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How often do you feel children are placed in the most appropriate placement setting? (check one)
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Does your county have access to appropriate emergency placements for children entering foster care and/or when placement disruptions occur? (check one)
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In your geographic area, which placement types are most needed?
(rank the priorities on a 1 to 5, LOW to HIGH scale)
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To meet national standards and improve permanency outcomes, children with a plan of reunification must be discharged from foster care within 12 months from the latest removal episode.
For children who are reunified with a parent or caretaker, national standards require that 78% or more of those children are reunified in less than 12 months.
In 1999, Georgia reunified only 63% of these children in less than 12 months, 15% below the national standard.
(Georgia's CFS Profile)
In your geographic area, which of the following issues have the most impact on timely reunification within a 12 month period?
(rank the impact on a 1 to 5, LOW to HIGH scale)
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State and federal laws and policies require termination of parental rights (TPR) for children who have been in foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months or documentation of a compelling reason why such action is not in the best interest of the child.
For children who exit foster care to finalized adoption, national standards require that 36% or more exit within 24 months from the time of the latest removal from the home.
In 1999, Georgia finalized adoptions on only 23% of these children in less than 24 months, 12% below the national standard.
(Georgia's CFS Profile)
In your geographic area, which of the following issues have the most impact on timely termination of parental rights?
(rank the impact on a 1 to 5, LOW to HIGH scale)
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In 1999, the median time to finalized adoption in Georgia was 37 months.
(Georgia's CFS Profile)
In your geographic area, which of the following issues have the most impact on the timely discharge of children to finalized adoption within a 24 month period?
(rank the impact on a 1 to 5, LOW to HIGH scale)
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To meet national standards for the stability of placements, 89% of the children in foster care for 12 months or less must have had no more than 2 placements.
In 1999, 92% of children in foster care in Georgia had no more than 2 placements. That is 3% better stability than the national standard. Still, this number may underestimate placements, and we need to learn from our successes.
(Georgia's CFS Profile)
In your geographic area, which of the following resources have the most impact on the stability of children in foster care and the prevention of multiple placements?
(rank the impact on a 1 to 5, LOW to HIGH scale)
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