FOSTER CHILD DEATHS REPORTED 1998-2001

By Megalina Bloom from data submitted to congress online website

http://www.acf.hhs.gov  foster care outcomes available in pdf

STATE      1998      1999       2000     2001   TOTAL

AL	25	29	27	24	105
AK	3	6	8	4	21
AZ	10	8	7	13	38
AR	5	9	12	22	48
CA	26	33	30	-	89
CO	28	32	31	20	111
CN	6	3	4	8	21
DL	3	3	0	1	7
DC	3	5	5	9	22
FL	54	57	66	91	268
TOTAL					730

 

GA	37	42	45	48	172
HI	3	5	3	3	14
ID	8	4	1	4	17
IL	58	80	61	79	278
IN	65	41	40	46	192
IW	10	11	10	15	46
KS	13	6	7	7	33
KY	18	5	21	31	75
LA	27	21	30	33	111
ME	4	3	2	0	9
TOTAL					947

TOTAL DEATHS IN FOSTER CARE PG 1 = 1677

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FOSTER CHILD DEATHS CONTINUED 1998-2001

STATE   1998   1999    2000   2001    TOTAL

MD	24	-	-	27	51
MA	13	3	4	19	39
MI	40	48	-	-	88
MN	3	28	21	16	68
MS	5	7	12	5	29
MO	28	36	48	33	145
MT	3	4	1	4	12
NB	-	1	3	2	5
NV	13	7	3	4	27
NH	1	3	0	1	5
TOTAL					469

NJ	29	29	26	24	108
NM	5	7	6	-	18
NY	61	79	79	78	297
NC	23	21	-	-	44
ND	-	-	-	1	1
OH	60	58	58	80	256
OK	45	47	45	28	165
OR	17	18	21	8	64
PA	52	50	38	47	187
RI	2	4	3	5	14
TOTAL					1154

TOTAL PAGE 2 FOSTER CHILD DEATH  = 1623

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FOSTER CHILD DEATHS CONTINUED 1998-2001

STATE    1998      1999     2000      2001      TOTAL

SC	16	13	20	16	65
SD	3	3	6	2	14
TN	12	16	3	13	44
TX	176	143	177	206	702
UT	12	7	12	11	42
VT	0	4	1	0	5
VA	29	36	31	36	132
WA	8	6	7	5	26
WV	1	1	4	1	7
WI	11	11	10	17	49
WY	3	1	1	1	6
TOTAL					1092

  TOTAL FOSTER CHILD DEATHS ALL PAGES = 4392

1997 WAS THE YEAR OF THE ADOPTION INCENTIVES

PROGRAM ADOPTION SAFE FAMILIES ACT GOT PUT INTO PLACE. THIS NUMBER OF CHILDREN DYING IN STATE CARE IS UNEXCUSABLE AND IT IS OBVIOUS THE STATE IS NOT STOPPING CHILDREN FROM DEATH