General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	756,875	752,866
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.5	0.5
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	0.8
Black	45.0	44.8
Hispanic	1.0	1.0
White	52.8	52.8
% Child population in poverty	22.9	22.3
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	37.8	35.8

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	6,079	6,523
Children in foster care on 9/30	3,359	3,196
Children adopted	170	237

 

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	32,404	29,422	42.8 per 1,000	39.1 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	6,079	6,523	8.0 per 1,000	8.7 per 1,000
Child fatalities	5	7	0.7 per 100,000	0.9 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	5.0	6.1
1-5 years	29.3	28.9
6-10 years	31.8	29.6
11-15 years	25.0	25.8
16+ years	8.9	9.6
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	6,079	6,523

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.5
Black	51.5	52.8
Hispanic	1.1	1.6
White	47.8	46.3
Other	-	-
Unknown	0.4	0.2
Total %2	101.1	101.6
Number	6,079	6,523

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	2.5	2.7
Medical neglect	-	-
Neglect	62.0	47.0
Physical abuse	19.7	26.6
Sexual abuse	13.4	21.1
Other	2.4	2.6
Unknown	-	-
Total %3	100.0	100.0
Number	6,079	6,523

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)	2,852	1,821	1,325	3,359	4,673
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	3,121	1,750	1,676	3,196	4,871
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	18.9	N/A	10.1	17.4	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	18.3	N/A	12.5	19.9	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	3.7	3.6	12.1	11.3	4.6	3.3	3.7	3.5
1-5 years	27.1	25.5	28.4	29.4	29.9	25.5	25.9	26.4
6-10 years	27.3	27.5	25.3	27.9	25.7	30.8	27.1	26.9
11-15 years	26.6	27.4	25.9	24.1	24.3	23.1	26.5	27.1
16-18 years	13.5	14.4	6.6	6.9	11.8	14.7	14.4	13.9
19+ years	1.5	1.2	-	0.1	2.7	2.2	1.8	1.9
Missing	0.3	0.4	1.6	0.3	1.1	0.5	0.6	0.3
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	2,852	3,121	1,821	1,750	1,325	1,676	3,359	3,196

 

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	-	-	-	0.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.3
Black	56.8	58.6	55.5	55.7	50.7	54.4	58.4	59.2
Hispanic	1.1	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.9	0.5	0.8	0.7
White	41.4	40.3	42.9	43.3	47.2	44.9	40.0	39.5
Unknown	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.2	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.2
Not applicable	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	2,852	3,121	1,821	1,750	1,325	1,676	3,359	3,196

 

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Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted	616	581
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	174	289

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	1.0	1.7
1-5 years	26.3	21.2
6-10 years	35.9	33.9
11-15 years	25.8	27.7
16+ years	8.8	11.7
Unknown	2.3	3.8
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	616	581

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6	0.2
Black	64.6	68.8
Hispanic	-	0.2
White	34.6	30.5
Unknown	0.2	0.3
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	616	581

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	1.8	0.8
1-5 years	27.6	32.5
6-10 years	37.6	47.3
11-15 years	25.3	18.6
16+ years	7.1	0.8
Unknown	0.6	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	170	237

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.2	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	1.7
Black	48.8	49.4
Hispanic	1.8	-
White	47.6	48.5
Unknown	0.6	0.4
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	170	237

 

 

Mississippi [ 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	8.8	13.4
Guardianship	2.5	3.6
Reunification	73.8	74.5
Other	6.6	6.6
Missing	8.3	1.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,325	1,676

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	16.6	23.4
Guardianship	5.1	3.6
Reunification	52.6	59.5
Other	16.0	11.7
Missing	9.7	1.8
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	175	222

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	-	0.3
Guardianship	2.1	3.6
Reunification	66.8	77.9
Other	19.6	16.2
Missing	11.4	2.1
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	280	389

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	30.4	36.8
Children older than 12 at entry	69.6	61.8
Missing	-	1.3
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	56	76

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	-	-	-	-	7.4	12.4	50.0	-
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	2.7	2.4	-	-
Reunification	-	-	25.0	-	75.1	77.7	41.7	62.5
Other	-	-	50.0	100.0	5.7	5.9	8.3	25.0
Missing	-	-	25.0	-	9.1	1.5	-	12.5
Total %	-	-	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	-	-	4	1	672	912	12	8
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	9.4	14.9	8.3	-	N/A	-	-	-
Guardianship	2.4	5.2	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Reunification	73.3	70.9	75.0	33.3	N/A	-	-	-
Other	7.5	7.0	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Missing	7.4	2.0	16.7	66.7	N/A	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	N/A	-	-	-
Number	625	752	12	3	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.	60.9	61.9
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	18.6	19.3
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	8.6	9.8
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	2.8	3.8
48 or more mos.	6.2	4.9
Missing	2.9	0.4
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	978	1,248

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	98.8	98.6
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	-	0.1
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	-	-
Missing	1.2	1.3
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	1,821	1,750

 

 

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.	2.6	-
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	5.2	8.9
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	12.9	17.8
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	10.3	19.1
48 or more mos.	69.0	54.2
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	116	225

 

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	87.2 91.7	7.7 7.2	5.1 1.1	100.0 100.0	1,993 1,992
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999	74.0 77.4	22.5 21.2	3.5 1.4	100.0 100.0	915 1,053
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999	68.7 62.9	30.1 34.8	1.2 2.2	100.0 100.0	515 580
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999	62.7 65.6	34.2 34.4	3.0 -	100.0 100.0	330 323
48 or more mos.	1998 1999	47.2 46.9	50.1 51.8	2.7 1.3	100.0 100.0	886 898
Missing	1998 1999	70.6 88.0	8.8 -	20.6 12.0	100.0 100.0	34 25

 

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	16.2	20.7
Institutions	1.9	2.4
Other settings	76.7	76.9
Missing	5.2	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	1,267	1,309

 

Mississippi [ State Comments]

 

Janice Broom Brooks, Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Human Services
601-359-4800

 

Mississippi does not have data available for outcome measures 1.1 and 2.1 because this information is obtained through NCANDS DCDC submissions and at this time, Mississippi reports SDC instead of DCDC due to constraints on our current data system. When we are online with our Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System, we will incorporate DCDC and this information will become available.

The data in Section C indicate a difference between the numbers of children in care on the last day of fiscal year 1998 and the first day of fiscal year 1999. This information is obtained from AFCARS. We can find no explanation for the variance in these numbers.

Outcome measure 7.1 indicates a high percentage of children placed in group homes. This information is obtained from the living arrangement codes in AFCARS. The particular code for group homes is also the same code for emergency shelters in which most of our children are admitted on a short-term basis (but more than 24 hours) before a more permanent placement is located.

 

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