Stage 2 ~ ATTACHMENT D

EXAMPLES OF DATA AVAILABLE

FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF

CHILDREN & FAMILIES

EXAMPLES OF DATA AS INFORMATION

These examples show the use of graphs to portray data as information

Data Reports

There are several existing quarterly and monthly reports that can be utilized as part of the orientation package and/or ongoing relevant information for the Community Alliance. When accompanied with a brief explanation, these reports provide a description of the types and numbers of clients being served in all levels of the Department’s programs. Examples of these reports could include:

  • ARS0001.xls-Adoptions statistics by district included numbers of TPR’d children by demographics.
  • Rent9900.xls -This report lists the percent of clients in each district that have re-entered into Foster Care Substitute Care for post placement completion during the previous fiscal year.
  • Read9900.xls -This report lists the percent and number of clients in which re-abuse results in the child returning to services for cases terminated during the previous fiscal year where re-abuse occurred within one year after.
  • Reac9900.xls -This report lists by program the number and percents of children that were Abused/Neglected/Threatened Harm DURING service provision.
  • Actv0001.xls -This report lists the number of active clients for In-Home and Out-of-Home care.
  • Fcout900.xls -This report lists the status of the children who entered foster care during July 1998 - June 1999 at 12 months after entry.
  • Alos9900.xls -This report lists the length of stay (months) for Foster Care - Substitute Care Cases for clients that are currently ACTIVE in Care. This information is broken down by district, age, race and plan goals.
  • Reab9900.xls -This report lists by district the number of cases closed that have been reopened for Re-Abuse / Neglect / Threatened within 1 year.
  • Sc-0001.xls, Sc-9900.xls, Sc-9899.xls - This report lists by district and month number of existing cases, new cases and cases closed by budget categories and placement status of Foster Care, Residential Group Care and Emergency Shelter.
  • Srv9899.xls, Srv9900.xls-This report lists by district the number of children and families receiving specific In-Home services.
  • Vict0001.xls, Vict9900.pdf-Number of children identified as victims in reports that are locked, listed by district.
  • T-supr~1.xls-Graph of number of children receiving foster care supervision (not relative placements). Compared against projections.
  • T-proj.xls-Actual and projected number of investigations per district. Listed as reports per 1,000 child population, % identified as victims in locked reports.
  • T-fcdist.xls-Foster care admissions per 1,000 reports, % of children exiting foster care who are reunited with their families, and monthly admissions and releases by district.
  • T-ars.xls-Charts of # adoptive placements by district, age, race.
  • Survive combined.xls-Breakout of lengths of stay expressed by ‘Survival Curve’ method for 96/97-99/00.
  • Reun0001.xls-Percent of children exiting foster care whom are reunited with their families.
  • Psnew.xls-Unduplicated # of children newly admitted into protective services. Listed by district and living arrangements.
  • Prab0001.xls-Alleged victims in reports by whether any prior reports were received for the same victim in the previous two years.
  • P-fcpaid.xls-Graph of foster care board payments by month, estimated and actual.
  • Msf0001.xls-Report of initial child abuse/neglect/threatened harm/special condition reports locked listed by most serious finding for any victim in report – listed by district.
  • Fc-los.xls-Foster care lengths of stay by district using currently active clients, entry cohorts from 98/99 and 97/98, and exit cohorts.
  • Fahc0001.xls, fahc9900.xls-Florida Abuse hotline calls by district and county and rates per child population. Listed by month and cumulative.
  • Es-tre`1.xls-Emergency shelter counts by district and admissions/releases. Also graphed as ES admission per 1,000 investigations.
  • Es-pro~3.xls-Emergency shelter population projections and actual growth.
  • Ccm0001.xls-Amount of time (hours and days) by district for investigations to be locked, for victims to be seen and until investigations were complete
  • Cbl0001.xls-Child backlog reports open by length of time open, listed by district
  • Callsum.xls-Graph of hotline activities including calls answered, abandoned, faxed and calls/counselor. Also shows distribution by child and adult
  • Alostr~1.xls-Charts of average length of stays displayed by goal, legal status, age and race.
  • 60days.xls-Graphs of open cases and backlog cases by days open and district.
  • fccohorts.doc-Definitions for determining entry cohorts for LOS.
  • cbcunits.doc-Current units identified as CBC.
  • Pivot.xls-Charts of client data receiving In-Home supervision

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Additional reports regarding behavioral healthcare can be obtained through the ADM office and the ADM data warehouse. This information can be used to provide numbers of children and adults receiving Mental Health or Substance Abuse services funded through the Department or Medicaid. Additionally, the data can be analyzed to show types and frequency of services provided. The data can also be matched against the district Family Safety client list to provide more specific information regarding services to Family Safety clients.

Attachment D-1