Child Welfare Financing in New Hampshire 2010

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New Hampshire’s Children
1
Child Population: 293,358 Children Living in Poverty: 25,878 Child Poverty Rate: 9.0%

Child Abuse and Neglect
2
Child Victims: 912
*Percentages may not total 100% because abuse or neglect can be reported in one or more categories.
Foster Care
3
Number of Children in Foster Care:* 1,084
Average Length of Stay in Foster Care: 33.7 mos.
Abused and Neglected While in Foster Care: n/a
*Foster care includes family foster care, group care and institutional care
Permanency
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Number of Exits from Foster Care: 549
Type of Exit Percent (%)
Adoption 22.4
Reunification 51.5
Legal Guardianship 1.3
Other 22.8
Missing Data 2.0
Number of Children Waiting for Adoption: 250
Relative Caregivers
5

Number of Children Living with Relatives
Without Either Parent Present
(not necessarily in foster care): 3,869
Subsidized Guardianship Program? No
Sources and Notes
(All data provided are most current available as of November 2009)
1) Child population: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States,
States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2008," Calculations by CDF; Children living in poverty and rate of children living in poverty: U.S. Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, 2008 American Community Survey, Table B17001. Calculations by CDF.
2) National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. (2007). National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File 2007 [data file], available
at http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/index.html.
3) Number of children in foster care and length of stay in foster care: U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Background
Materials and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means (2008), Table 11-62 & 11-72, calculations by CDF; Abused or
neglected while in care: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACF), Child Maltreatment
2007 (April 2009), Table 3-17, calculations by CDF; Children with 2 or Fewer Placements: U.S. DHHS, ACF, Administration on Children, Youth and Families,
Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Outcomes 2002-2005, Table 6.1; Children waiting to be adopted: U.S. DHHS, ACF, Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, “Children in Public Foster Care Waiting to be Adopted: FY 1999 thru FY 2006.”
4) Child Welfare Outcomes 2002-2005. Tables 3.1, 4.1, 5.1.
5) U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census American Fact Finder Advanced Query. Calculations by CDF of the number of children
living in relative-headed households without either parent present; and CDF States’ Subsidized Guardianship Laws At A Glance 2008.
Type of Abuse and Neglect Percent (%)*
Neglect and Medical Neglect 74.8
Physical Abuse 19.3
Sexual Abuse 14.8
Psychological and Other Maltreatment 2.0
Percent of Children Reunified Within:
Less than 12 months: 63.6
Between 12 – 24 months: 20.5
More than 24 months: 14.8
Percent of Children Adopted Within:
Less than 12 months: 4.1
Between 12 – 24 months: 11.4
More than 24 months: 84.5
Subsidized guardianship programs help children live
permanently with a legal guardian (often a relative or close
family friend) with ongoing payments to provide for the needs
of the child. States with such programs may or may not opt to
request federal Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments for
eligible children.
Percent of Children with 2 or Fewer Placements in Care:
Less than 12 months: 81.2
Between 12 – 24 months: 65
More than 24 months: 38.2

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