Statistics for Highlands County, Florida

Statistics for Highlands County

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Statistics for Larger Regions: DCF Central Region, Tenth Circuit.

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Highlands County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2016 through September 2017	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=67)
Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	2,290	108.0 per 10K	62.1 per 10K	9
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	1,854/2,290	81%	83.5%	52.5
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	1,750	82.5 per 10K	47.8 per 10K	10
Children Subject of Alternative Response	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	34
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.3 per 10K	56.5
Children Subject of Non-Maltreatment Reports	540	25.5 per 10K	14.1 per 10K	5
Victim Reports	228	10.7 per 10K	7.1 per 10K	20
Victim Reports of Neglect	120	5.7 per 10K	3.6 per 10K	21
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	8	0.4 per 10K	0.5 per 10K	42.5
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	17	0.8 per 10K	0.4 per 10K	15
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	83	3.9 per 10K	2.6 per 10K	14.5
Victims Removed to Foster Care	81/228	35.5%	35.8%	40.5
Victims Not Removed to Foster Care	147/228	64.5%	64.2%	27.5
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	35/1,522	2.3%	2.6%	35.5
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	na	na
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	2.8%	na
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	0/133	0%	0.8%	50
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	25/133	18.8%	34.1%	58
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	31/133	23.3%	40.3%	62
Median Days from Report to Removal	133	46.0 days	20.0 days	9
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	0/133	0%	1.4%	54
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2016 to March 2017	8/207	3.9%	5.1%	41.5
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2016 to March 2017	0/69	0%	2.6%	53.5
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2016 to March 2017	8/138	5.8%	6.4%	35.5
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2016 to March 2017	54/1,831	2.9%	3.4%	48.5
Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2016 to March 2017	0/0	na	na	na
Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2016 to March 2017	0/0	na	2%	na

Highlands County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2017 through March 2018	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=67)
Total Removals to Foster Care	140	78.9 per 10K	39.4 per 10K	12
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	11.7	6.6 per 10K	3.3 per 10K	11.5
Reentries to Foster Care	16/140	11.4%	19.9%	54
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	3/140	2.1%	7.2%	55
Removals for Neglect	65/140	46%	53%	37
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	104/140	74%	51%	6
Removals for Physical Abuse	5/140	4%	11%	63
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	26/140	19%	18%	24.5
Removals for Inadequate Housing	12/140	9%	11%	33
Removals for Incarceration	21/140	15%	9%	11.5
Removals for Child Behavior	3/140	2%	2%	28.5
Removals for Abandonment	8/140	6%	8%	42.5
Removals for Sexual Abuse	8/140	6%	4%	15
Discharged within 1 Month of Removal	2/137	1%	3%	41.5
Permanence within 12 months of April 2016 through March 2017 Removal	48/105	46%	42%	17
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	0/76	0%	7%	61.5

Highlands County Children in Foster Care During April 2017 through March 2018	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=67)
Children in Region on March 31 2018	17,811	na	na	35
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2018	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on March 31 2017	111	63.0 per 10K	58.0 per 10K	36.5
Children in Care on March 31 2018	136	76.0 per 10K	58.0 per 10K	29
Average Daily Children in Care	132	74.4 per 10K	58.1 per 10K	30
Total Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2018	41,482	23,290.0 per 10K	26,140.0 per 10K	40
Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2017 through March 2018	251	na	na	36
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2017 through March 2018	47,383	26,694.0 per 10K	21,213.0 per 10K	32
Total Days Children Spent Out of Home During April 2017 through March 2018	47,383	26,694.0 per 10K	21,213.0 per 10K	32
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2017 through March 2018	30,379	17,115.0 per 10K	22,998.0 per 10K	43
Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2018	10	5.6 per 10K	6.4 per 10K	36
Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2018	31	17.4 per 10K	13.2 per 10K	30
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2018	0	0.0 per 10K	0.7 per 10K	57.5
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	62/136	46%	43%	22
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	63/136	46%	43%	27
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	1/136	1%	2%	37.5
Children in Group Home on Last Day	10/136	7%	9%	38.5
Children in Institution on Last Day	0/136	0%	2%	55.5
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	0/136	0%	0%	34
Children in Runaway on Last Day	0/136	0%	1%	45
Children in ILP on Last Day	0/136	0%	0%	34
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2016 through August 2017	23/233	9.87%	10.18%	30
Children Victimized in Care during September 2016 through August 2017	3/233	1.29%	1.79%	37
Children Victimized in Care during September 2016 through August 2017 by Parent	2/233	0.86%	0.64%	16
Children Victimized in Care during September 2016 through August 2017 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	0/233	0%	0.04%	38.5
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2018	3/10	30%	64%	63
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	68/23,543	2.9 Per 1K Days	5.6 Per 1K Days	62.5
Placements Moves Toward Permanency	7/52	13%	25%	59
Lateral Placements Moves	35/52	67%	58%	12
Placements Moves Away from Permanency	10/52	19%	17%	21.5
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2018	2/136	1%	8%	59.5
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2018	0/136	0%	0%	34
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2017	111	8.6 months	9.7 months	42
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2018	136	8.8 months	10.7 months	47
Permanency within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2017	72/111	65%	48%	8
Permanency within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2017	21/41	51%	28%	3
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2018	25/136	18%	30%	51.5
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2018	5/136	4%	18%	55
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2018	5/136	4%	14%	52.5
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2018	4/5	80%	64%	23.5
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2017 Permanent within 12 Months	11/18	61%	46%	17
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2017 Permanent within 12 Months	10/14	71%	41%	3.5
Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2016 through March 2017 Permanent within 12 Months	19/28	68%	53%	18.5

Highlands County Children Discharged During April 2017 through March 2018	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=67)
Total Discharges	112/17,750	63.1 per 10K	36.9 per 10K	20
Children Discharged for Reunification	55/112	49%	48%	25
Children Discharged for Relative	0/112	0%	0%	36
Children Discharged for Adoption	21/112	19%	25%	45
Children Discharged for Transfer	0/112	0%	0%	34.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	3/112	3%	6%	49
Children Discharged for Guardianship	33/112	29%	20%	15
Children Discharged for Runaway	0/112	0%	0%	33.5
Children Discharged for Death	0/112	0%	0%	36.5
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/112	0%	1%	44.5
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	112	8.7 months	12.8 months	63.5
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	55	5.0 months	9.1 months	62.5
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	0	na	9.0 months	na
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	33	9.9 months	12.7 months	53
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	21	22.6 months	24.2 months	40
Reunified within 72 Hours	0/55	0%	2%	48.5
Reunified within 12 Months	45/55	82%	68%	14
Adopted within 24 Months	11/21	52%	49%	31
Adopted within 48 Months	19/21	90%	95%	57
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	21	13.8 months	15.9 months	51
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	21	10.1 months	7.3 months	12
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	0/0	na	38%	na
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	2/2	100%	48%	7.5
Adoption Discharges	21/17,750	11.8 per 10K	9.2 per 10K	31
Non-Permanent Discharges	3/17,750	1.7 per 10K	2.6 per 10K	47.5
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	0/21	0%	4%	52.5
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2018	1	56.1 per 1M	23.7 per 1M	29.5
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2016 through February 2017	1/82	1.2%	2.4%	40.5
Children Discharged for Reunification April 2016 through March 2017 Reentering within 12 Months	1/43	2.3%	8.7%	49
Children Discharged for Relative April 2016 through March 2017 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na
Children Discharged for Adoption April 2016 through March 2017 Reentering within 12 Months	0/15	0%	0%	31.5
Children Discharged for Transfer April 2016 through March 2017 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na
Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2016 through March 2017 Reentering within 12 Months	0/4	0%	0%	28
Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2016 through March 2017 Reentering within 12 Months	1/14	7.1%	2.7%	9
Children Discharged for Runaway April 2016 through March 2017 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	na	na

Highlands County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2017 through March 2018	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=67)
Maltreatment Reports During October 2016 through September 2017	2,290	108.0 per 10K	62.1 per 10K	9
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2016 through September 2017	228	10.7 per 10K	7.1 per 10K	20
Removals During Period	140	6.6 per 10K	3.3 per 10K	11.5
In-care on March 31 2018	136	76.0 per 10K	58.0 per 10K	29
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	112	na	na	34
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	76/83	91.6%	94.5%	61
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2016 through September 2017	231/231	100%	99.97%	29.5
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	45/55	82%	66%	14
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	55	5.0 months	9.4 months	62.5
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2017, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	11/29	38%	31%	14
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2017, Reentering within 12 Months	6/48	12.5%	12.9%	27
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	11/21	52%	49%	31
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	21	22.6 months	24.2 months	40
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2017, Adopted During Period	14/21	67%	37%	8
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2017, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	1/4	25%	28%	34.5
C2.5: Legally Freed April 2016 through March 2017 , Adopted within 12 Months	17/20	85%	61%	8.5
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2017, Permanent By 18th Birthday	10/15	67%	40%	4
C3.2: Discharges to Permanency Among Legally Free Children	21/21	100%	96%	12.5
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	0/3	0%	28%	50.5
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	149/167	89%	81%	11.5
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	49/65	75%	66%	15
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	10/17	59%	43%	7

Highlands County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2017 through March 2018	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=67)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2016 through December 2016 Removal	79/94	84%	79%	27.5
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of Removal	2/141	1%	3%	41
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2016 through March 2017 Removal	48/105	46%	42%	17
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2017 Permanent within 12 Months	10/14	71%	41%	3.5
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	0/0	na	48%	na
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2017 Permanent within 12 Months	21/41	51%	28%	3
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	0/0	na	38%	na
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18	2/2	100%	48%	7.5

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