Statistics for Mountain Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Habersham, Stephens, Banks, Rabun.
Tables:
| Mountain Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,753 | 61.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 6 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,436/1,753 | 81.9% | 86.4% | 50 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 519 | 18.1 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 16 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 598 | 20.8 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 636 | 22.2 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports | 191 | 6.7 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 10 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 128 | 4.5 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 14 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 35 | 1.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 5 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 28 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 23 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 17.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 55/191 | 28.8% | 26.1% | 23 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 13/926 | 1.4% | 3.1% | 47 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 5/598 | 0.8% | 1.3% | 31 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 2/87 | 2.3% | 0.5% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 30/87 | 34.5% | 25.2% | 10.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 33/87 | 37.9% | 31.6% | 15 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 87 | 14.0 days | 43.0 days | 44 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 87 | 263.0 days | 365.0 days | 40 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/87 | 5.7% | 1.3% | 2 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 3/228 | 1.3% | 3.1% | 37.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/79 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 16.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/149 | 1.3% | 3.7% | 39.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 28/913 | 3.1% | 2.6% | 18 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 16/524 | 3.1% | 2.1% | 16 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Mountain Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 56 | 23.0 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 27 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 4.7 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 6/56 | 10.7% | 13.6% | 30 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 2/56 | 3.6% | 4.7% | 26 |
| Removals for Neglect | 14/56 | 25% | 35% | 32 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 31/56 | 55% | 39% | 8 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 0/56 | 0% | 9% | 49.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 6/56 | 11% | 9% | 15 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 9/56 | 16% | 18% | 25.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 8/56 | 14% | 13% | 27.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/56 | 4% | 8% | 41.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 6/56 | 11% | 11% | 16.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/56 | 0% | 3% | 43.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 20/22 | 91% | 57% | 1 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 37% | 50.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/22 | 9% | 5% | 9.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 1% | 29.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 5/45 | 11% | 8% | 13.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 24/75 | 32% | 30% | 21 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/19 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Mountain Circuit Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 24,569 | na | na | 34 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 191 | 79.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 143 | 58.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 160 | 65.9 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 247 | na | na | 28 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 59,543 | 24,440.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 50,506 | 20,730.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 12 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 107,694 | 43,833.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 17 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 18 | 7.3 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 22 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 18 | 7.3 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 13.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 45 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 103/143 | 72% | 62% | 4.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 14/143 | 10% | 19% | 45 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 7/143 | 5% | 3% | 8.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/143 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 18/143 | 13% | 14% | 34 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/143 | 0% | 1% | 42.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/143 | 1% | 1% | 12 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/143 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 8/283 | 2.83% | 4.84% | 43 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 3/283 | 1.06% | 0.77% | 15 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/283 | 0% | 0.21% | 33.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 3/283 | 1.06% | 0.32% | 5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 16/18 | 89% | 89% | 30.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 45/7,376 | 6.1 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 15.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 69/227 | 30% | 25% | 11.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 131/227 | 58% | 57% | 24.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 27/227 | 12% | 17% | 48.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/143 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 12/143 | 8% | 8% | 25.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 191 | 15.1 months | 16.3 months | 26.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 143 | 21.4 months | 17.0 months | 9 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 81/191 | 42% | 32% | 12.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 24/35 | 69% | 54% | 13 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 86/143 | 60% | 48% | 5.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 61/143 | 43% | 37% | 10.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 54/143 | 38% | 34% | 14.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 12/54 | 22% | 19% | 23 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 43/83 | 52% | 31% | 4 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 25/60 | 42% | 28% | 8.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 27/50 | 54% | 39% | 9 |
| Mountain Circuit Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 97/24,363 | 39.8 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 34/97 | 35% | 47% | 42.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 2/97 | 2% | 5% | 39.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 37/97 | 38% | 21% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/97 | 0% | 1% | 31.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 10/97 | 10% | 10% | 24 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 14/97 | 14% | 17% | 26.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/97 | 0% | 0% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/97 | 0% | 0% | 32.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/97 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 97 | 21.6 months | 18.4 months | 16 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 34 | 13.5 months | 12.3 months | 25.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 2 | 10.5 months | 11.0 months | 23.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 14 | 6.6 months | 15.8 months | 49 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 37 | 32.7 months | 34.6 months | 30.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 2/34 | 6% | 5% | 13.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 14/34 | 41% | 51% | 33 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 5/37 | 14% | 19% | 27.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 28/37 | 76% | 73% | 29 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 31 | 24.1 months | 22.8 months | 23.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 31 | 9.8 months | 10.1 months | 29 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 61% | 21 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 67% | 29.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 37/24,363 | 15.2 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 10/24,363 | 4.1 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 10.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/33 | 3% | 3% | 17 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 30 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 5/98 | 5.1% | 1.9% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/42 | 9.5% | 8% | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 6.9% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/33 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/10 | 10% | 2.9% | 7.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 2.8% | 33 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Mountain Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,753 | 61.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 6 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 191 | 6.7 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 10 |
| Removals During Period | 56 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 27.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 143 | 58.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 97 | na | na | 21 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 123/125 | 98.4% | 96.6% | 19 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 283/283 | 100% | 99.58% | 14 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 13/34 | 38% | 48% | 33.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 34 | 14.0 months | 12.5 months | 26 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 14/28 | 50% | 21% | 2 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 4/43 | 9.3% | 8.4% | 16 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 5/37 | 14% | 19% | 27.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 37 | 32.7 months | 34.6 months | 30.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 34/69 | 49% | 21% | 1 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 4/38 | 11% | 6% | 12.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 20/23 | 87% | 61% | 7 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 25/54 | 46% | 32% | 10 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 32/33 | 97% | 97% | 35 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 3/11 | 27% | 41% | 39.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 55/66 | 83% | 77% | 13.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 28/66 | 42% | 52% | 41.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 29/100 | 29% | 28% | 19 |
| Mountain Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 33/85 | 39% | 50% | 42 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 5/45 | 11% | 8% | 13.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 24/75 | 32% | 30% | 21 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 25/60 | 42% | 28% | 8.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 6/17 | 35% | 26% | 14 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 24/35 | 69% | 54% | 13 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/3 | 67% | 61% | 21 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 67% | 29.5 |