Children in out-of-home placements in New Hampshire
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Why This Indicator Matters
Definitions: Number of children/youth who were in out-of-home Child Protection Services (CPS) or Juvenile Justice Services (JJS) placement during the state fiscal year. Rates are per 1,000 children under 18 in the population.
Data Source:
DHHS, Division for Children, Youth and Families/Division for Juvenile Justice Services
Population data to calculate rates from 2013 Census Population Estimates, Table PEPAGESEX
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (2016).
Definitions and findings references:
Abu Boakye, S., C. Lim, and S. Ogren (2014). Youth Re-entry into Out-of-Home Placement. Policy brief prepared for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Youth and Families. http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/shop/prs_reentry_082814.pdf
Footnotes: 2013 Data Note: County information is missing for 162 cases. Therefore, the state total exceeds the total of counties.