“yes we will”: from placements to permanency – the 2020 vision
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“Yes We Will”: From Placements to Permanency – The 2020 Vision. Catalyst for CARE 9 th Annual Child Placement Conference November 12-14, 2008. Dr. Page Walley, Ph.D. Managing Director. “To help children and families obtain the services they need, when they need them, - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“Yes We Will”: From Placements to Permanency – The 2020 Vision
Catalyst for CARE 9th Annual Child Placement Conference November 12-14, 2008
Dr. Page Walley, Ph.D.Managing Director
“To help children and families obtain the
services they need, when they need them,
and for only as long as they need them, in
order to maintain them in, or return them
to, a safe and stable home.”
- Alabama Child Welfare Mission Statement
2020 Strategic Vision: Goals
– To safely reduce the number of children in foster care by 50 percent by the year 2020.
– To use reinvest from safe reduction into effective practices that strengthen families.
– To improve access to education, employment and mental health for vulnerable children.
How We Will Get There
Casey Family Programs will achieve our 2020 goals by working through three primary areas:
– Direct Practice
– Strategic Consulting
– Public Policy
Changing Policy and Practice
The Eight Components of Change:– Build political will – Develop leadership – Provide quality front-line supervision – Set reasonable caseloads – Engage community – Collaborate across systems – Enforce data-driven accountability – Allow time
Permanency Outcomes
Number of Children in Care
Entries & Exits for Past Year
Types of Exits from SFY 2003–SFY 2008
Average Number of Months in Care SFY 2003–SFY 2008
Adoption Data
Number of Children in DFCS Custody During SFY 2008
The number of children in DFCS custody decreased by 1,411 during State Fiscal Year 2008
12,600
11,189
10,000
10,500
11,000
11,500
12,000
12,500
13,000
Beginning of SFY08 End of SFY08
Foster Care Entries & Exits SFY 2008
During SFY 2008, more children exited care than entered.
6,862
8,273
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
Entries During SFY08 Exits During SFY08
Slight decrease in the number of cases in DFCS custody from August to September. However, there has been an 11% decrease from September 2007 and a 16% decrease from September 2006.
Exit Types SFY 2003- SFY 2008
51% 50% 49% 48% 45% 45%
26% 26% 27% 25%27%
22%
11% 12% 11% 12% 14%
15%
5% 5%5% 7% 8%
7% 7% 9% 8% 6%
7%
11%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
SFY2003 SFY2004 SFY2005 SFY2006 SFY2007 SFY2008
Average Number of Months in CareSFY 2003 – SFY 2007
22.3
20.6
20 19.9 19.9
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
SFY 2003 SFY 2004 SFY 2005 SFY 2006 SFY 2007
Number of Children with Case Plan Goal of Adoption SFY 2003 – SFY2007
3,475
3,562
3,509
3,468
3,404
3,300
3,350
3,400
3,450
3,500
3,550
3,600
SFY 2003 SFY 2004 SFY 2005 SFY 2006 SFY 2007
Number of Finalized Adoptions SFY 2003 – SFY 2008
1,018
1,262 1,253 1,259 1,270 1,252
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
SFY2003 SFY2004 SFY2005 SFY2006 SFY2007 SFY2008
Average Number of Months Entry to Finalized Adoption SFY 2007 - SFY 2008
43.6
41.540.9
39.8
38.4
38.0
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
SFY2003 SFY2004 SFY2005 SFY2006 SFY2007 SFY2008
For Casey 2020 Strategy information, please visit
www.casey.org
Dr. Page B. Walley, Ph.D.Casey Family [email protected]
To reach Dr. Walley’s assistant, please email Katrina Meza at [email protected]