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Permanency for Children in Foster Care

Trends for the Last 5 Years

Composite Score
Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home
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Children Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home
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Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18 (Lower Score Preferable)
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Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home

	Sep-2019	Mar-2020	Sep-2020	Mar-2021	Sep-2021	Mar-2022	Sep-2022	Mar-2023	Sep-2023	Mar-2024
Count	372	391	342	278	250	293	311	346	397	436
Percent	50.81%	50.58%	45.05%	38.23%	35.81%	38.05%	36.28%	38.23%	41.52%	43.86%
Total	732	773	759	727	698	770	857	905	956	994

Children Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home

	Sep-2019	Mar-2020	Sep-2020	Mar-2021	Sep-2021	Mar-2022	Sep-2022	Mar-2023	Sep-2023	Mar-2024
Count	519	495	414	351	356	400	387	349	383	397
Percent	99.04%	99.19%	99.51%	98.87%	98.07%	98.03%	99.74%	99.14%	98.71%	98.26%
Total	524	499	416	355	363	408	388	352	388	404

Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18

	Sep-2019	Mar-2020	Sep-2020	Mar-2021	Sep-2021	Mar-2022	Sep-2022	Mar-2023	Sep-2023	Mar-2024
Count	38	49	57	53	53	56	54	54	64	58
Percent	23.31%	27.37%	27.94%	26.63%	28.96%	30.93%	30.33%	26.73%	28.19%	26.48%
Total	163	179	204	199	183	181	178	202	227	219