Appendix D

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This Appendix provides information about the child welfare outcomes and measures. Changes that have been made since last year’s report are noted where applicable.

Child Welfare Outcome 1:
Reduce recurrence of child abuse and/or neglect
Measure 1.1: Of all children who were victims of substantiated or indicated child abuse and/or neglect during the first 6 months of the reporting period, what percentage had another substantiated or indicated report within a 6-month period’
Note: The time frame for this measure has been changed from 12 months to 6 months and therefore the data presented in Child Welfare Outcomes 1999 are not comparable to data presented in Child Welfare Outcomes 1998.

Child Welfare Outcome 2:
Reduce the incidence of child abuse and/or neglect in foster care
Measure 2.1: Of all children who were in foster care during the reporting period, what percentage was the subject of substantiated or indicated maltreatment by a foster parent or facility staff’
Note: This is the first year this measure has been computed. The reporting period for this measure for both 1998 and 1999 is January 1 - September 30 (9 months).

Child Welfare Outcome 3:
Increase permanency for children in foster care
Measure 3.1: For all children who exited foster care, what percentage left either to reunification, adoption, or legal guardianship’

Measure 3.2: For children who exited foster care and were identified as having a diagnosed disability, what percentage left either to reunification, adoption, or legal guardianship’

Measure 3.3: For children who exited foster care and were older than age 12 at the time of their most recent entry into care, what percentage left either to reunification, adoption, or legal guardianship’
Note: This measure includes all children age 13 and older at the time of entry. This is a change from last year when the measure included children who were age 12 and older at the time of entry.

Measure 3.4: Of all children exiting foster care to emancipation, what percentage was age 12 or younger at the time of entry into care’

Measure 3.5: For all children who exited foster care, what percentage by racial/ethnic category left either to reunification, adoption, or legal guardianship’

Child Welfare Outcome 4:
Reduce time in foster care to reunification without increasing re-entry
Measure 4.1: Of all children who were reunified with their parents or caretakers at the time of discharge from foster care, what percentage was reunified in the following time periods’

(1) Less than 12 months from the time of latest removal from home
(2) At least 12 months, but less than 24 months
(3) At least 24 months, but less than 36 months
(4) At least 36 months, but less than 48 months
(5) 48 or more months

Measure 4.2: Of all children who entered foster care during the reporting period, what percentage re-entered care within 12 months of a prior foster care episode’

Child Welfare Outcome 5:
Reduce time in foster care to adoption
Measure 5.1: Of all children who exited foster care to a finalized adoption, what percentage exited care in the following time periods’

Child Welfare Outcome 6:
Increase placement stability
Measure 6.1: Of all children served who had been in foster care for the time periods listed below, what percentage had no more than two placement settings during that time period’

Child Welfare Outcome 7:
Reduce placements of young children in group homes or institutions
Measure 7.1: For all children who entered foster care during the reporting period and were age 12 or younger at the time of their most recent placement, what percentage was placed in a group home or an institution’