Suffolk County

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Total Number of Children in Care on June 30, 2003 = 1,063

Sex

Male

580

54.6%

Female

483

45.4%

Age

Under 2 Years

100

9.4%

2-5 Years

190

17.9%

6-9 Years

194

18.3%

10-13 Years

203

19.1%

14-17 Years

311

29.3%

Over 17 Years

65

6.0%

Mean Age

10.41

Ethnicity

White

432

40.6%

Black

422

39.7%

Hispanic

118

11.1%

Asian

1

0.1%

Interracial

70

6.6%

Other

10

0.9%

Unknown

7

0.7%

None

3

0.3%


Years in Care

Under 2 Years

608

57.2%

2-5 Years

364

34.2%

6-9 Years

53

5.0%

10-13 Years

29

2.7%

14-17 Years

9

0.9%

Over 17 Years

0

0%

Mean Yrs. in Care

2.48
Type of Facility

Institution

135

12.7%

Fost. Board Home

654

61.5%

Group Residence

4

0.4%

Group Home

75

7.1%

AOBH

72

6.8%

Adoptive Home

72

6.8%

Approved Relative

91

8.6%

Other

25

2.2%


Permanency Planning Goal

Discharge to Parent/Legal Guardian

541

50.9%

Discharge to PRP

17

1.6%

Discharge to Independent Living

97

9.1%

Discharge to Adoption

351

33.1%

Discharge to Adult Cust. Care

15

1.4%

To Prevent Placement

2

0.2%

To Prevent Return to Placement

1

0.1%

Indep Living- Unaccomp Refugee

1

0.1%

Protect Child

25

2.4%

No Goal

12

1.1%
Free For Adoption

Free For Adoption

257

24.2%

Discharge Goal Not Adopt.

36

14.0%

Adoptive Home Approved

0

0%

Child Placed

113

44.0%

Free > 1 Year - No Family

36

14.0%

Not Free/Goal Adoption

131

12.3%

Family Interest in Adoption

1

0.8%

Number of Movements
in Past Years

l
1 Year
3 Years

0

451

42.4%

101

9.5%

1

352

33.1%

412

38.8%

2

148

13.9%

212

19.9%

3-5

98

9.2%

253

23.8%

6 or more

14

1.4%

85

8.0%
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11/17/03