Sacramento County Child Protective Services - Outcomes Dashboard

Key to “Status” (far right): Improved No Change Monitor Action Needed

Safety
Children have the opportunity to grow up with their families and are removed from their families only when necessary to keep them safe
Indicator / National
Goal / Prior Period
Data* / Target / Graph / Most Recent Data / Status
Safely decrease foster care population (children in out-of-home placements) / N/A / 2,152
Point in Time
1/1/13 /
-5.5%
from prior CY /
2,336
Point in Time
1/1/14 /
Safely decrease all entries into foster care (Strategic Advance) / N/A / 1,238
CY 2012 /
-5%
from prior CY /
1,556
CY 2013 /
Safely decrease reoccurrence of maltreatment within 6 months (S1.1) / 5.4% / 4.9%
Jan-Jun 2012
(Count=75) / -5%
from prior CY /
7.3%
Jan-Jun 2013
(Count=137) /
Permanency
Children belong in safe & stable families
Indicator / National
Goal / Prior Period
Data* / Target / Graph / Most Recent Data / Status
Decrease group home placements (for children in foster care) / N/A / 8.6%
Point in Time
1/1/13
(Count=185) / -10%
from prior CY /
9.4%
Point in Time
1/1/14
(Count=220) /
Improve timely reunification within 12 months – Entry Cohort (C1.3 Strategic Advance) (SafeMeasures Data) / 48.4% / 49.3%
July – Dec 2012
(Count=212) /
+5%
from prior CY / Data not yet available / N/A / N/A
Safely decrease re-entries into foster care (C1.4 SIP) / 9.9% / 12.8%
CY 2011
(Count=105) /
-1%
from prior CY / 18.2%
CY 2012
(Count=144) /
Permanency (continued)
Indicator / National
Goal / Prior Period
Data* / Target / Graph / Most Recent Data / Status
Increase the number of children achieving permanency within 12 months after being in care 24 months or longer. (C3.1) / 29.1% / 24.1%
CY 2012
(Count=192) /
+10%
from prior CY /
18.5%
CY 2013
(Count=113) /
Increase adoptions within 12 months for children in care 17 months or longer. (C2.3) / 22.7% / 20.3%
CY 2012
(Count=180) /
+10%
from prior CY / 16.8%
CY 2012
(Count=120) /
Decrease the number of children in care 36 months or more (C3.3 Strategic Advance)
Note: data excludes non-dependent guardianship, SILP and transitional housing youth. / 37.5% / 21.1%
Point In Time
10/1/13
(Count=396) /
-9%
from prior CY / Data not yet available / N/A
Well-Being
Children receive supports that are trauma informed and focused on their physical health, emotional, educational and behavioral well-being
Indicator / National
Goal / Prior Period
Data* / Target / Graph / Most Recent Data / Status
Increase timely medical exams / N/A / 91%
Oct 2012
Count=1876 /
+10%
from prior CY / 79.7%
Oct 2013
Count=1307 /
Increase timely dental exams / N/A / 74.6%
Oct 2012
(Count=929) /
+10%
from prior CY / 57.1%
Oct 2013
(Count=727) /
Increase number of children graduating from High School / N/A / N/A / N/A / Data not yet available / N/A / N/A
Increase placements with siblings (all or some) / N/A / 68.6%
1/1/13
Point in time
(Count=923) / +10%
from prior CY /
66.1%
1/1/14
Point in time
(Count=1071) /
Increase in relative placements (for all children entering care) / N/A / 16.5%
CY 2012
(Count=204) /
+10%
from prior CY /
19.5%
CY 2013
(Count=303) /

*Data comes from the UC Berkeley website unless otherwise noted and does not include Probation youth or youth 18 or older

CY= Calendar Year

The Division is currently working on indicators for emotional well-being linked to the implementation of the Katie A. Core Practice Model.

Rev 6/18/14