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Wyoming Context Data

A. Key Context Statistics

GENERAL POPULATION IN 1997
Total children under 18 yrs	131,765
• Alaska Native/American Indian	3%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	1%
• Black	1%
• Hispanic	8%
• White	88%
Child population in poverty	15%
Child population living in metropolitan areas	32%
CHILD WELFARE
Child maltreatment victims during 1997	-
Children in foster care on 9/30/98	883
Children adopted during FY 1998	33

B. Child Maltreatment Data
(NCANDS SDC, 1997)

OVERVIEW	Count	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	-	-
Child maltreatment victims (1)	-	-
Child fatalities	4	3.0 per 100,000

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

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

MALTREATMENT TYPE

Emotional

Medical Neglect

Neglect

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Other

Unknown

Total (3)

Number

Child victims

(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	785	961	863	883	1,746
Median length of stay (months)	10.7	N/A	3.0	11.0	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	2%	19%	21%	37%	21%	1%	0%	101%	785
Entered care (FY 1998)	5%	20%	13%	43%	19%	0%	0%	100%	961
Exited care (FY 1998)	3%	19%	13%	36%	28%	1%	0%	100%	863
In care on 9/30/98	2%	19%	20%	38%	21%	0%	0%	100%	883

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
In care on 10/1 /97	2%	1%	3%	10%	83%	3%	102%	785
Entered care (FY 1998)	4%	0%	1%	8%	83%	4%	100%	961
Exited care (FY 1998)	3%	0%	1%	10%	81%	5%	100%	863
In care on 9/30/98	2%	0%	3%	8%	84%	2%	99%	883

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

OVERVIEW
Children waiting to be adopted	53
• Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	7

AGE	Under 1 Yr	1-5 Yrs	6-10 Yrs	11-15 Yrs	16-17 Yrs	Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	2%	26%	40%	28%	6%	0%	102%	53

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Missing	Total	Number
Waiting children	2%	0%	8%	13%	77%	0%	100%	53

(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	0%	52%	27%	21%	0%	0%	100%	33

RACE/ETHNICITY	Alaska Native/A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine /Unknown	Total	Number
Children	6%	0%	3%	12%	73%	6%	100%	33

Wyoming 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	89%
Children with one or more recurrences within 12 months	11%
Total	100%
Number	640

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	2%
Guardianship	4%
Reunification	63%
Other	29%
Missing	3%
Total	101%
Number	863

Pie Chart

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children
Adoption	3%
Guardianship	4%
Reunification	61%
Other	30%
Missing	1%
Total	99%
Number	250

3.3 Exits of Children Age 12 or Older at Entry
Adoption	0%
Guardianship	1%
Reunification	59%
Other	36%
Missing	4%
Total	100%
Number	504

3.4 Exits by Race/Ethnicity	Alaska Native/ A.I.	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Unable to Determine	Missing
Adoption	7%	0%	0%	1%	1%	5%	0%
Guardianship	0%	0%	0%	6%	3%	5%	0%
Reunification	86%	100%	45%	60%	63%	56%	0%
Other	0%	0%	55%	30%	30%	24%	0%
Missing	7%	0%	0%	2%	2%	10%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	99%	99%	100%	0%
Number	28	2	11	83	698	41	0

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	20

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	74%
At least 12 months, but less than 24 months	16%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	6%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	1%
48 or more months	1%
Missing	2%
Total	100%
Number	545

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4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care in FY 1998
Children entering care for the first time	68%
Children re-entering care within 12 months of a prior episode	20%
Children re-entering care more than 12 months after a prior episode	11%
Missing	0%
Total	99%
Number	961

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	54%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	15%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	15%
48 or more months	15%
Missing	0%
Total	99%
Number	13

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	71%
At least 24 months, but less than 36 months	29%
At least 36 months, but less than 48 months	0%
48 or more months	0%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	7

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%	72%	61%	60%	67%	100%
Children with 3 or more placements	7%	28%	39%	40%	33%	0%
Missing	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Number	1,084	339	94	90	118	21

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	10%
Institutions	5%
Other settings	85%
Missing	0%
Total	100%
Number	452

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