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Alaska Context Data

A. Key Context Statistics

GENERAL POPULATION IN 1997
Total children under 18 yrs	188,329
• Alaska Native/American Indian	22%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	4%
• Black	4%
• Hispanic	4%
• White	65%
Child population in poverty	10%
Child population living in metropolitan areas	45%
CHILD WELFARE
Child maltreatment victims during 1997	9,017
Children in foster care on 9/30/98	-
Children adopted during FY 1998	95

B. Child Maltreatment Data
(NCANDS SDC, 1997)

OVERVIEW	Count	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	11,616	62 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims (1)	9,017	48 per 1,000
Child fatalities	-	-

AGE	Under	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16+ Yrs	Unknown	Total	Number
Child victims	6%	34%	32%	24%	4%	0%	100%	9,017

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Other	Unable to Determine/Missing	Total (2)	Number
Child victims	42%	2%	8%	3%	40%	0%	7%	102%	9,017

MALTREATMENT TYPE	Emotional	Medical Neglect	Neglect	Physical Abuse	Sexual Abuse	Other	Unknown	Total (3)	Number
Child victims	1%	0%	61%	26%	12%	0%	0%	110%	9,017

(1) Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once.
(2) Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race.
(3) Percentages may total more than 100 percent because children could have been victims of more than one type of maltreatment.

C. Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998)

OVERVIEW	In Care on 10/1/97	Entered Care (FY 1998)	Exited Care (FY 1998)	In Care on 9/30/98	Total Served
Children	-	-	-	-	-
Median length of stay (months)	-	N/A	-	-	N/A

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-18 Yrs	19 + Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
In care on 10/1/97	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entered care (FY 1998)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exited care (FY 1998)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
In care on 9/30/98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
In care on 10/1 /97	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entered care (FY 1998)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exited care (FY 1998)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
In care on 9/30/98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

D. Children Waiting to be Adopted on 9/30/1998 (4)
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998)

OVERVIEW
Children waiting to be adopted	-
• Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	-

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-17 Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

(4) Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parental 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.

E. Children Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Adoption Database, FY 1998)

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16+ Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Children	0%	48%	37%	15%	0%	0%	100%	95

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Unknown	Total	Number
Children	53%	0%	22%	3%	22%	0%	100%	95

 

Alaska Outcomes Data

1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect
(NCANDS, DCDC 1997)

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment
Children without a recurrence within 12 months	-
Children with one or more recurrences within 12 months	-
Total	-
Number	-

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care
Children maltreated while in foster care	To be reported in 2001
Children not maltreated while in foster care	To be reported in 2001
Total	To be reported in 2001
Number	To be reported in 2001

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care
Adoption	-
Guardianship	-
Reunification	-
Other	-
Missing	-
Total	-
Number	-

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children
Adoption	-
Guardianship	-
Reunification	-
Other	-
Missing	-
Total	-
Number	-

3.3 Exits of Children Age 12 or Older at Entry
Adoption	-
Guardianship	-
Reunification	-
Other	-
Missing	-
Total	-
Number	-

3.4 Exits by Race/Ethnicity	Alaska Native/ A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine	Missing
Adoption	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reunification	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Missing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

3.5 Exits to Emancipation
Children age 12 or younger at entry	-
Children older than 12 at entry	-
Missing	-
Total	-
Number	-

4.1 Time to Reunification
Less than 12 months	-
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	-
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	-
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	-
48 or more months	-
Missing	-
Total	-
Number	-

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care in FY 1998
Children entering care for the first time	-
Children re-entering care within 12 months of a prior episode	-
Children re-entering care more than 12 months after a prior episode	-
Missing	-
Total	-
Number	-

5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998)

5.1 Time to Adoption
Less than 12 months	-
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	-
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	-
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	-
48 or more months	-
Missing	-
Total	-
Number	-

5.2 Time to Adoption for Children Age 3 or Older at Entry
Less than 12 months	-
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	-
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	-
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	-
48 or more months	-
Missing	-
Total	-
Number	-

6. Increase Placement Stability
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998)

6.1 Number of Placements by Time in Care	Less than 12 mos.	At least 12 mos., but < 24	At least 24 mos., but < 36	At least 36 mos., but < 48	48 or more mos.	Missing
Children with 2 or fewer placements	-	-	-	-	-	-
Children with 3 or more placements	-	-	-	-	-	-
Missing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-	-	-	-

7. Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998)

7.1 Most Recent Placement Settings of Children Who Entered Care During FY 1998 and Were Age 12 or Younger at the Time of This Placement
Group homes	-
Institutions	-
Other settings	-
Missing	-
Total	-
Number	-

 

Alaska State Comments

Theresa Tanoury, Director, Division of Family and Youth Services
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
(907) 465-3170

The Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services is currently in the planning phase of our new Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System: Online Resources for the Children of Alaska, or ORCA. Once ORCA is fully implemented, AFCARS Foster Care as well as NCANDS DCDC data will be submitted for inclusion in the Annual Report on Child Welfare Outcomes.

There is one point of clarification that should be made with respect to the Child Victims element of the Child Welfare Context Data, Section B: Alaska classifies the disposition of investigated maltreatment reports into three categories: substantiated, indicated, and invalid. The Child Victims element of the Child Welfare Context Data, Section B includes all of the children who had a disposition of either “substantiated” or “indicated” as victims. This accounts for the remarkably high child victim rate that is reported for Alaska.

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