General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	879,367	882,062
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	10.1	9.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4	1.5
Black	9.6	9.5
Hispanic	6.0	6.2
White	72.9	73.1
% Child population in poverty	19.8	16.7
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	61.5	61.7

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	16,583	16,210
Children in foster care on 9/30	7,233	8,173
Children adopted	505	822

 

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	60,340	60,955	68.6 per 1,000	69.1 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	16,584	16,210	18.9 per 1,000	18.4 per 1,000
Child fatalities	45	47	5.1 per 100,000	5.3 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	8.9	9.3
1-5 years	31.3	31.4
6-10 years	30.2	30.5
11-15 years	23.0	23.0
16+ years	4.9	4.4
Unknown	1.8	1.4
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	16,584	16,210

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	13.6	14.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	0.5
Black	14.3	13.5
Hispanic	4.7	5.2
White	68.7	69.1
Other	-	-
Unknown	3.1	2.6
Total %2	104.7	105.2
Number	16,584	16,210

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	10.9	11.4
Medical neglect	3.3	3.1
Neglect	93.7	98.0
Physical abuse	24.9	24.9
Sexual abuse	8.5	8.0
Other	10.6	13.2
Unknown	-	-
Total %3	151.9	158.6
Number	16,584	16,210

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)	6,214	6,346	5,337	7,233	12,560
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	6,432	6,484	4,746	8,173	12,916
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	13.2	N/A	4.2	12.9	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	14.5	N/A	6..4	11.6	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	4.0	4.4	11.3	11.1	5.9	5.3	4.6	4.4
1-5 years	27.0	27.7	27.7	27.1	27.6	28.7	26.9	26.7
6-10 years	26.7	27.4	23.2	21.1	23.7	23.7	26.2	25.0
11-15 years	27.5	27.0	25.2	25.2	23.1	21.1	26.0	27.0
16-18 years	14.5	13.3	12.6	15.4	18.9	20.9	16.3	16.5
19+ years	0.2	0.1	0.0	-	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.3
Missing	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	6,214	6,432	6,346	6,484	5,337	4,746	7,233	8,173

 

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	14.5	14.7	15.3	14.3	14.2	14.0	15.4	14.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2
Black	25.7	24.8	20.0	19.5	20.6	20.7	24.5	23.0
Hispanic	4.5	4.6	5.3	5.6	5.5	5.5	4.4	4.8
White	55.0	55.3	58.4	58.7	58.9	58.6	55.1	56.1
Unknown	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.5
Not applicable	-	0.1	-	1.0	-	0.3	-	0.7
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	6,214	6,432	6,346	6,484	5,337	4,746	7,233	8,173

 

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Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted	1,422	1,832
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	11	25

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	3.1	2.6
1-5 years	32.9	29.9
6-10 years	36.1	33.1
11-15 years	24.8	30.2
16+ years	2.8	3.8
Unknown	0.3	0.4
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,422	1,832

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	13.6	13.9
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	0.3
Black	35.0	31.1
Hispanic	4.5	5.0
White	46.5	49.3
Unknown	0.4	0.3
Not applicable	-	0.2
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,422	1,832

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	2.0	2.1
1-5 years	45.1	39.2
6-10 years	34.1	37.1
11-15 years	16.4	19.1
16+ years	2.4	2.6
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	505	822

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	11.7	9.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4	0.4
Black	24.4	22.6
Hispanic	3.2	4.1
White	56.2	56.6
Unknown	0.6	0.4
Not applicable	3.6	6.3
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	505	822

 

 

Oklahoma [ 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	87.3	88.2
Children with one or more recurrences	12.7	11.8
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	7,667	7,108

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	1.3	1.0
Children not maltreated while in Foster Care	98.7	99.0
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	11,483	11,868

 

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	8.0	17.6
Guardianship	0.9	2.2
Reunification	57.0	73.8
Other	5.1	6.4
Missing	28.9	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	5,337	4,746

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	20.4	39.6
Guardianship	0.7	2.2
Reunification	35.5	45.7
Other	9.2	12.6
Missing	34.2	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	991	692

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	0.7	1.0
Guardianship	0.5	0.4
Reunification	46.5	83.4
Other	11.1	15.1
Missing	41.2	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,599	1,448

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	31.5	36.4
Children older than 12 at entry	68.5	63.6
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	92	88

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	7.0	15.0	9.1	-	8.5	17.7	7.1	17.8
Guardianship	0.9	2.7	-	-	0.3	0.6	-	3.1
Reunification	60.1	75.3	63.6	100.0	56.3	74.9	63.6	73.0
Other	6.5	6.9	-	-	4.6	6.7	3.7	6.2
Missing	25.6	-	27.3	-	30.4	-	25.5	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	759	665	11	14	1,097	981	294	259
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	8.3	18.2	-	9.4	N/A	33.3	-	-
Guardianship	1.2	2.6	2.9	3.1	N/A	-	-	-
Reunification	56.0	73.0	40.0	81.3	N/A	60.0	-	-
Other	5.2	6.2	2.9	6.3	N/A	6.7	-	-
Missing	29.3	-	54.3	-	N/A	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	N/A	100.0	-	-
Number	3,141	2,780	35	32	N/A	15	-	-

 

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.	81.6	81.5
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	11.5	12.0
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	3.7	3.5
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	1.4	1.1
48 or more mos.	1.0	0.7
Missing	0.8	1.2
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	3,042	3,504

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	82.1	74.8
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	11.9	17.3
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	4.4	5.2
Missing	1.7	2.7
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	6,346	6,484

 

 

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.	10..5	7.7
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	21.7	19.9
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	20.3	26.4
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	21.3	21.5
48 or more mos.	25.7	24.5
Missing	0.5	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	428	833

 

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	75.3 76.5	24.7 23.5	- -	100.0 100.0	7,192 7,269
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999	47.8 42.0	52.2 58.0	- -	100.0 100.0	2,282 2,231
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999	40.6 32.8	59.4 67.2	- -	100.0 100.0	1,211 1,296
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999	44.9 33.5	55.1 66.5	- -	100.0 100.0	709 805
48 or more mos.	1998 1999	55.2 42.6	44.8 57.4	- -	100.0 100.0	1,124 1,259
Missing	1998 1999	97.6 100.0	2.4 -	- -	100.0 100.0	42 56

 

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	18.0	13.4
Institutions	1.3	1.5
Other settings	80.7	85.2
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	4,225	4,081

 

Oklahoma [ State Comments]

 

Farilyn Ballard, Division Administrator
Children and Family Services
Department of Human Services
405-521-6602

 

With regard to outcome measure 2.1 (maltreatment in foster care), the Oklahoma NCANDS submission includes maltreatment in foster care, but excludes maltreatment in institutions. Our records indicate that there were 39 instances of maltreatment in Oklahoma institutions from January 1 through September 30, 1998. [We requested that these be included in the calculation of outcome measure 2.1.] Oklahoma plans to include maltreatment in institutions beginning with the CY 2000 NCANDS submission in June 2001.

With regard to Child Welfare Context Data, Section B, Oklahoma's definition of neglect includes children dying in a house fire, improperly supervised children who die by drowning, etc. Oklahoma also investigates child deaths due to maltreatment even when there are no surviving siblings. These factors may account for the high rate of child fatalities due to maltreatment in Oklahoma.

With regard to Child Welfare Context Data, Section C, the Oklahoma AFCARS extraction process was based on placement entry dates, rather than removal transaction dates, and failed to include all discharges. This resulted in under-reporting of both removals and discharges. Oklahoma will follow the instructions for extracting cases based on removal and discharge transactions dates provided in ACYF-PI-CB-95-09 with the submission period beginning April 1, 2001.

The TPR data in Child Welfare Context Data, Section D, includes only children with a case plan goal of adoption for whom the parental rights of both parents were terminated in 1999.

For Child Welfare Outcome Data, Measure 4.2, Oklahoma over-reported discharges for 1998 and under-reported discharges for 1999 resulting in an inaccurate rate of foster care re-entries (within a 12-month period of a prior episode) for 1999. This will be corrected for the submission period beginning April 1, 2001.

With regard to Child Welfare Outcome Data, Measure 7.1, Oklahoma includes brief stays in shelters in the “Group Homes ” category of placement settings. This may account for the higher percentages Oklahoma has in group-home care as compared to other states.

 

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