General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	2,022,351	2,056,885
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.2	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.1	2.2
Black	34.0	33.9
Hispanic	3.9	4.2
White	59.9	59.5
% Child population in poverty	25.9	19.5
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	62.5	64.1

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	24,567	26,888
Children in foster care on 9/30	9,937	11,991
Children adopted	714	1,098

 

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	74,180	78,734	36.7 per 1,000	38.3 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	24,567	26,888	12.1 per 1,000	13.1 per 1,000
Child fatalities	37	42	1.8 per 100,000	2.0 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	10.4	10.2
1-5 years	30.1	29.8
6-10 years	30.6	30.6
11-15 years	23.7	24.3
16+ years	4.6	4.7
Unknown	0.6	0.4
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	24,567	26,888

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	0.4
Black	47.8	47.4
Hispanic	2.6	3.1
White	46.3	45.9
Other	2.9	6.2
Unknown	2.6	-
Total %2	102.6	103.1
Number	24,567	26,888

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	4.1	3.9
Medical neglect	4.6	4.4
Neglect	62.3	63.1
Physical abuse	14.3	13.4
Sexual abuse	8.3	8.4
Other	6.5	6.7
Unknown	-	-
Total %3	100.0	100.0
Number	24,567	26,888

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)	9,844	3,724	3,632	9,937	13,568
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	11,040	7,218	6,267	11,991	18,258
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	23.0	N/A	12.2	26.2	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	22.9	N/A	11.7	18.9	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	4.5	16.5	17.1	4.6	6.3	3.3	6.0
1-5 years	28.4	27.7	28.8	28.9	29.2	30.4	27.7	27.1
6-10 years	29.1	29.2	25.6	24.2	26.5	27.3	29.3	27.1
11-15 years	27.6	26.8	23.3	24.3	23.1	22.7	27.2	27.5
16-18 years	10.0	10.8	5.6	5.2	15.2	11.7	11.8	11.3
19+ years	0.6	0.8	0.1	0.1	1.2	1.3	0.7	0.8
Missing	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	9,844	11,040	3,724	7,218	3,632	6,267	9,937	11,991

 

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	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Black	60.7	58.7	50.5	49.4	53.9	50.0	59.3	57.6
Hispanic	1.4	3.0	4.0	4.4	3.9	2.6	1.4	4.1
White	34.4	34.3	41.5	39.3	39.1	42.7	35.4	32.9
Unknown	3.1	3.7	3.4	4.9	2.4	4.3	3.5	4.1
Not applicable	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	-	0.8
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	9,844	11,040	3,724	7,218	3,632	6,267	9,937	11,991

 

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Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted	2,403	2,713
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	1,394	1,323

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	2.4	4.6
1-5 years	32.6	27.2
6-10 years	35.5	36.2
11-15 years	24.2	26.6
16+ years	4.7	4.4
Unknown	0.7	1.1
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	2,403	2,713

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	0.4
Black	57.1	58.9
Hispanic	0.8	4.5
White	37.5	30.9
Unknown	4.1	4.3
Not applicable	-	0.6
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	2,403	2,713

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	1.5	1.9
1-5 years	47.5	44.6
6-10 years	35.0	38.6
11-15 years	14.4	13.3
16+ years	1.5	1.5
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	714	1,098

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	0.1
Black	56.7	56.0
Hispanic	2.4	1.8
White	38.4	40.7
Unknown	2.4	0.5
Not applicable	0.1	0.8
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	714	1,098

 

 

Georgia [ 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	-	-
Children with one or more recurrences	-	-
Total %	-	-
Number	-	-

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	14.6	16.8
Guardianship	1.5	1.8
Reunification	69.2	67.4
Other	10.2	10.2
Missing	4.5	3.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	3,632	6,267

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	19.1	28.6
Guardianship	1.3	1.8
Reunification	51.5	44.3
Other	21.3	20.4
Missing	6.8	5.0
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	456	619

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	0.8	0.4
Guardianship	2.0	1.5
Reunification	68.1	68.7
Other	25.4	25.5
Missing	3.7	3.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	783	1,190

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	47.0	45.1
Children older than 12 at entry	53.0	54.9
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	232	346

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	30.8	100.0	-	4.8	13.6	15.9	15.4	3.1
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	2.0	2.3	-	-
Reunification	30.8	-	81.8	81.0	70.5	67.0	72.7	82.1
Other	-	-	18.2	-	9.2	10.8	9.8	3.7
Missing	38.5	-	-	14.3	4.7	3.9	2.1	11.1
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	13	4	11	21	1,958	3,136	143	162
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	15.2	17.9	24.1	23.0	N/A	-	-	-
Guardianship	1.1	1.4	2.3	0.4	N/A	-	-	-
Reunification	67.7	66.8	62.1	68.5	N/A	-	-	-
Other	12.2	10.7	3.4	3.7	N/A	-	-	-
Missing	3.9	3.2	8.0	4.4	N/A	-	-	100.0
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	N/A	-	-	100.0
Number	1,420	2,673	87	270	N/A	-	-	1

 

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.	62.1	63.0
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	15.4	16.4
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	8.6	6.9
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	5.3	3.0
48 or more mos.	6.4	5.3
Missing	2.2	5.4
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	2,512	4,223

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	92.4	91.0
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	4.0	4.4
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	3.1	3.6
Missing	0.5	1.0
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	3,724	7,218

 

 

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.	6.0	8.6
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	12.9	14.5
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	20.4	24.5
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	17.0	19.0
48 or more mos.	43.7	32.7
Missing	-	0.8
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	529	1,050

 

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	90.0 92.3	10.0 7.7	- -	100.0 100.0	4,141 7,733
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999	77.1 72.2	22.9 27.6	- 0.2	100.0 100.0	2,787 3,036
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999	70.4 64.2	29.6 35.7	- 0.0	100.0 100.0	2,039 2,133
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999	64.5 55.9	35.5 43.9	- 0.2	100.0 100.0	1,423 1,514
48 or more mos.	1998 1999	54.8 47.7	45.2 52.2	- 0.1	100.0 100.0	3,105 3,496
Missing	1998 1999	97.3 96.8	2.7 3.2	- -	100.0 100.0	73 346

 

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	5.8	3.9
Institutions	5.7	8.1
Other settings	88.5	88.0
Missing	-	0.0
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	2,946	5,564

 

Georgia [ State Comments]

 

Juanita Blount-Clark, Division Director
Georgia Department of Family and Children Services
404-657-7660

 

Georgia did not provide data that could be used to calculate outcome measures 1.1 or 2.1 because Georgia does not have a SACWIS system that allows for tracking of "unique" children.

The data in Section C indicate that there were 1,103 more children in care on October 1, 1998 (11,040) than there were on September 30, 1998 (9,937), that 3,724 children entered care in FY 1998 and 7,218 children entered care in FY 1999 and that 3,632 children exited care in 1998 and 6,267 children exited care in 1999. In Federal FY 1998 our legacy system failed to properly calculate discharge dates and removal dates causing these data to be inaccurate.

Georgia is currently restoring and reconfiguring the data in order to resubmit the corrected data in the future. The flaw in the system was discovered and corrected by submission of the 2001A file. The 99A and 99B files have previously been restored and resubmitted.

Georgia does not have a SACWIS system in place and will continue to utilize the legacy computer systems to comply with State and Federal reporting requirements. Georgia annually updates our legacy systems in order to meet our needs and stay current with federal requirements. Georgia will continue our efforts to provide consistent and accurate data while developing the SACWIS system.

 

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