General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	467,107	491,476
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.7	1.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.5	4.8
Black	8.4	8.3
Hispanic	22.4	23.6
White	63.0	61.6
% Child population in poverty	17.4	17.3
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	85.9	83.5

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	8,014	8,238
Children in foster care on 9/30	-	-
Children adopted	-	123

 

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	23,229	27,682	49.7 per 1,000	56.3 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	8,014	8,238	17.2 per 1,000	16.8 per 1,000
Child fatalities	13	7	2.8 per 100,000	1.4 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	11.8	12.3
1-5 years	35.5	36.7
6-10 years	30.0	29.3
11-15 years	19.5	18.6
16+ years	3.2	3.1
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	8,014	8,238

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.9	1.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4	1.0
Black	19.0	20.2
Hispanic	13.6	7.2
White	61.6	65.3
Other	2.4	4.9
Unknown	0.1	7.2
Total %2	100.0	107.2
Number	8,014	8,238

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	3.9	3.7
Medical neglect	3.1	2.2
Neglect	58.6	22.1
Physical abuse	17.4	14.6
Sexual abuse	3.4	2.8
Other	46.4	54.7
Unknown	-	-
Total %3	132.8	100.0
Number	8,014	8,238

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)	-	-	-	-	-
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	-	-	-	-	-
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	-	N/A	-	-	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1-5 years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6-10 years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11-15 years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16-18 years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19+ years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Missing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

 

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Not applicable	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

 

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

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	-	-
1-5 years	-	-
6-10 years	-	-
11-15 years	-	-
16+ years	-	-
Unknown	-	-
Total %	-	-
Number	-	-

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-
Black	-	-
Hispanic	-	-
White	-	-
Unknown	-	-
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	-	-
Number	-	-

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	-	3.3
1-5 years	-	56.1
6-10 years	-	27.6
11-15 years	-	13.0
16+ years	-	-
Unknown	-	-
Total %	-	100.0
Number	-	123

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-
Black	-	17.1
Hispanic	-	6.5
White	-	74.8
Unknown	-	0.8
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	-	100.0
Number	-	123

 

 

Nevada [ 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	-	-
Guardianship	-	-
Reunification	-	-
Other	-	-
Missing	-	-
Total %	-	-
Number	-	-

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	-	-
Guardianship	-	-
Reunification	-	-
Other	-	-
Missing	-	-
Total %	-	-
Number	-	-

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	-	-
Guardianship	-	-
Reunification	-	-
Other	-	-
Missing	-	-
Total %	-	-
Number	-	-

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	-	-
Children older than 12 at entry	-	-
Missing	-	-
Total %	-	-
Number	-	-

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reunification	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Missing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	-	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Reunification	-	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Missing	-	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-	-	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.	-	-
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	-	-
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	-	-
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	-	-
48 or more mos.	-	-
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	-	-
Number	-	-

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	-	-
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	-	-
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	-	-
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	-	-
Number	-	-

 

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.	-	-
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	-	-
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	-	-
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	-	-
48 or more mos.	-	-
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	-	-
Number	-	-

 

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	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
48 or more mos.	1998 1999	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Missing	1998 1999	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -

 

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	-	-
Institutions	-	-
Other settings	-	-
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	-	-
Number	-	-

 

Nevada [ State Comments]

 

Stephen A. Shaw, Administrator
Division of Child and Family Services
Department of Human Resources
775-684-4400

 

Created in July 1991, the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is the result of a legislative decision to co-locate three separate child-related services within the State's Department of Human Resources. From the beginning DCFS has sought to bring to the children and families of Nevada seamless and comprehensive welfare, juvenile justice and mental health services.

Once created, it was soon apparent that the new division lacked a comprehensive information system to serve both its own operational needs as well as provide required reporting for continued financial assistance from such federal entities as the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Child welfare service activity, for example, was tracked in part through a non-AFCARS compliant mainframe-based automatic payment system. Other program activity was tracked via paper/pencil reporting.

In May of 1994, DCFS submitted a Planning Advanced Planning Document to ACF as a first step in the division's determination to design and implement an AFCARS compliant Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS). The Division's new federally approved SACWIS, named UNITY, is now operational. The system just completed statewide rollout in the fall of 2000.

There were no adequate DCFS AFCARS submissions to ACF prior to 2000. Division data was grossly incomplete. With the recent advent of UNITY, DCFS is now in the process of refining its AFCARS reporting capability.

In the 2000-3 AFCARS report, DCFS Foster Care data were not reportable. The 79 adoption cases submitted did meet the data compliance standard.

Over 1600 DCFS Foster Care cases were submitted in the 2000-9 AFCARS report along with 125 adoption cases. Submissions fell short of the data compliance standard due to several format and/or content errors. DCFS UNITY is currently addressing these errors and will resubmit its report prior to the 31 Mar 01 ACF deadline.

I am confident that continued efforts to refine our new SACWIS will soon enable DCFS to provide ACF complete, accurate and data standard compliant AFCARS reporting.

 

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