Statistics for Mountain Circuit
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Habersham, Stephens, Rabun.
Tables:
| Mountain Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During June 2021 through May 2022 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 740 | 32.4 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 11 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 650/740 | 87.8% | 87.7% | 25.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 313 | 13.7 per 10K | 10.8 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 25 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 427 | 18.7 per 10K | 12.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 25 |
| Victim Reports | 126 | 5.5 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 74 | 3.2 per 10K | 1.4 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 46 | 2.0 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 5 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 1 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 32.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 43/126 | 34.1% | 29.4% | 15 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 12/187 | 6.4% | 7.1% | 27 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 21/427 | 4.9% | 3.4% | 13.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/76 | 1.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 36/76 | 47.4% | 28.7% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 46/76 | 60.5% | 36.1% | 1 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 76 | 4.0 days | 34.0 days | 48 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 76 | 355.0 days | 388.0 days | 26 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | NA/76 | na | na | na |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 2/138 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 21 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 0/47 | 0% | 0.3% | 27 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 2/91 | 2.2% | 2.1% | 18 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed December 2020 to November 2021 | 3/215 | 1.4% | 2.2% | 36 |
| 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 | 6/527 | 1.1% | 1.5% | 35 |
| Mountain Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 73 | 38.1 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 9 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 6.1 | 3.2 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 8/73 | 11% | 13.5% | 29 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 2/73 | 2.7% | 4.4% | 29.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 21/73 | 29% | 37% | 35.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 46/73 | 63% | 44% | 8 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 3/73 | 4% | 9% | 37.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 9/73 | 12% | 8% | 8.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 4/73 | 5% | 19% | 47.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 3/73 | 4% | 11% | 39.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 3/73 | 4% | 8% | 34.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/73 | 3% | 8% | 40 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/73 | 0% | 3% | 40 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 33/40 | 82% | 56% | 7 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 4/40 | 10% | 38% | 43 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/40 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/40 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/40 | 8% | 6% | 15 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/40 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/40 | 0% | 1% | 28 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/40 | 0% | 0% | 25 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2022 through August 2023 Removal | 2/62 | 3% | 7% | 33 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2021 through September 2022 Removal | 25/93 | 27% | 29% | 29.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/28 | 0% | 1% | 28.5 |
| Mountain Circuit Children in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2023 | 19,199 | na | na | 35 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2023 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2022 | 182 | 95.0 per 10K | 46.0 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2023 | 167 | 87.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 166 | 86.4 per 10K | 45.6 per 10K | 7 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023 | 255 | na | na | 26 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023 | 60,506 | 31,588.0 per 10K | 16,653.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2022 through September 2023 | 47,959 | 25,038.0 per 10K | 12,708.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2023 | 105,960 | 55,190.0 per 10K | 34,383.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2022 through September 2023 | 20,678 | 10,795.0 per 10K | 3,827.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2023 | 25 | 13.0 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 7 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 | 30 | 15.6 per 10K | 4.4 per 10K | 3 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 | 2 | 1.0 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 17.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 112/167 | 67% | 62% | 9.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 15/167 | 9% | 19% | 43 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 12/167 | 7% | 3% | 5.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/167 | 0% | 0% | 25 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 25/167 | 15% | 14% | 19 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 2/167 | 1% | 2% | 25.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/167 | 1% | 1% | 21 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/167 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 5/248 | 2.02% | 2.95% | 37 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 | 3/248 | 1.21% | 0.48% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent | 0/248 | 0% | 0.12% | 31.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 3/248 | 1.21% | 0.24% | 4 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2023 | 20/25 | 80% | 91% | 45 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 49/10,384 | 4.7 Per 1K Days | 5.4 Per 1K Days | 30 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 46/197 | 23% | 25% | 33.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 122/197 | 62% | 56% | 10.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 29/197 | 15% | 19% | 37.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 0/167 | 0% | 0% | 25 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 6/167 | 4% | 7% | 39 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 182 | 13.3 months | 16.6 months | 34 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023 | 167 | 14.8 months | 17.4 months | 37 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2022 | 72/182 | 40% | 33% | 16.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2022 | 26/46 | 57% | 61% | 34 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 | 74/167 | 44% | 48% | 32 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 | 44/167 | 26% | 37% | 42.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 | 42/167 | 25% | 34% | 40 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2023 | 20/42 | 48% | 22% | 5.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 35/79 | 44% | 34% | 15 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 26/62 | 42% | 33% | 16.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2021 through September 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 24/48 | 50% | 36% | 11 |
| Mountain Circuit Children Discharged During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 86/19,155 | 44.9 per 10K | 20.2 per 10K | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 34/86 | 40% | 42% | 27 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 5/86 | 6% | 6% | 22 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 30/86 | 35% | 26% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/86 | 1% | 1% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 7/86 | 8% | 8% | 23.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 9/86 | 10% | 17% | 32 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/86 | 0% | 0% | 27 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/86 | 0% | 0% | 30.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/86 | 0% | 0% | 25 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 86 | 21.7 months | 19.4 months | 21.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 34 | 11.9 months | 11.7 months | 28 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 5 | 20.1 months | 12.0 months | 13 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 9 | 14.5 months | 17.1 months | 31 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 30 | 35.1 months | 37.4 months | 31 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/34 | 0% | 3% | 37 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 18/34 | 53% | 53% | 24 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 5/30 | 17% | 18% | 19 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 26/30 | 87% | 70% | 13 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 27 | 20.0 months | 25.0 months | 36 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 27 | 13.9 months | 9.5 months | 11 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/10 | 50% | 55% | 27.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/5 | 80% | 51% | 9 |
| Adoption Discharges | 30/19,155 | 15.7 per 10K | 5.2 per 10K | 5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 8/19,155 | 4.2 per 10K | 1.9 per 10K | 7 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 3/33 | 9% | 4% | 6.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2023 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.6 per 1M | 27.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during December 2020 through November 2021 | 1/78 | 1.3% | 0.8% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/34 | 0% | 5.2% | 38.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 2% | 23.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/20 | 0% | 0% | 25 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 24.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 1.3% | 27.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2021 through September 2022 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 9.1% | na |
| Mountain Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During June 2021 through May 2022 | 740 | 32.4 per 10K | 23.1 per 10K | 11 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During June 2021 through May 2022 | 124 | 5.5 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 6 |
| Removals During Period | 73 | 3.2 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 8.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2023 | 167 | 87.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 7.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 86 | na | na | 23 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 56/56 | 100% | 98.4% | 15 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff June 2021 through May 2022 | 248/248 | 100% | 100% | 25 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 20/39 | 51% | 50% | 22 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 39 | 11.9 months | 12.0 months | 27 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2022, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 9/37 | 24% | 23% | 23.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2022, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/42 | 0% | 8.3% | 42 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 5/30 | 17% | 18% | 19 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 30 | 35.1 months | 37.4 months | 31 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2022, Adopted During Period | 27/70 | 39% | 24% | 11.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2022, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/31 | 6% | 9% | 31 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2021 through September 2022 , Adopted within 12 Months | 14/29 | 48% | 58% | 36.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2022, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 26/59 | 44% | 36% | 17 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 30/33 | 91% | 96% | 43.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 6/8 | 75% | 44% | 3 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 75/91 | 82% | 78% | 16.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 37/80 | 46% | 59% | 43.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 20/81 | 25% | 34% | 38.5 |
| Mountain Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2022 through September 2023 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2021 through June 2022 Removal | 43/84 | 51% | 51% | 27 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2022 through August 2023 Removal | 2/62 | 3% | 7% | 33 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2021 through September 2022 Removal | 25/93 | 27% | 29% | 29.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 26/62 | 42% | 33% | 16.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 1/17 | 6% | 23% | 37.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months | 26/46 | 57% | 61% | 34 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/10 | 50% | 55% | 27.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/5 | 80% | 51% | 9 |