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Children Discharged
During October 2020 through September 2021
| Total Discharges | Children Discharged for Reunification | Children Discharged for Relative | Children Discharged for Adoption | Children Discharged for Transfer | Children Discharged for Emancipation | Children Discharged for Guardianship | Children Discharged for Runaway | Children Discharged for Death | Children Discharged for Unknown |
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| DSSRegion | Count | per 10K | 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 | Count | Percent | Rank |
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| Jackson County | 756/171,316 | 44.1 | 3 | 350/756 | 46% | 4.5 | 9/756 | 1% | 4.5 | 187/756 | 25% | 2.5 | 6/756 | 1% | 2.5 | 80/756 | 11% | 3.0 | 120/756 | 16% | 5.5 | 3/756 | 0% | 4.5 | 1/756 | 0% | 5.0 | 0/756 | 0% | 4 |
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| Northeast | 1,229/338,116 | 36.3 | 5 | 512/1,235 | 41% | 6.0 | 18/1,235 | 1% | 4.5 | 288/1,235 | 23% | 4.0 | 7/1,235 | 1% | 2.5 | 128/1,235 | 10% | 4.5 | 273/1,235 | 22% | 2.0 | 1/1,235 | 0% | 4.5 | 2/1,235 | 0% | 5.0 | 0/1,235 | 0% | 4 |
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| Northwest | 639/226,668 | 28.2 | 6 | 292/639 | 46% | 4.5 | 6/639 | 1% | 4.5 | 138/639 | 22% | 5.0 | 6/639 | 1% | 2.5 | 53/639 | 8% | 6.5 | 137/639 | 21% | 3.0 | 3/639 | 0% | 4.5 | 3/639 | 0% | 5.0 | 1/639 | 0% | 4 |
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| Southeast | 1,453/164,248 | 88.5 | 1 | 687/1,454 | 47% | 2.5 | 29/1,454 | 2% | 1.5 | 201/1,454 | 14% | 7.0 | 3/1,454 | 0% | 6.0 | 114/1,454 | 8% | 6.5 | 414/1,454 | 28% | 1.0 | 0/1,454 | 0% | 4.5 | 1/1,454 | 0% | 5.0 | 4/1,454 | 0% | 4 |
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| Southwest | 1,508/268,770 | 56.1 | 2 | 712/1,510 | 47% | 2.5 | 9/1,510 | 1% | 4.5 | 407/1,510 | 27% | 1.0 | 9/1,510 | 1% | 2.5 | 146/1,510 | 10% | 4.5 | 216/1,510 | 14% | 7.0 | 4/1,510 | 0% | 4.5 | 3/1,510 | 0% | 5.0 | 2/1,510 | 0% | 4 |
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| St. Louis City | 243/66,449 | 36.6 | 4 | 97/243 | 40% | 7.0 | 4/243 | 2% | 1.5 | 61/243 | 25% | 2.5 | 0/243 | 0% | 6.0 | 28/243 | 12% | 2.0 | 49/243 | 20% | 4.0 | 1/243 | 0% | 4.5 | 3/243 | 1% | 1.5 | 0/243 | 0% | 4 |
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| St. Louis County | 366/236,142 | 15.5 | 7 | 182/366 | 50% | 1.0 | 1/366 | 0% | 7.0 | 64/366 | 17% | 6.0 | 1/366 | 0% | 6.0 | 52/366 | 14% | 1.0 | 60/366 | 16% | 5.5 | 4/366 | 1% | 1.0 | 2/366 | 1% | 1.5 | 0/366 | 0% | 4 |
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| Statewide | 6,194/1,471,709 | 42.1 | na | 2,832/6,203 | 46% | na | 76/6,203 | 1% | na | 1,346/6,203 | 22% | na | 32/6,203 | 1% | na | 601/6,203 | 10% | na | 1,269/6,203 | 20% | na | 16/6,203 | 0% | na | 15/6,203 | 0% | na | 7/6,203 | 0% | na |
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Children Discharged
During October 2020 through September 2021
| Total Discharges | Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months |
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| DSSRegion | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | months | Rank | Count | months | Rank | Count | months | Rank | Count | months | Rank | Count | months | Rank | Count | months | Rank | Count | months | Rank |
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| Jackson County | 756/171,316 | 44.1 | 3 | 756 | 20.4 | 4 | 350 | 14.5 | 3 | 9 | 7.1 | 5 | 120 | 24.4 | 3 | 187 | 26.3 | 7 | 183 | 23.5 | 4 | 111 | 2.5 | 7 |
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| Northeast | 1,229/338,116 | 36.3 | 5 | 1229 | 21.2 | 3 | 512 | 15.1 | 2 | 18 | 22.9 | 3 | 273 | 23.3 | 4 | 288 | 30.9 | 3 | 285 | 25.4 | 3 | 241 | 3.9 | 5.5 |
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| Northwest | 639/226,668 | 28.2 | 6 | 639 | 18.7 | 6 | 292 | 12.6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 137 | 20.4 | 5.5 | 138 | 29.2 | 4 | 136 | 22.1 | 5 | 105 | 3.9 | 5.5 |
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| Southeast | 1,453/164,248 | 88.5 | 1 | 1453 | 17.9 | 7 | 687 | 14.1 | 4 | 29 | 10.6 | 4 | 414 | 18.7 | 7 | 201 | 27.4 | 6 | 196 | 20.9 | 7 | 170 | 5.7 | 2 |
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| Southwest | 1,508/268,770 | 56.1 | 2 | 1508 | 19 | 5 | 712 | 13.4 | 5 | 9 | 26.2 | 2 | 216 | 20.4 | 5.5 | 407 | 27.6 | 5 | 403 | 21.8 | 6 | 369 | 4.3 | 4 |
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| St. Louis City | 243/66,449 | 36.6 | 4 | 243 | 24 | 1 | 97 | 11.6 | 7 | 4 | 1.6 | 6 | 49 | 25.9 | 2 | 61 | 33.3 | 2 | 61 | 27.8 | 2 | 61 | 4.9 | 3 |
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| St. Louis County | 366/236,142 | 15.5 | 7 | 366 | 22.5 | 2 | 182 | 15.5 | 1 | 1 | 94.1 | 1 | 60 | 29.3 | 1 | 64 | 38.2 | 1 | 63 | 28.8 | 1 | 60 | 8.6 | 1 |
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| Statewide | 6,194/1,471,709 | 42.1 | na | 6194 | 19.5 | na | 2832 | 14.1 | na | 76 | 12.6 | na | 1269 | 21.1 | na | 1346 | 29 | na | 1327 | 23.5 | na | 1117 | 4.4 | na |
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Children Discharged
During October 2020 through September 2021
| Children Discharged for Reunification | Reunified within 72 Hours | Reunified within 12 Months | Children Discharged for Adoption | Adopted within 24 Months | Adopted within 48 Months |
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| DSSRegion | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank |
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| Jackson County | 350/756 | 46% | 4.5 | 3/350 | 1% | 6.0 | 151/350 | 43% | 7.0 | 187/756 | 25% | 2.5 | 74/187 | 40% | 2 | 171/187 | 91% | 2 |
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| Northeast | 512/1,235 | 41% | 6.0 | 23/512 | 4% | 1.5 | 254/512 | 50% | 5.5 | 288/1,235 | 23% | 4.0 | 89/288 | 31% | 5 | 246/288 | 85% | 5 |
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| Northwest | 292/639 | 46% | 4.5 | 9/292 | 3% | 3.0 | 160/292 | 55% | 2.5 | 138/639 | 22% | 5.0 | 53/138 | 38% | 3 | 123/138 | 89% | 3 |
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| Southeast | 687/1,454 | 47% | 2.5 | 16/687 | 2% | 4.0 | 370/687 | 54% | 4.0 | 201/1,454 | 14% | 7.0 | 85/201 | 42% | 1 | 184/201 | 92% | 1 |
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| Southwest | 712/1,510 | 47% | 2.5 | 9/712 | 1% | 6.0 | 414/712 | 58% | 1.0 | 407/1,510 | 27% | 1.0 | 144/407 | 35% | 4 | 356/407 | 87% | 4 |
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| St. Louis City | 97/243 | 40% | 7.0 | 4/97 | 4% | 1.5 | 53/97 | 55% | 2.5 | 61/243 | 25% | 2.5 | 8/61 | 13% | 6 | 51/61 | 84% | 6 |
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| St. Louis County | 182/366 | 50% | 1.0 | 2/182 | 1% | 6.0 | 91/182 | 50% | 5.5 | 64/366 | 17% | 6.0 | 6/64 | 9% | 7 | 45/64 | 70% | 7 |
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| Statewide | 2,832/6,203 | 46% | na | 66/2,832 | 2% | na | 1,493/2,832 | 53% | na | 1,346/6,203 | 22% | na | 459/1,346 | 34% | na | 1,176/1,346 | 87% | na |
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Children Discharged
During October 2020 through September 2021
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | Adoption Discharges | Non-Permanent Discharges | Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2021 |
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| DSSRegion | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | per 1M | Rank |
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| Jackson County | 25/63 | 40% | 5.0 | 8/26 | 31% | 5.0 | 187/171,316 | 10.9 | 3 | 90/171,316 | 5.3 | 3 | 23/137 | 17% | 1.0 | 4 | 23.3 | 3 |
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| Northeast | 46/99 | 46% | 2.0 | 6/9 | 67% | 1.5 | 288/338,116 | 8.5 | 5 | 138/338,116 | 4.1 | 5 | 12/255 | 5% | 3.5 | 2 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
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| Northwest | 20/44 | 45% | 3.5 | 1/4 | 25% | 6.0 | 138/226,668 | 6.1 | 6 | 66/226,668 | 2.9 | 6 | 3/108 | 3% | 6.0 | 5 | 22 | 1.5 |
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| Southeast | 44/91 | 48% | 1.0 | 8/17 | 47% | 3.5 | 201/164,248 | 12.2 | 2 | 122/164,248 | 7.4 | 1 | 12/186 | 6% | 2.0 | 1 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
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| Southwest | 51/114 | 45% | 3.5 | 8/17 | 47% | 3.5 | 407/268,770 | 15.1 | 1 | 164/268,770 | 6.1 | 2 | 13/386 | 3% | 6.0 | 5 | 18.6 | 1.5 |
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| St. Louis City | 5/13 | 38% | 6.5 | 0/2 | 0% | 7.0 | 61/66,449 | 9.2 | 4 | 32/66,449 | 4.8 | 4 | 2/66 | 3% | 6.0 | 1 | 15.1 | 6.5 |
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| St. Louis County | 15/39 | 38% | 6.5 | 2/3 | 67% | 1.5 | 64/236,142 | 2.7 | 7 | 59/236,142 | 2.5 | 7 | 3/64 | 5% | 3.5 | 2 | 8.5 | 4.5 |
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| Statewide | 206/463 | 44% | na | 33/78 | 42% | na | 1,346/1,471,709 | 9.1 | na | 671/1,471,709 | 4.6 | na | 68/1,202 | 6% | na | 20 | 13.6 | na |
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Children Discharged
During October 2020 through September 2021
| Total Discharges | Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2019 through February 2020 | Children Discharged for Reunification October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | Children Discharged for Relative October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | Children Discharged for Adoption October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | Children Discharged for Transfer October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months | Children Discharged for Runaway October 2019 through September 2020 Reentering within 12 Months |
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| DSSRegion | Count | per 10K | 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 |
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| Jackson County | 756/171,316 | 44.1 | 3 | 5/973 | 0.5% | 4.5 | 11/318 | 3.5% | 5.5 | 0/6 | 0.0% | 6 | 1/249 | 0.4% | 2.5 | 0/5 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 0/80 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 0/80 | 0.0% | 6.5 | 0/1 | 0% | 4 |
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| Northeast | 1,229/338,116 | 36.3 | 5 | 7/1,292 | 0.5% | 4.5 | 21/567 | 3.7% | 4.0 | 1/10 | 10.0% | 3 | 1/292 | 0.3% | 4.0 | 0/13 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 0/146 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 10/260 | 3.8% | 1.0 | 0/4 | 0% | 4 |
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| Northwest | 639/226,668 | 28.2 | 6 | 2/735 | 0.3% | 6.0 | 7/329 | 2.1% | 7.0 | 2/13 | 15.4% | 1 | 0/146 | 0.0% | 6.0 | 0/2 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 0/54 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 4/127 | 3.1% | 2.0 | 0/4 | 0% | 4 |
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| Southeast | 1,453/164,248 | 88.5 | 1 | 15/1,597 | 0.9% | 1.0 | 37/706 | 5.2% | 3.0 | 1/19 | 5.3% | 4 | 1/285 | 0.4% | 2.5 | 0/3 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 0/120 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 10/399 | 2.5% | 3.0 | 0/1 | 0% | 4 |
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| Southwest | 1,508/268,770 | 56.1 | 2 | 3/1,482 | 0.2% | 7.0 | 23/660 | 3.5% | 5.5 | 1/8 | 12.5% | 2 | 0/444 | 0.0% | 6.0 | 1/6 | 16.7% | 1.0 | 1/133 | 0.8% | 1.0 | 3/212 | 1.4% | 4.0 | 0/4 | 0% | 4 |
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| St. Louis City | 243/66,449 | 36.6 | 4 | 2/289 | 0.7% | 3.0 | 8/93 | 8.6% | 1.0 | 0/7 | 0.0% | 6 | 1/48 | 2.1% | 1.0 | 0/1 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 0/25 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 0/58 | 0.0% | 6.5 | 0/1 | 0% | 4 |
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| St. Louis County | 366/236,142 | 15.5 | 7 | 3/399 | 0.8% | 2.0 | 11/183 | 6.0% | 2.0 | 0/10 | 0.0% | 6 | 0/94 | 0.0% | 6.0 | 0/1 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 0/39 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 1/88 | 1.1% | 5.0 | 0/2 | 0% | 4 |
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| Statewide | 6,194/1,471,709 | 42.1 | na | 37/6,767 | 0.5% | na | 118/2,856 | 4.1% | na | 5/73 | 6.8% | na | 4/1,558 | 0.3% | na | 1/31 | 3.2% | na | 1/597 | 0.2% | na | 28/1,224 | 2.3% | na | 0/17 | 0% | na |
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