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Massachusetts [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population (Census Bureau)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total children under 18 years	1,468,554	1,467,524	1,473,056	1,463,340
Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Asian	N/A	4	4.2	4.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.2	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	8.1	6.5	7.3	7.4
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	0	0
Hispanic	10.4	10.5	10.8	11
White	76.2	75.2	75.4	74.8
Two or more races	N/A	2.7	2	2.1
Other	N/A	0.8	0	0
% Child population in poverty	20	15.8	11.9	13.2

Child Welfare Summary	1999	2000	2002	2002
Child maltreatment victims3	29,633	34,150	34,721	34,995
Children in foster care on 9/30	11,169	11,619	11,568	12,510
Children adopted	922	861	778	808

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	56,620	63,446	63,305	64,343	38.6 per 1,000	43.2 per 1,000	43.0 per 1,000	44.0 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims	29,633	34,150	34,721	34,995	20.2 per 1,000	23.3 per 1,000	23.6 per 1,000	23.9 per 1,000
Child fatalities	0	4	19	17	0.0 per 100,000	-- per 100,000	-- per 100,000	-- per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	0	8.1	8.1	8.3
1-5 years	0	29	29.4	29.4
6-10 years	0	30.6	30.1	29.4
11-15 years	0	25.9	26.5	26.7
16+ years	0	5.5	5.5	5.8
Unknown / Missing data	0	0.9	0.5	0.4
Total %	0	100	100	100
Number	29,633	34,150	34,721	34,995

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0	0.1	0.1	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	0	2	1.9	1.7
Black	0	13.6	14.2	14
Hispanic	0	15.9	18.4	19.9
White	0	43.5	45.2	46.9
Two or more races	0	1.5	1.7	1.9
Total %4	0	100	100	100
Number	29,633	34,150	34,721	34,995

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Emotional Abuse	0	0.4	0.3	0.3
Medical Neglect	0	--	--	--
Neglect	0	87	88.1	89
Physical Abuse	0	19	17.9	16.9
Sexual Abuse	0	3.5	3.2	3.5
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Other	0	0.1	0.1	0.2
Total %5	0	110	109.6	109.9
Number	29,633	34,150	34,721	34,995

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)	11,550	7,368	7,749	11,169	18,918
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	10,630	7,381	6,392	11,619	18,011
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	11,030	7,174	6,636	11,568	18,204
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	11,503	6,555	5,548	12,510	18,058
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	22.1	N/A	10.7	18.5	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	19.2	N/A	8.3	17.4	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	17.9	N/A	9.4	17.5	N/A
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	19.1	N/A	12.7	18.6	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	2.4	2.6	3	3.1	8.5	9.2	9.7	10.8	3	3	3.4	3.2	2.6	3	3.2	3.3
1-5 years	22.4	20	19.8	18.8	19.5	18.9	20.3	20.5	21.4	19.7	21.5	21.5	20	19.5	18.9	19.2
6-10 years	24.4	23.4	21.4	20.2	19.1	19.2	17.4	17	21.3	20	18	17.2	22.9	21.1	20.2	18.6
11-15 years	30.2	32	33.3	33.7	39.1	40.2	38.9	38.7	28.4	30.5	31	26.4	32.6	34	33.7	34.1
16-18 years	18	19.2	19.5	20.9	13.3	12.2	13.3	12.9	23.1	23.9	23.3	27.3	19.2	19.4	20.9	21.2
19+ years	1.9	2.3	2.4	2.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	1.6	1.6	1.7	2.8	2.2	2.4	2.5	2.7
Unknown / Missing data	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	11,550	10,630	11,030	11,503	7,368	7,381	7,174	6,555	7,749	6,392	6,636	5,548	11,169	11,619	11,568	12,510

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	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Asian	N/A	1.5	1.6	1.8	N/A	1.9	2	2.5	N/A	1.9	1.9	2.3	N/A	1.6	1.7	1.9
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.5	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	20.1	19	17.7	18.6	15.4	13.5	13.5	15.8	18.4	15.8	14.8	17.1	18.2	17.3	16.8	17.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	0	N/A	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0	N/A	--	--	0
Hispanic	21	20.6	21	24.8	16.7	16.5	15.4	24.4	18.2	16.6	18.1	23.6	20	20.3	19.1	25.2
White	48.7	48.4	46.8	49.8	47.1	45.1	43.9	49.8	47.9	48.2	46.5	50	48.3	46.4	45.2	49.7
Two or more races	N/A	0.6	1	2.2	N/A	1.1	1.3	2.7	N/A	0.6	1.3	2.2	N/A	0.9	1.1	2.4
Unknown / Missing data	8	9.6	11.6	2.6	18.7	21.6	23.8	4.6	13.4	16.8	17.2	4.7	11.3	13.2	15.9	2.8
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	11,550	10,630	11,030	11,503	7,368	7,381	7,174	6,555	7,749	6,392	6,636	5,548	11,169	11,619	11,568	12,510

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	3,278	3,147	2,912	3,114
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	927	897	720	1,193

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	2.5	3	3.2	3.2
1-5 years	39.5	38.6	39.7	40.1
6-10 years	41.2	38.5	36.8	35.1
11-15 years	16.1	19.2	19.2	20.1
16+ years	0.7	0.5	1	1.3
Unknown / Missing data	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	3,278	3,147	2,912	3,114

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1
Asian	N/A	1.9	2	1.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	19.5	16.4	14.4	15.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	0
Hispanic	24.9	24.8	25.6	31.1
White	44.2	45	41.7	44.8
Two or more races	N/A	1.1	1.8	3.3
Unknown / Missing data	9.1	10.6	14.4	3
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	3,278	3,147	2,912	3,114

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	0.3	1.4	1.2	1.4
1-5 years	44.7	48.1	48.7	49.1
6-10 years	41.8	37.4	32.8	32.4
11-15 years	12.7	12.5	16.3	15.5
16+ years	0.5	0.6	1	1.4
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	922	861	778	808

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.2	0.6	0.1	--
Asian	N/A	2.3	1.7	1.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	23.8	21.5	17.4	15
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	--
Hispanic	20.9	20.3	23.1	25.4
White	51.6	49.7	52.2	50.4
Two or more races	N/A	2.8	2.1	5.7
Unknown / Missing data	2.6	2.8	3.5	2.2
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	922	861	778	808

Massachusetts [ 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	92.6	89.3	88.6	89
Children with one or more recurrences	7.4	10.7	11.4	11
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	14,167	16,225	17,022	16,462

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	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.1
Children not maltreated while in foster care	99.1	98.9	98.9	98.9
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	16,590	16,579	16,619	16,650

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	16.4	12.1	12.8	14.3
Guardianship	8.9	6.7	4.3	7.9
Reunification	53.2	54.6	59.3	60.2
Other	8.2	9.3	11.6	15.5
Missing data	13.4	17.3	12	2
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	7,749	6,392	6,636	5,548

Percent Exits from Foster Care
1999	2000	2001	2002

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	29.4	16.7	38.9	26.8
Guardianship	5.9	8.3	--	6.3
Reunification	29.4	25	38.9	43.5
Other	17.6	33.3	11.1	21.8
Missing data	17.6	16.7	11.1	1.5
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	17	12	18	395

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Guardianship	3	2.6	1.9	2.7
Reunification	64.2	59.5	61.3	65
Other	16	16.8	22	29.1
Missing data	16.6	21	14.6	3.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	2,957	2,694	2,655	2,262

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children age 12 or younger at entry	25	24.2	25.5	23.1
Children older than 12 at entry	74.6	75.8	74.5	76.9
Missing data	0.3	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	635	557	542	726

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	5.9	--	30.8	--	N/A	11.8	15.4	10.4	5.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	20.2	17	15.9	12.4	N/A	--	--	--
Guardianship	--	--	7.7	8.3	N/A	2.5	1.6	4.8	0.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.7	9.1	5.4	11.1	N/A	--	--	--
Reunification	88.2	30	46.2	83.3	N/A	64.7	61.8	70.4	9.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.6	11.6	14.2	16.4	N/A	100	50	--
Other	5.9	50	7.7	8.3	N/A	5.9	13	13.6	13.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	14.5	19.3	12.3	2.9	N/A	--	--	100
Missing data	--	20	7.7	--	N/A	15.1	8.1	0.8	N/A	--	50	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	100	N/A	N/A	N/A	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100
Number	17	10	13	12	N/A	119	123	125	132	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,422	1,010	982	947	N/A	1	2	1

	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	21.7	14.6	16.4	15.4	16.1	12.9	14.2	14.5	18	7.9	6.8	13.3	57.1	41.5	22.9	35.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	--
Guardianship	7	6.3	4.2	6	8.9	7.1	4.5	8.3	9.3	8.4	5.3	6.3	N/A	--	2.4	4.9	4.1	3.4	2.9	4.3
Reunification	49	51.4	53.8	62.9	53.8	54.8	57.3	58.7	49.4	46.3	68	69.9	33.3	51.2	62.7	55.7	77.2	72.3	78.1	68.1
Other	8.2	8.8	12.3	14.3	9.1	10.3	12.3	16.5	8.7	15	9.2	8.4	N/A	--	1.2	4.1	2.3	2.8	6.8	22.4
Missing data	14.1	18.9	13.3	1.4	12.1	14.8	11.7	2.1	14.7	22.4	10.7	2.1	9.5	7.3	10.8	--	16.3	21.4	12.1	5.2
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	1,414	1,058	1,204	1,308	3,708	3,079	3,088	2,774	334	214	206	143	21	41	83	122	701	860	935	116

Massachusetts

Massachusetts [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

1,468,554

1,467,524

1,473,056

1,463,340

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

% Child population in poverty

20

15.8

11.9

13.2

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

29,633

34,150

34,721

34,995

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

29,633

34,150

34,721

34,995

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

29,633

34,150

34,721

34,995

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