A Message From DHHS And DCYF Leadership
2020 DCYF Data BookA Message from DHHS and DCYF LeadershipWe are pleased to share the Division for Children, Youth and Families’ (DCYF) second annual DCYF Data Book.The 2020 DCYF Data Book presents and analyzes key information on DCYF’s child protection, foster and adoptivecare, juvenile justice and community and family support programs.The people at DCYF are motivated by a vision of universal child and family well-being achieved throughsincere, proactive partnership to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and families. DCYF and a hostof partners from across the child and family-serving system are in the midst of transformation – seeking to keepchildren safe and families whole whenever possible. Together with our many partners across the state, we areactively building a system capable of assessing child safety and identifying the strengths and needs of children,youth, and families, with the ultimate goal of healthy childhoods, strong families, and safe and supportivecommunities.Data serves as a tool to measure this transformation, detect trends, drive long-term policy, and determinewhether DCYF funding is effectively supporting those we serve. The data we collect helps us to identify what isworking and where challenges remain. It guides our decision-making to build upon a system of child well-beingthat allows New Hampshire families to thrive.We are encouraged by the data in this year’s DCYF Data Book, which shows progress in transforming many keyparts of the child and family serving system and identifies the areas that require more attention in the yearsahead. The 2020 DCYF Data Book shows, for the first time ever, a child protection workforce that is approachingacceptable national caseload standards. Child protection workforce turnover has slowed and there are more childprotective service workers (CPSWs) and supervisors supporting the needs of New Hampshire families than everbefore. Continuing a trend highlighted in the first DCYF Data Book, more children are exiting from out-of-homefoster care than entering, and the overall number of children in out-of-home care continues to modestly decline.We hope to see this trend accelerate in the years ahead as newly procured services for children and familiesbecome widely available.While DCYF is a critical part of the child and family serving system, we recognize and are grateful for theimportant contributions from numerous stakeholders - educators, medical professionals, family resourcecenters, law enforcement agencies, parents, families and many others. The health and safety of some of our mostvulnerable residents depends on these essential partnerships, and the data in this report will continue to informour collaborative efforts to transform the system of child and family well-being for all New Hampshire families.Joseph E. RibsamDirector, Division for Children Youth and FamiliesNH Department of Health and Human ServicesLori ShibinetteCommissionerNH Department of Health and Human ServicesNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families
2020 DCYF Data BookTable of ContentsChild Protection Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Central Intake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Catchment Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Family Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Juvenile Justice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Catchment Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Case Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Exit Reason for those Youth Who Exited Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Workforce and Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Net Change in CPSW Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17CPSW Turnover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Sununu Youth Services Center (SYSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19NH Children Under 18 Population and Demographics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Demographics in Assessment Related Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Demographics in Placement Related Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Age Group and Gender of Children/Youth in Out of Home Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Special Feature Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26COVID-19 Coronavirus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Substance Misuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Comprehensive Family Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Data reported throughout this book has been extracted from the New Hampshire statewide automated childwelfare information system (SACWIS) known as Bridges. The data cannot be generalized given the multipleprocesses used to query the data and the complexity of the measures. State Fiscal Year is used as the reportingperiod where it is feasible and appropriate to provide the most up-to-date information available. However, thereare instances where the data is presented in other cyclic periods such as calendar year and federal fiscal year.Some historical data is only available in state fiscal year intervals; accordingly it is presented in state fiscal yearintervals to allow for trend comparisons. Additionally, for other measures DCYF is mandated to report data tothe federal government in federal fiscal year intervals. In order to ensure consistency with the data reported onsignificant federal measures, the federal fiscal year interval was used here. Some of the underlying data is basedon service authorizations which may take additional time to process. Accordingly, the data is through January2020 to ensure accuracy.NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families
2020 DCYF Data BookChild Protection ServicesThe Child Protection Bureau works to protect children from abuse and neglect while attempting to preserve thefamily unit. Child Protective Service Workers help prevent further harm to children from intentional physical ormental injury, sexual abuse, exploitation or neglect by a person responsible for a child’s health and well-being.Central IntakeDCYF Central Intake is the first of three primary functions in the process for resolving abuse and neglect. After acall is received by Central Intake, it is evaluated and logged into one of following categories: A referral on possible child abuse and neglect; A call that provides additional information on an existing referral;A call for informational purpose only.Central Intake operates from 8AM to 4:30PM Monday through Friday. In 2017, DCYF contracted to receivereferrals of concern for child abuse and/or neglect 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to ensure the safety of NewHampshire’s most vulnerable.A referral can be screened in for further assessment, or screened out based on law. A screened-in referral ismoved to the other primary functions of Child Protection, Assessment and Family Services.SFY 2016 SFY 2017 SFY 2018 SFY 2019 SFY 2020Total calls to intake(includes Additional information, I & R & ,4615,9706,6937,1178,131% of Screen-Ins out of All Referrals66%66%64%63%55%% of Screen-Outs out of All 5%010.38%27.28%25.51%25.85%# of Additional Information6,7305,9485,9585,8385,898# of Information & Referral4,1283,5814,6905,6774,491% of Additional Information of Total Calls to Intake25%22%20%19%21%% of Information & Referral of Total Calls to 5# of All Referrals# of Screened In Referrals# of Screened Out Referrals% of Calls Received during Regular business hours% of Calls Received After HoursTotal collateral calls DCYF Intake madeData Source: NH DCYF Program and Case Tracking SystemNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families1
2020 DCYF Data BookCalls to DCYF Central Intake by State Fiscal Year, 2016-2020Data Source: NH DCYF Program and Case Tracking SystemNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families2
2020 DCYF Data BookNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families3
2020 DCYF Data BookAssessmentAfter receiving a call reporting possible child maltreatment, DCYF Intake determines if that referral should bescreened in for further assessment. A screened-in referral is categorized into one of three levels and is assignedto one of the DCYF District Offices. The Child Protection staff comprehensively investigate and assess eachreport of alleged child abuse and neglect.Levels of assessments indicate how harmful and urgent the situation seems to be for the children. ChildProtection staff responds to Level 1 assessments within 24 hours of approval for a referral to be screened in. Theresponse priority time for Level 2 assessments is 48 hours and Level 3 is 72 hours.“Substantiated” means that a report/referral made pursuant to RSA 169-C (NH statute) was investigated and thatcredible evidence of the abuse or neglect exists.Read more about Child Protection Services at www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcyf/cps/.SFY 2016SFY 2017SFY 2018SFY 2019SFY 202010,52511,38512,14112,3619,869Level 1 Assessments2,1262,4362,3092,6421,608Level 2 Assessments2,2672,7093,2893,5433,203Level 3 Assessments6,0196,1086,4126,0244,891No level assigned113132131152167% Level 120%21%19%21%16%% Level 222%24%27%29%32%% Level 357%54%53%49%50%1%1%1%1%2%Children served in all new openassessments during the year24,21127,24429,24430,09123,579Individuals involved in all new assessmentsduring the year (including children)58,62566,65770,94573,13757,350FFY 2016FFY 2017FFY 2018FFY 2019FFY 20205.48%8.05%8.09%*8.11%Not Available90511481331*1,217Not AvailableNew Assessments open in a year% No level assignedFederal Fiscal Year(October 1 thru September 30)Substantiated reportsUnique Child Victims (with at least onesubstantiated maltreatment)Data Source: NH DCYF Program and Case Tracking System*Subject to Administration for Children and Families approvalNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families4
2020 DCYF Data BookNew Assessments by State Fiscal Year, 2016-2020Data Source: NH DCYF Program and Case Tracking SystemNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families5
2020 DCYF Data BookFamily ServicesTreatment and rehabilitative services are provided to families whose children found to have been neglectedor abused and, voluntarily, when children are found to be a high risk of abuse or neglect. If treatment andrehabilitative services are unable to provide a safe environment for the children, temporary out-of-homeplacement with a relative or in foster care may be utilized to provide children with the safety they require.Family Service Cases include: Abuse, Before Court-B Child Prot., Director Authorized Only, Guardianship, ICPC,IL Aftercare, Neglect, Post-Adoption and Voluntary Services.Other case types include: Adoption, Child Protection (Obsolete), Preventive Day Care, Relinquishment, NYTDand Social Services only.SFY 2016SFY 2017SFY 2018SFY 2019SFY 2020Family Service Cases1,1421,3441,4921,6851,605Children served in Family Service Cases2,0312,4782,7483,0862,813Children in placement at any time during the year1,1601,5171,7291,7791,642Children Served in In-Home cases at any time duringthe year8719611,0191,3071,171% of Children Served in placement57%61%63%58%58%% of Children Served in In-Home iduals involved in Family Service cases at anytime during the yearData Source: NH DCYF Program and Case Tracking SystemFamily Services Cases and Clients by State Fiscal Year, 2016-2020Data Source: NH DCYF Program and Case Tracking SystemNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families6
2020 DCYF Data BookJuvenile Justice ServicesNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families7
2020 DCYF Data BookCase DistributionJuvenile Justice Services (JJS) is responsible for providing supervision and rehabilitative services to youthadjudicated under state law as delinquent or as Children In Need of Services (CHINS).In addition, Juvenile diversion and mediation programs provide communities they serve with an alternativemeans of dispute resolution for youth who commit minor offenses, are first-time offenders, or are very young.Other JJS case types include CHINS Without Court-W, Interstate Commission for Juveniles (ICJ), Non-CourtDay, Non-Court Resident, and Pending Enrollment.JJS cases are either administrative cases or non-administrative cases. Administrative cases were cases broughtbefore the court and the youths entered into alternative agreements with, and have some responsibility to, thecourt. These youth are not on conditional release or receiving services from DCYF and DCYF has minimalsupervision and reporting responsibilities.Identified Youth can be served in home or in placement. Youth In Placement are served in residential communitybased programs including: foster or relative care, group home, residential treatment facilities, institutions and theSununu Youth Services Center (SYSC).Meanwhile, other children in the household or siblings of the identified Youth are automatically part of the caseand served by DCYF as Siblings.SFY 2016 SFY 2017 SFY 2018 SFY 2019 SFY 2020Total number of cases open at any time during the fied Youth2,9833,0453,0502,8022,517In sionCHINS Without Court-WOtherAdministrative casesNon-Administrative casesTotal number of Individuals involved in a JJS caseat any time during the yearYouth/Children served in a JJS caseat any time during the year (identified & siblings)In-HomeSiblingsNumber of New Petitions FiledDelinquency PetitionsCHINS PetitionsData Source: NH DCYF Program and Case Tracking System* indicates a count less than 5. Therefore, the count was added to the “Other” category as not to mask more than one type of case.NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families8
2020 DCYF Data BookJuvenile Justice Services Cases by State Fiscal Years, 2016-2020Juvenile Justice Services Cases by Type, 2016-2020(Open anytime during the year)Data Source: NH DCYF Program and Case Tracking SystemNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families9
2020 DCYF Data BookPlacementInvolvement Count, July 2015-January 2020Count of Children/Youth Involved on Caseload at the Start of the Report PeriodNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families10
2020 DCYF Data BookDCYF Children/Youth in Placement by Setting Type, July 2015-January 2020Children/Youth in Care at the Start of the Report PeriodNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families11
2020 DCYF Data BookPlacement Entries and Exits State Fiscal Year 2016-2020 (partial)Entries and Exits Anytime During the Report Period, Broken Out into Six-Month PeriodsNH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families12
2020 DCYF Data BookExit Reason for those Youth Who Exited PlacementDuring each Six-Month 55163104164127136Aged Out/PlannedPermanent 42182216208Return l Youth Exit Care376425443407434482549483471Exit ReasonCount of Children/Youth Exiting Placement by ReasonProportion of Children/Youth Exiting by ReasonData Source: Bridges (NH SACWIS), extracted on 9/16/2020NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families13
2020 DCYF Data BookResourcesSFY 16Foster Homes Open on the 1stNew Foster Homes withinthe State Fiscal YearSFY 17SFY 18SFY 19SFY 812767825888136244172187170Data Source: Bridges (NH SACWIS)Foster homes are licensed for different numbers of children. The maximum number of children under the age of21 including non-foster children in a two parent household is 6 and the maximum number is 4 in a single parenthousehold. Some foster homes are adoption only homes and/or licensed for a specific child. There is a delay inclosing relative homes as a provider, if/when a child moves from the home.Foster Homes Open on the 1st of the MonthData Source: Bridges (NH SACWIS)NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families14
2020 DCYF Data BookWorkforce and StaffingWorkforce CapacityWorkforce capacity is determined by the number of cases or assessments open/children involved on the last dayof the given month, divided by the staff members who are fully trained and available to assume responsibilityover a full workload.Assessment Average WorkloadFamily Service Average WorkloadData Source: Bridges, DCYF Master Staffing
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