Child Welfare Outcomes 2002: Annual Report
Safety
Permanency
Well-being
Table of Contents
Chapter I. Achieving Positive Outcomes for Children
Safety-Related Outcomes
Achieving Permanency-Related Outcomes
Chapter II. Achieving Safety Outcomes
Characteristics of State Maltreatment Populations
State Performance in Keeping Children Safe
State Child Victim Characteristics and State Performance with Reguard to Maltreatment Recurrence
Chapter III. Achieving Permanency Outcomes
State Foster Care Populations
State Performance in Achieving Permanency
State Performance in Achieving Permanency in a Timely Manner
Context Variables and State Performance on Permancy Outcomes
Chapter IV. Achieving Appropriate and Stable Placements
State Performance on Placemtn-Related Outcomes Measures
Context Variables and State Performance
Chapter V. Summary: State Performance on the Seven National Child Welfare Outcomes
Keeping Children Safe
Achieving Permanecy for Children in Foster Care
Achieving Stable and Age-Appropriate Placements
Summary of Findings
Appendices
A. Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89), Section203(A)
B. Guiding Principle for Developing the National Child Welfare Outcomes and Measures
C. Child Welfare Outcomes and Measures
D. Highlights of Child Maltreatment 2002
E. The Annual Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System(AFCARS) Report: FY2002
F. Data Sources and Data Elements
G. Guilford's Suggested Interpretations for Correlation Coefficient Values
