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California Child Welfare Indicators Project YOUTH IN EXTENDED FOSTER CARE Center for Social Services Research School of Social Welfare University 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
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California Child Welfare Indicators Project
YOUTH IN EXTENDED FOSTER CARE
Center for Social Services Research School of Social Welfare
University 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
Research Questions?• How many youth age 18-20 are in extended foster care (EFC)?
• How has the number of youth age 18-20 in foster care changed since the implementation of AB12?
• What are the demographic and case characteristics of youth in EFC?
• Are there county differences in the percentage of foster youth in EFC?
• How many EFC youth will be turning 21 and no longer be eligible for EFC?
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How many youth age 18-20 are in EFC?
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How many youth age 18-20 are in EFC?
• As of July 1, 2014, 9,032 youth age 18-20 were in foster care in California.
• Of these, 83 percent were child welfare supervised and 17 percent were probation supervised.
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How many youth age 18-20 are in EFC?
0-25 n 26-100 n 100-300 n 301-500 n 501-700 n 700+ n
Alpine 0 Yuba 27 Sonoma 104 Kern 309 San Diego 555 Los Angeles 2,705
Sierra 0 Missing 29 San Mateo 107 San Francisco 345 Sacramento 587
Modoc 1 Imperial 30 San Joaquin 212 Orange 391 Alameda 639
Mono 1 El Dorado 34 Fresno 235 San Bernardino 428
Colusa 2 Humboldt 36 Contra Costa 253 Riverside 495
Trinity 3 Tehama 36 Santa Clara 256
Glenn 5 Kings 39
Mariposa 6 Mendocino 46
Sutter 6 Santa Cruz 47
Amador 7 Monterey 53
Tuolumne 8 Placer 56
San Benito 9 Solano 57
Inyo 10 Shasta 59
Del Norte 12 Yolo 66
Siskiyou 13 Butte 69
Calaveras 15 Santa Barbara 70
Plumas 15 San Luis Obispo 75
Nevada 17 Stanislaus 83
Lake 19 Tulare 84
Napa 19 Merced 86
Marin 20 Ventura 93
Lassen 23
Madera 25
July 1, 2014 Youth Age 18-20: In Care for 8 or More Days by County
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How has the number of youth age 18-20 in foster care changed since the implementation of AB12?
• The number of youth age 18-20 in foster care in California increased 211 percent between July 1, 2010 (2,908) and July 1, 2014 (9,032).
• The number of youth age 18-20 in foster care increased 187 percent among child welfare supervised youth and 418 percent among probation supervised youth.
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Caseload Trends
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Caseload Trends
• The growth in the foster care caseload age 18-20 is attributable to: a decline in exits, and an increase in reentries to foster care, after implementation of AB12.
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Exit Trends
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Exit Trends
• Exits from foster care among youth age 18-20 declined 46 percent between 2010 (5,787) and 2014 (3,145).
• Exits declined primarily among youth in child welfare supervised foster care.
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Reentry Trends
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Reentry Trends
• Following implementation of AB12 in 2012, reentries to foster care among youth age 18-20 have risen each year. In 2012, 300 youth age 18-20 reentered care and in 2013, 553 did so.
• Reentries following implementation of AB12 were most common among youth in child welfare supervised foster care.
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2014 Youth Age 18-20 In Foster Care (8 or More Days in Care)
Race/Ethnicity
31%
23%
42%
3%1%
Black
White
Latino
Asian/P.I.
Nat Amer
Gender
50%50% FemaleMale
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2014 Youth Age 18-20 In Foster Care (8 or More Days in Care)
8%2%
9%
8%
10%
10%
38%
15%
Placement Type
KinFosterFFAGroup / ShelterTransitional HousingGuardianSILPOther (?)
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2014 Youth Age 18-20 In Foster Care (8 or More Days in Care)
10%
13%
13%
12%10%
42%
< 12 months
12-23 months
24-35 months
36-47 months
48-59 months
60+ months
Time in Care
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2014 Youth Age 18-20 Receiving Child Welfare Services
1%
1%
2%
16%
81%
Last Service Component Type
Emergency ResponseNo Placement FMPost-Placement FMFamily ReunificationPermanent PlacementSupportive Transition
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What are the demographic and case characteristics of youth in EFC?
• Black and Latino youth account for the majority of 18-20 year olds in EFC.
• Thirty-eight percent of 18-20 year olds in EFC are living in supervised independent living placements (SILP).
• More than half of 18-20 year olds in EFC have been in care for 4 or more years.
• Eighty-one percent of youth age 18-20 receiving services in 2014 were in supportive transition.
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Are there county differences in the percentage of foster youth in EFC?
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Are there county differences in the percentage of foster youth in EFC?
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Are there county differences in the percentage of foster youth in EFC?
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Are there county differences in the percentage of foster youth in EFC?
• The proportion of the foster care caseload age 18-20, increased between 2010 and 2014 for all except two counties.
• The proportion of California’s foster care caseload age 18-20 increased from 5 percent in 2010 to 14 percent in 2014.
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California:Allegation, Substantiation, Entry, and In Care
Rates per 1,000
How many EFC youth will be turning 21 and no longer be eligible for EFC ?
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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., King, B., Sandoval, A., Yee, H., Mason, F., Benton, C., Pixton, E., Lou, C., & Peng, C. (2014). CCWIP reports. Retrieved 12/2014, from University of California at Berkeley California Child Welfare Indicators Project website. URL: http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare
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