The California Child Welfare System: Data Snapshot Barbara Needell, MSW, PhD Emily Putnam Hornstein, MSW Joseph Magruder, MSW Center for Social Services Research University of California at Berkeley Beyond the Bench December 2005 The Performance Indicators Project at CSSR is supported by the California Department of Social Services and the Stuart Foundation CSSR.BERKELEY.EDU/CWSCMSREPORTS (Presentations)
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The California Child Welfare System:
Data Snapshot
Barbara Needell, MSW, PhDEmily Putnam Hornstein, MSW
Joseph Magruder, MSWCenter for Social Services ResearchUniversity of California at Berkeley
Beyond the BenchDecember 2005
The Performance Indicators Project at CSSR is supported by the California Department of Social Services and the Stuart
Foundation
CSSR.BERKELEY.EDU/CWSCMSREPORTS (Presentations)
Point in Time
Exit Cohorts
Entry Cohorts
Data
3 Views of Data
California EXAMPLE: Age of Foster Children
(2003 first entries, 2003 exits, July 1 2004 caseload)(2003 first entries, 2003 exits, July 1 2004 caseload)
22
4 5
31 30
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32
5
19
16
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
<1 yr 1-5 yrs 6-10 yrs 11-15 yrs 16+ yrs
%
Entries
Exits
Point in Time
April 2005
California: Voluntary and Involuntary Service
Status
1%
47% 53%
4%
96%
14%
86%
Voluntary Involuntary
Family Reunification (22.4% of Services)
Family Maintenance (24.5% of Services)
Permanent Placement (48.9% of Services)
Missing
In Home Services Out of Home Services
April 2005
In Home Services by County:(Family Maintenance)Percent Involuntary
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
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Involuntary
<1 yr1-2 yrs
3-5 yrs6-10 yrs
11-15 yrs
16-17 yrs
BlackNative
American ALLWhite
HispanicAsian
142
105108
105
91
69
96
88
74
52
43
27
61
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2017
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2004 California:
Referrals per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity
(97.9)*
(52.9) * (51.4) *(45.3) *
(45.7) *(17.7) *
* Series total
2004
California: Substantiated Referrals per 1,000
by Age and Ethnicity
<1yr1-2yrs
3-5yrs6-10yrs
11-15yrs16-17yrs
BlackNative
American ALLWhite
HispanicAsian
61
27
2523
20
13
50
31
25
14
10
5
23
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12
10
7
22
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11
9
6
20
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12
10
7
8
44
5
4
3
(23.1)*
(15.6)* (11.5)*(10.5)*
(11.3)*(4.2)*
* Series total
2004 First Entries California:
Entries to Foster Care per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity