26.2	2.5	2.2
Neglect	49.5	77	27.6	27.4
Physical Abuse	30.8	54.3	27.4	25.8
Sexual Abuse	15.7	27.4	13.8	14.3
Unknown / Missing data	0	4.2	0.6	0.8
Other	0	82.5	23	23.1
Total %5	113	359.7	111.9	110.6
Number	8,452	8,356	7,308	6,425

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)	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
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	5,132	2,766	1,710	6,190	7,898
Median Length of Stay (Months)
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
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	15.1	N/A	16.3	16.6	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	3.3	3.9	3.1	3.2	10.9	10	11	10	2	2.3	1.9	1.4	3.6	3	3.1	3.1
1-5 years	20	21.3	22.6	23.1	21.7	21.4	21.8	22	16.4	18.3	17	18.8	21.5	23.5	24	24.1
6-10 years	21.3	21.3	21.8	21.4	20.6	20.2	20.4	17.9	17.6	16.4	17.7	16	21.5	21.3	21.8	20.5
11-15 years	34.4	32.5	32.1	32	33.5	35	33.8	35.4	28.3	28.6	26.7	24.7	30.4	30.3	30.4	30.4
16-18 years	20.1	20.2	19.7	19.7	12.6	13	12.7	14.6	33.7	32.9	34.8	36.8	21.5	20.7	19.8	21.2
19+ years	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.1	0	0	--	1.7	1.3	1.7	2.2	1	0.8	0.7	0.7
Unknown / Missing data	0.1	0.2	0.1	0	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	4,959	5,166	5,376	5,132	3,376	3,191	2,834	2,766	1,562	1,788	1,801	1,710	6,774	6,569	6,409	6,190

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	1.3	1.5	0.8	0.8	1.4	0.7	1	0.7	1.3	2.1	0.7	1.1	1.4	0.9	0.9	0.7
Asian	N/A	0.4	0.4	0.3	N/A	0.5	0.3	0.3	N/A	0.6	0.6	0.5	N/A	0.4	0.3	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.4	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	22.3	22.3	22.7	21.6	18.3	18.1	15.9	14.4	15.4	16.8	16.8	14.1	21.9	21.8	21.4	20.4
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	0	--	--	N/A	--	0	0	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	0	0	0
Hispanic	6.7	6.2	5.5	5.3	6.8	3.8	3.8	4.7	7.2	5	3.8	4.2	6.6	5.4	5.2	5.4
White	67.4	67.1	67.3	68	70.4	72.6	72.7	72.2	72.2	72.8	73.8	75.4	67.8	68.2	67.8	67.8
Two or more races	N/A	0.6	1	1.6	N/A	1	1.8	2	N/A	0.6	0.9	1.4	N/A	0.8	1.4	1.8
Unknown / Missing data	1.9	1.9	2.4	2.5	2.6	3.3	4.4	5.6	3.2	2.2	3.4	3.3	1.9	2.5	3	3.6
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	4,959	5,166	5,376	5,132	3,376	3,191	2,834	2,766	1,562	1,788	1,801	1,710	6,774	6,569	6,409	6,190

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	1,757	1,910	2,063	2,082
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	987	1,190	1,350	1,401

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	2	1.7	1.9	1.7
1-5 years	26	27.3	28.2	30.4
6-10 years	28.9	27.2	27.2	26.6
11-15 years	32.2	31.8	32	30.9
16+ years	9.4	10	8.8	9.2
Unknown / Missing data	1.5	2	1.9	1.3
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,757	1,910	2,063	2,082

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.6	1.2	1.1	0.7
Asian	N/A	0	0.3	0.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	29.3	29	29.8	29.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	--
Hispanic	5.7	6.6	6.8	5.3
White	60.7	60.1	58.9	60.2
Two or more races	N/A	1.1	1	2.1
Unknown / Missing data	2.4	1.9	2.1	2.4
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,757	1,910	2,063	2,082

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	0.2	--	--	0.6
1-5 years	39.4	39.7	41.8	45.2
6-10 years	34.8	32.7	34.1	30.8
11-15 years	21.9	20.9	18.7	18.3
16+ years	3.7	6.4	5.4	5.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	566	468	428	471

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.8	1.5	0.7	1.5
Asian	N/A	0.9	--	--
Asian/Pacific Islander	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	26.9	27.8	20.1	25.7
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	--
Hispanic	8.3	5.3	2.8	7.9
White	58.8	59.4	71.5	62.6
Two or more races	N/A	1.9	1.4	1.1
Unknown / Missing data	2.8	3.2	3.5	1.3
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	566	468	428	471

Kansas [ 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	--	92.2	91.7	91.8
Children with one or more recurrences	--	7.8	8.3	8.2
Total %	--	100	100	100
Number	--	4,080	3,533	3,137

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	--	0.5	0.5	0.6
Children not maltreated while in foster care	--	99.5	99.5	99.4
Total %	--	100	100	100
Number	--	7,961	7,796	7,481

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	2.1	1.7	1.3	1.8
Guardianship	6.2	5.6	6.8	9.1
Reunification	75.8	79.6	78.3	72.9
Other	15.9	13	13.6	15.6
Missing data	--	--	--	0.6
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,562	1,788	1,801	1,710

Percent Exits from Foster Care
1999	2000	2001	2002

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	8.3	22.2	7.1	20
Guardianship	--	5.6	7.1	4
Reunification	66.7	66.7	64.3	44
Other	25	5.6	21.4	24
Missing data	--	--	--	8
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	12	18	14	25

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1
Guardianship	3.9	4.6	5.1	6.9
Reunification	72.1	73.5	69.9	64.8
Other	23.9	21.7	24.8	27.2
Missing data	--	--	--	1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	727	808	830	815

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children age 12 or younger at entry	23.7	19.5	12.5	16.9
Children older than 12 at entry	76.3	80.5	87.5	83.1
Missing data	--	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	114	149	160	195

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	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.7	2.3	0.7	1.2	N/A	--	--	--
Guardianship	--	--	33.3	--	N/A	--	--	--	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.4	5.3	6.3	12	N/A	--	--	--
Reunification	80	64.9	58.3	66.7	N/A	81.8	63.6	87.5	9.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	20.7	12.7	15.2	16.2	N/A	--	--	--
Other	20	35.1	8.3	33.3	N/A	18.2	36.4	12.5	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--
Missing data	--	--	--	--	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	20	37	12	18	N/A	11	11	8	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	241	300	302	241	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	2.7	2.2	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.4	2.1	6	--	--	--	N/A	9.1	6.2	--	--	--	--	--
Guardianship	4.4	3.4	5.8	4.2	5.9	6.3	6.5	9.3	--	--	12.9	--	N/A	--	--	16.7	--	--	--	--
Reunification	78.8	86.5	65.2	76.4	77.2	79.3	79.5	73	84	89.7	75.8	75.4	N/A	72.7	81.2	75	--	--	--	--
Other	14.2	7.9	27.5	18.1	15.3	12.8	12.5	14.8	10	10.3	11.3	24.6	N/A	18.2	12.5	8.3	--	--	--	--
Missing data	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.8	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	--	--	--	--
Number	113	89	69	72	1,127	1,301	1,329	1,290	50	39	62	57	N/A	11	16	24	--	--	--	--

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.

Kansas

Kansas [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

698,637

703,314

702,262

696,519

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

% Child population in poverty

18

15

14.4

12.2

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

8,452

8,356

7,308

6,425

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

8,452

8,356

7,308

6,425

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

8,452

8,356

7,308

6,425

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