The statistics we’re up against…
According to the Children’s Defense Fund (2008)

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 Every 10 seconds a high school student drops out.
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 Every 36 seconds a child is confirmed as abused or neglected.
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 Every 5 minutes a child is arrested for a drug offense.
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 Every 9 minutes a child is arrested for a violent crime.
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 Every 18 minutes a baby dies before his 1st birthday.
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 Every 5 hours a child or teen commits suicide.
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 Every 6 hours a child is killed by abuse or neglect.

 
OHIO child welfare statistics
Information obtained from the 2007-2008 Factbook, 8th Edition,
Public Children Services Associate of Ohio (PCSAO); www.fostercaremonth.org		 UNITED STATES child welfare statistics
Information obtained from Child Welfare Information Gateway,
2007; US Department of Health and Human Services; www.fostercaremonth.org
 
In 2005, the state of Ohio had… In 2005, the United States had…
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 93,251 new reports of child abuse/neglect
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 899,000 children were victims of maltreatment
  - 25% physical abuse
- 37% neglect
- 15% sexual abuse
- 4% emotional maltreatment
- 19% other		   - 17% physical abuse
- 63% neglect
- 9% sexual abuse
- 7% emotional maltreatment
- 16% other

“Victims of more than one type of maltreatment counted for each.”
       
OUT-OF HOME CARE: OUT-OF HOME CARE:
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 On 1/1/2006, 17,112 children were in custody:
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 On 9/30/2005, 513,000 children in foster care
  - 61% licensed foster homes
- 16% relative/kinship home
- 14% group/residential care
- 3% adoptive placement
- 6% other or independent living 		  - 46% licensed foster homes
- 24% relative/kinship homes
- 18% group/residential care
- 4% adoptive placement
- 7% other or independent living
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 12,100 estimated licensed foster homes (2006)
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 153,000 estimated licensed foster homes (2004)
 
OUTCOMES: OUTCOMES:
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 5,928 children reunified with parents/guardians
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 198,030 children reunified with parents/guardians
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 2,022 children were adopted
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 51,660 children were adopted
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 1,274 children aged out of foster care
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 37,310 children aged out of foster care or other
 
AVERAGES: AVERAGES:
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 271 days children were in out-of-home care
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 365 days children were in out-of-home care
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 9.6 years old
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 10.6 years old

 

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