California Child Welfare Indicators Project Q4 2013 Slides
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California Child Welfare Indicators Project
Q4 2013 SlidesCenter for Social Services Research
School of Social WelfareUniversity of California, Berkeley
The California Child Welfare Indicators Project (CCWIP) is a collaboration of the California Department of Social Services and the School of Social Welfare, University
of California at Berkeley, and is supported by the California Department of Social Services and the Stuart Foundation
the current placement system*(highly simplified)
*adapted from Lyle, G. L., & Barker, M.A. (1998) Patterns & Spells: New approaches to conceptualizing children’s out of home placement experiences. Chicago: American Evaluation Association Annual Conference
CHILD IN a bunch of stuff happens
CHILD OUT
the foster care system
counterbalancedindicators of system
performance
permanencythrough reunification,
adoption, orguardianship
lengthof stay
stability of care
allegations/victimizations
home-based services vs.
out of home care
positive attachments to family, friends, and neighbors
use of leastrestrictive
form of care
Source: Usher, C.L., Wildfire, J.B., Gogan, H.C. & Brown, E.L. (2002). Measuring Outcomes in Child Welfare. Chapel Hill: Jordan Institute for Families
reentry to care
tracking child welfare outcomes
the view matters…How long do children stay in foster care?
January 1, 2013 December 31, 2013July 1, 2013
Source: Aron Shlonsky, University of Toronto (formerly at CCWIP)
The problem with summary statistics:
The average human has one breast and one testicle. *
* ~Des McHale www.quotegarden.com/statistics.html
definitions
disproportionality: when a group makes up a proportion of those experiencing some event that is higher or lower than that group’s proportion of the population
disparity: a comparison of one group (e.g., regarding disproportionality, services, outcomes) to another group
California:Allegation, Substantiation, Entry, and In Care
Rates per 1,000
Population Data• Allegation, and substantiation rates, entry rates and foster
care caseload in care rates data are based on population data from the California Department of Finance (DOF).
• Please consult the methodology for details.– http://cssr.berkeley.edu/cwscmsreports/methodologies/default.aspx?r
eport=Population
Poverty Data• 2013 estimates of the population of children (ages 0-17) living in
poverty by race/ethnicity• Using the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey
(ACS) 2008-2012 five-year Estimates, poverty multipliers were calculated by race/ethnicity for California and each of its 58 counties
• These multipliers were then applied to population data from the California Department of Financehttp://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare/population.aspx
July-December 2008 First Entries California:
Percent Exited to Permanency 60 Months From Entry, by race and placement
http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare
Needell, B., Webster, D., Armijo, M., Lee, S., Dawson, W., Magruder, J., Exel, M., Cuccaro-Alamin, S., Putnam-Hornstein, E., Sandoval, A., Yee, H., Mason, F., Benton, C., Lou, C., Peng, C., King, B., & Lawson, J. (2014). CCWIP reports. Retrieved 3/2014, from University of California at Berkeley California Child Welfare Indicators Project website. URL: http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare