AOC report outlines measures for relational permanency and urges renewed DCYF‑AOC data sharing

Sep 30, 2025

An interdisciplinary team contracted under Senate Bill 6068 recommended a phased set of indicators for measuring relational permanency and child well‑being, urged reestablishing a DCYF‑AOC data‑share agreement and recommended a standing cross‑agency data workgroup to implement measures and support community‑engaged use of data.

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The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), working with an external contractor, presented highlights of a report required under Senate Bill 6068 that sought to define and measure relational permanency and child well‑being among children involved in dependency proceedings. AOC manager Kelli Warner King and subcontractor Sarah Kaye summarized the team’s approach of combining literature review, engagement with more than 80 professional and 32 lived‑experience experts, and an inventory of existing state data.

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