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Group Care in Florida’s Child Welfare System. Office of Child Welfare Quality Assurance/Continuous Quality Improvement September 2012. Key Facts. Total Foster Care Population July 2006 – July 2012. Reduction in Foster Care Population by Placement Type July 2006 – July 2012.
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Group Care in Florida’s Child Welfare System Office of Child Welfare Quality Assurance/Continuous Quality Improvement September 2012
Reduction in Foster Care Population by Placement TypeJuly 2006 – July 2012
Reduction in Foster Care Population by AgeJuly 2006 – July 2012
Proportion of Time Spent in Congregate Care Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; Center for State Foster Care and Adoption Data Sample includes children entering foster care for the first time between 1/1/2007 and 12/31/2009. Data is current as of 12/31/2010.
Potential Savings Based on Elimination of Group Care for Children 12 and Under Actual Cost Minus Estimated Cost Based on Licensed Care Payments for Service Period 7/1/2011 – 6/30/2012
Characteristics of Children in Group Care *Based on a child’s placement at the 30th day of the removal episode, for all children removed between 6/1/2012 and 5/31/2012.
Percent of Children in Licensed Foster Care in Group Care9/16/2012
Children in Group Care Placed Out-of CountySeptember 16, 2012
Initial Placement in Group Care by Age at Removal*Children Removed Between 6/1/2011 and 5/31/2012
Length of Stay (in months) for Children 0 – 5 in Group Care9/16/2012
Revenue for Medicaid BHOS, TGC & STFC ServicesJanuary – March 2012
Abuse Investigations Involving Children in Group CareApril 2011 – March 2012 Approximately 6,000 children in group care at some point between 4/1/2011 and 3/31/2012