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Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will transmit data to the state from Adoption Foster Care Analysis Reporting Sytem (AFCARS) and National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systems (NCANDS) that indicates
whether the state meets the national standards. The national standard is
based upon the 75th percentile of all state's performance over a three-year
period of time. The national standard is set using multiple AFCARS and NCANDS
report periods, for the first review data from 1998, 1999 and the first report
period from 2000 will be used. The array of data across the reporting period
will be used to create a baseline, the point on the scale that is the 75th
percentile. The 75th percentile will remain the same throughout all of the
state's first review. The Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) may change the national standard
for conformity, if appropriate.
Two of the outcomes are evaluated using data indicators. These are:
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Safety Outcome and Indicators (NCANDS data) - Children are, first
and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect.
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Recurrence of Maltreatment - 6.1% or less of all children who
were victims of abuse/neglect during the first six months of the NCANDS reporting
period will be the victims of abuse/neglect again during the next six months.
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Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in
Foster Care - .57%
or less of the children in foster care during the reporting period will have
been abused/neglected by a foster parent or facility staff.
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Permanency Outcome and Indicators (AFCARS data) - Children have permanency
and stability in their living situations.
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Foster Care Re-entries - 8.6% or less of children who entered
foster care during the 12-month AFCARS reporting period will have had a previous
entry into foster care 12 months prior to their entry date.
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Stability of Foster Care Placements - 86.7% or less of the
children who have been in foster care for 12 months or less during the AFCARS
reporting period will have no more than 2 placement settings.
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Length of Time to Achieve Reunification - For all children
reunified with their parent(s) during the AFCARS reporting period, 76.2%
or more must be reunified with their parent(s) less than 12 months from the
time of the latest removal from their home.
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Length of Time to Achieve Adoption - For all children whose
adoption was finalized during the AFCARS reporting period, the adoption must
be finalized in 32% or more cases in less than 24 months from the time of
the latest removal from their home.
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Length of stay in foster care - For a recent cohort of children
entering foster care for the first time in the state, what is the median
length of stay in care prior to discharge? This outcome will not be used
to determine substantial conformity during the first review.
Related Documents
> DHS Michigan Data Profile 
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