Charlie Crist Crist, Governor , Governor Charlie George H. Sheldon, Secretary George H. Sheldon, Secretary Another Planned Permanent Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (APPLA) Living Arrangement (APPLA) Leadership Briefing November 1, 2010 Mission: Protect the Vulnerable, Promote Strong and Economically Self- Sufficient Families, and Advance Personal and Family Recovery and Resiliency.
APPLA is 3rd Most Common Primary Goal Primary Permanency Goal Number of (N=18,157) Percentage (%) Children Reunification with parent(s) 7,920 43.6 Adoption 4,266 23.5 Missing Data 2,394 13.2 Another Planned Permanent 1,433 7.9 Living Arrangement Goal Not Yet Established 1,084 5.9 Permanent Guardianship 457 2.5 Maintain and Strengthen placement 443 2.4 Permanent Placement with a fit and 155 0.8 willing Relative Permanent Custody to Relative 5 0.0 Total 18,157 100.0 Note: Permanency goals are extracted from the FSFN Legal Module. 2 Population is all children in Out-of-Home Care on July 12, 2010.
What Do We Know About APPLA? • Who has APPLA as their primary goal? – African American children – Children removed from home as teens – Children in out-of-home care at older ages, regardless of age at removal • What are their child welfare experiences like? – Have long and unstable care episodes – Are disproportionately in Group Homes / Congregate care rather than family-based care – 74% do not have parental rights terminated 3
Percent of Children in Out-of-Home Care, by CBC, Who Have the Goal of APPLA Big Bend CBC West Kids Central Children's Network of SW Florida Eckerd Youth Alternatives Hillsborough KIDS YMCA South Heartland for Children Big Bend CBC East Families First Network Partnership for Strong Families United for Families Statewide Family Services of Metro Orlando ChildNet CBC of Brevard Community Partnership for Children Family Matters of Nassau County Kids First of Florida Family Support Services Child and Family Connections CBC of Seminole Our Kids 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 4
Family Safety will Produce an APPLA Monitoring Report •Purpose: Provide DCF and CBC leadership with a report to track: •trends in the use of APPLA as a primary goal and •outcomes for children with the goal of APPLA •Provide information at state and CBC level updated quarterly •Report will track data from July 2009 forward •Format: Excel Trend report 5 5
Monitoring Report: Selected Measures • Trends in Use of APPLA: – Number of children with goal of APPLA – Percent of children in out-of-home care who have goal of APPLA – Number of children with goal of APPLA, by age group – Number of children with goal of APPLA newly established in the quarter – Percent of children with goal of APPLA newly established who have parental rights terminated 6
Monitoring Report: Selected Measures • Outcomes for Children with Goal of APPLA: – Track a cohort of children with primary goal of APPLA on July 1, throughout the year to see percent who: • Are still in out-of-home care with the goal of APPLA • Are still in out-of-home care but had their goal changed from APPLA • Age-out • Achieved permanency 7
Supporting Charts • The following provides additional details about: – Who has APPLA as their primary goal – What their child welfare experiences are like • Charts compare children with the primary goal of APPLA on 7/12/2010 to children who do not have the goal of APPLA. 8
Number of Children, by CBC, Who Have the Goal of APPLA 8 Big Bend CBC West Big Bend CBC East 16 Kids First of Florida 21 United for Families 23 YMCA South 30 30 Children's Network of SW Florida CBC of Seminole 35 Kids Central 36 CBC of Brevard 38 Heartland for Children 39 45 Partnership for Strong Families Families First Network 66 Eckerd Youth Alternatives 71 Hillsborough KIDS 76 Community Partnership for Children 92 96 Family Support Services Family Services of Metro Orlando 118 Child and Family Connections 121 ChildNet 145 324 Our Kids 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 9
Children with the Goal of APPLA are Disproportionately Black Race of Children in Out-of-Home Care 100% 3% 6% 90% 80% 44% 70% 60% Unknown 60% Other/Multiple 50% White 40% Black 30% 53% 20% 34% 10% 0% Not APPLA APPLA 10
…And Older Current Age for Children in Out-of-Home Care 100% 3.6% 4.3% 90% 4.2% 11.4% 80% 47.7% 70% 17 60% 16 50% 15 12-14 40% 25.8% 76.2% 0-11 30% 20% 13.0% 10% 10.7% 1.8% 0% Not APPLA APPLA 11
Percent of Children in Out-of-Home Care, by Current Age, Who Have the Goal of APPLA 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12
However, Many APPLA Children Entered Young & Stayed in Care Age at Removal for Children in Out-of-Home Care 100% 90% 80% 70% 17 60% 16 50% 15 12-14 40% 0-11 30% 20% 10% 0% Not APPLA APPLA 13
Percent of Children in Out-of-Home Care, by Age at Removal, Who Have the Goal of APPLA 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 14
Children with Goal of APPLA Often have Unstable Care Episodes Number of Placements in the Child's Current Removal Episode 100% 90% 80% 70% 5+ 60% 4 50% 3 2 40% 1 30% 20% 10% 0% Not APPLA APPLA 15
…And Long Care Episodes Years in Out-of-Home Care in Current Removal Episode 100% 90% 80% 11 - 17 years 6 - 10 years 70% 5 - 6 Years 60% 4 - 5 Years 50% 3 - 4 Years 40% 2 - 3 Years 30% 1 - 2 Years 20% Less than 1 Year 10% 0% Not APPLA APPLA 16
Children In Care Longer Are Likely to Have the Goal of APPLA Percent of Children in Out-of-Home Care, by Years in Care, Who Have the Goal of APPLA 11 - 17 years N=201 6 - 10 years N=666 5 - 6 Years N=301 4 - 5 Years N=528 3 - 4 Years N=905 2 - 3 Years N=1710 1 - 2 Years N=4076 Less than 1 Year N=9761 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% 50.0% 17
Children with Goal of APPLA Are Less Likely to be in Family-based Care, Especially Relative Care Comparison of Placements of Children with the Goal of APPLA and those who do not have the Goal of APPLA 100% 90% Other 80% Missing Child 70% Correctional Placement 60% Mental Health/Medical Facility 50% Group Home / Congregate 40% Non-Relative 30% Relative 20% Foster / Pre-adoptive Home 10% 0% Not APPLA APPLA 18
…Even When Compared to Non- APPLA Youth of the Same Age Comparison of Type of Care for Children with the Goal of APPLA to Same Age Children Who Do Not Have the Goal of APPLA 100% 6% 3% 8% 11% 90% 30% 80% 44% 43% 70% 52% 60% Missing Child/Other 50% Group Care 40% Family-based Care 67% 30% 50% 50% 20% 37% 10% 0% Age 12 - 15: Age 12 - 15: Age 16 - 17: Age 16 - 17: Not APPLA APPLA Not APPLA APPLA 19
In Addition to Adoption, Establishing Family Connections Should Be Pursued Percent of Children with Parental Rights Terminated 100% 90% 80% 70% 74% 60% 88% Not TPR'd 50% TPR'd 40% 30% 20% 26% 10% 12% 0% Not APPLA APPLA 20 Population is all children in Out-of-Home Care on August 5, 2010.
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