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District of Columbia Context Data

A. Key Context Statistics

GENERAL POPULATION IN 1997
Total children under 18 yrs	107,204
• Alaska Native/American Indian	0%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	3%
• Black	76%
• Hispanic	9%
• White	13%
Child population in poverty	39%
Child population living in metropolitan areas	100%
CHILD WELFARE
Child maltreatment victims during 1997	5,341
Children in foster care on 9/30/98	3,188
Children adopted during FY 1998	96

B. Child Maltreatment Data
(NCANDS SDC, 1997)

OVERVIEW	Count	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	11,518	107 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims (1)	5,341	50 per 1,000
Child fatalities	4	3.7 per 100,000

AGE	Under	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16+ Yrs	Unknown	Total	Number
Child victims	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,341

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Other	Unable to Determine/Missing	Total (2)	Number
Child victims	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,341

MALTREATMENT TYPE

Emotional

Medical Neglect

Neglect

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Other

Unknown

Total (3)

Number

Child victims

91%

100%

5,341

(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	2,939	1,039	792	3,188	3,978
Median length of stay (months)	30.0	N/A	13.9	29.9	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	3%	28%	26%	22%	15%	5%	0%	99%	2,939
Entered care (FY 1998)	13%	38%	23%	19%	6%	0%	0%	99%	1,039
Exited care (FY 1998)	6%	37%	24%	14%	7%	12%	0%	100%	792
In care on 9/30/98	2%	26%	28%	23%	15%	6%	0%	100%	3,188

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
In care on 10/1 /97	0%	0%	97%	0%	1%	2%	100%	2,939
Entered care (FY 1998)	0%	0%	98%	0%	0%	2%	100%	1,039
Exited care (FY 1998)	0%	0%	97%	0%	0%	2%	99%	792
In care on 9/30/98	0%	0%	97%	0%	1%	2%	100%	3,188

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

OVERVIEW
Children waiting to be adopted	1,016
• Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	11

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-17 Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	1%	39%	43%	15%	1%	0%	99%	1,016

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	0%	0%	97%	0%	1%	1%	99%	1,016

(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%	52%	30%	15%	3%	0%	100%	96

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Unknown	Total	Number
Children	0%	0%	99%	0%	1%	0%	100%	96

District of Columbia 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	20%
Guardianship	1%
Reunification	55%
Other	23%
Missing	1%
Total	100%
Number	792

Pie Chart

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children
Adoption	22%
Guardianship	11%
Reunification	22%
Other	44%
Missing	0%
Total	99%
Number	9

3.3 Exits of Children Age 12 or Older at Entry
Adoption	5%
Guardianship	4%
Reunification	40%
Other	51%
Missing	1%
Total	101%
Number	166

3.4 Exits by Race/Ethnicity	Alaska Native/ A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine	Missing
Adoption	0%	0%	20%	50%	100%	11%	0%
Guardianship	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Reunification	0%	0%	56%	0%	0%	22%	0%
Other	0%	0%	22%	50%	0%	67%	0%
Missing	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%
Number	0	0	771	2	1	18	0

3.5 Exits to Emancipation
Children age 12 or younger at entry	33%
Children older than 12 at entry	66%
Missing	1%
Total	100%
Number	85

4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998)

4.1 Time to Reunification
Less than 12 months	66%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	16%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	5%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	3%
48 or more months	6%
Missing	5%
Total	101%
Number	433

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4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care in FY 1998
Children entering care for the first time	60%
Children re-entering care within 12 months of a prior episode	2%
Children re-entering care more than 12 months after a prior episode	0%
Missing	38%
Total	100%
Number	1,039

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

5.1 Time to Adoption
Less than 12 months	18%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	14%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	6%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	10%
48 or more months	53%
Missing	0%
Total	101%
Number	159

5.2 Time to Adoption for Children Age 3 or Older at Entry
Less than 12 months	37%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	17%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	3%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	3%
48 or more months	40%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	65

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	89%	68%	57%	50%	39%	81%
Children with 3 or more placements	10%	31%	42%	49%	61%	11%
Missing	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	7%
Total	99%	99%	100%	99%	100%	99%
Number	1,115	714	496	386	1,240	27

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	9%
Institutions	13%
Other settings	78%
Missing	1%
Total	101%
Number	830

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