Fourth Quarter FY2018 Quarterly Report from Utah Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS)

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4೾ೲ Q೿೫೼೾೯೼ FY2018
dcfs.utah.gov

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CĔēęĊēęĘ
Each quarter, the Data Unit of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) produces an updated report that contains descripƟve
informaƟon, process measures, and outcomes achieved. The data is used to track trends, and idenƟfy areas in need of improvement.
Please note that some data elements, parƟcularly those that describe rural regions, may fluctuate in a broader range as they are
influenced by a smaller number of cases.
This Quarterly Report does not include child welfare outcome data reported to the Children’s Bureau of the United States Department
of Health & Human Services, through the AdopƟon and Foster Care Analysis and ReporƟng System (AFCARS) and the NaƟonal Child
Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), as the new measures recently proposed by the Children’s Bureau have not yet been put
into place. Future Quarterly Reports will include the revised federal measures when implemented.
AddiƟonal informaƟon, including the DCFS Annual Report, is available at www.dcfs.utah.gov.
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Snapshot: Referral to InvesƟgaƟon ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Percent of Unaccepted Referrals................................................................................................................................................................... 5
C«®½— PÙÊ㛑ã®ò› S›Ùò®‘›Ý (CPS)
Number of New CPS InvesƟgaƟons ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
Priority Timeframes ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Percent of Supported CPS InvesƟgaƟons....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Percent of Supported AllegaƟons by Category.............................................................................................................................................. 8
Percent of VicƟms Who Receive In-Home Services....................................................................................................................................... 9
Percent of VicƟms Who Receive Out-of-Home Services (Foster Care)........................................................................................................10
CPS Outcome Measures
Safety Measure 1: Absence of Maltreatment Recurrence .........................................................................................................................11
IÄ-HÊÛ S›Ùò®‘›Ý
Snapshot: In-Home Services ........................................................................................................................................................................12
Number of In-Home Cases at a Point in Time..............................................................................................................................................13
Number of New and Closed In-Home Cases................................................................................................................................................14
Median Case Length at Case Closure of In-Home Cases..............................................................................................................................17

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IN-HOME SERVICES (conƟnued)
In-Home Outcome Measures
Percent of In-Home Child Clients With Subsequent Supported CPS Case Within 12 Months .................................................................... 18
Percent of In-Home Child Clients With Subsequent Foster Care Within 12 Months .................................................................................. 19
FÊÝã›Ù CƒÙ›
Snapshot: Foster Care.................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Number of Foster Care Cases Open on the Last Day of the Quarter........................................................................................................... 21
Placement with a Sibling.............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Number of New and Closed Foster Care Cases ........................................................................................................................................... 23
Foster Care Cases by Primary Reason.......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Substance Abuse as a ContribuƟng Factor .................................................................................................................................................. 27
Median Length of Foster Care Cases ........................................................................................................................................................... 28
Foster Care Outcome Measures
Safety Measure 2: Absence of Abuse by Foster Parents, ResidenƟal Staff ............................................................................................... 29
Percent of Children ExiƟng Care with a Subsequent Supported CPS Case Within 12 Months ................................................................... 30
Re-Entry to Custody Within 12 Months of ExiƟng Foster Care ................................................................................................................... 31
FÊÝã›Ù PÙÊò®—›Ù IÄ¥ÊÙÃã®ÊÄ
Number of Available Resource Families ...................................................................................................................................................... 32
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Kinship: Number of Children in Kinship Placements................................................................................................................................... 33
Kinship: Percent of Children Removed from Home of Origin Where IniƟal Placement was with Kin........................................................ 35
Percent of Children Who Exited Care to Custody/Guardianship or AdopƟon with a RelaƟve.................................................................... 36
Median Number of Months in Care for Children Who Exit Foster Care to AdopƟon With a RelaƟve........................................................ 37
Median Number of Months in Care for Children Who Exit Foster Care to Custody and Guardianship of a RelaƟve................................. 37
DÊÛÝ㮑 V®Ê½›Ä‘›
DomesƟc Violence Related Child Abuse...................................................................................................................................................... 38
CĔēęĊēęĘ

5. 5r_cps_calls_region in cps.pbl
RĊċĊėėĆđĘ
When a call to Centralized Intake alleges acƟvity that fits the definiƟon of abuse or neglect and provides the informaƟon needed to
idenƟfy and locate the child, the referral is “Accepted” and opened for a Child ProtecƟve Services (CPS) invesƟgaƟon. A referral is
coded as “Not Accepted” when the allegaƟon does not fit the definiƟon of abuse or neglect or when there is not enough informaƟon
to locate the child, as “AddiƟonal InformaƟon” when there is already a CPS case open, or as “InformaƟon Only” when the criteria for
these other three coding categories are not met. A count is kept for each of these categories.
During the fourth quarter of
FY2018, Intake received 10,573
referrals, 51% of which were
accepted for invesƟgaƟon.
The chart to the right shows the
percentage of referrals that are
categorized as “Unaccepted,”
including those which are
categorized as “Reversal to
Unaccepted.”
Calls coded as “AddiƟonal
InformaƟon” or “InformaƟon Only”
are documented in SAFE, but are
not included in the total number of
referrals.

6. 6r_cps_new_count in cps.pbl
CPS: NĊĜ IēěĊĘęĎČĆęĎĔēĘ
The chart below shows the number of new Child ProtecƟve Services (CPS) invesƟgaƟons iniƟated during the quarter, based on the
start date of the cases. CPS invesƟgaƟons may involve more than one child. Please note that the Division count includes those Conflict
of Interest and Related ParƟes cases assigned outside of DCFS for invesƟgaƟon; therefore, the sum of the regions may not equal the
Division total.

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CPS: PėĎĔėĎęĞ TĎĒĊċėĆĒĊĘ
Each referral that is accepted for invesƟgaƟon is given a priority ranking. The priority determines the Ɵme alloƩed for the Intake
worker to complete the referral process and the Ɵmeframe in which the assigned CPS caseworker is required to make face-to-face
contact with the child. A priority 1 response is only assigned if there is an imminent threat to the safety and well-being of a child. In
that case, the CPS caseworker has a maximum of 60 minutes in urban areas or 3 hours in rural areas from the moment Intake noƟfies
the caseworker to make face-to-face contact with an alleged vicƟm.
A priority 2 response is assigned
when physical evidence is at risk
of being lost or when the child is
at risk of further abuse, neglect, or
dependency, but the child does
not have immediate protecƟon
and safety needs. The CPS
caseworker has 24 hours from the
moment Intake noƟfies the
caseworker to make face-to-face
contact with the alleged vicƟm.
A priority 3 response is assigned
when potenƟal for further harm to
the child and the loss of physical
evidence is low. The CPS
caseworker has unƟl midnight of
the third working day from the
moment Intake assigns the case to
make face-to-face contact with
the alleged vicƟm.
r_cps_cl_cpr_summary_regoff in cps.pbl

8. 8r_cps_cl_results in cps.pbl, SupportedAllegationsbyCategoryforQuarterlyReport in CPS Solution
CPS: IēěĊĘęĎČĆęĎĔēĘ ĜĎęč SĚĕĕĔėęĊĉ RĊĘĚđęĘ
“Child Maltreatment 2016,” a federal report based on NaƟonal
Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systems data for all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, reports that for 17.2% of
invesƟgated reports, at least one child was found to be a vicƟm
of maltreatment. Utah’s data show a supported rate that is
higher than the naƟonal average. States vary in their definiƟons
of abuse and neglect, as well as in what allegaƟons are accepted
for invesƟgaƟon.
AllegaƟon types and definiƟons can be found in DCFS PracƟce
Guidelines on the DCFS website. AllegaƟons have been grouped
into the main categories below. The most prevalent supported
allegaƟon types are Neglect, DomesƟc Violence-Related, and
Sexual Abuse. The “Other” category consists of allegaƟons of
Dependency and Safe Relinquishment of a Newborn Child.

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CPS: VĎĈęĎĒĘ ĜĎęč SĚćĘĊĖĚĊēę Iē-HĔĒĊ SĊėěĎĈĊĘ
Before taking a child into protecƟve custody, the CPS caseworker is to determine whether DCFS In-Home Services or a referral to
community agencies would allow the child to safely remain in their home. The chart below shows the percentage of children
supported/substanƟated as a vicƟm on a CPS case, who then received In-Home Services from DCFS.
r_cps_cl_victims and r_cps_cl_subsequent_services (filter: ogcasetypeid not in (2)) in cps.pbl

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CPS: VĎĈęĎĒĘ ĜĎęč SĚćĘĊĖĚĊēę FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ
The chart below shows the percentage of children who were the supported/substanƟated vicƟm on a CPS case, who then received
foster care services. The data below include foster care cases which begin on or aŌer the start date of the CPS case, up to those
beginning 30 days aŌer the CPS case’s end date. Not all CPS cases in which a removal is documented result in an ongoing foster care
case.
r_cps_cl_victims and r_cps_cl_subsequent_services (filter: ogcasetypeid = (2)) in cps.pbl

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CPS SĆċĊęĞ OĚęĈĔĒĊ 1: PėĊěĊēę ęčĊ RĊĈĚėėĊēĈĊ Ĕċ MĆđęėĊĆęĒĊēę
CfsrCpsRecurrenceOfMaltreatment in CFSR Project and CFSR3 SSRS Reports
Recurrence of Maltreatment occurs when a child is idenƟfied as a supported vicƟm in two or more Child ProtecƟve Services (CPS) cases
within 12 months. The Division annually submits electronic child abuse and neglect data to the NaƟonal Child Abuse and Neglect Data
Systems (NCANDS), a federal program that collects, analyzes, and publishes child abuse and neglect data submiƩed by child protecƟon
agencies. NCANDS data is used to measure the Division’s success in prevenƟng subsequent maltreatment of a child who was the vicƟm of a
supported report of maltreatment in the 12 months following the iniƟal maltreatment report. The naƟonal standard for recurrence of
maltreatment for Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Round 3 is 9.1%,which translates to 90.9% without a subsequent supported case.

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Iē-HĔĒĊ: OĕĊē CĆĘĊĘ Ĕē ęčĊ LĆĘę DĆĞ Ĕċ ęčĊ QĚĆėęĊė
r_hb_pit_casetype_all in in_home.pbl (filter: tbl_case_case_type_id <> 43)
The graph below shows the number of all In-Home case types (ProtecƟve Services CollaboraƟve (PSC), ProtecƟve Services Supervision (PSS),
ProtecƟve Family PreservaƟon (PFP), Family ReunificaƟon (PFR), Clinical Counseling Services (CCS), Counseling Individual Services (CIS), Post
AdopƟon Treatment (PAT), and ProtecƟve Services Interstate (PSI)), open on the last day of the quarter.

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Iē-HĔĒĊ: NĊĜ Ćēĉ CđĔĘĊĉ CĆĘĊĘ
The graphs below display the number of In-Home cases that opened and closed during each quarter. Case types are: ProtecƟve
Services CollaboraƟve (PSC), ProtecƟve Services Supervision (PSS), ProtecƟve Family PreservaƟon (PFP), Family ReunificaƟon (PFR),
Clinical Counseling Services (CCS), Counseling Individual Services (CIS), Post AdopƟon Treatment (PAT), and ProtecƟve Supervision
Interstate (PSI).
r_hb_nw_cases_regoff and r_hb_cl_casetype_all in in_home.pbl (filter: tbl_ref_case_type_case_type_abrv not like ‘IHS’)

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Iē-HĔĒĊ: NĊĜ Ćēĉ CđĔĘĊĉ CĆĘĊĘ
The graphs below display the number of In-Home cases that opened and closed during each quarter. Case types are: ProtecƟve
Services CollaboraƟve (PSC), ProtecƟve Services Supervision (PSS), ProtecƟve Family PreservaƟon (PFP), Family ReunificaƟon (PFR),
Clinical Counseling Services (CCS), Counseling Individual Services (CIS), Post AdopƟon Treatment (PAT), and ProtecƟve Supervision
Interstate (PSI).
r_hb_nw_cases_regoff and r_hb_cl_casetype_all in in_home.pbl (filter: tbl_ref_case_type_case_type_abrv not like ‘IHS’)

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Iē-HĔĒĊ: NĊĜ Ćēĉ CđĔĘĊĉ CĆĘĊĘ
The graphs below display the number of In-Home cases that opened and closed during each quarter. Case types are: ProtecƟve
Services CollaboraƟve (PSC), ProtecƟve Services Supervision (PSS), ProtecƟve Family PreservaƟon (PFP), Family ReunificaƟon (PFR),
Clinical Counseling Services (CCS), Counseling Individual Services (CIS), Post AdopƟon Treatment (PAT), and ProtecƟve Supervision
Interstate (PSI).
r_hb_nw_cases_regoff and r_hb_cl_casetype_all in in_home.pbl (filter: tbl_ref_case_type_case_type_abrv not like ‘IHS’)

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Iē-HĔĒĊ: MĊĉĎĆē CĆĘĊ LĊēČęč Ćę CĆĘĊ CđĔĘĚėĊ
The charts below show the median months of closed In-Home cases, both court-ordered ProtecƟve Services Supervision (PSS) and
ProtecƟve Services CollaboraƟve (PSC) cases, as measured on the last day of each quarter.
r_hb_cl_casetype_regoff in in_home.pbl (filter: tbl_case_case_type_id in (3,4))

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Iē-HĔĒĊ OĚęĈĔĒĊĘ: Iē-HĔĒĊ CčĎđĉ CđĎĊēęĘ ĜĎęč
SĚćĘĊĖĚĊēę SĚĕĕĔėęĊĉ CPS CĆĘĊĘ ĜĎęčĎē 12 MĔēęčĘ
r_hb_cl_subsequent_cps in in_home.pbl
Approximately 88% of In-Home child clients do not experience addiƟonal abuse and neglect for at least the year following the end of
In-Home services. Data for subsequent involvement are pulled for In-Home cases that ended in the same Ɵmeframe the previous year.

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Iē-HĔĒĊ OĚęĈĔĒĊĘ: PĊėĈĊēę Ĕċ Iē-HĔĒĊ CčĎđĉ CđĎĊēęĘ
ĜĎęč Ć SĚćĘĊĖĚĊēę FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ CĆĘĊ ĜĎęčĎē 12 MĔēęčĘ
r_hb_cl_subsequent_scf in in_home.pbl (days_between: 30)
Approximately 96% of In-Home child clients successfully avoid out-of-home placements within the 12 months following the end of services.
Data for subsequent involvement are pulled for cases that ended in the same Ɵmeframe the previous year. A subsequent case is only
counted if the case starts more than 30 days aŌer the iniƟal case closes; therefore, cases that have simply progressed to a higher level of
intensity are not included in the data.

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: CĆĘĊĘ OĕĊē Ĕē ęčĊ LĆĘę DĆĞ Ĕċ ęčĊ QĚĆėęĊė
The chart below shows the number of open foster care cases in each region on the last day of the quarter, and the total number of cases
open in the Division on the same date.
r_scf_pit_cases in scf.pbl

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: PđĆĈĊĒĊēęĘ ĜĎęč Ć SĎćđĎēČ
ScfPitPlacedWithSiblingsForQuarterly in SCF Solution
Ensuring that siblings in foster care are placed together is a top priority of DCFS. Caseworkers are required to place siblings together unless
there is a safety concern or a separaƟon is necessary to meet the needs of one of the siblings. The chart below details, out of all cases open
on the final day of each quarter, the percentage of children placed with one or more siblings, out of all children with siblings in custody.

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: NĚĒćĊė Ĕċ NĊĜ Ćēĉ CđĔĘĊĉ CĆĘĊĘ
The graphs below display the number of foster care cases that opened and closed during each quarter. Only a porƟon of cases open and
close in the same quarter.
r_scf_nw_cases and r_scf_cl_cases in scf.pbl

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: NĚĒćĊė Ĕċ NĊĜ Ćēĉ CđĔĘĊĉ CĆĘĊĘ
The graphs below display the number of foster care cases that opened and closed during each quarter. Only a porƟon of cases open and
close in the same quarter.
r_scf_nw_cases and r_scf_cl_cases in scf.pbl

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: NĚĒćĊė Ĕċ NĊĜ Ćēĉ CđĔĘĊĉ CĆĘĊĘ
The graphs below display the number of foster care cases that opened and closed during each quarter. Only a porƟon of cases open and
close in the same quarter.
r_scf_nw_cases and r_scf_cl_cases in scf.pbl

26. FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ CĆĘĊĘ ćĞ PėĎĒĆėĞ RĊĆĘĔē
r_scf_sv_primaryreason in scf.pbl

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: SĚćĘęĆēĈĊ AćĚĘĊ ĆĘ Ć CĔēęėĎćĚęĎēČ FĆĈęĔė
The chart below shows the percent of total removals during the quarter in which drug abuse, alcohol abuse, fetal drug addicƟon, or fetal
alcohol was a contribuƟng factor.
RemovalNew in Removal Solution

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: MĊĉĎĆē LĊēČęč Ĕċ FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ CĆĘĊĘ
The length of foster care cases is measured at the Ɵme of case closure and varies widely, depending on what parƟcular cases close each
quarter. Large changes in the median length are more common in regions with fewer cases contribuƟng to the measure. Note also that a
shiŌ upward for a region may indicate that permanency has been found for children who have long been in the system.
r_scf_cl_cases in scf.pbl r_scf_pit_cases in scf.pbl

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ OĚęĈĔĒĊĘ: SĆċĊęĞ MĊĆĘĚėĊ 2: AćĘĊēĈĊ
Ĕċ AćĚĘĊ ćĞ FĔĘęĊė PĆėĊēęĘ, RĊĘĎĉĊēęĎĆđ SęĆċċ
The second safety data measure is, of all children served in foster care, what percent were NOT vicƟms of a supported case of
maltreatment by a foster parent or facility staff member during the year. The naƟonal standard set by the federal government is 99.68% or
higher based on FY04 data from 37 states.
r_cps_cl_fosterparent_rfc_abuse in cps.pbl and r_removal_sv in removal.pbl

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ OĚęĈĔĒĊĘ: CčĎđĉėĊē EĝĎęĎēČ FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ ĜĎęč Ć
SĚćĘĊĖĚĊēę SĚĕĕĔėęĊĉ CPS CĆĘĊ ĜĎęčĎē 12 MĔēęčĘ
r_scf_cl_subsequent_cps in scf.pbl
Over 95% of children who leave foster care avoid subsequent abuse and neglect during the 12 months aŌer leaving foster care during the
Ɵmeframe indicated in the chart below. Data for subsequent abuse and neglect are pulled for cases that were closed during the same
Ɵmeframe of the previous year. The data do not include youth who exited foster care due to emancipaƟon, age of majority, or death.

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: RĊ-EēęėĞ ęĔ CĚĘęĔĉĞ WĎęčĎē 12 MĔēęčĘ Ĕċ EĝĎęĎēČ FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ
The chart below shows the percent of children who re-entered foster care within 12 months of being discharged from custody. Data for
subsequent foster care are pulled for foster care cases that were closed during the same Ɵmeframe of the previous year. The data exclude
youth who exited foster care for reasons of emancipaƟon, age of majority, or death; and include only youth under the age of 18 at exit.
ScfClosedReEntryByQuarter in Dashboards Solution

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FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ: NĚĒćĊė Ĕċ AěĆĎđĆćđĊ RĊĘĔĚėĈĊ FĆĒĎđĎĊĘ
On June 30, 2018, the state of Utah had 1,337 licensed, approved resource families to serve foster children. However, when considering
only families with available openings, and whose licenses are not under certain restricƟons, that total falls to 546 families. Below is
informaƟon on resource families with a license type of Licensed Foster Care (LFC), with resource families removed who do not report any
openings, whose licenses have been placed on hold, who are available only for respite care or adopƟons, or whose licenses are restricted to
kin children (Licensed Specific/Kinship Care (LSC)).
r_rf_pit_count_byregion_available in resource_family_provider.pbl

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KĎēĘčĎĕ: NĚĒćĊė Ĕċ CčĎđĉėĊē Ďē KĎēĘčĎĕ PđĆĈĊĒĊēęĘ
Kinship care is the full-Ɵme care, nurturing and protecƟon of a child by relaƟves, a non-custodial parent, members of the child’s tribe or
clan, extended relaƟves, or friends the child knows and feels comfortable with. On June 30, 2018, the State of Utah had 1,043 children
receiving kinship care. The charts on this page and the following page show this populaƟon broken down into four categories:
1) Children in PSS, PSC, PFP, and PFR case types who were in a kinship placement and not in their home of origin,
2) Children in custody and in a preliminary placement with a kinship caregiver (BHR),
3) Children in licensed kinship/specific placements (LSC), and
4) Children in other placements caseworkers recorded as being with kin which do not fit these other categories (for example, a situaƟon
where a relaƟve has a current foster care license and then becomes the caregiver for a relaƟve child in foster care).
KinshipPitForQuarterly in Kinship Solution

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KĎēĘčĎĕ: NĚĒćĊė Ĕċ CčĎđĉėĊē Ďē KĎēĘčĎĕ PđĆĈĊĒĊēęĘ
(conƟnued from previous page)
KinshipPitForQuarterly in Kinship Solution

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KĎēĘčĎĕ: PĊėĈĊēę Ĕċ CčĎđĉėĊē RĊĒĔěĊĉ ċėĔĒ HĔĒĊ Ĕċ ĔėĎČĎē
WčĊėĊ IēĎęĎĆđ PđĆĈĊĒĊēę ĜĆĘ ĜĎęč KĎē
The first priority is to maintain a child safely at home; however, if a child cannot safely remain at their home, kinship care has the potenƟal
for providing the elements of permanency by virtue of the kin’s knowledge of, and relaƟonship with, the family and child. When selecƟng a
placement for a child in the custody of Child and Family Services, preferenƟal consideraƟon is given to a non-custodial parent, relaƟve, or
friend of the parent or guardian, as established in law, subject to the child’s best interests.
r_removal_nw and r_removal_nw_initialplacement_kinship in removal.pbl

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KĎēĘčĎĕ: PĊėĈĊēę Ĕċ CčĎđĉėĊē WčĔ EĝĎęĊĉ CĚĘęĔĉĞ
ęĔ CĚĘęĔĉĞ/GĚĆėĉĎĆēĘčĎĕ Ĕė AĉĔĕęĎĔē ĜĎęč Ć RĊđĆęĎěĊ
All children need and are enƟtled to enduring relaƟonships that provide a family, stability, belonging, and a sense of self that connects
children to their past, present, and future. The Division makes acƟve efforts to locate potenƟal kinship caregivers for placement to build
and sustain family connecƟons for the child. In cases where reasonable efforts to reunify the child and parent were not successful, custody
or adopƟon by a relaƟve is pursued. A relaƟve is an adult who is a grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, great aunt, uncle, great uncle,
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepparent, first cousin, stepsibling, or sibling of the child. The chart below shows the percentage of children
who exited foster care to the custody/guardianship or adopƟon of a relaƟve.
r_scf_cl_closurereason in scf.pbl and r_ad_cl_adparent_relationship in adoption.pbl

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KĎēĘčĎĕ: MĊĉĎĆē MĔēęčĘ Ďē CĆėĊ ċĔė CčĎđĉėĊē ĜčĔ EĝĎę FĔĘęĊė CĆėĊ ęĔ
ĆĉĔĕęĎĔē ĜĎęč Ć ėĊđĆęĎěĊ, Ĕė ęĔ ęčĊ CĚĘęĔĉĞ Ćēĉ GĚĆėĉĎĆēĘčĎĕ Ĕċ Ć ėĊđĆęĎěĊ
The charts below show the median number of months in foster care for children who exited foster care to adopƟon with a relaƟve, or to
the custody and guardianship of a relaƟve during this quarter.
r_scf_cl_closurereason_ad_relative (no filter); r_scf_cl_closurereason_groups in scf.pbl (filter: clo_reason_id in (71, 72))

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DĔĒĊĘęĎĈ VĎĔđĊēĈĊ RĊđĆęĊĉ CčĎđĉ AćĚĘĊ
There is a high, posiƟve correlaƟon between domesƟc violence and child abuse and neglect. DomesƟc violence is not only an act of
aggression against the adult vicƟm in the home, it is also a dangerous act that can cause emoƟonal harm to children and places
them at risk for abuse and neglect. The chart below shows the number of allegaƟons of DomesƟc Violence Related Child Abuse
received for each region and for the full division, and the number which were supported by invesƟgaƟon.
DVRCAForQuarterly in CPS Project