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Table 15.IV |
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Foster Care and Adoption Services, Service Indicators - New York City |
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| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 20021 | ||
| Children in foster care (monthly average) |
40,126 | 47,257 | 49,283 | 48,485 | 47,403 | 45,121 | 42,003 | 41,771 | 40,909 | 38,439 | 34,354 | 30,858 | 28,215 | |
| Children in kinship homes | 14,702 | 20,330 | 21,747 | 21,060 | 19,926 | 18,864 | 16,859 | 15,109 | 13,536 | 11,507 | 9,354 | 8,088 | 7,312 | |
| Children in nonrelative care (subtotal) | 25,424 | 26,927 | 27,536 | 27,425 | 27,477 | 26,257 | 25,144 | 26,662 | 27,373 | 26,932 | 25,000 | 22,770 | 20,903 | |
| Children in foster boarding homes | 20,345 | 21,992 | 22,609 | 22,685 | 22,754 | 21,713 | 20,785 | 22,151 | 22,758 | 22,388 | 20,499 | 18,399 | 16,579 | |
| Children in congregate care | 5,079 | 4,935 | 4,927 | 4,740 | 4,723 | 4,544 | 4,359 | 4,511 | 4,615 | 4,544 | 4,501 | 4,371 | 4,325 | |
| Children entering foster care | 17,252 | 13,075 | 10,807 | 9,809 | 9,022 | 7,949 | 9,595 | 11,453 | 12,536 | 10,418 | 9,360 | 7,736 | 7,147 | |
| Children discharged from foster care | 9,932 | 10,809 | 11,326 | 11,961 | 11,592 | 12,057 | 12,296 | 13,300 | 12,815 | 12,854 | 12,954 | 12,072 | 10,538 | |
| Years in foster care (all children) | NA | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
| Children placed in foster care while receiving abuse | ||||||||||||||
| Prevention services | 480 | 919 | NA | 1,425 | 1,484 | 1,576 | 1,441 | 1,479 | 1,332 | 1,573 | 1,298 | 1,368 | 1,181 | |
| Abuse/neglect reports for children in care | 1,527 | 1,698 | 1,688 | 1,588 | 1,471 | 1,305 | 1,259 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| as a percent of monthly average | 3.80% | 3.60% | 3.40% | 3.30% | 3.10% | 2.90% | 3.00% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Children adopted | 1,130 | 1,421 | 1,784 | 2,443 | 2,312 | 3,665 | 3,665 | 4,009 | 3,848 | 3,800 | 3,148 | 2,715 | 2,694 | |
| Children awaiting formal adoption2 | 1,840 | 3,167 | 4,725 | 5,971 | 6,506 | 5,761 | 5,390 | 4,305 | 4,500 | 2,931 | 3,013 | 2,563 | 2,572 | |
| Average number of years to complete adoptions | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | |
| Contract services | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |
| Direct care services | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | |
| 1Data beyond 2002 is unavailable | ||||||||||||||
| 2 Children awaiting formal adoption living with prospective adoptive parents (year end) | ||||||||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||||||||
| Citizen Budget Commission. Agency Indicators. Social Services. Department of Social Service. Foster and Adoption Services, Service Indicators. | ||||||||||||||