Child Welfare Outcomes 2017: Report to Congress

This report to Congress provides information on the performance of states on seven national outcome categories and also includes data on contextual factors and findings of analyses conducted across states. (PDF  (PDF)- 4,518KB) (PDF (PDF) - 945KB) The PDF is best viewed in Chrome or Firefox. If using Internet Explorer (IE), please right click the link, save the file, and view it locally. Executive Summary Contextual Factors State Performance on Outcome Measures Conclusion and Recommendations for Further Investigation Child Welfare Outcomes Data Site Introduction to the Child Welfare Outcomes, Data, and Analysis Outcome Measures Context Data Data Sources Data Analyses in the Report The Child Welfare Outcomes Report Data Site Chapter 1: Child Welfare Outcomes Demographic Data National Child Population Children in Foster Care Foster Care Entry Rates Children Waiting for Adoption and Children Adopted Summary Chapter 2: Keeping Children Safe Child Victims and Child Fatalities Range of State Performance on Safety-Related Outcome Measures Changes Over Time in State Performance on Measures of Maltreatment Recurrence and Maltreatment of Children in Foster Care Summary of Findings Regarding Keeping Children Safe Chapter 3: Finding Permanent Homes for Children in Foster Care Range of Performance in Achieving Permanency for Children in Foster Care Changes Over Time in State Performance on Measures of Achieving Permanency Summary of Findings Regarding Achieving Permanency for Children in Foster Care Chapter 4: Achieving Timely Reunifications and Adoptions for Children in Foster Care Caseworker Visits Timeliness of Reunifications Changes Over Time in State Performance With Regard to Achieving Timely Reunifications Timeliness of Adoptions Changes Over Time in State Performance With Regard to Timeliness of Adoptions Summary of Findings Regarding Achieving Reunifications and Adoptions in a Timely Manner Chapter 5: Achieving Stable and Appropriate Placement Settings for Children in Foster Care Changes Over Time in State Performance on Measures of Achieving Stable and Appropriate Placement Settings for Children in Foster Care Summary of Findings Regarding Achieving Stable and Appropriate Placements for Children in Foster Care Chapter 6: State Comments on Performance Relevant to the Seven National Child Welfare Outcomes Appendix A: Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105—89) Appendix B: Child Welfare Outcomes Report: Outcomes and Measures Appendix C: Caseworker Visits Appendix D: Child Welfare Outcomes Report: Data Sources and Elements Appendix E: Child Maltreatment 2017: Summary of Key Findings Appendix F: The AFCARS Report: FY 2017 Estimates Appendix G: Data-Quality Criteria Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

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