Child Welfare Financing (2006)

• Total Expenditures
  • Total child welfare expenditures in SFY 2006, all sources
  • Change in total expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Federal, State, and Local share of all expenditures in SFY 2006
• Total Federal Funds
  • Total child welfare expenditures from federal funds in SFY 2006
  • Change in federal expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Federal expenditures, by funding source, in SFY 2006
  • Proportion of federal spending from sources not dedicated to child welfare (SSBG,Medicaid,TANF) in SFY 2006
• Title IV-E (all-programs)
  • Total Title IV-E claims/expenditures in SFY 2006
  • Change in Title IV-E claims/expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all federal funds from Title IV-E in SFY 2006
• Title IV-E Foster Care
  • Total IV-E Foster Care claims/expenditures in SFY 2006
  • Change in IV-E Foster Care claims/expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all IV-E dollars from Foster Care in SFY 2006
  • IV-E Foster Care claims/expenditures in SFY 2006: Maintenance Payments
  • Change in IV-E Foster Care Maintenance Payments, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • IV-E Foster Care claims/expenditures in SFY 2006: Administration, Training, SACWIS
  • Change in IV-E Foster Care Admin/Training/SACWIS between 2004 and 2006
  • SFY 2006 Title IV-E Foster Care Penetration Rates
  • Change in IV-E Foster Care Penetration Rate, between 2004 and 2006
• Title IV-E Adoption Assistance
  • Total IV-E Adoption Assistance claims/expenditures in SFY 2006
  • Change in IV-E Adoption Assistance claims/expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all IV-E dollars from Adoption Assistance in SFY 2006
  • IV-E Adoption Assistance claims/expenditures in SFY 2006: Adoption Assistance Payments
  • Change in IV-E Adoption Assistance Payments, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • IV-E Adoption Assistance claims/expenditures in SFY 2006: Admininstration/Training
  • Change in IV-E Adoption Assistance Administration/Training, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • SFY 2006 Title IV-E Adoption Penetration Rates
  • Change in IV-E Adoption Penetration Rate, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
• Title IV-E Chafee/ETVs
  • Total IV-E Chafee Foster Care Independence Program/Education and Training Vouchers expenditures in SFY 2006
  • Change in Chafee/ETV expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
• Title IV-E Demonstration Waivers
  • Total IV-E Demonstration Waiver claims/expenditures in SFY 2006
• Title IV-B
  • Total Title IV-B claims/expenditures in SFY 2006
  • Change in Title IV-B claims/expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all federal funds from Title IV-B in SFY 2006
• Medicaid
  • Total Medicaid claims/expenditures for child welfare in SFY 2006
  • Change in Medicaid claims/expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all federal funds from Medicaid in SFY 2006
• Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
  • Total SSBG expenditures for child welfare in SFY 2006
  • Change in SSBG expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all federal funds from SSBG in SFY 2006
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
  • Total TANF expenditures for child welfare in SFY 2006
  • Change in TANF expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all federal funds from TANF in SFY 2006
• Other Federal Funds
  • Total child welfare expenditures from other federal sources in SFY 2006
  • Change in expenditures from other federal sources, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all federal funds from other federal sources in SFY 2006
• Total State Funds
  • Total child welfare expenditures from state funds in SFY 2006
  • Change in state expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all expenditures from state funds in SFY 2006
• Total Local Funds
  • Total child welfare expenditures from local funds in SFY 2006
  • Change in local expenditures, between SFYs 2004 and 2006
  • Percent of all expenditures from local funds in SFY 2006

Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect (2011)

• Physical Abuse
  • Definition of physical abuse includes threats or risk of harm
• Neglect
  • Definition of neglect includes failure to educate child
  • Medical neglect specifically defined in statute
• Sexual Abuse
  • Definition of sexual abuse
• Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional maltreatment in abuse/neglect defintion
  • Specific definition of emotional abuse/mental injury
• Parental Substance Abuse
  • All-state overview: Parental substance abuse as child maltreatment
  • Definition includes child's exposure to harm prenatally due to mother's use of drug/illegal substance
  • Definition includes manufacture of controlled substance in child's presence or on premises with child
  • Definition includes using/storing manufacturing chemicals/equipment in child's presence
  • Definition includes selling, distributing, or giving drugs/alcohol to child
  • Definition includes caregiver's use of controlled substance that impairs his/her ability to adequately care for child
• Abandonment
  • Abandonment in abuse or neglect statute
• Standards for Reporting
  • Standards for reporting abuse or neglect
• Person Responsible for the Child
  • Persons responsible for the child
• Exceptions
  • All-state overview: Exceptions to acts/omissions constituting abuse/neglect
  • Financial inability to provide for child excluded from neglect definition
  • Reasonable physical discipline (causing no bodily injury) excluded from abuse definition
  • Religious beliefs

Differential Response (2009)

• Status & Scope of implementation
  • Status of DR Implementation
  • Year of DR implementation
  • Scope of DR implementation
• DR Pathways
  • Pathways/tracks for screened in/out reports
  • Number of distinct pathways/tracks for screened-in reports
• Pathway Assignment Protocols
  • Staff who determine DR assignment
  • Use of risk assessment tools/decision-making tree
  • Reassignment from DR to formal investigation
  • Reassignment from formal investigation to DR
• Criteria for Assignment to DR pathway
  • Risk
  • Child maltreatment type
  • Source of report
  • Number of prior reports
  • Child age
  • Assignment to DR limited by other child/family characteristics
• Substantiation of maltreatment through DR
  • Substantiation of maltreatment through DR
• Reporting to NCANDS
  • Reporting non-investigative assessments to NCANDS
• DR Eligibility for Children in Foster Care/Juvenile Court
  • Use of DR when child in foster care
  • Placing child in foster care after DR
  • Juvenile dependency court and DR
• Codification in Statute, Policy, & Protocols
  • DR mandated by statute
  • Practice, policy, procedure guidelines
• Services Provided through DR Pathways
  • Services provided through DR pathways

Domestic Violence (2011)

• Definitions of Domestic Violence
  • Domestic violence in civil laws
  • Domestic violence in criminal laws
  • Protected persons within domestic violence definition
  • Child abuse reporting and child protection laws
• Witnesses to Domestic Violence
  • Child witnesses to domestic violence addressed in statute
  • Circumstances constituting witnessing domestic violence
  • Who constitutes a witness
  • Criminal penalties for child witnessing domestic violence
  • Other legal consequences for child witnessing domestic violence

Fostering Connections Policies (2011)

• Kinship Guardianship Assistance Programs
  • States with approved IV-E GAP plans
• Extension of Care Beyond 18
  • States with approved IV-E plans to extend care beyond 18

Kinship Care Policies (2007)

• Definition of Kin
  • How is "kin" defined?
• Locating Kin
  • Diligent search resources to locate kin
• Private Kin Arrangements
  • State involvement in private kin arrangements
• Kin Placements as a Diversion from Foster Care
  • Use of kin placements to divert from foster care/custody
• Licensure Options for Kin
  • Provisional licensure or "pre-approval" for kin caring for a child in state custody
  • Licensure options for kin caring for a child in state custody
• Payment of Kin Caring for Children in State Custody
  • Payment options for states that offer full licensure
  • Payment options for states that offer licensure with a modification or waiver
  • Payment options for states with a separate approval process for kin
• Guardianship Policies
  • Guardianship options for kin
  • Guardianship payments: Compared with Foster Care
  • Guardianship payments: Compared with Adoption Assistance
• Placement with Noncustodial Parents
  • Noncustodial parents as placement options

Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect (2010)

• Types of Mandatory Reporters
  • Persons required to report
  • Professionals specified as mandatory reporters
• Exceptions for Privileged Communications
  • Clergy-penitent privilege
  • Attorney-client privilege
• Protection of Reporter's Identity
  • Inclusion of mandated reporter's name in report
  • Disclosure of reporter's identity
  • Circumstances warranting disclosure of reporter identity

Older Youth in Foster Care (2009)

• Foster Care Age Limits
  • Can youth remain in care after 18th birthday?
  • Can youth remain in care after 19th birthday?
  • Age at which youth become ineligible to remain in foster care
• Circumstances in which Youth can Stay in Care Past 18th Birthday
  • All-state overview: Circumstances to stay in care past 18th birthday
  • -Youth can stay in care past 18 if on track to graduate high school/obtain GED
  • -Youth can stay in care past 18 if enrolled in college/vocational program
  • -Youth can stay in care past 18 if they have disabilities or other special needs
  • -Youth can stay in care past 18 if receiving mental health or substance abuse treatment
  • -Youth can stay in care past 18 if pregnant
  • -Youth can stay in care past 18 if parenting
  • -Youth can stay in care past 18 if court determines it's in youth's best interest
  • -Youth can stay in care past 18 if they petition the court
  • -Other
• Requirements Youth Must Comply with to Stay in Care Past 18th Birthday
  • All-state overview: Requirements for staying in care past 18th birthday
  • -Youth must sign a voluntary placement agreement to stay in care past 18
  • -Youth must live in an approved or licensed placement to stay in care past 18
  • -Youth must be employed to stay in care past 18
  • -Youth must be enrolled in school to stay in care past 18
  • -Youth must be employed OR enrolled in school to stay in care past 18
  • -Youth must pay for a portion of his/her room and board to stay in care past 18
  • -Youth must participate in services/comply with case plan to stay in care past 18
  • -No requirements youth must comply with to stay in care after 18
  • -Other
• Circumstances in which Youth Can Stay in Care Past 19th Birthday
  • All-state overview: Circumstances to stay in care past 19th birthday
  • -Youth can stay in care past 19 if on track to graduate high school/obtain GED
  • -Youth can stay in care past 19 if enrolled in college
  • -Youth can stay in care past 19 if they have disabilities or other special needs
  • -Youth can stay in care past 19 if receiving mental health or substance abuse treatment
  • -Youth can stay in care past 19 if pregnant
  • -Youth can stay in care past 19 if parenting
  • -Youth can stay in care past 19 if court determines it's in youth's best interest
  • -Youth can stay in care past 19 if they petition the court
  • -Other
• Requirements Youth Must Comply with to Stay in Care Past 19th Birthday
  • All-state overview: Requirements for staying in care past 19th birthday
  • -Youth must sign a voluntary placement agreement to stay in care past 19
  • -Youth must live in an approved or licensed placement to stay in care past 19
  • -Youth must be employed to stay in care past 19
  • -Youth must be enrolled in school to stay in care past 19
  • -Youth must be employed OR enrolled in school to stay in care past 19
  • -Youth must pay for a portion of his/her room and board to stay in care past 19
  • -Youth must participate in services/comply with case plan to stay in care past 19
  • -No requirements youth must comply with to stay in care after 19
  • -Other
• Court Jurisdiction After 18
  • Legal jurisdiction over foster youth after 18th birthday
  • Legal jurisdiction over foster youth after 19th birthday
• Supervised Independent Living Placements
  • Supervised independent living as a placement option
  • Minimum age for supervised independent living
  • Eligibility requirements for supervised independent living
• Re-entry into Foster Care
  • Can emancipated/discharged youth re-enter foster care?
• Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
  • Age at which foster youth become eligible for Chafee-funded services
• State-funded Independent Living (IL)/Transition Services
  • Does state use its own funds for IL/transition services?
  • Does state use its own funds for services/supports for which Chafee funds can't be used?
  • All-state overview: State-funded services and supports
  • -State uses own funds for tuition waivers for public colleges or universities
  • -State uses own funds for college scholarships
  • -State uses own funds for foster care maintenance payments for youth who are 18+
  • -State uses own funds for transitional housing
  • -State uses own funds for housing subsidies
  • -State uses own funds for emergency cash assistance
  • -State uses own funds for other housing costs
  • -State uses own funds for monthly stipends to foster youth preparing to age out
  • -State uses own funds for driver's education or driver's license fees
  • -Other