CPA PROVIDER G-FORCE MEETING January 12, 2010

1. CPA PROVIDER G-FORCE MEETING January 12, 2010

2. Agenda • Maltreatment in Care • Permanency Continuum • Permanency Status Exercise for February • DFCS Data Overview: CPS & Foster Care • Foster Care Exit Reasons in Past 6 Months • Foster Care Re-entry

3. Maltreatment in Care • In February 2010, monthly discussion about maltreatment in care (including definition, current data, implications, etc.) will begin. • Review maltreatment in care reports for your agency (from July 1, 2009 to present) and be prepared to discuss at the February meeting.

4. PERMANENCY FOCUS AT EVERY STAGE Preserve Safe & Thriving Forever Families Children Safe & Thriving in Forever Families Sooner Group Home Independent Living / Transitional Living Office of Family Independence Family Support Family Preservation Safety Resource Foster Family CCI PRTF Investigation HYBRID OF BOTH OUT-OF-HOME IN HOME IN - HOME Safe & Forever Family

5. Child & Family Services Review(CFSR) Permanency Composite 3: Children in Care for Long Periods of Time

6. Composite 3: Children in Care for Long Periods of Time • Measure 1: Of children in foster care for 24 months or longer, what percent were discharged to a permanent home prior to their 18th birthday and by the end of the fiscal year? • Measure 2: Of children discharged from foster care and who were legally free for adoption at the time of discharge, what percent were discharged to a permanent home prior to their 18th birthday? • Note: A permanent home is defined as adoption, guardianship, reunification, or living with relatives.

7. Georgia’s Performance on the Measures Related to Permanency for Children in Care for Long Periods of Time(Composite 3) Note: Color coded boxes for 3/31/2009 represents our progress since 3/31/2008; green = improvement and red = decline in performance.

8. Children who will have been in care for 24 months or more and will be 18 Years of Age by September 30, 2010

9. February Worksheet • Concurrent plan: primary plan is listed on the Excel spreadsheet. Please insert concurrent plan if there is one. • Grade level: child’s current grade (10th, 11th, etc). • Educational status: if child does not have a grade level but is in a specialized education program, include the type of program here. • Special education needs: if child has specialized educational needs, please specify here. • Behavioral Health Concerns: if child has behavioral health issues, list here. • Axis 1 diagnosis: only need to enter yes or no to indicate whether a diagnosis exist. • Current diligent search completed: enter “yes” if you feel DFCS is aware of and has information on all extended family or fictive kin. Enter “no” if you do not feel this to be the case. Also, list the relationship to child of individuals that DFCS does not appear to be aware of but who are known to your agency and the child. • Permanency status: child’s status based on your assessment (options to be used in the slides that follow). Note: Providers will receive an Excel spreadsheet with name of children and demographic information and will complete the items listed above. Return the spreadsheet to Sharon Hill at slhill1@dhr.state.ga.us on or before February 4, 2010.

10. February Worksheet, continued • Anticipated departure date: if child has a potential exit or departure date already; i.e. possible adoption finalization date, child already has a date to enter job corp., etc. • Departure reason: reunification, live with relative, guardianship, adoption, emancipation, legitimate permanency. • Number of permanent connections: how many individuals / families child has that are potential lifelong connections for the child. • Legitimate permanency: if child is not exiting to positive permanency, indicate other positive and legitimate reasons child may be leaving care, such as college, job corp., entering military, etc. • Housing: if child is leaving care for reasons other than positive permanency, does he/she have appropriate housing? • Barriers to positive permanency: list any potential barriers to positive permanency or positive legitimate permanency for child. • Please feel free to list additional information on the spreadsheet that may be significant to permanency outcomes for these children. Note: Providers will receive an Excel spreadsheet with name of children and demographic information and will complete the items listed above. Return the spreadsheet to Sharon Hill at slhill1@dhr.state.ga.us on or before February 4, 2010.

11. PERMANENCY STATUS Use for February Exercise

12. Current Child Permanency Status

13. Current Child Permanency Status

14. Current Child Permanency Status

15. DFCS Data Overview: Child Protective Services & Foster Care • Disposition of Intakes • Family Support Services • Investigations • Repeat Maltreatment • Foster Care

16. Disposition of Intakes • Screened – out • Family Support Services • Investigations

17. Disposition of Intakes / Reports during SFY 2009 There were 81,066 reports made to Child Protective Services during SFY 2009.

18. Investigation Findings for SFY 2009 There were 28,656 investigations conducted in SFY 2009; 53.8% were substantiated. The substantiated / open and unsubstantiated/ open refers to families referred for Family Preservation Services while substantiated / closed refers to families who were either closed with no further DFCS involvement or children entered foster care.

24. Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment in Georgia from SFY 2004 to SFY 2009 Recurrence of substantiated child maltreatment has remained well below the national standard since SFY 2006. National Standard: 5.40% or below Note: Recurrence of substantiated maltreatment is the percentage of children who were victims of a second substantiated maltreatment report within 6 months of the first report. Rate was 2.69% for November 2009.

27. Number of Entries into Foster Care Over Time United States Source: Casey Family Services

28. The Total Number in Foster Care Over Time United States Source: Casey Family Services

29. Percent of those in Foster Care Who Age Out United States Source: Casey Family Services

30. Foster Care Entry Rate per 1,000 Children by Calendar Year in Georgia Note: The number of children entering foster care has steadily decreased since 2008. DataSource: Chapin Hall.

31. Foster Care Entry Rate per 1,000 Children by Age & Calendar Year in Georgia Note: Children under the age of one continue to be more likely to enter care than any other age group. DataSource: Chapin Hall.

32. Foster Care Entry Rate per 1,000 Children by Race/Ethnicity & Calendar Year (Georgia) Note: African-American children have higher foster care entry rates than other racial/ethnic groups.. Data Source: Chapin Hall.

33. EXITS FROM FOSTER CARE (Georgia)October 2008 – March 2009 Source: AFCARS file. 3,944 total children left care during selected time period.

34. Exit Reasons for Children who were with Selected Providers in Past 6 Months

35. Exit Reasons for Children who were with Selected Providers in Past 6 Months

37. Foster Care Re-entrySFY 2004 – SFY 2009 National standard: 8.6% or below. Note: Re-entry rate determined by the percent of children who re-enter care within 12 months of leaving care. Foster care re-entry rate for November 2009 was 8.2%.

38. Re-entry by Placement Type and Average Months in Foster Care

40. Next CCI Provider G-Force MeetingFebruary 9, 2010