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Georgia Context Data

A. Key Context Statistics

GENERAL POPULATION IN 1997
Total children under 18 yrs	1,987,811
• Alaska Native/American Indian	0%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	2%
• Black	34%
• Hispanic	4%
• White	60%
Child population in poverty	25%
Child population living in metropolitan areas	66%
CHILD WELFARE
Child maltreatment victims during 1997	45,504
Children in foster care on 9/30/98	9,937
Children adopted during FY 1998	672

B. Child Maltreatment Data
(NCANDS SDC, 1997)

OVERVIEW	Count	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	79,848	40 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims (1)	45,504	23 per 1,000
Child fatalities	24	1.2 per 100,000

AGE	Under	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16+ Yrs	Unknown	Total	Number
Child victims	5%	33%	29%	23%	5%	5%	100%	45,504

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Other	Unable to Determine/Missing	Total (2)	Number
Child victims	0%	0%	39%	2%	44%	2%	14%	101%	45,504

MALTREATMENT TYPE

Emotional

Medical Neglect

Neglect

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Other

Unknown

Total (3)

Number

Child victims

58%

19%

99%

45,504

(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	9,844	3,724	3,632	9,937	13,568
Median length of stay (months)	23.0	N/A	12.0	26.2	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	4%	28%	29%	28%	10%	1%	0%	100%	9,844
Entered care (FY 1998)	17%	29%	26%	23%	6%	0%	0%	101%	3,724
Exited care (FY 1998)	5%	29%	27%	23%	15%	1%	0%	100%	3,632
In care on 9/30/98	3%	28%	29%	27%	12%	1%	0%	100%	9,937

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%	61%	1%	34%	3%	99%	9,844
Entered care (FY 1998)	0%	0%	51%	4%	41%	3%	99%	3,724
Exited care (FY 1998)	0%	0%	54%	4%	39%	2%	99%	3,632
In care on 9/30/98	0%	0%	59%	1%	35%	3%	98%	9,937

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

OVERVIEW
Children waiting to be adopted	2,403
• Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	1,394

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-17 Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	2%	33%	35%	24%	5%	1%	100%	2,403

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	0%	0%	57%	1%	38%	4%	100%	2,403

(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	2%	47%	35%	15%	1%	0%	100%	672

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Unknown	Total	Number
Children	0%	0%	58%	2%	37%	3%	100%	672

Georgia 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	15%
Guardianship	2%
Reunification	69%
Other	10%
Missing	4%
Total	100%
Number	3,632

Pie Chart

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children
Adoption	19%
Guardianship	1%
Reunification	52%
Other	21%
Missing	7%
Total	100%
Number	456

3.3 Exits of Children Age 12 or Older at Entry
Adoption	1%
Guardianship	2%
Reunification	69%
Other	24%
Missing	4%
Total	100%
Number	957

3.4 Exits by Race/Ethnicity	Alaska Native/ A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine	Missing
Adoption	31%	0%	14%	15%	15%	24%	0%
Guardianship	0%	0%	2%	0%	1%	2%	0%
Reunification	31%	82%	70%	73%	68%	62%	0%
Other	0%	18%	9%	10%	12%	3%	0%
Missing	38%	0%	5%	2%	4%	8%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	99%	0%
Number	13	11	1,958	143	1,420	87	0

3.5 Exits to Emancipation
Children age 12 or younger at entry	47%
Children older than 12 at entry	53%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	232

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	62%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	15%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	9%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	5%
48 or more months	6%
Missing	2%
Total	99%
Number	2,512

Chart

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care in FY 1998
Children entering care for the first time	92%
Children re-entering care within 12 months of a prior episode	4%
Children re-entering care more than 12 months after a prior episode	3%
Missing	1%
Total	100%
Number	3,724

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

5.1 Time to Adoption
Less than 12 months	6%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	13%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	20%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	17%
48 or more months	44%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	529

5.2 Time to Adoption for Children Age 3 or Older at Entry
Less than 12 months	4%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	9%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	22%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	19%
48 or more months	46%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	208

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	90%	77%	70%	65%	55%	97%
Children with 3 or more placements	10%	23%	30%	35%	45%	3%
Missing	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Number	4,141	2,787	2,039	1,423	3,105	73

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	6%
Institutions	6%
Other settings	88%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	2,946

Georgia State Comments

Peggy A. Peters, Division Director
Division of Family and Children Services, Georgia Department of Human Resources
(404) 657-3400

Georgia is utilizing legacy computer systems to meet State and Federal reporting needs because we do not yet have an operable SACWIS system in place. Our ability to report data at this time is directly due to the tremendous efforts from our data contractors and programmers. While we await the completion of our SACWIS system, some data could be slightly inconsistent between categories. In general, we are proud that we are in compliance with AFCARS reporting requirements and please be assured that Georgia's overall effort to have consistent and accurate data reporting will continue.

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