Child Focused

Child and parents have quality interactions and improved attachment.¹

Children enjoy parents.¹

Children are socially well adjusted.¹

Children live in safe, permanent homes reflective and respectful of the child's cultural, ethnic, racial, and kinship identity.¹

Percentage of children whose physical and mental health is maintained or improved.¹

Child reaches appropriate development milestones.¹

Parent's awareness of how their behavior impacts their children.¹

Child's connection to family and community.¹

Number of incidents of discipline problems among children receiving services and after case closure.¹

Percentage of adolescent pregnancies.¹

Truancy among adolescents in care.¹

Quality of parent/child interaction.¹

Number of placements per child¹

Child's sense of safety and security¹

Incidence of preventable serious injuries or fatalities resulting from CA/N¹

Adjudicated delinquency rates for youth receiving child welfare services¹

Percentage of adjudicated youth open for child welfare services that successfully complete probation¹

Percentage of youth open for child welfare services with parole or probation revocation¹

Percentage of youth returning to community from youth centers who re-offend within 6 and 12 months of release¹

Percentage of youth:¹
a. aged 18+ years who live independently.
b. who obtain full or part-time employment.
c. who attend college and/or job training.
d. who have no contact with public assistance or criminal justice within specified

Percentage of child welfare cases with a subsequent substantiated report of CA/N for any child in the home:¹
a. within a given time frame following the initial substantiated report.
b. while open for child welfare services.
c. for families involved initial unsubstantiated cases of CA/N
d. within a specified period of time following case closure.

Percentage of children who remain safely in the home.¹
a. while open for child welfare services.
b. within a specified timeframe following case closure

Percentage of children in out-of-home care who are placed:¹
a. with family or kin providers.
b. with siblings.
c. within the community of origin.
d. within the school district of origin.
e. within the county of origin

Percentage of children placed in out-of-home care with goal of return home:¹
a. who return home.
b. whose goal is changed to permanent out-of-home placement

Average length of stay for children:¹
a. in nonpermanent out-of-home placement.
b. between first temporary out-of-home placement and permanent placement.
c. In out-of-home care by placement type.
d. In out-of-home care by permanency goal

School performance for children:¹
a. receiving child welfare services.
b. within a specified period following care closure.

Children and adults understand and choose healthy lifestyle practices.⁴
Pregnant women utilize prenatal care.⁴

Children and youth will develop the skills, self-esteem and resilience needed to become
healthy adults and productive citizens.⁴

Children/youth and their parents or other caring adults have stable, supportive
relationships.⁴

Young children are socially, cognitively and physically ready for school.⁴

Children and youth improve their school performance.⁴

Children and youth can solve their own problems non-violently and make good
decisions.⁴

The average number of missed class days counted at a standard interval following the termination of treatment.⁵