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Kansas Context Data

A. Key Context Statistics

GENERAL POPULATION IN 1997
Total children under 18 yrs	687,931
• Alaska Native/American Indian	1%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	2%
• Black	7%
• Hispanic	7%
• White	83%
Child population in poverty	11%
Child population living in metropolitan areas	67%
CHILD WELFARE
Child maltreatment victims during 1997	18,592
Children in foster care on 9/30/98	8,488
Children adopted during FY 1998	389

B. Child Maltreatment Data
(NCANDS SDC, 1997)

OVERVIEW	Count	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	47,096	68 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims (1)	18,592	27 per 1,000
Child fatalities	4	0.6 per 100,000

AGE	Under	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16+ Yrs	Unknown	Total	Number
Child victims	3%	14%	13%	9%	3%	58%	100%	18,592

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Other	Unable to Determine/Missing	Total (2)	Number
Child victims	1%	0%	15%	5%	74%	8%	2%	105%	18,592

MALTREATMENT TYPE

Emotional

Medical Neglect

Neglect

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Other

Unknown

Total (3)

Number

Child victims

24%

27%

12%

21%

100%

18,592

(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	5,205	6,683	3,400	8,488	11,888
Median length of stay (months)	11.1	N/A	11.7	8.8	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	1%	4%	5%	15%	14%	0%	62%	101%	5,205
Entered care (FY 1998)	4%	7%	8%	20%	12%	0%	49%	100%	6,683
Exited care (FY 1998)	1%	7%	7%	21%	30%	2%	31%	99%	3,400
In care on 9/30/98	2%	5%	6%	13%	9%	0%	64%	99%	8,488

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%	1%	21%	8%	67%	2%	100%	5,205
Entered care (FY 1998)	1%	1%	17%	7%	72%	3%	101%	6,683
Exited care (FY 1998)	1%	1%	17%	7%	71%	3%	100%	3,400
In care on 9/30/98	1%	1%	19%	7%	69%	2%	99%	8,488

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

OVERVIEW
Children waiting to be adopted	1,528
• Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	789

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-17 Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	2%	5%	6%	10%	3%	75%	101%	1,528

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	2%	0%	27%	6%	62%	3%	100%	1,528

(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%	35%	22%	3%	0%	100%	389

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Unknown	Total	Number
Children	1%	1%	22%	6%	67%	3%	100%	389

Kansas 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	4%
Guardianship	0%
Reunification	34%
Other	9%
Missing	53%
Total	100%
Number	3,400

Pie Chart

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

3.3 Exits of Children Age 12 or Older at Entry
Adoption	1%
Guardianship	0%
Reunification	33%
Other	10%
Missing	56%
Total	100%
Number	1,547

3.4 Exits by Race/Ethnicity	Alaska Native/ A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine	Missing
Adoption	20%	0%	5%	4%	3%	8%	0%
Guardianship	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%
Reunification	5%	47%	24%	35%	36%	25%	0%
Other	20%	0%	11%	3%	10%	10%	0%
Missing	55%	53%	60%	57%	50%	55%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	99%	99%	0%
Number	40	36	576	252	2,400	96	0

3.5 Exits to Emancipation
Children age 12 or younger at entry	18%
Children older than 12 at entry	46%
Missing	36%
Total	100%
Number	96

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	50%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	28%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	9%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	3%
48 or more months	3%
Missing	6%
Total	99%
Number	1,140

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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	2%
Children re-entering care more than 12 months after a prior episode	1%
Missing	5%
Total	100%
Number	6,683

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

5.1 Time to Adoption
Less than 12 months	14%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	22%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	30%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	13%
48 or more months	19%
Missing	3%
Total	101%
Number	139

5.2 Time to Adoption for Children Age 3 or Older at Entry
Less than 12 months	14%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	11%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	30%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	18%
48 or more months	20%
Missing	7%
Total	100%
Number	56

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	61%	30%	14%	10%	15%	59%
Children with 3 or more placements	39%	70%	86%	90%	85%	41%
Missing	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Number	6,930	2,384	952	447	876	299

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	4%
Institutions	4%
Other settings	92%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	976

Kansas State Comments

Joyce Allegrucci, Assistant Secretary
Children and Family Policy, Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
(785) 296-4653

During Federal fiscal years 1997 and 1998, Kansas data were in transition from one information system to another. Many of the existing case data did not convert in the manner expected, resulting in the missing data reported for the period as reflected in this report. During the same period, Kansas family preservation, reintegration/foster care, and adoption programs were in transition from State-provided services to a public/private partnership in which these programs were contracted to the private sector. This major program shift also resulted in some loss of information as dissimilar data systems among the contractors and the State had to be brought into agreement. Data reliability has improved with each succeeding year with Federal FY 1999 data being the first year the data can be considered generally complete and accurate.

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