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Hawaii Context Data

A. Key Context Statistics

GENERAL POPULATION IN 1997
Total children under 18 yrs	302,592
• Alaska Native/American Indian	0%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	62%
• Black	3%
• Hispanic	11%
• White	24%
Child population in poverty	21%
Child population living in metropolitan areas	70%
CHILD WELFARE
Child maltreatment victims during 1997	2,559
Children in foster care on 9/30/98	2,441
Children adopted during FY 1998	301

B. Child Maltreatment Data
(NCANDS SDC, 1997)

OVERVIEW	Count	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	4,221	14 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims (1)	2,559	8 per 1,000
Child fatalities	5	1.7 per 100,000

AGE	Under	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16+ Yrs	Unknown	Total	Number
Child victims	13%	30%	28%	22%	6%	1%	100%	2,559

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Other	Unable to Determine/Missing	Total (2)	Number
Child victims	1%	60%	22%	2%	15%	0%	2%	102%	2,559

MALTREATMENT TYPE

Emotional

Medical Neglect

Neglect

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Other

Unknown

Total (3)

Number

Child victims

10%

70%

99%

2,559

(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	2,077	1,774	1,410	2,441	3,851
Median length of stay (months)	15.8	N/A	10.9	12.3	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	5%	35%	26%	23%	10%	0%	0%	99%	2,077
Entered care (FY 1998)	15%	30%	26%	22%	6%	0%	0%	99%	1,774
Exited care (FY 1998)	5%	33%	29%	19%	14%	0%	0%	100%	1,410
In care on 9/30/98	7%	33%	27%	23%	11%	0%	0%	101%	2,441

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
In care on 10/1 /97	1%	77%	2%	3%	12%	5%	100%	2,077
Entered care (FY 1998)	1%	74%	3%	2%	14%	5%	99%	1,774
Exited care (FY 1998)	1%	74%	3%	3%	15%	3%	99%	1,410
In care on 9/30/98	1%	77%	2%	2%	12%	6%	100%	2,441

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

OVERVIEW
Children waiting to be adopted	585
• Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	451

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-17 Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	2%	32%	31%	24%	10%	0%	100%	585

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	2%	75%	3%	3%	14%	3%	100%	585

(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%	53%	35%	9%	1%	0%	100%	301

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Unknown	Total	Number
Children	2%	80%	1%	4%	11%	2%	100%	301

Hawaii 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	23%
Guardianship	4%
Reunification	63%
Other	9%
Missing	1%
Total	100%
Number	1,410

Pie Chart

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children
Adoption	40%
Guardianship	7%
Reunification	39%
Other	13%
Missing	1%
Total	100%
Number	205

3.3 Exits of Children Age 12 or Older at Entry
Adoption	1%
Guardianship	3%
Reunification	65%
Other	29%
Missing	1%
Total	99%
Number	338

3.4 Exits by Race/Ethnicity	Alaska Native/ A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine	Missing
Adoption	70%	25%	6%	24%	15%	8%	0%
Guardianship	0%	5%	12%	2%	1%	0%	0%
Reunification	20%	61%	71%	51%	74%	71%	100%
Other	10%	9%	10%	22%	8%	16%	0%
Missing	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	4%	0%
Total	100%	100%	99%	99%	99%	99%	0%
Number	10	1,043	49	45	207	49	7

3.5 Exits to Emancipation
Children age 12 or younger at entry	20%
Children older than 12 at entry	80%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	103

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	73%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	15%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	6%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	2%
48 or more months	2%
Missing	3%
Total	101%
Number	890

Chart

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care in FY 1998
Children entering care for the first time	79%
Children re-entering care within 12 months of a prior episode	10%
Children re-entering care more than 12 months after a prior episode	10%
Missing	1%
Total	100%
Number	1,774

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

5.1 Time to Adoption
Less than 12 months	7%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	20%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	27%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	28%
48 or more months	17%
Missing	0%
Total	99%
Number	322

5.2 Time to Adoption for Children Age 3 or Older at Entry
Less than 12 months	6%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	17%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	32%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	30%
48 or more months	15%
Missing	1%
Total	101%
Number	136

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	82%	61%	50%	47%	33%	77%
Children with 3 or more placements	14%	36%	49%	52%	64%	3%
Missing	3%	3%	1%	1%	3%	19%
Total	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%	99%
Number	1,923	798	413	304	382	31

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	11%
Institutions	1%
Other settings	86%
Missing	3%
Total	101%
Number	1,381

Hawaii State Comments

Susan M. Chandler, Director
Hawaii Department of Human Services
(808) 586-4997

Child Welfare Context Data, Section B: The age data underwent corrections after the FY 1998 AFCARS foster care record was transmitted for the report period ending 9/98.

Child Welfare Outcome Data, Outcome Measure 7: (“Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions Group Homes.”) The percentage is inflated because some types of homes included in the count were erroneously defined as group homes.

We noted that there were no data listed for Hawaii for Child Welfare Outcome Measure 1: (“Reduce Recurrence of child Abuse and/or Neglect.”) We now have prior year data (FY 1996) available to calculate this outcome, and we would be happy to submit these data for future reports.

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