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At case initiation:

  • African American children are more likely than Caucasian children to be in care rather than served in intact families.
  • African American children consistently achieve permanency more slowly than white children.
  • Caucasian children were more likely to return home within 12 months than African American children.
  • A large percentage (34%) of children in care are teens with 17% over 18.
  • Almost 60% of the children 18 or over are African American.
  • African American children make up only 8 % of the population in Central region but are 43% of the children in care. Caucasian children make up 52%. Very few Hispanic children are in care in Central region.
  • For year 2006, the significant majority of children (79%) in care were in family foster care either traditional or kin.
  • African American children are considerably over represented (66%) among children in independent living.
  • Central region is more likely than the state as a whole to reunify children (permanency) within 12 months of their entry into care.
  • Reunifications are the most common type of permanency, followed by adoption. Subsidized guardianship in infrequently used in Central region.
  • In Central region, the median time in care for all children has gone up (from 14 to 21 months in 2004) since 1998.
  • African American children consistently have higher median months in care than Caucasian children. By 2004 the median length of care for them was 4 months longer than for white children.

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