Child Welfare/Adult Services
May 1999

May 99 % Change
1 Year
Emergency Response
Emergency Response referrals received-families 965 - 2.82
Emergency Response referrals received-children 2,302 4.73%
ER Referral children referred for investigation 1,652 - 7.97%
Breakdown of ER case dispositions 2,129 18.61%
Sexual Abuse 295 4.24%
Physical Abuse 512 21.04%
Severe Neglect 5 0.00%
General Neglect 1,193 37.13%
Emotional Abuse 16 - 61.90%
Exploitation 0 - 100.00%
Caretaker Absence/Incapacity 108 - 35.33%
Jamison
Number of children admitted to Jamison 179 - 19.73%
Protective Custody 156 14.71%
Change of Placement 23 27.78%
Average day stay in Jamison 6.7 - 32.32%
Breakdown of Jamison admissions by age
0-5 years 58 - 15.94%
6-12 years 66 53.49%
13-18 years 55 30.95%
Court Intake
Number of children referred for investigation 142 16.39
Number of families referred for investigation 84 25.37
Number of petitions filed 106 21.84%
FM/FR/PP
Number of children receiving Family Maintenance 775 69.96%
Number of families receiving Family Maintenance 327 27.24
Number of children on out of home placements (FR&PP) 2,676 7.90%
Number of children reunified with parents 40 81.82%
Number of children referred for adoptive study by FR & PP 26 225.00%
Adoption
Number of children in adoptive study/supervision 403 47.08%
Number of adoptive placements 14 55.56
Licensing
Number of licensed homes 428 0.47%
Number of foster care applications pending 50 51.52%
Adult Services
Number of Adult Protective Services Referrals 97 - 10.19%
Number of In Home Supportive Services Cases 3,470 51.66%