General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	4,502,611	4,440,924
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.3	0.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.6	5.8
Black	16.8	16.7
Hispanic	19.2	19.5
White	58.2	57.8
% Child population in poverty	26.2	21.8
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	90.7	92.2

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	83,537	64,045
Children in foster care on 9/30	53,555	52,672
Children adopted	4,819	4,719

 

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	240,655	186,002	53.4 per 1,000	41.9 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	83,537	64,045	18.6 per 1,000	14.4 per 1,000
Child fatalities	61	79	1.4 per 100,000	1.8 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	-	5.1
1-5 years	-	26.2
6-10 years	-	29.7
11-15 years	-	25.3
16+ years	-	9.2
Unknown	-	4.5
Total %	-	100.0
Number	-	64,045

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	0.1
Black	-	31.0
Hispanic	-	18.4
White	-	38.0
Other	-	22.7
Unknown	-	7.9
Total %2	-	118.4
Number	-	64,045

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	1.5	1.7
Medical neglect	5.0	6.2
Neglect	19.0	23.3
Physical abuse	21.9	24.8
Sexual abuse	5.3	5.6
Other	148.2	182.9
Unknown	-	-
Total %3	200.9	244.6
Number	83,537	64,045

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)	54,102	19,749	20,324	53,555	73,851
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	52,790	17,714	17,857	52,672	70,504
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	32.1	N/A	20.9	28.6	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	28.8	N/A	23.8	28.3	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	3.5	3.6	15.5	15.6	3.3	3.2	3.6	3.4
1-5 years	27.5	26.7	23.9	22.9	22.8	22.1	26.6	25.8
6-10 years	28.2	27.9	21.1	21.0	24.0	25.2	27.8	26.9
11-15 years	25.3	25.9	32.7	33.7	25.8	26.3	26.4	27.0
16-18 years	12.6	12.9	6.7	6.8	18.3	17.3	12.8	13.7
19+ years	2.8	3.0	0.0	0.0	5.4	5.4	2.7	3.1
Missing	0.1	0.1	0.0	-	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.1
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	54,102	52,790	19,749	17,714	20,324	17,857	53,555	52,672

 

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	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.3
Black	48.8	46.3	34.1	32.6	41.3	39.5	46.2	44.0
Hispanic	14.8	14.8	13.5	12.7	13.6	12.7	14.8	14.8
White	13.2	13.7	21.5	23.2	19.7	21.5	13.8	14.2
Unknown	22.9	24.8	30.2	30.8	24.7	25.7	24.9	26.5
Not applicable	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	54,102	52,790	19,749	17,714	20,324	17,857	53,555	52,672

 

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Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted	17,818	14,882
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	13,596	31

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	0.9	0.6
1-5 years	29.6	30.0
6-10 years	37.8	38.2
11-15 years	27.4	27.2
16+ years	3.3	3.1
Unknown	1.0	0.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	17,818	14,882

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.0	0.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Black	51.1	51.3
Hispanic	14.0	14.6
White	9.9	9.1
Unknown	24.9	24.9
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	17,818	14,882

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	0.4	0.2
1-5 years	31.7	28.7
6-10 years	42.0	41.3
11-15 years	21.4	24.9
16+ years	4.4	4.8
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	4,819	4,719

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.0	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Black	52.1	48.3
Hispanic	14.1	13.2
White	10.4	10.7
Unknown	23.2	27.5
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	4,819	4,719

 

 

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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	86.1	86.5
Children with one or more recurrences	13.9	13.5
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	33,579	33,687

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	0.7	1.1
Children not maltreated while in Foster Care	99.3	98.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	69,304	66,252

 

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	23.7	25.4
Guardianship	-	-
Reunification	59.0	59.7
Other	13.4	11.8
Missing	4.0	3.1
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	20,324	17,857

 

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	0.6	0.4
Guardianship	-	-
Reunification	64.9	69.5
Other	28.1	26.0
Missing	6.4	4.1
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	5,890	4,826

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	47.5	47.8
Children older than 12 at entry	51.9	51.6
Missing	0.6	0.6
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,491	1,266

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	2.0	6.3	11.2	11.1	30.6	32.1	25.4	27.0
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reunification	87.8	79.2	57.3	66.7	51.4	51.6	58.1	57.7
Other	10.2	8.3	28.1	20.4	14.4	13.2	12.6	11.8
Missing	-	6.3	3.4	1.9	3.6	3.1	3.9	3.4
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	49	48	89	54	8,388	7,058	2,767	2,272
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	12.3	12.5	20.6	25.5	N/A	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Reunification	70.5	74.4	62.7	60.4	N/A	-	-	-
Other	12.5	10.3	12.7	11.0	N/A	-	-	-
Missing	4.8	2.8	4.0	3.1	N/A	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	N/A	-	-	-
Number	4,005	3,841	5,026	4,584	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.	56.7	54.2
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	19.1	19.2
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	8.0	10.4
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	4.5	4.5
48 or more mos.	9.9	9.8
Missing	1.9	1.8
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	11,990	10,655

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	78.8	77.0
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	8.9	9.1
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	12.0	12.5
Missing	0.3	1.4
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	19,749	17,714

 

 

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.	0.7	0.4
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	2.3	2.5
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	8.7	10.1
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	12.9	11.5
48 or more mos.	75.3	75.3
Missing	0.1	0.1
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	4,808	4,538

 

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	1.5	1.7
Institutions	5.5	5.6
Other settings	93.0	92.7
Missing	0.0	0.0
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	13,456	11,802

 

New York [ State Comments]

 

William Baccaglini, Director
Strategic Planning and Policy Development
Office of Children and Family Services
518-473-1776

 

New York's SACWIS system, CONNECTIONS, is partly implemented. Child protective data and facility and resource information are operational. Currently, NCANDS data are being submitted through the SACWIS system; AFCARS data continue to be reported through the legacy systems and are unable to meet some reporting requirements. Significant efforts are being made to support the production of outcome measures until full SACWIS implementation. Data to support the reporting of the outcomes will be enhanced in future submissions.

[Comment on Child Welfare Context Data, Section D.] Forty-four percent of children currently waiting for adoption have had parental rights terminated. A review of the mapping of the data fields is being initiated.

For Outcome Measure 3.2, the SACWIS functionality that supports this reporting is not yet operational.

For Outcome Measure 6.1, development work on the legacy system is underway to provide these data.

 

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