Statistics for Lookout Mountain Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Walker, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade.
Tables:
| Lookout Mountain Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,603 | 34.8 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,387/1,603 | 86.5% | 87.7% | 40 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 824 | 17.9 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 779 | 16.9 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 15 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Victim Reports | 165 | 3.6 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 18 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 108 | 2.3 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 17.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 34 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 39.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 20 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 3 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 63/165 | 38.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 47/659 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 20.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 43/779 | 5.5% | 3.4% | 9 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/153 | 0% | 0.3% | 29 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 43/153 | 28.1% | 28.7% | 24 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 54/153 | 35.3% | 36.1% | 25 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 153 | 42.0 days | 34.0 days | 18 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 153 | 422.0 days | 389.0 days | 10 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/153 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 2/181 | 1.1% | 1.6% | 24.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/62 | 0% | 0.3% | 28 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 2/119 | 1.7% | 2.1% | 23 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 15/649 | 2.3% | 2.2% | 24 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 10/972 | 1% | 1.5% | 38.5 |
| Lookout Mountain Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 185 | 49.2 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 6 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 15.4 | 4.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 6 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 21/185 | 11.4% | 12.9% | 31 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 12/185 | 6.5% | 4.5% | 14 |
| Removals for Neglect | 97/185 | 52% | 36% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 101/185 | 55% | 40% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 18/185 | 10% | 10% | 20 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 8/185 | 4% | 8% | 43 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 44/185 | 24% | 19% | 18.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 17/185 | 9% | 12% | 30.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 5/185 | 3% | 8% | 41 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 8/185 | 4% | 10% | 38 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 11/185 | 6% | 3% | 8.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 50/64 | 78% | 58% | 5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 13/64 | 20% | 37% | 41 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/64 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/64 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/64 | 2% | 4% | 31.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/64 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/64 | 0% | 0% | 28.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/64 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 17/179 | 9% | 6% | 9.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 57/167 | 34% | 30% | 15 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/96 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Lookout Mountain Circuit Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2024 | 37,424 | na | na | 26 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 279 | 74.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 298 | 80.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 300 | 79.8 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 464 | na | na | 10 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024 | 109,247 | 29,063.0 per 10K | 15,830.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024 | 92,337 | 24,564.0 per 10K | 12,205.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024 | 192,244 | 51,369.0 per 10K | 32,678.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024 | 42 | 11.2 per 10K | 5.8 per 10K | 7 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 44 | 11.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 6 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 9 | 2.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 212/298 | 71% | 63% | 5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 31/298 | 10% | 18% | 44.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 3/298 | 1% | 3% | 45.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/298 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 42/298 | 14% | 13% | 25.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 9/298 | 3% | 1% | 8 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/298 | 0% | 1% | 37 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/298 | 0% | 0% | 27.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 10/497 | 2.01% | 3.16% | 42 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 3/497 | 0.6% | 0.52% | 18 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 1/497 | 0.2% | 0.14% | 15 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/497 | 0.2% | 0.25% | 15 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024 | 33/42 | 79% | 92% | 47 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 275/28,542 | 9.6 Per 1K Days | 6 Per 1K Days | 2 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 148/722 | 20% | 25% | 45.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 478/722 | 66% | 57% | 7 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 96/722 | 13% | 18% | 45.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 0/298 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 24/298 | 8% | 7% | 17.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 279 | 13.6 months | 17.3 months | 39 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 298 | 13.9 months | 16.7 months | 38.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 109/279 | 39% | 34% | 17 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023 | 26/50 | 52% | 56% | 30 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 | 123/298 | 41% | 47% | 35.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 85/298 | 29% | 37% | 39 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 | 81/298 | 27% | 34% | 37 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 | 31/81 | 38% | 21% | 12 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 47/110 | 43% | 33% | 14 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 33/84 | 39% | 31% | 17 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 32/54 | 59% | 38% | 4 |
| Lookout Mountain Circuit Children Discharged During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 165/37,590 | 43.9 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 70/165 | 42% | 43% | 25 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 29/165 | 18% | 5% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 52/165 | 32% | 25% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/165 | 0% | 0% | 28.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 7/165 | 4% | 11% | 49.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 6/165 | 4% | 16% | 47 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/165 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/165 | 1% | 0% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/165 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 165 | 14.8 months | 19.8 months | 46 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 70 | 10.2 months | 12.8 months | 42 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 29 | 4.2 months | 9.4 months | 28 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 6 | 11.9 months | 16.7 months | 42 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 52 | 27.1 months | 34.4 months | 43.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 6/70 | 9% | 3% | 5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 45/70 | 64% | 50% | 8 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 21/52 | 40% | 18% | 8 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 47/52 | 90% | 72% | 13 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 47 | 19.6 months | 24.1 months | 37 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 47 | 5.7 months | 9.7 months | 50 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/7 | 57% | 55% | 23.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 8.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 52/37,590 | 13.8 per 10K | 5 per 10K | 7 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 8/37,590 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 33.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/47 | 0% | 3% | 37 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2024 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.2 per 1M | 29 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 0/166 | 0% | 0.8% | 37.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 15/75 | 20% | 9.4% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/25 | 16% | 8% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/69 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 2.6% | 10.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/9 | 0% | 0% | 25.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/30 | 0% | 0.8% | 27.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2022 through September 2023 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 40% | na |
| Lookout Mountain Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 1,603 | 34.8 per 10K | 23.0 per 10K | 4.5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 161 | 3.5 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 20 |
| Removals During Period | 185 | 4.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 6 |
| In-care on September 30 2024 | 298 | 80.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 10 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 165 | na | na | 9 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 67/67 | 100% | 98.4% | 15 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 497/497 | 100% | 100% | 26 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 56/90 | 62% | 48% | 7.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 90 | 8.8 months | 12.7 months | 46 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2023, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 15/68 | 22% | 21% | 21.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2023, Reentering within 12 Months | 20/101 | 19.8% | 9.3% | 3 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 21/52 | 40% | 18% | 8 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 52 | 27.1 months | 34.4 months | 43.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Adopted During Period | 33/94 | 35% | 25% | 19.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2023, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 9/57 | 16% | 7% | 8.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2022 through September 2023 , Adopted within 12 Months | 43/61 | 70% | 54% | 10 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2023, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 33/79 | 42% | 35% | 20.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 47/47 | 100% | 97% | 15 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 10/14 | 71% | 40% | 2.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 116/197 | 59% | 75% | 50 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 45/118 | 38% | 55% | 48.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 18/132 | 14% | 30% | 47.5 |
| Lookout Mountain Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2022 through June 2023 Removal | 83/158 | 53% | 53% | 24 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2023 through August 2024 Removal | 17/179 | 9% | 6% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2022 through September 2023 Removal | 57/167 | 34% | 30% | 15 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 33/84 | 39% | 31% | 17 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 12/41 | 29% | 24% | 17 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months | 26/50 | 52% | 56% | 30 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/7 | 57% | 55% | 23.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 8.5 |