adolescents case progression and outcomes
TRANSCRIPT
Information provided in this document is designed to help your team improve case progression, as this is one area the courts can control. Timeliness of hearings has a significant impact on time to case closure, which means that courts can make a difference in the lives of children in the system. Data on pages 1 and 2 come from Fostering Court Improvement (fosteringcourtimprovement.org/ne) and data on pages 3-8 were collected through JUSTICE to track case progression timelines for all abuse/neglect cases that closed in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
2008
Team 2009
2010
2008
State 2009
2010
National 2009
Poverty rate*
10.5% 10.9% n/a 13.7% 15.3% n/a 20%
Median length of stay
11 months
9 months
15 months
13 months
12 months
14 months
14 months
Median months to reunification
7 months
5 months
11 months
7 months
7 months
11 months
n/a
Median months to adoption
27 months
26 months
20 months
34 months
29 months
29 months
n/a
* Poverty data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. For the Fostering Court Improvement measures, 2010 refers to data from April 2010 through March 2011.
District 5 Team York: Butler, Polk, Saunders,
Seward and York Counties
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Adolescents Case Progression and Outcomes
Median
Times
Team
2008 2009 2010
State
2008 2009 2010
Petition to
Adjudication
53 days 30 days 53 days 53 days 79 days 72 days
Adjudication
to
Disposition
42 days
28 days
39 days
49 days
49 days
52 days
Average
Number of
Review
Hearings
3
3
3
3
3
3
Petition to
Case Closure
14
months
18
months
11
months
17
months
17
months
18 months
Petition to
TPR
18
months
3
months
n/a n/a 16
months
15 months
TPR to Case
Closure
62
months
16
months
n/a 26
months
12
months
16 months
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Re-entry
within 12
months
Re-entry
overall
2 or fewer
placements
Reunified
within 12
months
Adopted
within 24
months
Adopted
within 48
months
Paternal TPR
lags Maternal
TPR
Percentages for 2008, 2009, and 2010
Team 2008 Team 2009 Team 2010 State 2008 State 2009 State 2010
5.9
6.2
4.6
5.1
4.5
3.3
2008
2009
2010
Rates of Removal per 10k Children
Team State
93
92
87
97
98
92
2008
2009
2010
Percent of Children over 12 in Group Home
Team State
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Trends There are some inconsistencies in your
team’s data that may be due to the two different data sources and the slightly different time frames. It appears that the length of stay in foster care and the time to reunification has increased over the past years. In contrast, it also appears that the time to case closure has steadily decreased over the past several years.
A couple areas of concern do stand out. It appears that the time to case closure is significantly longer for infants and toddlers than for the rest of the population. Your team may want to see whether this is due to delays in permanency, which would be of concern, or due to keeping the youngest children under the court’s jurisdiction for longer, which may be quite positive. A second concern is that there continues to be a high rate of aging out (discharge to independent living) in your population. The team may want to explore whether more intensive permanency planning for older youth (e.g. utilizing family group conferencing) might result in more youth achieving permanency with ties to families that can provide support and assistance into adulthood.
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Infants and toddlers make up approximately one-third of children
in foster care in Nebraska. This early stage of the child's life is
crucial to his/her development. Therefore, the court system must
do everything it can to ensure timely and safe permanency for
them. Additionally, the courts need to assure that the health,
mental health, and educational (school readiness) needs of these
young children are met. Your team might work on one or all of the following:
• Reducing time to permanency for infants and toddlers • Ensuring that parenting time recommendations are
followed • Increasing the use of high quality and stable child care • Ensuring CAPTA Part C evaluations are occurring and
young children are getting services they need • Ensuring that infants and toddlers with mental health needs
get evidence based interventions
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60%
10%
23%
5% 2%
2009
Reunification Guardianship Adoption Independent Living Other
57%
11%
23%
7%
1%
2010
55%
12%
21%
12%
2009
62%13%
16%
9%
2010
In District 5 Team York, there were 55 abuse and neglect cases that closed between January 1 and December 31, 2008 In 2009, 51 such cases closed. In 2010, 45 abuse and neglect cases closed. The analyses below are based on that data.
Type of Discharge
Sta
te
Team
Medians represent the center-point for cases in your team. Half of your cases had time that
was shorter than the median, and half of cases had time longer than the median. N/a means
“not applicable” because the sample size was too small for analyses to be conducted.
Timeline progression: All ages
Petition to ex-parte
Nebraska 2008 Median = 1 day 2009 Median = 1 day
2010 Median = 0 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 1 day 2009 Median = 1 day 2010 Median = 0 days
Petition Filing to Protective Custody Nebraska
2008 Median = 1 day 2009 Median = 1 day
2010 Median = 0 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 1 day 2009 Median = 0 days 2010 Median = 0 days
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818
11
2616
5821
29
17
1713
128 2514
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
17 177
2121
7017
17
9
14
12
23121
13
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
5
23 24
29
27
7752
42
9
5 8
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
3 or more days
after petition filed
2 days after
petition
1 day after
petition
Same day
Ex-parte before
petition filed
2235
11
11
18 6126
18
17
11
10
3019
11
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
3 or more days
after petition
filed
2 days after
petition
1 day after
petition
Same day
Protective
custody before
petition filed
Median Times Team
2008 2009 2010
State
2008 2009 2010
Early Stages
Petition to Ex-parte 1
days
1
day
0
days
1
day
1
day
0
days
Petition to
Protective custody
0
days
1
day
0
days
1
day
0
days
0
days
Petition to First
Appearance
8
days
5
days
11
days
9
days
10
days
13
days
Petition to
Adjudication
58
days
44
days
59
days
62
days
70
days
70
days
Permanency Stages
Adjudication to
Disposition
55
days
65
days
35
days
58
days
49
days
50
days
Petition to Case
Closure
20
months
16
months
17
months
21
months
19
months
20
months
TPR Stages
Petition to TPR 19
months
14
months
n/a 23
months
19
months
21
months
TPR to Adoption 7 months 3 months n/a 9 months 7 months 8 months
Case Progression for Zero to Three
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63%
7%
22%
6% 2%
2008
64%4%
22%
7%
3%
2008
11
2419
16
21
14
15
12 3316
125
4231 30
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Within 6 months Within 12 months Within 18 months
Within 24 months 25 or more months
3
20
66
22
31
37
19
4421
2
1333 37
6
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Disposition within 15 days Within 30 days Within 45 days
Within 60 days 61 or more days
2336
14
5
9
8
14
10
17
202
17
11 17
33
27 26
11
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Adjudication within 15 days Within 30 days Within 45 days
Within 60 days Within 90 days 91 o more days
9 135
139
12
6 47
13
38
7
21
9
27
3827
42
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Hearing same day as petition filing Hearing 1-2 days after
3-4 days after 5-7 days after
8-13 days after 14 or more days after
Adjudication to Disposition
Petition to Adjudication
Petition to First Appearance
Best practice recommendations
Petition to adjudication –
60 days
Adjudication to disposition –
30 days
10 15 10
1820
17
15
17
18
14
1418
4234 37
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
1018
13
6
66
23
2124
16
16 20
4539 37
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
18 166
159
9
10
7
11
9
915
15
21 26
33 37 33
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Nebraska 2008 Median = 23 months 2009 Median = 18 months
2010 Median = 19 months
District 5 York 2008 Median = 20 months 2009 Median = 16 months 2010 Median = 12 months
Petition to Case Closure
Petition to Protective Custody – petition prior to or same day
61% of 2010 District 5 York cases had filed the petition the same day as protective custody order
56% of 2010 District 5 York cases held the adjudication within 60 days of petition filing
37% of 2010 District 5 York cases held the disposition within 30 days of adjudication
Nebraska 2008 Median = 9 days 2009 Median = 10 days 2010 Median = 12 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 8 days 2009 Median = 7 days 2010 Median = 11 days
Nebraska 2008 Median = 57 days
2009 Median = 72 days 2010 Median = 73 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 56 days 2009 Median = 32 days 2010 Median = 53 days
Nebraska 2008 Median = 56 days 2009 Median = 49 days 2010 Median = 50 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 48 days 2009 Median = 35 days 2010 Median = 35 days
7 4 1
53
3
53 4
1923
20
3031
28
34 3744
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
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11
2419
16
21
14
15
12 3316
125
4231 30
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Within 6 months Within 12 months Within 18 months
Within 24 months 25 or more months
3
20
66
22
31
37
19
4421
2
1333 37
6
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Disposition within 15 days Within 30 days Within 45 days
Within 60 days 61 or more days
2336
14
5
9
8
14
10
17
202
17
11 17
33
27 26
11
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Adjudication within 15 days Within 30 days Within 45 days
Within 60 days Within 90 days 91 o more days
9 135
139
12
6 47
13
38
7
21
9
27
3827
42
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Hearing same day as petition filing Hearing 1-2 days after
3-4 days after 5-7 days after
8-13 days after 14 or more days after
Adjudication to Disposition
Petition to Adjudication
Petition to First Appearance
Best practice recommendations
Petition to adjudication –
60 days
Adjudication to disposition –
30 days
10 15 10
1820
17
15
17
18
14
1418
4234 37
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
1018
13
6
66
23
2124
16
16 20
4539 37
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
18 166
159
9
10
7
11
9
915
15
21 26
33 37 33
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
Nebraska 2008 Median = 23 months 2009 Median = 18 months
2010 Median = 19 months
District 5 York 2008 Median = 20 months 2009 Median = 16 months 2010 Median = 12 months
Petition to Case Closure
Petition to Protective Custody – petition prior to or same day
61% of 2010 District 5 York cases had filed the petition the same day as protective custody order
56% of 2010 District 5 York cases held the adjudication within 60 days of petition filing
37% of 2010 District 5 York cases held the disposition within 30 days of adjudication
Nebraska 2008 Median = 9 days 2009 Median = 10 days 2010 Median = 12 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 8 days 2009 Median = 7 days 2010 Median = 11 days
Nebraska 2008 Median = 57 days
2009 Median = 72 days 2010 Median = 73 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 56 days 2009 Median = 32 days 2010 Median = 53 days
Nebraska 2008 Median = 56 days 2009 Median = 49 days 2010 Median = 50 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 48 days 2009 Median = 35 days 2010 Median = 35 days
7 4 1
53
3
53 4
1923
20
3031
28
34 3744
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
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60%
10%
23%
5% 2%
2009
Reunification Guardianship Adoption Independent Living Other
57%
11%
23%
7%
1%
2010
55%
12%
21%
12%
2009
62%13%
16%
9%
2010
In District 5 Team York, there were 55 abuse and neglect cases that closed between January 1 and December 31, 2008 In 2009, 51 such cases closed. In 2010, 45 abuse and neglect cases closed. The analyses below are based on that data.
Type of Discharge
Sta
te
Team
Medians represent the center-point for cases in your team. Half of your cases had time that
was shorter than the median, and half of cases had time longer than the median. N/a means
“not applicable” because the sample size was too small for analyses to be conducted.
Timeline progression: All ages
Petition to ex-parte
Nebraska 2008 Median = 1 day 2009 Median = 1 day
2010 Median = 0 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 1 day 2009 Median = 1 day 2010 Median = 0 days
Petition Filing to Protective Custody Nebraska
2008 Median = 1 day 2009 Median = 1 day
2010 Median = 0 days
District 5 York 2008 Median = 1 day 2009 Median = 0 days 2010 Median = 0 days
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818
11
2616
5821
29
17
1713
128 2514
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
17 177
2121
7017
17
9
14
12
23121
13
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
5
23 24
29
27
7752
42
9
5 8
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
3 or more days
after petition filed
2 days after
petition
1 day after
petition
Same day
Ex-parte before
petition filed
2235
11
11
18 6126
18
17
11
10
3019
11
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2009 2010
3 or more days
after petition
filed
2 days after
petition
1 day after
petition
Same day
Protective
custody before
petition filed
Median Times Team
2008 2009 2010
State
2008 2009 2010
Early Stages
Petition to Ex-parte 1
days
1
day
0
days
1
day
1
day
0
days
Petition to
Protective custody
0
days
1
day
0
days
1
day
0
days
0
days
Petition to First
Appearance
8
days
5
days
11
days
9
days
10
days
13
days
Petition to
Adjudication
58
days
44
days
59
days
62
days
70
days
70
days
Permanency Stages
Adjudication to
Disposition
55
days
65
days
35
days
58
days
49
days
50
days
Petition to Case
Closure
20
months
16
months
17
months
21
months
19
months
20
months
TPR Stages
Petition to TPR 19
months
14
months
n/a 23
months
19
months
21
months
TPR to Adoption 7 months 3 months n/a 9 months 7 months 8 months
Case Progression for Zero to Three
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63%
7%
22%
6% 2%
2008
64%4%
22%
7%
3%
2008
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Re-entry
within 12
months
Re-entry
overall
2 or fewer
placements
Reunified
within 12
months
Adopted
within 24
months
Adopted
within 48
months
Paternal TPR
lags Maternal
TPR
Percentages for 2008, 2009, and 2010
Team 2008 Team 2009 Team 2010 State 2008 State 2009 State 2010
5.9
6.2
4.6
5.1
4.5
3.3
2008
2009
2010
Rates of Removal per 10k Children
Team State
93
92
87
97
98
92
2008
2009
2010
Percent of Children over 12 in Group Home
Team State
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Trends There are some inconsistencies in your
team’s data that may be due to the two different data sources and the slightly different time frames. It appears that the length of stay in foster care and the time to reunification has increased over the past years. In contrast, it also appears that the time to case closure has steadily decreased over the past several years.
A couple areas of concern do stand out. It appears that the time to case closure is significantly longer for infants and toddlers than for the rest of the population. Your team may want to see whether this is due to delays in permanency, which would be of concern, or due to keeping the youngest children under the court’s jurisdiction for longer, which may be quite positive. A second concern is that there continues to be a high rate of aging out (discharge to independent living) in your population. The team may want to explore whether more intensive permanency planning for older youth (e.g. utilizing family group conferencing) might result in more youth achieving permanency with ties to families that can provide support and assistance into adulthood.
Page 7 Page 2
Infants and toddlers make up approximately one-third of children
in foster care in Nebraska. This early stage of the child's life is
crucial to his/her development. Therefore, the court system must
do everything it can to ensure timely and safe permanency for
them. Additionally, the courts need to assure that the health,
mental health, and educational (school readiness) needs of these
young children are met. Your team might work on one or all of the following:
• Reducing time to permanency for infants and toddlers • Ensuring that parenting time recommendations are
followed • Increasing the use of high quality and stable child care • Ensuring CAPTA Part C evaluations are occurring and
young children are getting services they need • Ensuring that infants and toddlers with mental health needs
get evidence based interventions
Page 7
Information provided in this document is designed to help your team improve case progression, as this is one area the courts can control. Timeliness of hearings has a significant impact on time to case closure, which means that courts can make a difference in the lives of children in the system. Data on pages 1 and 2 come from Fostering Court Improvement (fosteringcourtimprovement.org/ne) and data on pages 3-8 were collected through JUSTICE to track case progression timelines for all abuse/neglect cases that closed in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
2008
Team 2009
2010
2008
State 2009
2010
National 2009
Poverty rate*
10.5% 10.9% n/a 13.7% 15.3% n/a 20%
Median length of stay
11 months
9 months
15 months
13 months
12 months
14 months
14 months
Median months to reunification
7 months
5 months
11 months
7 months
7 months
11 months
n/a
Median months to adoption
27 months
26 months
20 months
34 months
29 months
29 months
n/a
* Poverty data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. For the Fostering Court Improvement measures, 2010 refers to data from April 2010 through March 2011.
District 5 Team York: Butler, Polk, Saunders,
Seward and York Counties
Page 8
Adolescents Case Progression and Outcomes
Median
Times
Team
2008 2009 2010
State
2008 2009 2010
Petition to
Adjudication
53 days 30 days 53 days 53 days 79 days 72 days
Adjudication
to
Disposition
42 days
28 days
39 days
49 days
49 days
52 days
Average
Number of
Review
Hearings
3
3
3
3
3
3
Petition to
Case Closure
14
months
18
months
11
months
17
months
17
months
18 months
Petition to
TPR
18
months
3
months
n/a n/a 16
months
15 months
TPR to Case
Closure
62
months
16
months
n/a 26
months
12
months
16 months
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