Nevada

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Nevada [ Context Data ]

A. Context Statistics

General Child Population (Census Bureau)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total children under 18 years	518,149	551,557	566,219	581,397
Race/Ethnicity (%)1
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
Asian	4.0	4.0	3.6	3.6
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.0	8.1	7.6	7.5
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.4
Hispanic (of any race)	28.6	29.0	29.1	30.0
White (non-Hispanic)	54.0	53.9	54.6	53.8
Two or more races	—	—	3.6	3.6
% Child population in poverty	11.9	9.1	12.1	14.8

Child Welfare Summary	2000	2001	2002	2003
Child maltreatment victims2	5,775	4,939	5,008	4,578
Children in foster care on 9/30	1,615	2,959	3,291	3,599
Children adopted	231	244	254	296

B. Child Maltreatment Data [National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)]

	2000		2001		2002		2003
Overview Maltreatment Information	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	20,437	39.4 per 1,000	22,529	40.8 per 1,000	22,491	39.7 per 1,000	28,148	48.4 per 1,000
Total child maltreatment victims3	5,775	11.1 per 1,000	4,939	8.9 per 1,000	5,008	8.8 per 1,000	4,578	7.9 per 1,000
Child fatalities	3	0.6 per 100,000	4	0.7 per 100,000	3	0.5 per 100,000	3	0.5 per 100,000

1 Race/ethnicity data for 2001, 2002, and 2003 represent population estimates. Back
2 A child victim is defined as a child who is the subject of a substantiated or indicated maltreatment report. Back
3 Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once. Back

Age of Child Victims (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
<1 year	11.1	12.5	13.1	16.0
1-5 years	36.1	33.3	36.6	36.2
6-10 years	28.7	28.1	25.0	25.6
11-15 years	19.0	20.7	19.0	18.3
16+ years	3.3	3.6	3.7	3.8
Unknown	1.9	1.9	2.5	0.1
Number	5,775	4,939	5,008	4,578

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)4	2000	2001	2002	2003
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.2	2.0	1.7	1.1
Asian	0.7	0.7	1.0	1.0
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.7	18.6	18.7	17.4
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.9
Hispanic (of any race)	4.5	4.6	4.6	21.7
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2	70.2	70.0	48.3
Two or more races	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3
Unknown	3.6	3.9	3.9	5.3
Number	5,775	4,939	5,008	4,578

Maltreatment Types of Child Victims (%)5	2000	2001	2002	2003
Emotional abuse	3.5	4.7	2.5	6.8
Medical neglect	1.9	1.8	2.0	1.2
Neglect	42.8	34.8	52.6	82.1
Physical abuse	18.0	16.3	17.6	16.0
Sexual abuse	4.5	4.5	4.9	3.8
Unknown/missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	51.2	45.6	20.5	0.0
Number	5,775	4,939	5,008	4,578

4 Percentages may total more than 100 because Hispanics may be counted by Hispanic ethnicity and race. Back
5 Percentages may total more than 100 because children can be victims of more than one type of maltreatment. Back

C. Characteristics of Children in Foster Care [Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS): Foster Care File]

	In Foster Care on 10/1 FY				Entered Foster Care in FY				Exited Foster Care in FY				In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total Number	1,329	2,674	2,934	3,675	673	3,338	3,435	3,302	387	3,053	3,078	3,378	1,615	2,959	3,291	3,599
Median length of stay (months)	16.7	20.6	20.4	18.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.3	0.2	0.3	1.4	17.0	20.3	17.7	19.9

	In Foster Care on 10/1 FY				Entered Foster Care in FY				Exited Foster Care in FY				In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
Age (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003
<1 year	5.7	5.5	5.4	6.8	19.2	15.4	16.1	20.3	4.7	10.9	10.6	12.3	4.5	5.5	6.2	6.1
1 year	6.7	7.4	6.5	7.1	9.5	7.4	7.7	7.8	7.2	6.6	7.1	8.1	8.6	6.7	7.0	7.1
2 years	6.4	7.6	7.3	6.6	6.8	6.8	7.3	7.5	5.9	8.0	7.3	8.4	6.9	7.3	6.7	6.9
3 years	5.5	6.4	6.4	6.6	7.3	6.6	6.3	6.5	4.9	7.2	7.3	6.6	6.8	6.4	6.8	5.9
4 years	6.8	5.6	5.5	5.8	6.4	6.6	5.4	6.1	8.8	7.4	5.8	7.0	6.3	5.6	5.3	6.2
5 years	5.7	5.2	5.4	6.6	5.9	6.1	6.1	5.5	6.2	6.4	5.9	5.8	6.1	5.4	5.9	5.9
6 years	6.2	5.7	4.9	5.2	4.8	5.5	5.5	5.1	7.2	5.9	5.8	5.4	5.7	5.0	5.1	5.9
7 years	5.1	5.4	5.7	4.7	5.8	5.5	5.2	4.7	7.0	5.0	5.4	5.6	5.0	5.7	4.7	4.7
8 years	6.1	4.7	5.2	5.9	5.2	4.4	4.7	4.2	7.5	4.9	5.1	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.5	4.3
9 years	5.5	5.5	5.0	4.4	4.9	4.8	4.1	3.8	4.7	4.9	5.2	4.2	5.8	5.0	4.2	4.9
10 years	5.0	4.6	5.0	4.6	3.1	4.2	4.1	4.1	5.2	4.0	4.7	4.5	5.2	5.0	4.3	4.4
11 years	6.5	4.8	4.5	4.9	2.8	4.6	4.4	4.3	4.9	5.1	4.7	4.2	3.8	4.5	4.4	4.4
12 years	4.6	5.0	4.2	4.8	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	5.7	3.7	3.4	3.7	5.4	4.3	4.2	5.1
13 years	5.8	4.3	5.1	4.5	3.4	4.6	3.9	4.1	5.4	4.4	4.5	3.7	4.3	5.0	4.3	5.0
14 years	5.3	5.0	4.5	4.9	4.3	3.5	4.1	3.9	3.6	3.6	3.8	3.4	4.9	4.7	5.0	4.9
15 years	4.4	4.7	4.6	4.4	2.8	3.8	3.8	3.3	4.4	3.7	3.8	3.2	4.8	4.5	4.5	5.3
16 years	4.9	4.3	4.7	4.3	2.1	3.1	3.6	3.0	2.3	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.9	4.7	4.6	4.5
17 years	2.7	4.8	4.3	4.2	1.6	2.3	2.9	1.7	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.9	4.3	4.1	5.0	3.9
18 years	0.3	1.9	3.5	1.8	0.0	<.1	0.3	<.1	0.5	1.3	2.1	1.9	2.0	3.4	3.1	2.0
19 years	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.0	<.1	0.0	<.1	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.9	2.2	1.0
20 years	<.1	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	<.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.4
Missing data	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.3	1.0	0.7	0.1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.5	1.1

	In Foster Care on 10/1 FY				Entered Foster Care in FY				Exited Foster Care in FY				In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
Race/Ethnicity (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.4	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.6	0.8	0.3	0.6	2.6	0.9	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.9
Asian	1.1	0.6	0.6	0.7	1.0	1.2	1.1	0.9	2.6	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6
Black (non-Hispanic)	20.9	23.0	20.6	23.2	15.6	21.3	19.4	20.7	6.5	23.5	20.3	20.5	22.2	20.6	19.6	23.5
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.9
Hispanic (of any race)	10.3	8.9	11.2	13.7	10.1	18.9	21.0	20.7	12.1	17.6	21.3	19.5	9.8	11.2	12.0	14.7
White (non-Hispanic)	57.0	59.8	57.0	54.8	60.2	49.3	49.7	49.2	63.8	51.1	50.1	50.1	56.7	56.9	55.7	54.1
Two or more races	2.8	2.9	4.9	3.5	3.1	4.2	4.2	5.4	1.3	2.4	4.0	5.0	3.3	4.9	5.0	3.8
Unknown	5.4	3.6	4.5	2.0	8.3	3.4	3.4	1.9	10.9	2.6	1.9	2.3	5.3	4.4	5.7	1.6
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

D. Characteristics of Children "Waiting for Adoption"6 (AFCARS: Foster Care File)

Waiting for Adoption	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total waiting children	—	593	534	924
Numbers of waiting children whose parents' rights have been terminated	—	0	1	205

Age (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
<1 year	—	6.1	8.1	6.0
1 year	—	10.6	7.5	10.6
2 years	—	9.3	8.6	9.1
3 years	—	9.3	8.2	7.7
4 years	—	9.4	7.3	7.9
5 years	—	7.3	8.6	6.8
6 years	—	5.9	6.7	8.3
7 years	—	7.6	5.8	5.4
8 years	—	6.6	7.7	4.5
9 years	—	5.4	6.9	6.0
10 years	—	6.1	4.9	4.8
11 years	—	4.9	5.6	4.7
12 years	—	3.4	4.5	4.0
13 years	—	3.9	2.4	3.4
14 years	—	1.9	3.4	3.7
15 years	—	1.2	2.1	3.5
16 years	—	0.5	0.9	1.5
17 years	—	0.3	0.6	1.1
18 years	—	0.2	0.0	0.4
19 years	—	0.0	0.2	0.2
20+ years	—	0.0	0.0	0.2
Missing data	—	—	—	—

Race/Ethnicity (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Alaska Native/American Indian	—	0.0	0.0	1.0
Asian	—	0.7	0.6	0.9
Black (non-Hispanic)	—	22.3	21.0	23.7
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander	—	1.3	1.7	0.4
Hispanic (of any race)	—	7.4	9.6	16.1
White (non-Hispanic)	—	60.9	58.4	51.9
Two or more races	—	5.7	6.6	4.9
Unknown	—	1.7	2.2	1.1
Missing data	—	0.0	0.0	0.0

6 There is no Federal definition for a child waiting to be adopted. The definition used in the table above includes children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parental rights have been terminated. It excludes children 16 years old and older whose parental rights have been terminated and who have a goal of emancipation. A State's own definition may differ from that used here. Furthermore, some numbers in this table may be lower than the numbers reported in the prior Child Welfare Outcomes reports. Only children with terminations prior to the end of the fiscal year of interest are included in the current table. Back

E. Characteristics of Children Adopted (AFCARS: Adoption File)

Adoptions	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total children adopted	231	244	254	296

Age (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
<1 year	3.0	0.8	0.8	2.0
1 year	13.0	9.4	10.2	10.8
2 years	16.5	19.7	11.4	12.8
3 years	11.7	13.5	11.4	12.8
4 years	9.5	10.7	9.1	10.8
5 years	9.1	7.4	5.9	7.1
6 years	6.1	5.3	7.9	5.4
7 years	5.6	5.7	7.9	8.4
8 years	6.5	4.1	7.9	3.4
9 years	4.8	4.5	5.9	6.8
10 years	3.0	6.1	4.3	5.4
11 years	2.2	4.1	4.7	4.1
12 years	2.6	3.3	4.3	3.4
13 years	3.0	0.8	4.7	2.0
14 years	0.9	2.9	2.0	0.7
15 years	0.9	0.8	0.4	2.4
16 years	1.7	0.8	0.8	1.0
17 years	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.7
18 years	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
19 years	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
20+ years	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Missing data	—	—	—	—

Race/Ethnicity (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.3
Asian	1.3	2.0	2.4	2.0
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.5	23.0	26.4	23.3
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.3
Hispanic (of any race)	12.6	12.3	9.1	15.2
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2	61.9	55.9	55.4
Two or more races	0.0	0.0	4.7	3.4
Unknown	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Nevada [ Outcomes Data ]

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

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Children without a recurrence	—	—	—	94.7
Children with one or more recurrences	—	—	—	5.3
Number	—	—	—	2,056

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care (NCANDS and AFCARS: Foster Care File, Jan.-Sept.)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Children maltreated while in foster care	—	—	—	0.02
Children not maltreated while in foster care	—	—	—	99.98
Number	—	—	—	6,331

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS: Foster Care File)

3.1 Exits of Children from Foster Care (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Adoption	0.0	7.1	7.0	8.2
Guardianship	0.3	2.0	2.0	0.6
Reunification	38.0	71.8	68.6	67.3
Other	5.4	2.4	2.8	10.3
Missing data	56.3	16.6	19.6	13.6
Number	387	3,053	3,078	3,378

3.2 Exits of Children with a Diagnosed Disability (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Adoption	0.0	33.3	11.4	30.8
Guardianship	9.1	0.0	2.3	1.0
Reunification	45.5	42.9	54.5	24.6
Other	0.0	14.3	9.1	25.6
Missing data	45.5	9.5	22.7	17.9
Number	11	21	44	195

3.3 Exits of Children Older than Age 12 at Entry into Foster Care (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Adoption	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2
Guardianship	2.2	0.8	0.8	0.8
Reunification	26.7	78.2	74.8	71.4
Other	6.7	3.8	6.5	19.1
Missing data	64.4	17.2	17.6	8.5
Number	45	495	523	518

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Children age 12 or younger at entry	—	67.5	35.7	34.3
Children older than 12 at entry	—	32.5	64.3	64.7
Missing data	—	0.0	0.0	1.0
Number	—	40	42	102

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/Am. In.				Asian				Black (non-Hispanic)
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003
Adoption	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0	5.6	3.1	3.1	0.0	6.7	6.7	8.2
Guardianship	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.4	1.0
Reunification	0.0	88.5	66.7	50.0	10.0	83.3	65.6	75.0	40.0	74.4	75.5	68.6
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	21.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	4.0	3.2	2.1	12.6
Missing data	100.0	11.5	33.3	14.3	90.0	11.1	28.1	15.6	56.0	13.5	13.3	9.5
Number	10	26	15	28	10	36	32	32	25	716	624	692
	Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Is.				Hispanic (of any race)				White (non-Hispanic)
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003
Adoption	0.0	4.2	7.7	18.5	0.0	2.2	3.2	3.6	0.0	9.4	8.9	9.7
Guardianship	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.7	0.2	0.4	2.6	2.0	0.5
Reunification	0.0	87.5	84.6	44.4	51.1	79.9	77.0	79.1	41.7	67.9	62.8	63.1
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.5	8.5	0.6	1.1	6.8	4.5	2.8	3.4	10.5
Missing data	100.0	8.3	7.7	18.5	40.4	16.5	17.0	10.3	53.4	17.3	22.9	16.1
Number	1	24	26	27	47	538	657	660	247	1,559	1,543	1,693
	Unable to Determine				Two or more Races				Missing Data
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003
Adoption	0.0	6.3	1.7	6.4	0.0	2.7	9.0	10.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Guardianship	0.0	2.5	6.8	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reunification	16.7	45.0	47.5	60.3	40.0	83.8	69.7	66.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	4.8	3.8	16.9	7.7	60.0	1.4	2.5	11.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Missing data	78.6	42.5	27.1	23.1	0.0	12.2	18.9	11.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number	42	80	59	78	5	74	122	168	0	0	0	0

4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry (AFCARS Foster Care File)

4.1 Time to Reunification (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Less than 12 mos.	60.5	94.1	90.6	77.2
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	27.9	3.6	4.7	13.3
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	5.4	1.3	1.6	3.7
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	1.4	0.5	0.5	1.2
48 or more mos.	4.8	0.5	2.5	1.3
Missing data	0.0	0.0	<.1	3.2
Number	147	2,193	2,112	2,275

4.2 Children Re-entering Foster Care (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Children entering care for the first time	78.6	84.0	84.8	91.8
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	2.5	9.0	6.9	0.7
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	1.5	3.4	5.6	1.3
Missing data	17.4	3.6	2.7	6.2
Number	673	3,338	3,435	3,302

5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption (AFCARS Foster Care File)

5.1 Time to Adoption (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Less than 12 mos.	—	18.0	10.7	1.8
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	—	18.4	18.1	16.9
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	—	23.5	22.3	21.2
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	—	13.4	16.7	19.8
48 or more mos.	—	26.7	32.1	40.3
Missing data	—	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number	—	217	215	278

6. Increase Placement Stability (AFCARS Foster Care File)

6.1 Number of Placements by Time in Care (%)	In Care less than 12 Months				In Care at Least 12 Months but less than 24 Months				In Care for 24 Months or Longer				Missing Time in Care
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003
Children with 2 or fewer placements	—	97.4	90.7	88.8	—	89.6	81.3	64.4	—	95.3	84.5	64.9	—	100.0	88.9	31.4
Children with 3 or more placements	—	2.6	5.0	6.3	—	10.4	18.7	31.1	—	4.7	15.5	24.1	—	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number	—	3,531	3,673	3,454	—	826	890	1,293	—	1,650	1,797	2,125	—	5	9	105

7. Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions (AFCARS Foster Care File)

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 (%)	2000	2001	2002	2003
Group homes	0.9	0.0	<.1	1.2
Institutions	5.7	93.8	90.0	6.1
Other settings	93.4	6.1	9.8	29.7
Missing data	0.0	<.1	0.2	63.0
Number	212	2,140	1,986	2,563

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Nevada [ Federal Comment ]

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

The following is a discussion of Nevada's performance on the national outcomes established for the Report to Congress. The discussion focuses on the State's performance in 2003 and on change in performance over time. Change over time was determined by calculating the percent change in performance from 2000 to 2003. A percent change that was less than 5.0 in either direction (i.e., positive or negative) was considered to represent "no change in performance."

Outcome 1. Reduce recurrence of child abuse and/or neglect

In 2003, 5.3 percent of the children in Nevada who were victims of maltreatment during the first 6 months of the year experienced another maltreatment incident within a 6-month period (measure 1.1), which is less than the national median of 7.1 percent. Data for 2000, 2001, and 2002 are not available for this measure.

Nevada's relatively low percentage of children who were victims of maltreatment recurrence in 2003 corresponds to a relatively low child victim rate in 2003. In 2003, the rate of child maltreatment victims in Nevada was 7.9 child victims per 1,000 children in the State population, which is less than the national median of 10.6 child victims per 1,000 children in the population. The 2003 rate also represents a decrease from 2000, when the rate was 11.1 child victims per 1,000 children in the population.

Outcome 2. Reduce the incidence of child abuse and/or neglect in foster care

In 2003, 0.02 percent of the children in foster care in Nevada were found to be maltreated by a foster parent or facility staff member (measure 2.1), which is considerably less than the national median of 0.39 percent. Data for 2000, 2001, and 2002 are not available for this measure.

Outcome 3. Increase permanency for children in foster care

Nevada's performance with regard to achieving outcome 3 cannot be assessed because of the high percentage of missing data pertaining to the reason for discharge for children exiting foster care. For example, 13.6 percent of all children exiting foster care (measure 3.1) in 2003 did not have discharge reasons, 17.9 percent of children exiting foster care who had a diagnosed disability (measure 3.2) did not have discharge reasons, and 8.5 percent of the children exiting foster care who were older than age 12 when they entered foster care (measure 3.3) did not have discharge reasons. Consequently, the percentage of children discharged to a permanent home and the percent discharged to emancipation cannot be determined (measure 3.4).

Outcome 4. Reduce time in foster care to reunification without increasing re-entry

Nevada's performance with regard to achieving timely reunifications cannot be assessed because of the extent of missing discharge reasons.

With regard to re-entries into foster care, in 2003, 0.7 percent of the children entering foster care were re-entering within 12 months of a prior episode (measure 4.2), which is considerably less than the national median of 9.5 percent. However, because of the variation in these data from 2000 to 2003, the percentage of re-entries in 2003 may reflect data quality issues rather than actual performance.

Outcome 5. Reduce time in foster care to adoption

Nevada's performance with regard to achieving timely adoptions cannot be assessed because of the extent of missing discharge reasons.

Outcome 6. Increase placement stability

Although there is missing placement information pertaining to outcome 6, in general, Nevada appears to be fairly successful in achieving this outcome. In 2003, 88.8 percent of the children in foster care for less than 12 months experienced no more than two placement settings, which exceeds the national median of 84.2 percent. In addition, in 2003, 64.4 percent of the children in foster care for at least 12 months but less than 24 months experienced no more than two placement settings, which exceeds the national median of 59.1 percent.

Outcome 7. Reduce placements of young children in group homes and institutions

In 2003, 7.3 percent of the children entering foster care who were age 12 or younger were placed in a group home or institution (measure 7.1). Although this percentage is less than the national median of 8.3 percent, it represents a decline in performance from 2000 to 2003 (+10.6 percent change).

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