DCF Children in Placement: Annual Point-in-Time Trend By Race/Ethnicity
DCF Children in Placement: Annual Point-in-Time Trend By Race/Ethnicity
This dataset contains aggregate data concerning the number of unique children placed in open DCF placements on the observation date (July 1st each year). These figures are broken out by the DCF Region and Office responsible for the child's care, the child's Race/Ethnicity, whether the placement setting is in or out-of-state, and by the categorical Placement Type in which the child is residing on the observation date.
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT_LIVING | independent_living | independent_living | Number | Number of children where placement setting is some form of supervised but independent living setting, including Supportive Work, Education and Transition Programs (SWET), or Community Housing Apartment Programs (CHAP) |
| HOSPITAL | medical | medical | Number | Number of children where placement setting is in a Hospital setting for either medical or psychiatric reasons |
| DCF_CJTS | dcf_cjts | dcf_cjts | Number | Number of children where placement setting is the CT Juvenile Training School |
| DCF_SOLNIT | dcf_solnit | dcf_solnit | Number | Number of children where placement setting is either the Solnit Center North Campus (formerly CT Children's Place) or Solnit Center South Campus (formerly Riverview Psychiatric Hospital) |
| FOSTER_CARE | foster_care | foster_care | Number | Number of children where placement setting is some form of DCF "Core" foster home (recruited, trained, licensed and supported by DCF directly) |
| DCF_Region | region | region | Text | DCF Region responsible for child's case |
| Month_in_Care | month_in_care | month_in_care | Calendar date | Observation Date; date the child was residing in an open DCF placement |
| Demographic | demographic | demographic | Text | Child’s Race/Ethnicity (HISPANIC = Hispanic, Any Race, BLACK = Non-Hispanic, Black/African-American, OTHER = Non-Hispanic, Other Race, WHITE = Non-Hispanic, White/Caucasian) |
| RESIDENTIAL | residential | residential | Number | Number of children where placement setting is a Residential Treatment Center |
| GROUP_HOME | group_home | group_home | Number | Number of children where placement setting is some form of Group Home, which includes Maternity, Preparing Adolescents for Self-Sufficiency (PASS), Specialized or Therapeutic Group Home settings |
| SPECIAL_STUDY | special_study | special_study | Number | Number of children where placement setting is a Special Study foster home (provider is connected to the child in some fashion, but is not a member of the child's extended family; in most cases providers are recruited, trained, licensed and supported by DCF directly, though some provide Therapeutic Foster Care but for reporting purposes are included in the Special Study category) |
| RELATIVE_CARE | relative_care | relative_care | Number | Number of children where placement setting is a Relative Foster home (provider is a member of the child's extended family; in most cases providers are recruited, trained, licensed and supported by DCF directly, though some provide Therapeutic Foster Care but for reporting purposes are included in the Relative Care category) |
| DCF_Office | office_name | office_name | Text | DCF Office responsible for child's case |
| THERAPEUTIC_FOSTER_CARE | therapeutic_foster_care | therapeutic_foster_care | Number | Number of children where placement setting is some form of Therapeutic foster home (recruited, trained, and supported by a Child-Placing Agency on contract with DCF) |
| DCF_HIGHMEADOWS | dcf_highmeadows | dcf_highmeadows | Number | Number of children where placement setting is the High Meadows facility (previously run by DCF and closed in 2009) |
| Data_as_of | data_as_of | data_as_of | Calendar date | Date the data was pulled from the database |
| Out_of_State | out_of_state | out_of_state | Text | Are placement settings outside CT? (Y/N) |
| TOTAL_CIP | total_cip | total_cip | Number | Total number of children in placement on the Month In Care date |
| PDC_SAFE_HOME | pdc_safe_home | pdc_safe_home | Number | Number of children where placement setting is either a Permanency Diagnostic Center (not utilized since 2011), or a Safe Home (a temporary congregate care service that is a homelike setting providing immediate, 24-hour care for children ages 6-13, with some exceptions to age made to keep sibling groups together) |
| SHELTER | shelter | shelter | Number | Number of children where placement setting is some form of Shelter (a temporary congregate care program that provides short-term care, assessment and a range of clinical and nursing services) |