General Population	1998	1999
Total children under 18 years	129,406	126,807
Race/ethnicity (%)
Alaska Native/American Indian	3.0	3.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9	1.0
Black	0.7	0.7
Hispanic	8.3	8.5
White	87.1	86.7
% Child population in poverty	17.8	14.8
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	38.4	32.9

 

Child Welfare	1998	1999
Child maltreatment victims	807	1,221
Children in foster care on 9/30	883	852
Children adopted	33	44

 

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	2,209	3,331	17.1 per 1,000	26.3 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims1	807	1,221	6.2 per 1,000	9.6 per 1,000
Child fatalities	3	1	2.3 per 100,000	0.8 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	3.7	3.2
1-5 years	34.1	33.7
6-10 years	33.3	31.7
11-15 years	21.6	22.0
16+ years	4.6	6.4
Unknown	2.7	2.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	807	1,221

 

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	3.7	5.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7	0.3
Black	1.0	1.8
Hispanic	6.1	6.6
White	76.6	75.9
Other	-	-
Unknown	11.9	16.2
Total %2	100.0	106.6
Number	807	1,221

 

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999
Emotional abuse	1.5	1.6
Medical neglect	1.7	1.8
Neglect	66.5	63.9
Physical abuse	25.9	29.4
Sexual abuse	11.2	9.0
Other	1.0	1.0
Unknown	-	-
Total %3	107.8	106.6
Number	807	1,221

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)	785	961	863	883	1,746
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	757	895	800	852	1,652
Median Length of Stay (Months)	<	<	<	<	<
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	10.7	N/A	3.1	11.0	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	12.1	N/A	4.1	10.9	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	2.0	1.8	5.3	5.4	3.1	3.1	1.7	1.8
1-5 years	19.4	20.5	19.8	16.5	18.8	21.3	19.5	15.1
6-10 years	20.5	20.6	13.3	16.9	13.1	15.8	19.9	20.4
11-15 years	36.7	36.9	42.6	43.0	36.3	32.5	37.8	40.3
16-18 years	20.8	19.9	18.8	18.2	27.6	27.0	20.8	21.5
19+ years	0.6	0.3	-	-	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.9
Missing	-	-	0.2	-	0.3	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	785	757	961	895	863	800	883	852

 

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	1.9	2.0	3.5	3.1	3.2	2.9	2.4	2.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.6
Black	2.7	2.6	1.4	2.3	1.3	1.4	2.6	3.5
Hispanic	9.8	9.1	8.0	7.8	9.6	7.4	8.0	9.4
White	82.5	84.4	82.7	80.2	80.9	82.4	84.4	81.9
Unknown	2.5	1.5	4.2	5.9	4.8	5.6	2.2	2.2
Not applicable	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	785	757	961	895	863	800	883	852

 

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Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99
Children waiting to be adopted	53	60
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	7	12

 

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	1.9	3.3
1-5 years	26.4	26.7
6-10 years	37.7	40.0
11-15 years	28.3	26.7
16+ years	5.7	3.3
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100	100.0
Number	53	60

 

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.9	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-
Black	7.5	5.0
Hispanic	13.2	8.3
White	77.4	86.7
Unknown	-	-
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	53	60

 

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

 

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Under 1 year	-	-
1-5 years	51.5	50.0
6-10 years	27.3	31.8
11-15 years	21.2	11.4
16+ years	-	6.8
Unknown	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	33	44

 

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999
Alaska Native/American Indian	6.1	2.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-
Black	3.0	11.4
Hispanic	12.1	9.1
White	72.7	70.5
Unknown	6.1	6.8
Not applicable	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	33	44

 

 

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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	94.9	94.6
Children with one or more recurrences	5.1	5.4
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	568	631

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	0.1	0.1
Children not maltreated while in Foster Care	99.9	99.9
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	1,556	1,482

 

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	1.5	4.6
Guardianship	3.6	2.5
Reunification	63.2	68.3
Other	29.0	17.9
Missing	2.8	6.8
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	863	800

 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	3.2	6.3
Guardianship	4.4	3.1
Reunification	60.8	62.8
Other	30.4	19.4
Missing	1.2	8.4
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	250	191

 

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999
Adoption	-	-
Guardianship	0.9	0.8
Reunification	59.1	59.8
Other	36.5	31.2
Missing	3.5	8.1
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	460	381

 

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999
Children age 12 or younger at entry	20.0	14.8
Children older than 12 at entry	80.0	85.2
Missing	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0
Number	20	27

 

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.		Asian/P.I.		Black		Hispanic
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	7.1	-	-	-	-	36.4	1.2	5.1
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.0	5.1
Reunification	85.7	73.9	100.0	33.3	45.5	9.1	60.2	61.0
Other	-	8.7	-	66.7	54.5	18.2	30.1	20.3
Missing	7.1	17.4	-	-	-	36.4	2.4	8.5
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	28	23	2	3	11	11	83	59
	White		Unable to Determine		Not Applicable		Missing
	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
Adoption	1.1	4.6	4.9	-	N/A	-	-	-
Guardianship	3.4	2.6	4.9	-	N/A	-	-	-
Reunification	63.2	69.0	56.1	80.0	N/A	-	-	-
Other	29.9	17.9	24.4	15.6	N/A	-	-	-
Missing	2.3	5.9	9.8	4.4	N/A	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	N/A	-	-	-
Number	698	659	41	45	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.	73.9	76.4
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	15.8	15.2
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	5.5	3.8
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	1.5	0.9
48 or more mos.	0.9	1.1
Missing	2.4	2.6
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	545	546

 

4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)	1998	1999
Children entering care for the first time	68.3	70.3
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	20.5	18.8
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	11.2	10.9
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	961	895

 

 

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.	-	10.8
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	53.8	27.0
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	15.4	24.3
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	15.4	2.7
48 or more mos.	15.4	35.1
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	13	37

 

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	92.7 88.8	7.3 11.2	- -	100.0 100.0	1,084 1,007
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos.	1998 1999	72.3 71.5	27.7 28.5	- -	100.0 100.0	339 288
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos.	1998 1999	60.6 62.3	39.4 37.7	- -	100.0 100.0	94 154
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos.	1998 1999	60.0 48.9	40.0 51.1	- -	100.0 100.0	90 47
48 or more mos.	1998 1999	66.9 63.4	33.1 36.6	- -	100.0 100.0	118 134
Missing	1998 1999	100.0 100.0	- -	- -	100.0 100.0	21 22

 

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	9.7	10.3
Institutions	5.1	8.3
Other settings	85.2	81.4
Missing	-	-
Total (%)	100.0	100.0
Number	452	435

 

Wyoming [ State Comments]

 

Tony Lewis, Deputy Director
Department of Family Services
307-777-7747

 

The 1998 data reflect approximately 6 months of the old social service data system (FSXS) and 6 months of the new system, Wyoming Children Assistance and Protection System (WYCAPS). The 1999 data are exclusively from WYCAPS.

With regard to Section B, NCANDS data, the data are taken from items listed in the NCANDS SDC file. The children subject of an investigative report alleging child maltreatment is the count of intake-child combinations on allegation records. For child maltreatment victims, each child-intake combination reported in (NCANDS) item 3.1 is reported here. If the child was the subject of any substantiated allegations, he or she is included in the number reported as substantiated. If the child was the subject of any pending allegations but no substantiated allegations, he or she is included in the number reported as “Unknown Disposition. ” If all of the allegations associated with a child were unsubstantiated, the child is included in the number reported as “Unsubstantiated. ”

For race/ethnicity, in 1998, the same child could not appear in more than one category. In 1999, the same child could appear in more than one category.

For Maltreatment Type of Child Victims, “Physical Abuse ” includes dangerous acts; “Neglect ” includes educational neglect, negligent treatment, lack of supervision, and abandonment. “Medical Neglect ” includes nutritional deficiency and intentional drugging. The WYCAPS system does not allow “unknown ” for a substantiated allegation of maltreatment.

 

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