Summary Measures: Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2007 through March 2008

Children Removed to Foster Care
During April 2007 through March 2008

	Total Removals to Foster Care	Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care			Reentries to Foster Care			Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge			Permanency Within 12 months of April 2006 through March 2007 Removal			IV-E Reimbursed in Monthly Removal Cohorts (excludes latest 6 months)
DHHSRegion	Count	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Central	419	34.9	6.1	3	80/419	19.1%	5	43/419	10.3%	3.5	171/411	42%	4.0	12/210	6%	5
Eastern	1233	102.8	5.8	4	275/1,233	22.3%	2	118/1,233	9.6%	5.0	559/1,288	43%	2.5	163/629	26%	1
Northern	494	41.2	5.6	5	109/494	22.1%	3	51/494	10.3%	3.5	231/481	48%	1.0	45/231	19%	2
Southeast	851	70.9	6.3	2	200/851	23.5%	1	96/851	11.3%	2.0	305/937	33%	5.0	66/432	15%	3
Western	483	40.2	8	1	102/483	21.1%	4	61/483	12.6%	1.0	208/483	43%	2.5	32/245	13%	4
Statewide	3480	290	6.2	na	766/3,480	22.0%	na	369/3,480	10.6%	na	1,474/3,600	41%	na	318/1,747	18%	na

	Total Removals to Foster Care	Removals for Neglect			Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use			Removals for Physical Abuse			Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope			Removals for Inadequate Housing			Removals for Incarceration			Removals for Child Behavior			Removals for Abandonment			Removals for Sexual Abuse
DHHSRegion	Count	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Central	419	131/419	31%	4	87/419	21%	2	55/419	13%	2.5	33/419	8%	1.5	43/419	10%	1.0	27/419	6%	3.0	178/419	42%	2	22/419	5%	2.0	19/419	5%	1
Eastern	1233	748/1,233	61%	1	100/1,233	8%	5	135/1,233	11%	4.0	26/1,233	2%	5.0	34/1,233	3%	5.0	39/1,233	3%	4.5	315/1,233	26%	5	23/1,233	2%	4.5	50/1,233	4%	2
Northern	494	201/494	41%	2	146/494	30%	1	65/494	13%	2.5	20/494	4%	4.0	27/494	5%	2.5	55/494	11%	1.0	149/494	30%	4	12/494	2%	4.5	17/494	3%	3
Southeast	851	293/851	34%	3	156/851	18%	4	129/851	15%	1.0	39/851	5%	3.0	42/851	5%	2.5	66/851	8%	2.0	275/851	32%	3	51/851	6%	1.0	17/851	2%	4
Western	483	103/483	21%	5	94/483	19%	3	42/483	9%	5.0	39/483	8%	1.5	18/483	4%	4.0	14/483	3%	4.5	234/483	48%	1	17/483	4%	3.0	7/483	1%	5
Statewide	3480	1,476/3,480	42%	na	583/3,480	17%	na	426/3,480	12%	na	157/3,480	5%	na	164/3,480	5%	na	201/3,480	6%	na	1,151/3,480	33%	na	125/3,480	4%	na	110/3,480	3%	na