General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	1,259,447	1,271,850
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.8	1.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.1	4.3
Black	4.1	4.3
Hispanic	2.8	3.0
White	87.1	86.6
% Child population in poverty	17.8	7.9
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	73.5	73.8

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	10,572	11,113
Children in foster care on 9/30	8,521	8,996
Children adopted	429	633

 

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	24,844	24,855	19.7 per 1,000	19.5 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	10,572	11,113	8.4 per 1,000	8.7 per 1,000
Child fatalities	3	28	0.2 per 100,000	2.2 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	5.6	6.2
1-5 years	30.8	31.3
6-10 years	35.2	35.1
11-15 years	23.5	22.0
16+ years	4.9	4.7
Unknown	0.1	0.8
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	10,572	11,113

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	7.5	10.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.8	4.0
Black	25.9	28.1
Hispanic	6.7	7.4
White	62.6	62.6
Other	-	-
Unknown	1.2	1.9
Total %2	106.7	114.1
Number	10,572	11,113

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	0.9	1.0
Medical neglect	3.5	4.6
Neglect	69.4	77.4
Physical abuse	26.1	24.8
Sexual abuse	8.1	7.3
Other	-	-
Unknown	-	-
Total %3	108.1	115.0
Number	10,572	11,113

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)	7,118	9,574	8,171	8,521	16,692
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	8,012	10,724	9,743	8,996	18,736
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	16.9	N/A	2.1	12.7	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	13.7	N/A	2.3	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	2.3	2.6	5.3	5.8	2.9	2.9	2.6	3.0
1-5 years	17.2	15.6	15.7	14.6	15.8	14.5	15.3	15.6
6-10 years	23.7	21.5	15.2	14.8	16.2	15.0	20.9	19.8
11-15 years	35.8	36.9	41.3	39.7	34.3	34.2	37.6	35.8
16-18 years	20.2	22.5	22.1	24.7	29.3	32.1	22.7	24.8
19+ years	0.7	0.8	0.1	0.2	1.1	1.1	0.8	0.9
Missing	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	7,118	8,012	9,574	10,724	8,171	9,743	8,521	8,996

 

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	12.7	11.9	8.8	8.0	8.3	8.4	12.6	11.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.3	1.2	2.3	2.7	2.4	2.6	1.4	1.5
Black	22.2	20.2	20.3	19.1	20.2	18.3	21.9	20.9
Hispanic	4.4	4.8	5.0	5.2	4.7	4.8	4.7	5.2
White	58.5	54.1	61.2	58.4	61.6	58.8	58.6	54.2
Unknown	1.0	0.8	2.4	1.6	2.8	1.8	0.8	0.7
Not applicable	-	7.0	-	5.0	-	5.3	-	6.4
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	6,572	8,012	9,000	10,724	7,684	9,743	7,888	8,996

 

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Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted	2,215	2,147
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	1,850	1,763

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	4.4	3.6
1-5 years	28.9	28.8
6-10 years	37.2	34.5
11-15 years	22.2	24.4
16+ years	5.6	6.7
Unknown	1.8	2.0
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	2,215	2,147

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	8.9	8.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5	0.5
Black	31.2	31.0
Hispanic	6.3	6.4
White	42.5	44.4
Unknown	0.2	0.2
Not applicable	10.2	9.1
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	2,215	2,147

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	1.2	1.6
1-5 years	36.4	40.4
6-10 years	45.9	41.5
11-15 years	14.9	15.6
16+ years	1.6	0.8
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	429	633

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	8.6	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.6	-
Black	42.2	33.0
Hispanic	5.6	3.5
White	42.0	46.4
Unknown	-	5.2
Not applicable	-	11.8
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	429	633

 

 

Minnesota [ 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	4.8	5.6
Guardianship	0.6	0.6
Reunification	75.1	76.6
Other	17.5	15.9
Missing	1.9	1.4
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	8,171	9,743

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	5.1	9.0
Guardianship	0.6	0.5
Reunification	67.4	68.4
Other	22.0	19.1
Missing	4.8	2.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,735	2,510

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	0.2	0.0
Guardianship	0.3	0.3
Reunification	75.5	77.8
Other	22.3	20.6
Missing	1.7	1.3
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	4,432	5,573

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	22.3	21.9
Children older than 12 at entry	77.7	78.1
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	291	347

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	4.7	6.0	1.1	0.8	7.7	10.2	4.1	7.1
Guardianship	0.3	0.1	-	-	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.4
Reunification	74.6	76.3	71.4	80.0	70.1	70.2	81.2	75.0
Other	18.6	15.8	23.1	16.1	18.2	16.9	13.8	16.7
Missing	1.7	1.8	4.4	3.1	3.5	2.2	0.3	0.9
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	635	818	182	255	1,556	1,781	362	468
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	3.4	3.5	2.3	1.1	N/A	14.7	11.9	-
Guardianship	0.7	0.6	0.5	-	N/A	1.4	0.4	-
Reunification	76.4	78.8	87.6	86.8	N/A	70.7	71.7	-
Other	17.9	15.9	8.8	11.5	N/A	13.1	14.8	-
Missing	1.6	1.1	0.9	0.6	N/A	0.2	1.2	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	N/A	100.0	100.0	-
Number	4,732	5,729	217	174	N/A	518	487	-

 

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.	80.7	80.3
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	9.7	10.5
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	2.4	2.7
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	1.3	1.3
48 or more mos.	1.6	1.4
Missing	4.3	3.9
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	6,140	7,461

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	65.2	62.9
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	21.8	22.7
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	8.4	8.6
Missing	4.6	5.8
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	9,574	10,724

 

 

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.	10.5	11.4
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	12.8	16.1
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	13.8	18.9
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	14.3	17.6
48 or more mos.	48.7	35.5
Missing	-	0.5
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	392	546

 

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	82.7 82.3	17.3 17.7	- -	100.0 100.0	10,232 11,596
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999	51.5 49.9	48.5 50.1	- -	100.0 100.0	2,239 2,794
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999	41.6 39.9	58.4 60.1	- -	100.0 100.0	1,161 1,199
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999	36.6 37.8	63.4 62.2	- -	100.0 100.0	749 799
48 or more mos.	1998 1999	42.0 37.8	58.0 62.2	- -	100.0 100.0	1,957 1,961
Missing	1998 1999	100.0 99.0	- 1.0	- -	100.0 100.0	354 387

 

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	1.7	2.4
Institutions	25.5	24.0
Other settings	50.9	60.3
Missing	21.9	13.3
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	4,206	4,532

 

Minnesota [ State Comments]

 

Erin Sullivan Sutton, Assistant Commissioner
Children’s Services
Department of Human Services
651-296-2487

 

With respect to measures 1.1 and 2.1, in 1998 and 1999 the Minnesota state child maltreatment information system did not collect the necessary data elements to calculate recurrence of abuse or neglect or incidence of abuse or neglect while in foster care. Prior to the implementation of our Social Services Information System in 1999, data on recurrence of child abuse and neglect were not consistently tracked using one data system. Also, information on the incidence of child abuse and neglect in facilities was housed in different places within the state and the data were not easily coordinated. Therefore, the data were not available for the current Annual Report.

With the implementation of our Social Services Information System, we are now able to provide information on recurrence of child abuse and neglect beginning with the 2000 maltreatment data. We expect to coordinate the storage and reporting, in the standard NCANDS format, of the incidence of child abuse and neglect in foster care facilities by 2002.

With respect to Section C, there were fewer numbers of children in care on October 1, 1998 than on September 30, 1998. When comparing between timeframes (i.e., the end and beginning of a federal fiscal year), the number of children remaining in care at the end of the timeframe will not be the same as the number of children continuing in care at the beginning of the next timeframe because:

• Counties update and correct their records after the date a report is due
• Minnesota's reporting process considers only the last episode of care when categorizing the status of a child during any given year. Therefore, a child that remains in care at the end of one year and experiences an exit and reentry into care the during the subsequent year might not be counted as exiting care during the subsequent year but will be counted as entering care.

For outcome measure 7.1 pertaining to the percent of children ages 12 or younger placed in institutions, Minnesota’s numbers may be higher than other states because of Minnesota's use of facilities to provide emergency shelter and because these non-family placements are categorized (in AFCARS) as institutional placements.

 

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