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Virginia Context Data

A. Key Context Statistics

GENERAL POPULATION IN 1997
Total children under 18 yrs	1,644,386
• Alaska Native/American Indian	0%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	4%
• Black	23%
• Hispanic	5%
• White	68%
Child population in poverty	18%
Child population living in metropolitan areas	78%
CHILD WELFARE
Child maltreatment victims during 1997	10,025
Children in foster care on 9/30/98	6,838
Children adopted during FY 1998	239

B. Child Maltreatment Data
(NCANDS SDC, 1997)

OVERVIEW	Count	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	51,227	31 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims (1)	10,025	6 per 1,000
Child fatalities	36	2.2 per 100,000

AGE	Under	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16+ Yrs	Unknown	Total	Number
Child victims	7%	32%	31%	24%	5%	0%	99%	10,025

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Other	Unable to Determine/Missing	Total (2)	Number
Child victims	0%	1%	39%	4%	51%	8%	0%	103%	10,025

MALTREATMENT TYPE

Emotional

Medical Neglect

Neglect

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Other

Unknown

Total (3)

Number

Child victims

66%

27%

16%

118%

10,025

(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	6,009	2,683	1,856	6,838	8,692
Median length of stay (months)	26.0	N/A	12.7	25.6	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	2%	20%	23%	33%	20%	2%	0%	100%	6,009
Entered care (FY 1998)	10%	22%	21%	34%	12%	0%	0%	99%	2,683
Exited care (FY 1998)	4%	22%	19%	26%	26%	4%	0%	101%	1,856
In care on 9/30/98	2%	19%	23%	31%	22%	3%	0%	100%	6,838

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%	1%	54%	4%	41%	0%	100%	6,009
Entered care (FY 1998)	0%	1%	44%	4%	50%	1%	100%	2,683
Exited care (FY 1998)	0%	1%	41%	4%	53%	1%	100%	1,856
In care on 9/30/98	0%	1%	54%	3%	42%	1%	101%	6,838

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

OVERVIEW
Children waiting to be adopted	1,898
• Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	253

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-17 Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	3%	38%	40%	16%	1%	0%	101%	1,898

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	0%	1%	56%	4%	38%	1%	100%	1,898

(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%	35%	47%	15%	1%	0%	99%	239

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Unknown	Total	Number
Children	0%	0%	44%	5%	49%	2%	100%	239

Virginia 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	7%
Guardianship	0%
Reunification	55%
Other	13%
Missing	25%
Total	100%
Number	1,856

Pie Chart

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children
Adoption	11%
Guardianship	0%
Reunification	41%
Other	17%
Missing	31%
Total	100%
Number	384

3.3 Exits of Children Age 12 or Older at Entry
Adoption	0%
Guardianship	0%
Reunification	45%
Other	22%
Missing	32%
Total	99%
Number	768

3.4 Exits by Race/Ethnicity	Alaska Native/ A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine	Missing
Adoption	0%	0%	8%	0%	8%	0%	0%
Guardianship	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Reunification	100%	62%	51%	64%	58%	58%	0%
Other	0%	31%	15%	10%	11%	8%	0%
Missing	0%	8%	27%	26%	23%	33%	0%
Total	100%	101%	101%	100%	100%	99%	0%
Number	1	13	766	77	987	12	0

3.5 Exits to Emancipation
Children age 12 or younger at entry	37%
Children older than 12 at entry	63%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	147

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	63%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	20%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	9%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	5%
48 or more months	3%
Missing	1%
Total	101%
Number	1,020

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4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care in FY 1998
Children entering care for the first time	98%
Children re-entering care within 12 months of a prior episode	0%
Children re-entering care more than 12 months after a prior episode	0%
Missing	1%
Total	99%
Number	2,683

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

5.1 Time to Adoption
Less than 12 months	5%
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	19%
48 or more months	42%
Missing	0%
Total	99%
Number	134

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	11%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	24%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	29%
48 or more months	33%
Missing	0%
Total	101%
Number	55

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	93%	92%	93%	95%	96%	100%
Children with 3 or more placements	7%	8%	7%	5%	4%	0%
Missing	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Number	2,951	1,541	1,093	888	2,201	18

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	7%
Institutions	0%
Other settings	93%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	1,655

Virginia State Comments

Larry B. Mason, Director
Division of Family Services, Virginia Department of Social Services
(804) 692-1944

Child Welfare Context Data, Section B: During the 1997 reporting year, the Department implemented a CPS reform pilot (the Multiple Response System) in five local departments of social services. Some valid CPS reports received a Family Assessment rather than an investigation in these localities. The Assessment Response does not result in a finding of abuse or neglect as in an Investigation Response.

During this reporting year, CPS has been working with staff to develop a plan for implementing CPS into the On-line Automated Services Information System (OASIS) during 1998. Future data will be pulled from this system.

Child Welfare Context Data, Sections C, D, and E: Due to the conversion of our legacy child welfare information system (VACIS) to OASIS during early 1998, which involved a great deal of manual conversion once the automated conversion was completed, some numbers may be under-reported.

Child Welfare Outcome Data, Measure 1: The Child Welfare Outcomes related to “Recurrence of Maltreatment” will be reported in 2000.

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