Statistics for Southwest DCS Region
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Madison, Tipton, Fayette, Lauderdale, Henderson, Hardeman, McNairy, Hardin, Haywood, Chester, Decatur.
Tables:
| Southwest DCS Region Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2014 through September 2015 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,561 | 50.7 per 10K | 49.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,579 | 23.5 per 10K | 21.3 per 10K | 6 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 2,807 | 25.6 per 10K | 25.2 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 175 | 1.6 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 11 |
| Children Subject of Non-Maltreatment Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Victim Reports | 597 | 5.4 per 10K | 5.2 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 126 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 324 | 3.0 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 130 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 17 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.1 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 116/597 | 19.4% | 23% | 8.5 |
| Victims Not Removed to Foster Care | 481/597 | 80.6% | 77% | 4.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 157/4,789 | 3.3% | 5.3% | 12 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 94/2,807 | 3.3% | 5.8% | 12 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 2/175 | 1.1% | 5.5% | 12 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/275 | 0% | 0.6% | 11.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 62/275 | 22.5% | 22.6% | 7 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 93/275 | 33.8% | 29% | 4 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 275 | 44.0 days | 56.0 days | 6.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/275 | 0.4% | 1.4% | 12 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015 | 9/745 | 1.2% | 3.9% | 12 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015 | 0/122 | 0% | 2.1% | 11.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015 | 9/623 | 1.4% | 4.4% | 12 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015 | 150/5,510 | 2.7% | 2.5% | 5.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015 | 85/2,438 | 3.5% | 2.6% | 1 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2014 to March 2015 | 7/243 | 2.9% | 3.7% | 9.5 |
| Southwest DCS Region Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2016 through September 2017 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 332 | 36.4 per 10K | 43.7 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 27.7 | 3.0 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 8 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 74/332 | 22.3% | 23% | 9 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 49/332 | 14.8% | 12.5% | 4 |
| Removals for Neglect | 53/332 | 16% | 31% | 12 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 84/332 | 25% | 31% | 9 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 13/332 | 4% | 7% | 10.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 37/332 | 11% | 12% | 7.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 12/332 | 4% | 10% | 12 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 43/332 | 13% | 9% | 3.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 115/332 | 35% | 29% | 2 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 17/332 | 5% | 10% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 11/332 | 3% | 3% | 6.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of Removal | 18/314 | 6% | 7% | 7 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2015 through September 2016 Removal | 101/261 | 39% | 36% | 4.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 69/160 | 43% | 41% | 6 |
| Southwest DCS Region Children in Foster Care During October 2016 through September 2017 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Tribe Children in Region on September 30 2017 | 91,228 | na | na | 8 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2016 | 396 | 43.0 per 10K | 56.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2017 | 403 | 44.0 per 10K | 54.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 404 | 44.3 per 10K | 53.7 per 10K | 9 |
| Total Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2017 | 170,614 | 18,702.0 per 10K | 22,256.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2016 through September 2017 | 728 | na | na | 10 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2016 through September 2017 | 147,706 | 16,188.0 per 10K | 19,621.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Total Days Children Spent Out of Home During October 2016 through September 2017 | 141,562 | 15,515.0 per 10K | 18,967.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2016 through September 2017 | 1,004,964 | 110,140.0 per 10K | 140,034.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2017 | 81 | 8.9 per 10K | 10.3 per 10K | 8 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2017 | 35 | 3.8 per 10K | 7.0 per 10K | 9.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2017 | 12 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.2 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 240/403 | 60% | 55% | 3.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 27/403 | 7% | 11% | 9.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 10/403 | 2% | 3% | 9.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 30/403 | 7% | 9% | 9 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 51/403 | 13% | 10% | 2.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 27/403 | 7% | 7% | 7 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 5/403 | 1% | 2% | 9 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 13/403 | 3% | 3% | 5.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2014 through September 2015 | 38/635 | 5.98% | 7.02% | 10 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2014 through September 2015 | 3/635 | 0.47% | 1.21% | 11 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2014 through September 2015 by Parent | 0/635 | 0% | 0.52% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2014 through September 2015 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/635 | 0% | 0.15% | 9 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2017 | 78/81 | 96% | 90% | 3 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 429/51,134 | 8.4 Per 1K Days | 10.4 Per 1K Days | 10 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanency | 102/229 | 45% | 37% | 1 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 109/229 | 48% | 53% | 11.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanency | 18/229 | 8% | 11% | 12 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2017 | 166/403 | 41% | 39% | 5.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2017 | 10/403 | 2% | 3% | 9 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2016 | 396 | 9.9 months | 9.9 months | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2017 | 403 | 9.3 months | 8.8 months | 5.5 |
| Permanency within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2016 | 122/396 | 31% | 31% | 6.5 |
| Permanency within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2016 | 8/71 | 11% | 24% | 12 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2017 | 97/403 | 24% | 25% | 8 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2017 | 66/403 | 16% | 16% | 8 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2017 | 65/403 | 16% | 16% | 6 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2017 | 22/65 | 34% | 46% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2016 Permanent within 12 Months | 33/117 | 28% | 32% | 8 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2016 Permanent within 12 Months | 25/90 | 28% | 30% | 6 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2015 through September 2016 Permanent within 12 Months | 37/70 | 53% | 42% | 1 |
| Southwest DCS Region Children Discharged During October 2016 through September 2017 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 212/91,244 | 23.2 per 10K | 30.2 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 85/212 | 40% | 42% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 47/212 | 22% | 14% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 37/212 | 17% | 23% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/212 | 0% | 0% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 18/212 | 8% | 7% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 7/212 | 3% | 5% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 17/212 | 8% | 8% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/212 | 0% | 0% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/212 | 0% | 0% | 6.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 212 | 10.5 months | 10.8 months | 6 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 85 | 8.6 months | 7.8 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 47 | 5.7 months | 4.1 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 37 | 28.6 months | 24.8 months | 4 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/85 | 1% | 4% | 10 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 73/85 | 86% | 85% | 5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 13/37 | 35% | 47% | 9 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 33/37 | 89% | 92% | 8 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 33 | 24.4 months | 18.3 months | 5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 33 | 1.8 months | 4.7 months | 12 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18 | 11/17 | 65% | 67% | 7.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18 | 3/5 | 60% | 56% | 5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 37/91,244 | 4.1 per 10K | 7 per 10K | 8 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 36/91,244 | 3.9 per 10K | 4.9 per 10K | 9 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 4/37 | 11% | 7% | 3 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2017 | 2 | 21.9 per 1M | 15.1 per 1M | 5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2014 through March 2015 | 4/298 | 1.3% | 1% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2015 through September 2016 Reentering within 12 Months | 15/129 | 11.6% | 7.5% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2015 through September 2016 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/50 | 4% | 6.4% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2015 through September 2016 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/30 | 0% | 0% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2015 through September 2016 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 2% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2015 through September 2016 Reentering within 12 Months | 5/16 | 31.2% | 25.4% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2015 through September 2016 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/18 | 0% | 0.7% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2015 through September 2016 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 3% | 8 |
| Southwest DCS Region Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2016 through September 2017 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2014 through September 2015 | 5,561 | 50.7 per 10K | 49.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2014 through September 2015 | 597 | 5.5 per 10K | 5.2 per 10K | 6 |
| Removals During Period | 332 | 3.0 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 8 |
| In-care on September 30 2017 | 403 | 44.0 per 10K | 54.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Total Children Served | 728 | na | na | 10 |
| Discharges During Period | 212 | na | na | 10 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 335/341 | 98.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2014 through September 2015 | 635/635 | 100% | 100% | 6.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 107/124 | 86% | 84% | 3.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 124 | 4.3 months | 3.4 months | 1.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2016, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 47/129 | 36% | 31% | 2.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2016, Reentering within 12 Months | 27/189 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 7 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 13/37 | 35% | 47% | 9 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 37 | 28.6 months | 24.8 months | 4 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2016, Adopted During Period | 24/109 | 22% | 26% | 7 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2016, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 18/85 | 21% | 15% | 3.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2015 through September 2016 , Adopted within 12 Months | 24/31 | 77% | 67% | 1.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2016, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 25/88 | 28% | 30% | 6 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanency Among Legally Free Children | 33/37 | 89% | 93% | 10 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 7/27 | 26% | 14% | 1 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 234/410 | 57% | 60% | 10 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 70/155 | 45% | 44% | 6.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 40/129 | 31% | 27% | 4.5 |
| Southwest DCS Region Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2016 through September 2017 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2015 through June 2016 Removal | 111/149 | 74% | 73% | 4 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of Removal | 21/345 | 6% | 8% | 7 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2015 through September 2016 Removal | 101/261 | 39% | 36% | 4.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2016 Permanent within 12 Months | 25/90 | 28% | 30% | 6 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 3/25 | 12% | 38% | 12 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2016 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/71 | 11% | 24% | 12 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18 | 11/17 | 65% | 67% | 7.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanency by Age 18 | 3/5 | 60% | 56% | 5 |