General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	1,406,616	1,399,492
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.3	0.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2	1.3
Black	14.3	14.4
Hispanic	2.2	2.3
White	81.9	81.7
% Child population in poverty	18.7	18.2
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	72.9	74.0

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	12,556	9,079
Children in foster care on 9/30	12,495	12,577
Children adopted	640	849

 

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	75,178	71,488	53.4 per 1,000	51.1 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	12,556	9,079	8.9 per 1,000	6.5 per 1,000
Child fatalities	28	36	2.0 per 100,000	2.6 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	5.7	5.5
1-5 years	28.1	28.7
6-10 years	33.3	31.2
11-15 years	28.0	29.5
16+ years	4.6	4.7
Unknown	0.2	0.3
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	12,556	9,079

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.2	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.3
Black	27.5	26.0
Hispanic	1.1	0.9
White	70.3	72.0
Other	1.5	1.0
Unknown	0.3	0.4
Total %2	101.1	100.9
Number	12,556	9,079

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	2.0	1.5
Medical neglect	2.8	2.5
Neglect	54.6	49.6
Physical abuse	21.7	24.1
Sexual abuse	18.3	26.0
Other	9.5	5.2
Unknown	0.7	1.1
Total %3	109.5	110.1
Number	12,556	9,079

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)	10,941	6,504	4,950	12,495	17,445
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	11,540	6,341	5,304	12,577	17,881
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	19.3	N/A	10.6	18.8	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	19.3	N/A	12.8	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	3.4	3.7	12.5	12.7	4.2	4.0	3.9	3.8
1-5 years	24.6	23.5	24.7	24.2	24.6	24.6	23.4	22.8
6-10 years	26.2	26.2	23.4	24.2	23.4	24.3	26.2	26.3
11-15 years	29.9	29.7	32.0	31.4	27.3	24.9	29.6	30.3
16-18 years	14.2	15.0	7.3	7.4	17.5	18.8	15.0	15.0
19+ years	1.7	1.8	0.0	0.0	2.5	2.9	1.8	1.9
Missing	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.0
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	10,941	11,540	6,504	6,341	4,950	5,304	12,495	12,577

 

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	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.2
Black	42.9	43.5	35.9	35.0	33.4	33.5	43.1	43.5
Hispanic	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.8	1.6	2.1	1.1	1.0
White	55.2	54.7	61.8	62.3	64.0	63.6	55.2	54.7
Unknown	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3
Not applicable	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	10,941	11,540	6,504	6,341	4,950	5,304	12,495	12,577

 

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Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted	2,459	3,143
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	1,323	2,150

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	1.9	1.9
1-5 years	29.8	28.0
6-10 years	35.4	35.4
11-15 years	26.3	28.1
16+ years	4.8	5.3
Unknown	1.8	1.2
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	2,459	3,143

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.2	0.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Black	45.3	43.2
Hispanic	1.1	1.1
White	53.2	54.9
Unknown	0.1	0.3
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	2,459	3,143

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	1.3	1.3
1-5 years	42.8	45.1
6-10 years	36.7	32.9
11-15 years	16.6	17.2
16+ years	2.7	3.5
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	640	849

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.5	0.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	0.1
Black	39.8	39.8
Hispanic	0.3	1.1
White	58.9	58.2
Unknown	0.2	0.1
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	640	849

 

 

Missouri [ 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	-	92.1
Children with one or more recurrences	-	7.9
Total %	-	100.0
Number	-	4,109

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	12.9	15.9
Guardianship	3.3	4.7
Reunification	70.2	65.1
Other	13.6	14.2
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	4,950	5,304

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	18.4	24.3
Guardianship	2.5	3.8
Reunification	61.0	50.9
Other	18.0	21.0
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,378	822

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	0.4	1.3
Guardianship	1.7	2.5
Reunification	73.2	70.1
Other	24.7	26.0
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,523	1,597

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	49.3	47.1
Children older than 12 at entry	50.7	52.9
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	489	594

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	21.4	42.9	8.7	8.3	15.4	19.0	2.6	7.9
Guardianship	7.1	-	-	8.3	3.5	5.0	-	3.5
Reunification	57.1	50.0	87.0	75.0	67.4	63.0	83.1	64.9
Other	14.3	7.1	4.3	8.3	13.7	13.1	14.3	23.7
Missing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	14	14	23	12	1,655	1,776	77	114
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	11.9	14.5	6.7	7.7	N/A	-	-	-
Guardianship	3.3	4.7	6.7	-	N/A	-	-	-
Reunification	71.2	66.3	80.0	84.6	N/A	-	-	-
Other	13.6	14.6	6.7	7.7	N/A	-	-	-
Missing	-	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	N/A	-	-	-
Number	3,166	3,375	15	13	N/A	-	-	-

 

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.	65.1	63.9
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	16.4	19.2
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	8.0	6.5
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	3.6	3.4
48 or more mos.	6.1	5.8
Missing	0.9	1.2
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	3,473	3,455

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	76.8	76.8
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	11.0	10.5
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	10.2	10.9
Missing	2.0	1.8
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	6,504	6,341

 

 

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.	3.4	5.0
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	15.5	18.8
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	20.0	24.8
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	22.2	16.7
48 or more mos.	38.9	34.7
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	640	844

 

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	80.9 79.4	19.1 20.6	- -	100.0 100.0	7,105 7,048
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999	54.1 56.0	45.9 44.0	- -	100.0 100.0	3,485 3,768
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999	43.0 44.1	57.0 55.9	- -	100.0 100.0	2,291 2,265
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999	35.0 34.7	65.0 65.3	- -	100.0 100.0	1,439 1,544
48 or more mos.	1998 1999	25.6 24.8	74.4 75.2	- -	100.0 100.0	3,075 3,194
Missing	1998 1999	98.0 93.5	2.0 6.5	- -	100.0 100.0	50 62

 

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	1.6
Institutions	12.1	12.0
Other settings	86.1	86.4
Missing	-	0.0
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	4,464	4,402

 

Missouri [ State Comments]

 

Denise Cross, Director
Division of Family Services
Missouri Department of Social Services
573-751-3221

 

Missouri continues to be committed to providing the most accurate data possible through our NCANDS and AFCARS transmissions. We continue to enhance our data systems to more completely detail our compliance with the mandates of ASFA and to better serve our families. We have, once again, seen a significant increase in adoptions of foster children. We have also intensified our efforts to safely return children to their families whenever possible. Our Child Fatality Review Panels continue their aggressive pursuit to accurately identify all child maltreatment deaths.

Missouri does not have data for outcome measures 1.1 and 2.1 for 1998 because there was an error in our NCANDS transmission and our second transmission was not timely enough for the data to be included here. We do have data for measure 1.1 for 1999.

The data in Section C indicate that Missouri had 955 fewer children in care on 10-1-98 than on 9-30-98. Our data indicate that the difference was actually less than ten children. We believe this underscores one of the problems with the structure of AFCARS reporting requirements. We believe all of our data would be much more accurate if we were permitted to update past transmissions every time we sent a new transmission. These discrepancies are due to untimely completion of paperwork and do not accurately reflect our social work practice.

 

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