General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	1,919,774	1,940,947
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.7	1.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.6	1.7
Black	26.6	26.4
Hispanic	3.3	3.6
White	66.8	66.6
% Child population in poverty	16.9	18.5
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	72.8	76.5

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	37,357	36,976
Children in foster care on 9/30	11,314	11,339
Children adopted	882	949

 

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	125,862	127,522	65.6 per 1,000	65.7 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	37,357	36,976	19.5 per 1,000	19.1 per 1,000
Child fatalities	23	21	1.2 per 100,000	1.1 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	7.1	1.7
1-5 years	35.5	32.8
6-10 years	29.8	32.4
11-15 years	19.5	24.5
16+ years	8.1	8.5
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	37,357	36,976

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	2.3	2.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	1.1
Black	39.1	37.9
Hispanic	7.0	6.9
White	56.2	57.1
Other	-	0.2
Unknown	1.6	1.4
Total %2	107.0	106.9
Number	37,357	36,976

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	0.4	0.3
Medical neglect	2.6	2.5
Neglect	87.2	87.8
Physical abuse	3.9	3.6
Sexual abuse	4.1	3.7
Other	1.8	2.1
Unknown	-	-
Total %3	100.0	100.0
Number	37,357	36,976

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)	9,843	5,464	3,993	11,314	15,307
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	10,265	5,391	4,317	11,339	15,656
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	16.1	N/A	13.4	16.3	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	16.9	N/A	13.0	17.9	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	4.6	4.6	14.9	15.1	3.9	4.7	4.5	4.3
1-5 years	27.6	27.1	28.9	26.5	30.0	29.3	27.5	26.3
6-10 years	26.8	26.4	23.7	24.2	25.1	24.2	26.5	26.3
11-15 years	29.0	29.5	27.6	29.2	21.6	24.6	28.8	29.4
16-18 years	11.5	11.5	4.8	4.9	18.3	15.9	11.8	12.9
19+ years	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	1.0	1.1	0.6	0.7
Missing	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	9,843	10,265	5,464	5,391	3,993	4,317	11,314	11,339

 

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	1.7	1.5	1.9	2.6	2.7	2.4	1.4	1.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.2
Black	54.3	53.1	43.9	41.6	45.4	45.1	52.4	50.7
Hispanic	4.7	5.6	8.0	7.9	6.3	6.6	5.7	6.3
White	38.5	39.2	45.4	47.1	44.5	45.2	39.7	40.7
Unknown	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.4
Not applicable	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	9,843	10,265	5,464	5,391	3,993	4,317	11,314	11,339

 

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Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted	4,298	3,603
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	2,486	1,757

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	4.9	2.7
1-5 years	35.2	31.1
6-10 years	33.1	33.9
11-15 years	22.5	26.3
16+ years	3.9	5.1
Unknown	0.5	0.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	4,298	3,603

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.3	1.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Black	53.8	53.5
Hispanic	5.4	5.9
White	38.9	38.5
Unknown	0.6	0.6
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	4,298	3,603

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	4.3	3.8
1-5 years	44.0	46.4
6-10 years	33.3	32.0
11-15 years	15.6	16.2
16+ years	2.7	1.6
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	882	949

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.4	0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	0.5
Black	54.2	51.6
Hispanic	2.8	4.1
White	40.1	41.8
Unknown	0.7	1.3
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	882	949

 

 

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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	92.4	92.0
Children with one or more recurrences	7.6	8.0
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	14,261	14,159

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	0.6	0.8
Children not maltreated while in Foster Care	99.4	99.2
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	14,316	14,447

 

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	17.1	16.3
Guardianship	10.1	10.0
Reunification	62.7	64.6
Other	10.1	9.1
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	3,993	4,317

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	28.2	24.1
Guardianship	10.0	8.0
Reunification	47.0	53.3
Other	14.8	14.7
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	642	565

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	1.4	0.8
Guardianship	6.9	7.8
Reunification	65.8	70.6
Other	25.8	20.8
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	972	1,024

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	27.3	33.2
Children older than 12 at entry	72.7	66.8
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	256	244

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	9.2	3.8	4.8	11.1	19.4	17.7	10.7	11.6
Guardianship	20..2	40.4	9.5	-	12.6	10.3	8.7	10.2
Reunification	67.0	53.8	66.7	88.9	57.6	62.8	71.0	71.2
Other	3.7	1.9	19.0	-	10.4	9.1	9.5	7.0
Missing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	109	104	21	18	1,813	1,946	252	285
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	16.3	16.4	13.6	23.1	N/A	-	-	-
Guardianship	7.2	8.2	9.1	-	N/A	-	-	-
Reunification	66.4	65.7	59.1	76.9	N/A	-	-	-
Other	10.1	9.8	18.2	-	N/A	-	-	-
Missing	-	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	-	N/A	-	-	-
Number	1,776	1,951	22	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.	56.6	57.7
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	25.4	24.1
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	8.9	9.4
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	3.8	3.8
48 or more mos.	5.3	4.7
Missing	0.2	0.4
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	2,503	2,789

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	96.7	97.9
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	1.3	1.2
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	2.0	0.9
Missing	-	0.0
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	5,464	5,391

 

 

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.	14.8	8.5
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	22.3	17.4
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	21.4	28.9
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	15.5	18.0
48 or more mos.	26.0	27.1
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	682	705

 

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	58.7 61.3	41.3 38.7	- -	100.0 100.0	6,263 6,260
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999	46.7 41.5	53.3 58.5	- -	100.0 100.0	3,631 3,523
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999	40.7 39.9	59.3 60.1	- -	100.0 100.0	1,894 2,205
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999	40.9 37.8	59.1 62.2	- -	100.0 100.0	1,188 1,184
48 or more mos.	1998 1999	35.7 35.0	64.3 65.0	- -	100.0 100.0	2,306 2,453
Missing	1998 1999	88.0 80.6	12.0 19.4	- -	100.0 100.0	25 31

 

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	3.0	3.0
Institutions	3.3	3.7
Other settings	93.6	93.2
Missing	0.1	0.1
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	4,096	3,950

 

 

 

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