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New Mexico Context Data

A. Key Context Statistics

GENERAL POPULATION IN 1997
Total children under 18 yrs	499,322
• Alaska Native/American Indian	12%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	1%
• Black	2%
• Hispanic	48%
• White	38%
Child population in poverty	30%
Child population living in metropolitan areas	54%
CHILD WELFARE
Child maltreatment victims during 1997	8,213
Children in foster care on 9/30/98	821
Children adopted during FY 1998	197

B. Child Maltreatment Data
(NCANDS SDC, 1997)

OVERVIEW	Count	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	23,454	47 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims (1)	8,213	16 per 1,000
Child fatalities	5	1.0 per 100,000

AGE	Under	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16+ Yrs	Unknown	Total	Number
Child victims	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,213

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Other	Unable to Determine/Missing	Total (2)	Number
Child victims	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,213

MALTREATMENT TYPE

Emotional

Medical Neglect

Neglect

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Other

Unknown

Total (3)

Number

Child victims

60%

25%

100%

8,213

(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	470	1,480	1,137	821	1,950
Median length of stay (months)	2.1	N/A	0.2	6.9	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	5%	30%	34%	24%	7%	0%	0%	100%	470
Entered care (FY 1998)	11%	33%	27%	23%	6%	0%	0%	100%	1,480
Exited care (FY 1998)	9%	32%	27%	24%	8%	0%	0%	100%	1,137
In care on 9/30/98	7%	33%	30%	23%	7%	0%	0%	100%	821

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
In care on 10/1 /97	7%	0%	6%	55%	31%	0%	99%	470
Entered care (FY 1998)	12%	0%	6%	45%	28%	8%	99%	1,480
Exited care (FY 1998)	15%	0%	4%	41%	30%	10%	100%	1,137
In care on 9/30/98	5%	0%	8%	56%	28%	2%	99%	821

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

OVERVIEW
Children waiting to be adopted	120
• Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	18

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-17 Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	5%	33%	37%	23%	2%	0%	100%	120

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	3%	0%	5%	69%	23%	0%	100%	120

(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%	41%	36%	18%	3%	1%	101%	197

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Unknown	Total	Number
Children	3%	0%	4%	48%	42%	3%	100%	197

New Mexico 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	0%
Guardianship	3%
Reunification	55%
Other	4%
Missing	38%
Total	100%
Number	1,137

Pie Chart

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children
Adoption	0%
Guardianship	1%
Reunification	31%
Other	12%
Missing	56%
Total	100%
Number	78

3.3 Exits of Children Age 12 or Older at Entry
Adoption	0%
Guardianship	1%
Reunification	47%
Other	7%
Missing	44%
Total	99%
Number	293

3.4 Exits by Race/Ethnicity	Alaska Native/ A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine	Missing
Adoption	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Guardianship	4%	0%	0%	5%	1%	0%	0%
Reunification	51%	100%	51%	51%	58%	60%	77%
Other	13%	0%	2%	2%	5%	0%	0%
Missing	33%	0%	47%	41%	36%	40%	23%
Total	101%	100%	100%	99%	100%	100%	100%
Number	166	3	49	466	341	65	47

3.5 Exits to Emancipation
Children age 12 or younger at entry	0%
Children older than 12 at entry	100%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	6

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	94%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	0%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	0%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	0%
48 or more months	0%
Missing	6%
Total	100%
Number	621

Chart

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care in FY 1998
Children entering care for the first time	91%
Children re-entering care within 12 months of a prior episode	4%
Children re-entering care more than 12 months after a prior episode	0%
Missing	5%
Total	100%
Number	1,480

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

5.1 Time to Adoption
Less than 12 months	0%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	100%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	0%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	0%
48 or more months	0%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	2

5.2 Time to Adoption for Children Age 3 or Older at Entry
Less than 12 months	0%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	100%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	0%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	0%
48 or more months	0%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	2

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	98%	97%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Children with 3 or more placements	2%	3%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Missing	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Number	1,589	305	1	0	0	55

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	13%
Institutions	2%
Other settings	84%
Missing	0%
Total	99%
Number	1,193

New Mexico State Comments

Deborah Hartz, Secretary
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
(505) 827-8400

New Mexico's new SACWIS system became the system of record as of November 1997. Federal FY 1998 represents the first full reporting period of data out of our new system. During this time, efforts to train staff on our new SACWIS system have been on-going. We have predictably experienced the challenge of accurate data entry and data consistency, while staff statewide have been learning the new system. New Mexico's ASFA data have been reviewed and, in so far as can be determined at this time, the data appear to be correct.

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