The report, Re-Entry, provides the number and percentage of children who re-enter out of home placement after being discharged to permanency.
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Variable Definitions:
- Cohort:
Discharges: Provides the number of children discharged to Permanency. Permanency for this outcome is defined as a discharge to Reunification, Living with Relatives or Kinship Legal Guardianship.
- Re-entry: Provides the number and percent of children who re-enter care.
Re-entry Timeframes:
- Within 6 Months
- Within 12 Months
- Discharge Reasons: This variable provides the number of children discharged to permanency by discharge reason. The discharge reasons for this report are:
- Reunification
- Kinship Legal Guardianship
- Living with Relatives
- 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
- 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:
- Male
- Female
- Missing or Undetermined
- Year: Year represents data for the calendar year of entry.
- 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 Re-Entry, which may be of additional interest to our users:
Children in Placement - Point in Time
Children Entering Out of Home Placement
Children Exiting Out of Home Placement
Placement Rates
Length of Stay for Children in OOH Placement (Quartiles)
Placement Stability
Siblings Placed Together
Maltreatment Post Reunification
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New Jersey Child Welfare Data Hub. ([Date of Publication]). Re-Entry. Retrieved on [date] from [URL].
Abbreviation Definitions:
APA: American Psychological Association
CP&P: Child Protection and Permanency, a division within the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF)
DCF: New Jersey Department of Children and Families