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State child-welfare data show declines in children in care and other improvements, but placement and court delays remain
Summary
Agency data presented to the OCCY board showed a steady decline in the number of children in care from a 2014 peak of 11,301 to a recent point-in-time count of 6,175, alongside reduced shelter nights and improved kinship placements; presenters warned placement stability, complex youth needs and court delays still require attention.
At the special meeting the board heard a data briefing from Daniel Herring, who highlighted steady improvements in several child-welfare measures but said persistent challenges remain.
Herring noted the historic high of 11,301 children in care on July 1, 2014, and said the system’s point-in-time count had declined to 6,175 as of the morning of the meeting. He said exits from care trend up around December and that kinship placements have increased to roughly 55–56 percent of entries, a rise from earlier…
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