General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	1,644,678	1,664,810
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.2	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.0	4.1
Black	23.0	23.1
Hispanic	4.9	5.1
White	67.9	67.5
% Child population in poverty	18.8	10.9
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	77.8	81.8

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	9,766	8,199
Children in foster care on 9/30	7,213	7,264
Children adopted	235	326

 

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	49,026	53,837	29.8 per 1,000	32.3 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	9,766	8,199	5.9 per 1,000	4.9 per 1,000
Child fatalities	29	36	1.8 per 100,000	2.2 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	7.1	3.9
1-5 years	30.3	30.4
6-10 years	32.8	31.8
11-15 years	23.9	24.7
16+ years	5.9	8.4
Unknown	-	0.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	9,766	8,199

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	1.1
Black	39.4	39.3
Hispanic	4.6	3.1
White	51.3	51.6
Other	3.7	2.6
Unknown	0.1	5.3
Total %2	100.0	103.1
Number	9,766	8,199

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	4.1	3.4
Medical neglect	2.6	1.0
Neglect	65.4	64.7
Physical abuse	28.1	31.1
Sexual abuse	16.2	14.4
Other	1.0	-
Unknown	-	0.1
Total %3	117.4	114.6
Number	9,766	8,199

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)	5,916	2,639	1,354	7,213	8,555
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	6,674	2,776	2,200	7,264	9,450
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	26.2	N/A	11.9	25.5	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	25.2	N/A	13.1	25.6	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	2.1	2.1	10.5	11.2	3.6	4.1	2.2	2.2
1-5 years	20.4	18.8	22.4	21.9	24.9	24.2	19.1	17.2
6-10 years	23.0	22.4	21.2	21.0	20.8	21.3	22.4	22.1
11-15 years	32.9	32.5	33.7	33.9	24.7	21.4	31.2	32.0
16-18 years	19.7	21.5	12.1	11.8	23.0	24.5	21.8	22.7
19+ years	1.8	2.6	0.0	0.0	2.7	3.9	3.1	3.6
Missing	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.2
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	5,916	6,674	2,639	2,776	1,354	2,200	7,213	7,264

 

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	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.8
Black	54.2	54.1	44.5	45.5	41.2	44.8	53.1	53.6
Hispanic	3.6	3.1	3.8	5.6	4.2	5.2	3.6	3.5
White	40.9	40.8	49.7	46.6	53.2	48.3	41.8	40.8
Unknown	0.4	0.6	1.1	0.9	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.6
Not applicable	-	0.5	-	0.6	-	0.2	-	0.7
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	5,894	6,674	2,628	2,776	1,353	2,200	7,181	7,264

 

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Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted	2,167	2,132
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	904	697

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	4.0	3.4
1-5 years	39.7	34.1
6-10 years	40.0	41.1
11-15 years	15.2	19.7
16+ years	0.8	1.1
Unknown	0.3	0.4
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	2,167	2,132

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6	0.4
Black	54.4	54.9
Hispanic	4.1	3.9
White	39.5	39.2
Unknown	0.7	0.7
Not applicable	0.6	0.7
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	2,167	2,132

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	0.4	1.5
1-5 years	34.9	45.7
6-10 years	47.7	37.4
11-15 years	15.7	15.3
16+ years	1.3	-
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	235	326

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4	1.8
Black	43.8	45.1
Hispanic	4.7	5.8
White	49.4	45.4
Unknown	1.7	0.3
Not applicable	-	1.5
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	235	326

 

 

Virginia [ 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	9.7	13.6
Guardianship	0.4	0.0
Reunification	72.7	63.5
Other	17.1	18.0
Missing	-	4.8
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,354	2,200

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	16.5	15.3
Guardianship	0.4	0.2
Reunification	60.9	57.8
Other	22.2	21.7
Missing	-	4.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	243	405

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	0.2	0.6
Guardianship	0.2	-
Reunification	61.8	53.2
Other	37.8	39.6
Missing	-	6.7
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	434	718

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	36.6	30.3
Children older than 12 at entry	63.4	69.3
Missing	-	0.4
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	134	277

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	-	-	-	15.4	10.4	13.6	-	12.2
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	0.5	0.1	-	-
Reunification	100.0	100.0	63.6	69.2	68.6	61.2	86.0	60.0
Other	-	-	36.4	15.4	20.5	21.0	14.0	20.0
Missing	-	-	-	-	-	4.2	-	7.8
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	1	1	11	13	557	986	57	115
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	10.3	13.7	-	16.7	N/A	40.0	-	-
Guardianship	0.3	-	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Reunification	74.9	65.8	85.7	72.2	N/A	60.0	100.0	-
Other	14.6	15.3	14.3	11.1	N/A	-	-	-
Missing	-	5.2	-	-	N/A	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	N/A	100.0	100.0	-
Number	720	1,062	7	18	N/A	5	1	-

 

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.	62.4	65.9
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	20.2	20.0
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	8.6	7.0
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	4.6	2.5
48 or more mos.	2.7	3.7
Missing	1.4	0.9
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	985	1,397

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	97.9	97.1
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	0.5	1.5
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	-	0.2
Missing	1.6	1.1
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	2,639	2,776

 

 

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.	4.5	2.3
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	13.6	9.7
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	19.7	24.0
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	19.7	26.3
48 or more mos.	42.4	37.7
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	132	300

 

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	93.1 89.2	6.9 10.8	- -	100.0 100.0	2,851 3,080
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999	90.9 75.8	9.1 24.2	- -	100.0 100.0	1,529 1,846
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999	92.2 78.5	7.8 21.5	- -	100.0 100.0	1,089 1,163
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999	94.5 80.8	5.5 19.2	- -	100.0 100.0	880 844
48 or more mos.	1998 1999	95.9 87.7	4.1 12.3	- -	100.0 100.0	2,192 2,503
Missing	1998 1999	100.0 100.0	- -	- -	100.0 100.0	14 14

 

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	6.6	6.3
Institutions	0.2	0.1
Other settings	93.0	93.4
Missing	0.2	0.2
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	1,632	1,761

 

Virginia [ State Comments]

 

Lynette Isbell, Acting Director
Division of Service Programs
Department of Social Services
804-692-1900

 

With regard to the data for outcome measures 1.1 and 2.1, Virginia has recently merged data from an old computerized system into our new SACWIS system. Data that are currently available for these outcome measures are not valid. This situation should be corrected in late 2001.

 

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