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Indiana Context Data

A. Key Context Statistics

GENERAL POPULATION IN 1997
Total children under 18 yrs	1,497,455
• Alaska Native/American Indian	0%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	1%
• Black	10%
• Hispanic	3%
• White	86%
Child population in poverty	11%
Child population living in metropolitan areas	56%
CHILD WELFARE
Child maltreatment victims during 1997	15,624
Children in foster care on 9/30/98	5,070
Children adopted during FY 1998	800

B. Child Maltreatment Data
(NCANDS SDC, 1997)

OVERVIEW	Count	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	47,170	32 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims (1)	15,624	10 per 1,000
Child fatalities	37	2.5 per 100,000

AGE	Under	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16+ Yrs	Unknown	Total	Number
Child victims	8%	29%	30%	27%	6%	0%	100%	15,624

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Other	Unable to Determine/Missing	Total (2)	Number
Child victims	0%	0%	15%	2%	67%	4%	13%	101%	15,624

MALTREATMENT TYPE

Emotional

Medical Neglect

Neglect

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Other

Unknown

Total (3)

Number

Child victims

57%

20%

19%

101%

15,624

(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	8,259	6,328	9,524	5,070	14,587
Median length of stay (months)	18.2	N/A	7.6	19.0	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%	24%	23%	28%	18%	2%	1%	100%	8,259
Entered care (FY 1998)	11%	23%	20%	33%	12%	0%	0%	99%	6,328
Exited care (FY 1998)	5%	22%	21%	31%	19%	1%	0%	99%	9,524
In care on 9/30/98	4%	26%	23%	25%	15%	4%	3%	100%	5,070

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%	32%	2%	57%	9%	100%	8,259
Entered care (FY 1998)	0%	0%	28%	2%	58%	12%	100%	6,328
Exited care (FY 1998)	0%	0%	28%	2%	59%	10%	99%	9,524
In care on 9/30/98	0%	0%	34%	1%	56%	8%	99%	5,070

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

OVERVIEW
Children waiting to be adopted	443
• Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	124

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-17 Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	2%	42%	31%	18%	4%	3%	100%	443

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	0%	0%	39%	2%	55%	5%	101%	443

(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	1%	39%	41%	17%	2%	0%	100%	800

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Unknown	Total	Number
Children	0%	0%	29%	3%	60%	7%	99%	800

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

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	78%
Children re-entering care within 12 months of a prior episode	13%
Children re-entering care more than 12 months after a prior episode	6%
Missing	3%
Total	100%
Number	6,328

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	79%	67%	62%	61%	57%	96%
Children with 3 or more placements	20%	32%	37%	38%	42%	3%
Missing	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Total	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Number	7,102	2,396	1,568	1,027	2,030	464

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	1%
Institutions	9%
Other settings	66%
Missing	23%
Total	99%
Number	3,925

Indiana State Comments

James M. Hmurovich, Director
Divison of Family and Children, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
(317) 232-4705

To improve data quality, Indiana began implementation of the Indiana Child Welfare Information System (ICWIS) in March of 1997. Technological challenges delayed implementation, so it was not fully functional statewide until January of 1999.

During implementation, data from our legacy system was converted to ICWIS and significant staff effort was taken to clean data, to enter historical data for the period during which both systems were inoperable, and to become current with daily data entry. This has been a significant challenge.

Due to the lengthy implementation process, Indiana is not fully represented in the outcome data included in this Annual Report. I would like to stress that this is an area of ongoing work and we are strongly committed to improving data collection and data integrity for future reports. State-developed performance outcomes are tracked on a monthly basis, and continual program monitoring and evaluation is on-going.

Because permanency and stability are top priorities for Indiana, it is encouraging to see high marks for Indiana in these areas. Indiana also is proud, and very pleased, to be awarded the sixth-highest adoption incentive payment this year.

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