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Context Data | Outcomes Data

Delaware

[ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population 1998 1999
Total children under 18 years 179,071 182,450
Race/ethnicity (%)
 Alaska Native/American Indian 0.3 0.3
 Asian/Pacific Islander 2.2 2.3
 Black 23.7 24.0
 Hispanic 5.2 5.5
 White 68.7 67.9
% Child population in poverty 16.6 17.6
% Child population living in metropolitan areas 82.6 81.8

 

Child Welfare 1998 1999
Child maltreatment victims 2,894 2,111
Children in foster care on 9/30 1,480 1,193
Children adopted 62 33

 

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 9,693 8,330 54.1 per 1,000 45.7 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1 2,894 2,111 16.2 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
Child fatalities 3 3 1.7 per 100,000 1.6 per 100,000


Age of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999
Under 1 year 5.4 5.4
1-5 years 28.7 25.8
6-10 years 33.4 33.0
11-15 years 23.8 25.6
16+ years 8.5 8.8
Unknown 0.0 1.4
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 2,894 2,111

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999
Alaska Native/American Indian - 0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander - 0.5
Black 48.3 44.6
Hispanic 4.9 7.9
White 50.3 52.4
Other - -
Unknown 1.5 0.9
Total %2 104.9 106.5
Number 2,894 2,111

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) 1998 1999
Emotional abuse 16.2 15.5
Medical neglect 2.6 1.8
Neglect 39.4 37.5
Physical abuse 25.4 25.3
Sexual abuse 8.6 11.1
Other 7.8 9.0
Unknown 0.1 -
Total %3 100.0 100.2
Number 2,894 2,111

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) 781 1,023 333 1,480 1,804
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 1,002 1,002 811 1,193 2,004
Median Length of Stay (Months) <  <  <  <  < 
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) 12.7 N/A 3.5 9.5 N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) 11.5 N/A 3.7 12.5 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 5.6 4.2 7.7 11.1 - 4.8 3.6 4.5
1-5 years 21.5 25.0 18.0 15.5 - 17.5 24.6 23.0
6-10 years 23.3 26.3 17.0 14.7 - 18.0 25.0 22.9
11-15 years 26.2 25.0 30.2 29.8 29.1 20.7 26.4 28.0
16-18 years 23.3 19.4 27.1 28.9 70.6 38.3 19.9 21.4
19+ years - 0.2 - - 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.3
Missing - - - - - - - -
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 781 1,002 1,023 1,002 333 811 1,480 1,193

 

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 - - 0.2 - - - 0.1 -
Asian/Pacific Islander - - - 0.3 - 0.2 - 0.1
Black 58.0 62.5 59.4 59.8 59.5 58.2 58.6 63.1
Hispanic 4.7 6.4 5.7 6.6 6.0 5.5 5.1 7.1
White 32.3 30.6 30.7 32.8 32.4 34.8 31.2 29.7
Unknown 5.0 0.5 4.0 0.5 2.1 1.2 4.9 -
Not applicable - - - - - - - -
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number 781 1,002 1,023 1,002 333 811 1,480 1,193

 

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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 138 271
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) - 123

 

Age of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999
Under 1 year 1.4 0.7
1-5 years 39.1 40.2
6-10 years 45.7 45.8
11-15 years 13.0 12.9
16+ years 0.7 0.4
Unknown - -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 138 271

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) 1998 1999
Alaska Native/American Indian - -
Asian/Pacific Islander - -
Black 57.2 66.8
Hispanic 5.8 6.3
White 26.8 26.9
Unknown 10.1 -
Not applicable - -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 138 271

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%) 1998 1999
Under 1 year - -
1-5 years 38.7 57.6
6-10 years 46.8 42.4
11-15 years 14.5 -
16+ years - -
Unknown - -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 62 33

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) 1998 1999
Alaska Native/American Indian - -
Asian/Pacific Islander - -
Black 51.6 39.4
Hispanic 8.1 6.1
White 14.5 51.5
Unknown 25.8 3.0
Not applicable - -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 62 33

 

 

Delaware [ 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 93.1 97.9
Children with one or more recurrences 6.9 2.1
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 1,506 1,070

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 0.1 0.1
Children not maltreated while in Foster Care 99.9 99.9
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 1,730 1,869

Bar chart describing Percentage of Children Matreated while in Foster Care from Table 2.1 above.

 

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 - 4.7
Guardianship - 3.9
Reunification 94.6 83.5
Other 5.1 7.9
Missing 0.3 -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 333 811

Pie Chart describing data from Table 3.1 above.

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) 1998 1999
Adoption - 1.6
Guardianship - 8.2
Reunification 93.3 80.3
Other 6.7 9.8
Missing - -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 30 61

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) 1998 1999
Adoption - -
Guardianship - 2.4
Reunification 94.5 84.3
Other 5.2 13.3
Missing 0.3 -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 325 414

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) 1998 1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry - 17.0
Children older than 12 at entry 100.0 83.0
Missing - -
Total % 100.0 100.0
Number 3 47

 

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

 

1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999
Adoption - - - - - 4.2 - 4.4
Guardianship - - - - - 3.4 - -
Reunification - - - 100.0 94.9 84.7 95.0 86.7
Other - - - - 4.5 7.6 5.0 8.9
Missing - - - - 0.5 - - -
Total % - - - 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number - - - 2 198 472 20 45
  White Unable to Determine Not Applicable Missing

 

1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999
Adoption - 4.6 - 30.0 N/A - - -
Guardianship - 5.7 - - N/A - - -
Reunification 94.4 81.6 85.7 60.0 N/A - - -
Other 5.6 8.2 14.3 10.0 N/A - - -
Missing - - - - N/A - - -
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 N/A - - -
Number 108 282 7 10 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. 88.6 83.6
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 6.7 12.4
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 1.3 2.4
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 0.3 0.6
48 or more mos. - 0.6
Missing 3.2 0.4
Total (%) 100.0 100.0
Number 315 677

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 75.3 72.8
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode 17.5 15.5
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode 3.9 10.2
Missing 3.3 1.6
Total (%) 100.0 100.0
Number 1,023 1,002

 

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. - -
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. - 7.9
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. - 26.3
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. - 26.3
48 or more mos. - 39.5
Missing - -
Total (%) - 100.0
Number - 38

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		 97.7
97.7		 2.3
2.3		 -
-		 100.0
100.0		 1,111
1,192
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. 1998
1999		 84.0
82.9		 16.0
17.1		 -
-		 100.0
100.0		 288
357
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. 1998
1999		 83.0
72.7		 17.0
27.3		 -
-		 100.0
100.0		 159
183
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. 1998
1999		 83.3
71.2		 16.7
28.8		 -
-		 100.0
100.0		 96
104
48 or more mos. 1998
1999		 73.6
71.6		 26.4
28.4		 -
-		 100.0
100.0		 140
162
Missing 1998
1999		 100.0
100.0		 -
-		 -
-		 100.0
100.0		 10
6

 

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 2.4 1.1
Institutions 2.0 3.9
Other settings 95.4 94.8
Missing 0.2 0.2
Total (%) 100.0 100.0
Number 502 466

 

 

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