The Children Exiting Out of Home Placement report provides the total number of children exiting out-of-home placement each year.
Data Portal Functionality:
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Variable Definitions:
- Discharge Reason: Provides information about the child's discharge when they are discharged from all placements. The categories for this report are:
- Reunification
- Living with Relatives
- Kinship Legal Guardianship
- Adoption
- Reach Age of Majority
- Custody Transferred to Another Agency
- Runaway
- Child Death
- Other
- Time in Placement: The duration of time the child has been in out-of-home placement from removal to discharge. The categories for this report are:
- 0 to 6 Months
- 7 to 12 Months
- 13 to 18 Months
- 19 to 24 Months
- 25 to 36 Months
- 37 Months or Greater
- Number of Placements: The number of placements the child has had during his/her time in placement. The aggregate number of placements are:
- 2 or Fewer Placements
- 3 to 4 Placements
- 5 or More Placements
- Age: Age is calculated based on the child's age at the time of the removal. The age categories for this report are:
- Under 1
- 1 to 5
- 6 to 12
- 13 to 17
- 18 and over
- Missing or Undetermined
- Race/Ethnicity: The race categories are analyzed in combination with ethnicity. If a person's ethnicity is Hispanic, they fall under the category of "Hispanic" regardless of their race. If their ethnicity is "Non- Hispanic", they fall under their corresponding race. The category of "Another Race" includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Asian, and Two or More Races. The race/ethnicity categories are:
- Black or African American
- Hispanic
- White
- Missing or Undetermined
- Another Race
- Gender: The identified gender of a person. Gender categories are:
- Year: Year represents data for the calendar year.
- County: The State of New Jersey is administratively divided into twenty-one counties. The county for this report is based on the county of the local field office responsible for the case. The twenty-one (21) counties in New Jersey are: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties.
Related Reports:
The followings reports are related to Children Exiting Out of Home Placement, which may be of additional interest to our users:
Children in Placement - Point in Time
Children Entering Out of Home Placement
Placement Rates
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Abbreviation Definitions:
APA: American Psychological Association
CP&P: Child Protection and Permanency, a division within the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF)
CWS: Child Welfare Services referrals
DCF: New Jersey Department of Children and Families
IAIU: Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit