West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA
Kathie D. King, MSW
Planning Specialist, Child Protective Services
Office of Social Services
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
NO2 Academy Drive
Ripley, WV 25271
(304) 372-7885
(304) 372-7888 Fax
kking@wvdhhr.org
General: West Virginias SACWIS system was operated in October 1997. The data in the submission represent only October-December 1997. Prior to the implementation of the system, West Virginia did not compile statistics on many items.
Item 1.1: The data include those children/families who received preventive services in FY97 through the Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grant and Family Support Services.
Item 2.1: These data are for CY97 and include information from monthly management reports as well as the SACWIS system.
Item 2.2: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this breakdown of 4,559 reporters: Social Services Personnel, 504; Medical Personnel, 274; Mental Health Personnel, 226; Legal, Law Enforcement, or Criminal Justice Personnel, 286; Education Personnel, 743; Child Day Care Providers, 44; Substitute Care Providers, 38; Alleged Victims, 52; Parents, 481; Other Relatives, 512; Friends and Neighbors, 379; Alleged Perpetrators, 5; Anonymous or Unknown Reporters, 744; Other, 271.
Item 2.3: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this breakdown of 4,559 investigations by disposition: Substantiated, 1,545; Not Substantiated, 2,524; Closed Without a Finding, 247; Unknown Dispositions, 243.
Item 3.1: Data from October-December 1997 indicate that there were 18,071 children subject of a report referred for CPS investigation during that time. This number includes all children in the families.
Item 3.2: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this breakdown of 18,071 children subject of a CPS investigation by disposition: Substantiated, 2,329; Not Substantiated, 3,873; Closed Without a Finding, 345; Unknown Dispositions, 11,524. The Substantiated number includes 212 children substantiated for risk but not confirmed for maltreatment. They are counted as child victims.
Item 3.3: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this breakdown of the 3,656 children who received services, by disposition: Substantiated, 1,135; Unsubstantiated, 264; No Finding, 56; Unknown, 2,201.
Item 3.4: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this breakdown of the 5,700 children who did not receive services, by disposition: Substantiated, 1,063; Unsubstantiated, 2,393; No Finding, 43; Unknown, 2,201.
Item 3.5: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this breakdown of the 357 children who were removed from the home, by disposition: Substantiated, 260; Unsubstantiated, 26, No Finding, 1; Unknown, 70.
Item 4.1: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this breakdown of 2,117 child victims by substantiated type of maltreatment: Physical Abuse, 575; Neglect, 1,008; Medical Neglect, 29; Sexual Abuse, 208; Psychological Abuse, 177; Other, 120. This number does not include 212 child victims substantiated for risk.
Item 4.3: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this gender breakdown of 2,213 child victims: Female, 1,109; Male, 1,098; Unknown, 6.
Item 4.4: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this breakdown of 2,213 child victims by Hispanic ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, 16; Not Hispanic or Latino, 768; Unable to Determine or Unknown, 1,429.
Item 4.5: Data from October-December 1997 indicate this breakdown of 2,213 child victims by race: African American, 171; American Indian or Alaska Native, 2; Asian, 1; White, 1,723; Unable to Determine or Unknown, 316.
Item 4.6: Data from October-December 1997 indicate 59 child victims whose families received family preservation services in the previous 5 years.
Item 4.7: Data from October-December 1997 indicate 37 child victims who were reunited with their families in the previous 5 years.
Item 4.8: Data from October-December 1997 indicate 25 child victims for whom court action was taken.
Item 6.1: Data from October-December 1997 indicate 1,561 perpetrator relationships categorized by these types of relationship: Parents, 1,392; Other Relatives or Household Members, 78; Foster Parents, 5; Residential Facility Staff, 1; Non-Caretakers, 79; Unknown Relationships, 6.
Item 7.1: The estimated number of FTEs who were conducting screening, intake, investigation, and assessment of reports in CY97 is provided.
Item 7.2: The estimated number of FTEs who were doing screening and intake of reports in CY97 is provided.
Item 7.3: Fourteen days is the overall requirement for response time. The response times for various levels of emergency are shorter. The number of reports is based on the number that had a response time entered into the information system.
