Baltimore Co. launches FAMILY advocate program to stem rise in foster kids

Baltimore Co. launches advocate program to stem rise in foster kids - baltimoresun.com:

Neighborhood representatives will advocate for families during meetings before children could be removed from homes.

This is exactly what we need in New Hampshire! Family Advocates! Not CASA and Not GALs, who do NOTHING for families. All they do is side with CPS and the court's.
Family Advocates who do NOT work for DHHS! They work for FAMILIES, period!

Simons: Jailing foster parents who kill only provides illusion of justice

Simons: Jailing foster parents who kill only provides illusion of justice:

System that put boy and three other high-needs children in Lily Choy’s care must bear much of the responsibility

Reform C.A.P.T.A.

N E W H A M P S H I R E’ S C H I L D R E N 2 0 1 1

New Hampshire's Children 2011

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
• New Hampshire had 17,322 total referrals for child abuse and neglect in
2009. Of those, 7,880 reports were referred for investigation.
7
• In 2009, 676 children were substantiated or indicated as abused or
neglected in New Hampshire, a rate of 11.9 per 1,000 children,
representing a 0.8% decrease from 2006. These children experience
varied—sometimes multiple—forms of maltreatment; 80.4% were
neglected, 12% were physically abused, and 16.1% were sexually
abused.
8
• In 2009, 1 New Hampshire child died as a result of abuse or neglect.
9
• In 2009, 930 children in New Hampshire lived apart from their families in
out-of-home care, compared with 959 children in 2008. In 2009, 295 of
the children living apart from their families were age 5 or younger, and
214 were 16 or older.
10
• Of New Hampshire children in out-of-home care in 2009, 713 were
white, 28 black, 74 Hispanic, 3 American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 26
of other races and ethnicities.
11
ADOPTION, KINSHIP CARE, AND PERMANENT FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN
• Of the 558 children exiting out-of-home care in New Hampshire in 2009, 228 were reunited with their parents or other
family members.
12
• In 2009, 135 children were legally adopted through the public child welfare agency in New Hampshire, a 14% increase
from 145 in 2008.
13
• Of the 930 children in out-of-home care in 2009, 272 or 29.2% were waiting to be adopted.
14
• In 2009, approximately 6,257 New Hampshire grandparents had primary responsibility caring for their grandchildren.
15
• Of the 930 children in out-of-home care in 2009, 176 were living with relatives while in care.
16
• Of all New Hampshire children in kinship care in 2009, 146 were white, 4 were black, 12 were Hispanic, and 14 were
other races.
17
CHILD POVERTY AND INCOME SUPPORT
• The total number of individuals receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in New Hampshire
decreased from 13,114 in September 2009 to 11,048 in September 2010, a 7.4% decrease. The number of families
receiving TANF in September 2010 was 5,299, a 12% decrease from September 2009.
18
• In 2006, a family of three receiving only TANF and food stamp benefits in New Hampshire was at 66% of the federal
poverty guideline.
19
• In 2009, New Hampshire spent $44,093,332 in TANF funds, including 77% on basic assistance, 0% on child care, 0% on
transportation, and 38% on nonassistance.
20
• In 2010, New Hampshire spent $7,174,633 on the Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC), serving 17,897 participants.
21
NEW HAMPSHIRE’s
Children
At a Glance
State Population
1
…………1,324,575
Population, Children
Under 18
2
……………..297,421
State Poverty Rate
3
………7.8%
Poverty Rate,
Children Under 18
4
……10.5%
Poverty Rate,
Children Ages 5–17
5
…..9.6%
Poverty Rate,
Children Under 5
6
……..13.0%
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• In 2009, New Hampshire collected and distributed $82,354,776 in child support funds, a 5.2% decrease from 2007.
22
• In 2010, the fair-market rent for a two-bedroom apartment in New Hampshire was $1,023 per month. The wage needed
to afford this rent was $19.67 per hour, working a 40-hour week.
23
CHILD CARE AND HEAD START
• In 2009, New Hampshire had a monthly average of 7,600 children served by subsidized child care; 7,700 children
received subsidized child care in 2008, and 7,200 in 2007.
24
• In 2010, to be eligible for subsidized child care in New Hampshire, a family of three could make no more than $45,775,
which is equivalent to 61% of the state’s median income.
25
• As of early 2010, New Hampshire had 1,845 children on its waiting list for child care assistance.
26
• In 2009, Head Start served 1,632 New Hampshire children, a 0% same from 2007.
27
HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• In 2007, 86,900 children younger than 19 were enrolled in Medicaid in New Hampshire—60.6% of the total number of
enrollees.
28
• In 2008, 2,690 children were enrolled in Medicaid in New Hampshire on the basis of being in foster care.
29
• Of these 2,690 children, 0 received Targeted Case Management services, and 153 received Rehabilitative Services.
30
• In 2008, New Hampshire had 7,905 children enrolled in its State Children’s Health Insurance Program, a 1.3% decrease
from 2007, when 8,009 children were enrolled.
31
• In 2009, New Hampshire had 4,000 uninsured children, representing 1.2% of its child population.
32
• In 2008, 890 babies were born weighing less than 2,500 grams, giving New Hampshire a rank of 5 nationally in percent
of low-weight births (1 being the best, and 50 the worst).
33
• In 2007, 76 infants under age 1 died in New Hampshire, giving it a rank of 7 nationally in terms of infant mortality rates
(1 being the best, and 50 the worst).
34
• In 2008, the birth rate for teens 15–17 in New Hampshire was 8 births per 1,000 girls; for teens 18–19, the rate was 38.
This reflects a total rate of 20 births per 1,000 girls ages 15–19.
35
• Cumulative through 2009, 1,248 adults and adolescents, as well as 10 children younger than 13, were reported as having
HIV/AIDS in New Hampshire.
36
• In 2008, an estimated 13,000 children ages 12–17, and 68,000 adults age 26 and older, were dependent on or abusing
illicit drugs or alcohol in New Hampshire.
37
VULNERABLE YOUTH
• In 2009, 72 children aged out of out-of-home care in New Hampshire.
38
• In 2009, 2,000 New Hampshire teens ages 16–19 were high school dropouts.
39
• In 2009, 5% of New Hampshire teens ages 16–19 were not enrolled in school and were not working.
40
• In 2009, 14,000 people ages 18–24 in New Hampshire were not enrolled in school, were not working, and had no degree
beyond high school.
41
• In 2008, approximately 5,000 children ages 12–17 in New Hampshire needed but had not received treatment for illicit
drug use in the past year.
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• In 2008, approximately 7,000 children ages 12–17 in New Hampshire needed but had not received treatment for alcohol
use in the past year.
43
• In 2007, 7 New Hampshire children younger than 20 committed suicide, a rate of 1.95 per 100,000 children.
44
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
• In 2007, 0 children under age 18 were killed in firearm homicides in New Hampshire, a 100% decrease from 1 in 2006.
45
• In 2009, 7,417 children younger than 18 were arrested in New Hampshire, a 7.4% increase from 6,906 arrests in 2008.
Of the arrests in 2009, 90 were for violent crimes and 15 were for possession of a weapon.
46
• A 2007 census of juvenile offenders showed 156 children in juvenile correction facilities in New Hampshire.
47
FUNDING CHILD WELFARE SERVICES FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE’S CHILDREN
• In 2006, New Hampshire spent $81,554,399 for child welfare services. Child welfare services are all direct and
administrative services the state agency provides to children and families. Of this amount, 59% was from federal funds,
33% from state funds, and 8.2% from local funds.
48
• In 2006, of the $48,316,595 in federal funds received for child welfare, 36% was from Title IV-E Foster Care and
Adoption Assistance, 4% came from Title IV-B Child Welfare Services and Promoting Safe and Stable Families, 34%
was from Medicaid, 9% came from Social Services Block Grant, 13% was from TANF, and 5% came from other federal
sources.
49
• Out of 930 children in out-of-home care in New Hampshire in 2009, only 406, or 43.7%, received Title IV-E federal
foster care assistance.
50
NEW HAMPSHIRE’S CHILD WELFARE WORKFORCE
• A 2003 General Accounting Office (GAO) report documented that staff shortages, high caseloads, high worker turnover
and low salaries impinge on delivering services to achieve safety, permanence, and well being for children.
51
• The federal Child and Family Service Reviews have clearly demonstrated that the more time a caseworker spends with a
child and family, the better the outcomes for those children and families.
52
• According to the 2003 GAO report, the average caseload for child welfare/foster care caseworkers is 24–31 children;
these high caseloads contribute to high worker turnover and insufficient services being provided to children and families.
CWLA recommends that foster care caseworkers have caseloads of 12–15 children.
53
• In 2009, the median annual salary for a caseworker responsible for investigating reports of abuse and neglect in New
Hampshire was $37,870; the median income for a family of four in New Hampshire was $88,538.
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8. Ibid.
9. Ibid.
10. Special tabulation of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System (AFCARS) by the National Data Archive for Child
Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) and CWLA. (2010).
11. Other races and ethnicities includes Asian, Pacific Islander, Hawaiian Native, unknown or unable to determine, missing data, and two
or more races. CWLA, special tabulation from AFCARS.
12. Ibid.
13. Ibid.
14. Ibid.
15. U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). 2009 American Community Survey, Data Profile. Selected Social Characteristics in the United States:
2009. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from http://factfinder.census.gov.
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and Neglect (NDACAN) and CWLA.
17. Ibid.
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caseload/2009/2009_recipient_tan.htm and www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/data-reports/caseload/caseload_current.htm#2010.
19. Calculations by CWLA, based on: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (June 2009). Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Program: Eighth Annual Report to Congress. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved March 9, 2011, from
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/data-reports/annualreport8/ar8index.htm.
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(2010). Office of Child Support Enforcement FY 2009 Preliminary Report. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from www.acf.hhs.gov/
programs/cse/pubs/2010/reports/preliminary_report_fy2009/state.html.
23. National Low Income Housing Coalition. (2010). Out of Reach. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from www.nlihc.org/oor/oor
2010/data.cfm?getstate=on&state=_all&CFID=79866003&CFTOKEN=51041781.
24. Administration on Children and Families, Child Care Bureau. (2011). FFY 2009 CCDF Data Tables (Preliminary Estimates);
Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Children and Families Served. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from www.acf.hhs.gov/
programs/ccb/data/ccdf_data/09acf800_preliminary/table1.htm.
Administration on Children and Families, Child Care Bureau. (2009). FFY 2008 CCDF Data Tables (Final, July 2008); Average
Monthly Adjusted Number of Children and Families Served. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/
data/ccdf_data/08acf800_preliminary/table1.htm.
Administration on Children and Families, Child Care Bureau. (2008). FFY 2007 CCDF Data Tables and Charts; Average Monthly
Adjusted Number of Children and Families Served. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/data/
ccdf_data/07acf800_preliminary/table1.htm.
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Washington, DC: National Women’s Law Center. Retrieved March 9, 2011, from www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/
statechildcareassistancepoliciesreport2010.pdf.
26. Ibid.
27. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start. (2011). Head Start Program Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011. Retrieved
March 7, 2011, from www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/about/fy2010.html.
28. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (n.d.). State Medicaid Fact Sheets. Menlo Park, CA: Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from www.statehealthfacts.org/medicaid.jsp.
29. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (n.d.). Medicaid Statistical Information System. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from
http://msis.cms.hhs.gov.
30. Ibid.
31. Henry J. Kaiser Foundation. (2011). Individual State Profiles: Annual CHIP Enrollment. Retrieved February 28, 2011, from
www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/profile.jsp.
32. U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). Current Population Survey, 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved March 7, 2011, from www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032010/health/h10_000.htm.
33. Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2011). Low-birthweight babies (Number) – 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from
http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/acrossstates/Rankings.aspx?loct=2&by=a&order=a &ind=5425 &dtm=11984&tf=35.
34. Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2010). Infant mortality (Number) – 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from
http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/acrossstates/Rankings.aspx?loct=2&by=a&order=a&ind=6051&dtm=12718&tf=18.
35. Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2011). Teen births by age group (Rate per 1,000) – 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2011, from
http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/acrossstates/Rankings.aspx?ind=5427.
36. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2009. Vol. 21. Atlanta: Author. Retrieved March
5, 2011, from www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2009report/pdf/table20.pdf.
37. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies. (2010). State Estimates of Substance Use &
Mental Health from the 2007–2008 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. Rockville, MD: Author. Retrieved March 11, 2011,
from www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k8State/ageTabs.htm.
38. Children who age out of foster care are captured by the AFCARS emancipation data element. Children who exit care to emancipation
are those who reach the age of majority according to state law by virtue of age, marriage, etc. CWLA, special AFCARS tabulation.
39. Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2010). Teens ages 16 to 19 not in school and not high school graduates (Percent) – 2009. Retrieved
February 14, 2011, from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/acrossstates/Rankings.aspx?loct=2&by=a&order=a&ind=73&
dtm=380&tf=38.
40. Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2010). Teens ages 16 to 19 not attending school and not working (Percent) – 2009. Retrieved February,
14, 2011, from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/acrossstates/Rankings.aspx?loct=2&by=a&order=a&ind=5062&dtm=
11483&tf=38.               1726 M Street NW, Suite 500 • Washington, DC 20036  
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41. Annie E. Casey Foundation (2010). Persons age 18–24 not attending school, not working, and no degree beyond high school:
(Number) – 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2011, from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/acrossstates/Rankings.aspx?loct=2&by=a&
order=a&ind=5063&dtm=11485&tf=38.
42. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies. (2010). State Estimates of Substance Use &
Mental Health from the 2007–2008 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. Rockville, MD: Author. Retrieved March 11, 2011,
from www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k8State/ageTabs.htm.
43
.
Ibid.
44. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (2010). Injury Mortality Reports, 1999–2007. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. Retrieved March 11, 2011, from http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate10_sy.html.
45. Ibid.
46. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2010). Crime in the United States 2009 (Table 69). Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved February 21,
2011, www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/data/table_69.html.
47. Sickmund, M. (2010). Juveniles in Residential Placement, 1997–2008. Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. Retrieved February 7, 2011, from www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/229379.pdf.
48. Examples of direct services include child abuse/neglect investigations, foster care, community-based programs, case management, and
all such services required for the safety, permanency, and well-being of children. Examples of administrative services include
management information systems, training programs, eligibility determination processes, and all services that provide the
infrastructure supports for the public agency.
DeVooght, K., Allen, T., & Geen, R. (2008). Federal, state, and local spending to address child abuse and neglect in SFY 2006.
Washington, DC: Child Trends.
49. Ibid.
50. Special tabulation of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System (AFCARS) by the National Data Archive for Child
Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) and CWLA.
51. U.S. General Accounting Office. (2003). Child welfare: HHS could play a greater role in helping child welfare agencies recruit and
retain staff. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved January 27, 2011, from www.gao.gov/new.items/d03357.pdf.
52. Ibid.
53. Ibid.
54. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2009). May 2009 state occupational employment and wage estimates.
Retrieved February 25, 2011 from www.bls.gov/oes/2009/may/oessrcst.htm.
U.S. Census Bureau. (2009). Median family income in the past 12 months by family size. Retrieved February 25, 2011, from
www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/medincsizeandstate09.xls.

AFCARS Report - Preliminary FY 2010 Estimates as of June 2011 (18)

AFCARS Report - Preliminary FY 2010 Estimates as of June 2011 (18):

The AFCARS Report
Preliminary FY 2010 Estimates as of June 2011 (18)

SOURCE: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) FY 2010 data (October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010).

NOTES: Data from both the regular and revised AFCARS file submissions received by June 1, 2011 are included in the information below. Missing data are excluded from the distributions presented below. Therefore, the totals within each distribution may not equal the total provided for that subpopulation (e.g. number in care on September 30th may not match the sum across ages for that group).


How many children were in foster care on September 30, 2010? 408,425

What were the ages of the children in foster care?

Mean Age 9.4

Median Age 9.2

Less than 1 Year 6% 24,634

1 Year 7% 30,385

2 Years 7% 28,765

3 Years 6% 24,945

4 Years 5% 21,885

5 Years 5% 19,327

6 Years 4% 17,824

7 Years 4% 16,727

8 Years 4% 15,861

9 Years 4% 15,184

10 Years 4% 14,994

11 Years 4% 14,952

12 Years 4% 15,769

13 Years 4% 17,484

14 Years 5% 20,716

15 Years 6% 26,060

16 Years 8% 31,667

17 Years 8% 33,993

18 Years 3% 10,589

19 Years 1% 3,609

20 Years 1% 2,514


What were the lengths of stay of children in foster care?

Mean Months

25.3

Median Months

14.0

Less than 1 Month

5%

21,147

1 – 5 Months

21%

86,081

6 – 11 Months

19%

75,684

12 – 17 Months

13%

54,231

18 – 23 Months

9%

36,395

24 – 29 Months

7%

28,384

30 – 35 Months

5%

19,026

3 – 4 Years

11%

44,379

5 Years or More

11%

43,083


What were the placement settings of children in foster care?

Pre-Adoptive Home

4%

14,886

Foster Family Home (Relative)

26%

103,943

Foster Family Home (Non-Relative)

48%

194,900

Group Home

6%

25,066

Institution

9%

36,607

Supervised Independent Living

1%

4,050

Runaway

2%

6,563

Trial Home Visit

5%

21,340


What were the case goals of the children in foster care?

Reunify with Parent(s) or Principal Caretaker(s)

51%

202,389

Live with Other Relative(s)

4%

14,092

Adoption

25%

96,772

Long Term Foster Care

6%

24,697

Emancipation

6%

24,131

Guardianship

4%

14,574

Case Plan Goal Not Yet Established

5%

18,102


What was the gender of the children in foster care?

Male

52%

214,354

Female

48%

193,998


What was the race/ethnicity of the children in foster care?

Alaska Native/American Indian

2%

7,839

Asian

1%

2,469

Black

29%

117,610

Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

0%

718

Hispanic (of any race)

21%

84,727

White

41%

165,135

Unknown/Unable to Determine

2%

6,820

Two or more races

5%

21,830

NOTE: All races exclude children of Hispanic origin. Beginning in FY 2000, children could be identified with more than one race designation.


How many children entered foster care during FY 2010? 254,375


What were the ages of the children who entered care during FY 2010?

Mean Age

7.7

Median Age

6.7

Less than 1 Year

16%

40,857

1 Year

8%

19,419

2 Years

7%

17,497

3 Years

6%

15,256

4 Years

5%

13,252

5 Years

5%

12,140

6 Years

4%

10,956

7 Years

4%

10,133

8 Years

4%

9,168

9 Years

3%

8,685

10 Years

3%

8,414

11 Years

3%

8,364

12 Years

4%

9,115

13 Years

4%

10,864

14 Years

5%

13,384

15 Years

7%

16,505

16 Years

7%

17,011

17 Years

5%

11,755

18 Years

0%

558

19 Years

0%

94

20 Years

0%

37


What was the race/ethnicity of the children who entered care during FY 2010?

Alaska Native/American Indian

2%

5,072

Asian

1%

1,839

Black

24%

61,375

Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

0%

544

Hispanic (of any race)

21%

51,805

White

45%

113,510

Unknown/Unable to Determine

2%

5,515

Two or more races

5%

13,038

NOTE: All races exclude children of Hispanic origin. Beginning in FY 2000, children could be identified with more than one race designation.


How many children exited foster care during FY 2010? 254,114


What were the ages of the children who exited care during FY 2010?

Mean Age

9.6

Median Age

8.8
Less than 1 Year

5%

11,561

1 Year

7%

18,934

2 Years

8%

19,774

3 Years

7%

17,449

4 Years

6%

14,740

5 Years

5%

13,190

6 Years

5%

11,774

7 Years

4%

10,865

8 Years

4%

10,297

9 Years

4%

9,466

10 Years

3%

8,705

11 Years

3%

8,345

12 Years

3%

8,123

13 Years

3%

8,367

14 Years

4%

9,463

15 Years

5%

11,574

16 Years

6%

14,205

17 Years

9%

22,823

18 Years

7%

18,030

19 Years

1%

3,791

20 Years

1%

2,162


What were the outcomes for the children exiting foster care during FY 2010?


Reunification with Parent(s) or Primary Caretaker(s)

51%

128,913

Living with Other Relative(s)

8%

20,423

Adoption

21%

52,340

Emancipation

11%

27,854

Guardianship

6%

16,208

Transfer to Another Agency

2%

5,114

Runaway

1%

1,504

Death of Child

0%

338

NOTE: Deaths are attributable to a variety of causes, including medical conditions, accidents, and homicide.


What were the lengths of stay of the children who exited foster care during FY 2010?

Mean Months

21.7



Median Months

13.5

Less than 1 Month

13%

32,104

1 – 5 Months

15%

39,080

6 – 11 Months

18%

46,060

12 – 17 Months

14%

35,710

18 – 23 Months

10%

25,605

24 – 29 Months

7%

18,517

30 – 35 Months

5%

12,989

3 – 4 Years

10%

26,529

5 Years or More

7%

17,359


What was the race/ethnicity of the children who exited care during FY 2010?

Alaska Native/American Indian

2%

5,002

Asian

1%

1,890

Black

27%

68,101

Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

0%

590

Hispanic (of any race)

20%

50,974

White

43%

109,169

Unknown/Unable to Determine

2%

4,481

Two or more races

5%

13,177

NOTE: All races exclude children of Hispanic origin. Beginning in FY 2000, children could be identified with more than one race designation.


How many children were waiting to be adopted on September 30, 2010? 107,011

NOTES: Waiting children are identified as children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parental rights have been terminated. Children 16 years old and older whose parents' parental rights have been terminated and who have a goal of emancipation have been excluded from the estimate.


What is the gender distribution of the waiting children?

Male

53%

56,404

Female

47%

50,596


How many months have the waiting children been in continuous foster care?

Mean Months

37.3



Median Months

28.3

Less than 1 Month

0%

455

1 – 5 Months

4%

4,126

6 – 11 Months

9%

9,506

12 – 17 Months

14%

14,748

18 – 23 Months

14%

14,825

24 – 29 Months

13%

13,624

30 – 35 Months

9%

9,538

36 – 59 Months

21%

22,571

60 or more Months

16%

17,618


What is the racial/ethnic distribution of the waiting children?

Alaska Native/American Indian

2%

1,801

Asian

0%

464

Black

29%

30,812

Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

0%

187

Hispanic (of any race)

22%

23,389

White

39%

42,059

Unknown/Unable to Determine

1%

1,457

Two or more races

6%

6,771

NOTE: All races exclude children of Hispanic origin. Beginning in FY 2000, children could be identified with more than one race designation.



How old were the waiting children when they were removed from their parents or caretakers?

Mean Age

5.0

Median Age

4.1

Less than 1 Year

25%

26,291

1 Year

9%

9,764

2 Years

8%

8,455

3 Years

7%

7,499

4 Years

7%

7,209

5 Years

6%

6,730

6 Years

6%

6,687

7 Years

6%

6,111

8 Years

5%

5,704

9 Years

5%

4,952

10 Years

4%

4,397

11 Years

4%

3,718

12 Years

3%

3,090

13 Years

2%

2,436

14 Years

2%

1,704

15 Years

1%

963

16 Years

0%

403

17 Years

0%

90


Where were the waiting children living on September 30, 2010?

Pre-Adoptive Home

13%

13,603

Foster Family Home (Relative)

22%

23,739

Foster Family Home (Non-Relative)

55%

58,681

Group Home

4%

3,872

Institution

5%

5,814

Supervised Independent Living

0%

84

Runaway

0%

466

Trial Home Visit

1%

622


How old were the waiting children on September 30, 2010?

Mean Age

8.1


Median Age

7.4

Less than 1 Year

4%

3,795

1 Year

8%

9,070

2 Years

9%

9,746

3 Years

8%

8,551

4 Years

7%

7,408

5 Years

6%

6,582

6 Years

6%

6,025

7 Years

5%

5,627

8 Years

5%

5,519

9 Years

5%

5,333

10 Years

5%

5,260

11 Years

5%

5,115

12 Years

5%

5,057

13 Years

5%

5,050

14 Years

5%

5,095

15 Years

5%

5,452

16 Years

4%

4,637

17 Years

3%

3,689


How many children in foster care on the last day of the year had their parental rights terminated for all living parents? 64,084


As of September 30, 2010, how many months had elapsed since the parental rights of these foster children were terminated?

Mean Months

24.3

Median Months

12.5

How many children were adopted with public agency involvement in FY 2010? 52,891

SOURCE: Adoptions can be reported to the AFCARS adoption database at any time after the adoption has been finalized. This report includes adoptions finalized in FY 2010 reported in regular and revised submissions by June 1, 2011.

NOTES: The number of adoptions reported here do not equal the number of adoption discharges reported under foster care exits because the adoptions reported here include adoptions of some children who were not in foster care but received other support from the public agency. Missing data are not used in the calculation of the percentages.


What is the gender distribution of the children adopted from the public foster care system?

Male

51%

26,750

Female

49%

26,132


How old were the children when they were adopted from the public foster care system?

Mean Age

6.4

Median Age

5.2


Less than 1 Year

2%

1,126

1 Year

11%

5,823

2 Years

14%

7,461

3 Years

12%

6,103

4 Years

9%

4,833

5 Years

8%

4,182

6 Years

7%

3,587

7 Years

6%

3,107

8 Years

5%

2,813

9 Years

5%

2,531

10 Years

4%

2,183

11 Years

4%

1,981

12 Years

3%

1,702

13 Years

3%

1,528

14 Years

2%

1,190

15 Years

2%

973

16 Years

2%

903

17 Years

1%

675

18 Years

0%

151

19 Years

0%

25

20 Years

0%

7


What percentage of the children adopted receive an adoption subsidy?

Yes

90%

47,553

No

10%

5,257


What is the racial/ethnic distribution of the children adopted from the public foster care system?

Alaska Native/American Indian

3%

1,822

Asian

0%

219

Black

24%

12,795

Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

0%

94

Hispanic (of any race)

21%

11,192

White

43%

22,764

Unknown/Unable to Determine

1%

536

Two or more races

7%

3,464

NOTE: All races exclude children of Hispanic origin. Beginning in FY 2000, children could be identified with more than one race designation.


How many months did it take after termination of parental rights for the children to be adopted?

Mean Months

13.7


Median Months

9.9

Less than 1 Month

3%

1,389

1 – 5 Months

25%

12,778

6 – 11 Months

33%

17,075

12 – 17 Months

18%

9,067

18 – 23 Months

9%

4,498

24 – 29 Months

5%

2,464

30 – 35 Months

3%

1,481

3 – 4 Years

4%

2,177

5 Years or More

2%

813


What is the family structure of the child's adoptive family?

Married Couple

67%

34,973

Unmarried Couple

2%

1,140

Single Female

28%

14,465

Single Male

3%

1,392


What was the relationship of the adoptive parents to the child prior to the adoption?

Non-Relative

15%

7,383

Foster Parent

53%

26,308

Stepparent

0%

49

Other Relative

32%

15,714

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau, www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb
Preliminary Estimates for FY 2010 as of June 2011 (18).

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