Lag Measure 3: In-Care Rate
Why is the lag baseline measure important? The measure helps the Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (KY DCBS) ensure that only the children who are at imminent risk enter the foster care system. Children and families thrive in their own communities with the right supports. Children who require KY DCBS should remain in care only as long as necessary for their families to address the circumstances that led to the child’s entry. This indicates the number of children and youth in the foster care population on the last day of the reporting period per 1,000 children and youth in the general population. What is significant about these graphs? Per the AFCARS data, over a four-year period, there is a visible decrease in children per capita in foster care in Kentucky on the last day of the reporting period.
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Data Source: Data Advocacy,Casey Family Programs 8.23.24 | Datasource: public NCANDS and AFCARS files obtained from NDACAN. Prepared by Foster America.
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