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Context Data | Outcomes Data

California

[ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population 1998 1999
Total children under 18 years 8,911,372 8,923,423
Race/ethnicity (%)
 Alaska Native/American Indian 0.5 0.5
 Asian/Pacific Islander 11.2 11.3
 Black 6.9 6.8
 Hispanic 41.2 41.9
 White 40.2 39.5
% Child population in poverty 26.4 20.3
% Child population living in metropolitan areas 99.4 99.5

 

Child Welfare 1998 1999
Child maltreatment victims 157,683 130,510
Children in foster care on 9/30 112,767 117,937
Children adopted 4,418 6,251

 

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS SDC, 1998 & 1999)

  Number Rate
Maltreatment Information Overview 1998 1999 1998 1999
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment 413,372 452,887 46.4 per 1,000 50.8 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1 157,683 130,510 17.7 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
Child fatalities 26 33 0.3 per 100,000 0.4 per 100,000


Age of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999
Under 1 year 6.0 9.7
1-5 years 29.0 29.3
6-10 years 31.4 31.1
11-15 years 25.4 24.0
16+ years 8.2 6.0
Unknown 0.0 0.0
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 157,683 130,510

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999
Alaska Native/American Indian 1.1 1.0
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.2 4.0
Black 16.0 18.0
Hispanic 32.8 37.0
White 37.8 33.0
Other - 39.0
Unknown 9.0 5.0
Total %2 100.0 137.0
Number 157,683 130,510

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999
Emotional abuse 8.1 17.8
Medical neglect - -
Neglect 51.9 56.3
Physical abuse 26.2 17.5
Sexual abuse 13.4 9.1
Other 0.4 9.8
Unknown 0.0 0.0
Total %3 100.0 110.4
Number 157,683 130,510

1) Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once. Back
2) Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race. Back
3) Percentages may total more than 100 percent because children could have been victims of more than one type of maltreatment. Back

C. Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998 & FY 1999)

Number of Children In Care on 10/1 Entered Care Exited Care In Care on 9/30 Total Served
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) 109,819 52,997 50,049 112,767 162,816
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 113,506 43,587 39,156 117,937 157,093
Median Length of Stay (Months) <  <  <  <  < 
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) 19.8 N/A 12.6 21.6 N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 20.8 N/A 14.9 25.2 N/A

 

Age of Children in Foster Care (%) In Care on 10/1/97 In Care on 10/1/98 Entered Care During FY 1998 Entered Care During FY 1999 Exited Care During FY 1998 Exited Care During FY 1999 In Care on 9/30/98 In Care on 9/30/99
Under 1 year 4.2 3.7 13.6 14.7 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.5
1-5 years 29.8 26.7 28.5 27.2 30.8 30.5 27.8 24.5
6-10 years 29.0 27.5 22.5 23.7 23.5 23.7 29.1 27.5
11-15 years 24.2 26.5 24.5 24.6 18.8 19.2 26.7 27.3
16-18 years 12.2 15.0 10.7 9.7 20.2 20.5 12.2 16.0
19+ years 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.1 0.4 1.2
Missing 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 109,819 113,506 52,997 43,587 50,049 39,156 112,767 117,937

 

Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%) In Care on 10/1/97 In Care on 10/1/98 Entered Care During FY 1998 Entered Care During FY 1999 Exited Care During FY 1998 Exited Care During FY 1999 In Care on 9/30/98 In Care on 9/30/99
Alaska Native/American Indian 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 1.9 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.2 1.7 2.1
Black 36.6 35.5 22.6 22.4 24.3 23.7 35.4 34.6
Hispanic 29.3 31.3 35.3 36.0 32.3 33.5 30.8 32.3
White 30.9 29.9 36.5 35.2 38.0 37.1 30.4 29.5
Unknown 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.2 0.5 0.4
Not applicable - - - - - - - -
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 109,819 113,506 52,997 43,587 50,049 39,156 112,767 117,937

 

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D. Children Waiting to Be Adopted on 9/30/1998 and 9/30/1999
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998 & 1999)4

4) Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents’ 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. Back

Overview 9/30/98 9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted 4,455 9,894
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) 1,915 6,911

 

Age of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999
Under 1 year 8.0 4.2
1-5 years 55.2 51.6
6-10 years 26.2 30.0
11-15 years 9.0 12.4
16+ years 1.5 1.7
Unknown 0.2 0.1
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 4,455 9,894

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999
Alaska Native/American Indian 1.1 1.0
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 1.6
Black 27.2 31.2
Hispanic 29.9 33.6
White 40.2 32.4
Unknown 0.1 0.2
Not applicable - -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 4,455 9,894

 

E. Children Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database, FY 1998 & 1999)

 

Age of Adopted Children (%) 1998 1999
Under 1 year 3.1 2.2
1-5 years 61.2 63.8
6-10 years 28.1 25.7
11-15 years 6.8 7.1
16+ years 0.7 1.2
Unknown - -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 4,418 6,251

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) 1998 1999
Alaska Native/American Indian 0.6 0.9
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.5 2.2
Black 24.2 19.5
Hispanic 33.5 31.7
White 38.0 42.9
Unknown 1.2 2.8
Not applicable - -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 4,418 6,251

 

 

California[ Outcomes Data ]

 

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1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect
(NCANDS, DCDC 1998 & 1999)

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%) 1998 1999
Children without a recurrence - 88.9
Children with one or more recurrences - 11.1
Total % - 100.0
Number - 60,893

Bar chart describing Percentage of Children With One or More Recurrences of Maltreatment within 6 months data from Table 1.1 above.

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care
(NCANDS, DCDC Jan —Sept, AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database Jan —Sept 1998 & 1999)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%) 1998 1999
Children maltreated while in Foster Care - -
Children not maltreated while in Foster Care - -
Total % - -
Number - -

 

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database FY 1998 & FY 1999)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) 1998 1999
Adoption 6.2 12.3
Guardianship 2.6 3.2
Reunification 47.0 68.2
Other 8.9 15.3
Missing 35.3 1.0
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 50,049 39,156

Pie Chart describing data from Table 3.1 above.

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) 1998 1999
Adoption 6.6 17.1
Guardianship 2.7 1.8
Reunification 46.1 63.1
Other 9.0 17.4
Missing 35.6 0.7
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 988 2,228

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) 1998 1999
Adoption 0.4 0.7
Guardianship 0.9 1.5
Reunification 48.3 58.3
Other 21.5 38.7
Missing 29.0 0.8
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 13,265 10,278

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) 1998 1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry 36.2 32.9
Children older than 12 at entry 63.7 67.1
Missing 0.1 0.1
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 2,739 3,728

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%) Alaska Native/A.I. Asian/P.I. Black Hispanic

 

1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999
Adoption 7.0 9.2 3.1 7.4 5.7 12.0 5.3 11.4
Guardianship 6.9 5.6 2.1 1.3 2.9 3.1 2.0 2.4
Reunification 43.4 69.0 52.9 78.7 44.8 62.6 50.0 71.9
Other 8.0 14.8 7.4 11.9 12.5 21.6 7.3 13.2
Missing 34.8 1.3 34.6 0.8 34.1 0.7 35.3 1.1
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 627 533 1,504 1,237 12,166 9,269 16,168 13,108
  White Unable to Determine Not Applicable Missing

 

1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999
Adoption 7.6 14.1 3.7 2.3 N/A - - -
Guardianship 3.0 4.2 1.6 2.5 N/A - - -
Reunification 45.5 66.9 45.6 86.1 N/A - - -
Other 8.1 13.7 5.4 7.4 N/A - - -
Missing 35.9 1.1 43.8 1.7 N/A - - -
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 N/A - - -
Number 19,009 14,533 575 476 N/A - - -

 

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4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database FY 1998 & FY 1999)

4.1 Time to Reunification (%) 1998 1999
Less than 12 mos. 54.9 54.0
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 26.0 27.0
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 7.9 9.8
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 3.4 2.9
48 or more mos. 6.3 4.4
Missing 1.5 1.9
Total (%) 100.0 100.0
Number 23,519 26,707

Bar chart describing reunification percentages data in Table 4.1 above.

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) 1998 1999
Children entering care for the first time 78.2 81.1
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode 13.9 10.2
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode 6.9 8.4
Missing 1.0 0.3
Total (%) 100.0 100.0
Number 52,997 43,587

Bar chart describing re-entries into Foster Care within 12 months from data in Table 4.2 above.

 

5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database FY 1998 & FY 1999)

5.1 Time to Adoption (%) 1998 1999
Less than 12 mos. 12.2 5.8
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 23.9 25.7
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 25.7 29.9
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 19.5 17.9
48 or more mos. 18.6 20.6
Missing 0.2 0.1
Total (%) 100.0 100.0
Number 3,105 4,815

Bar Chart describing Percentage of Adoptions Occurring in Less Than 24 or greater than 48 Months of Entry data from Table 5.1 above

 

6. Increase Placement Stability
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database FY 1998 & FY 1999)

6.1 Number of Placements by Time in Care (%) Year Children With 2 or Fewer Placements Children With 3 or More Placements Missing Placements Total % Number
Less than 12 mos. 1998
1999		 84.7
76.9		 15.3
23.1		 0.0
0.0		 100.0
100.0		 59,548
47,401
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. 1998
1999		 69.8
62.3		 30.1
37.7		 0.0
0.0		 100.0
100.0		 36,159
36,004
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. 1998
1999		 61.6
56.8		 38.4
43.2		 0.0
-		 100.0
100.0		 18,868
23,460
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. 1998
1999		 59.4
53.0		 40.6
47.0		 -
0.0		 100.0
100.0		 11,927
13,239
48 or more mos. 1998
1999		 61.4
55.6		 38.5
44.4		 0.0
 100.0
100.0		 35,355
36,243
Missing 1998
1999		 99.5
94.8		 0.5
5.2		 -
-		 100.0
100.0		 959
746

 

Bar chart describing foster care placements over time percentages data from Table 6.1 above.

 

7. Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database FY 1998 & FY 1999)

7.1 Most Recent Placement Settings of Children Who Entered Care During the Fiscal Year and Were Age 12 or Younger at the Time of This Placement (%) 1998 1999
Group homes 4.6 4.3
Institutions 11.1 12.9
Other settings 84.3 82.8
Missing - 0.0
Total (%) 100.0 100.0
Number 37,818 31,671

 

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