F L A S H m o n t h l y i n d i c a t o r R E P O R T
June 2019
1 Early Care and Education Children Enrolled in Contracted EarlyLearn Programs and Children Using Vouchers for Child Care January 2016 – May 2019 (End of Month)
80,000 Children Using Vouchers for Child Care
70,000 67,082
60,000 64,252
50,000 Children Enrolled in Contracted EarlyLearn Programs 40,000 31,405
Number of Children 30,000 29,039 20,000
10,000
0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2016 2017 2018 2019
2 Child Protection SCR Intakes January 2016 – May 2019
8,000 6,790 7,000
6,000 6,421 5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000 CY 2016 Total = 64,993 CY 2017 Total = 68,676 1,000 CY 2018 Total = 67,976 CY 2019 YTD = 30,051 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2016 2017 2018 2019
See Pages 26 through 31 of the Appendix for supporting data. 3 Child Protection
SCR Consolidated Investigations January 2016 – May 2019
7,000
5,810 6,000
5,000 5,525
4,000
3,000
2,000 CY 2016 Total = 57,154 CY 2017 Total = 59,812 1,000 CY 2018 Total = 58,107 CY 2019 YTD = 25,683 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2016 2017 2018 2019
4 Child Protection
Percent of Investigations that Found Some Credible Evidence of Abuse or Neglect January 2016 – March 2019
45%
40%
36.6%
35% 35.5%
30% CY 2016 Total = 38.1% CY 2017 Total = 39.5% CY 2018 Total = 37.3% CY 2019 YTD = 37.7% 25% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2016 2017 2018 2019
5 Child Protection
Average Child Protection Caseload* April 2018 – May 2018 and March 2019 – May 2019
16.5 16.8 15.9 16.0 14.4 14.5 13.8 13.9 13.7 13.6 2018 12.0 11.7
NA
Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18
12.4 10.9 11.8 11.6 11.0 10.7 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.7 2019 10.3 9.7 10.1 9.5 10.1 9.5 9.7 8.4 9.4 8.3 8.2
Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19
NYC Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island OSI
*Prior to December 2018 caseloads are of Protective/Diagnostic Unit (Child Protection, School Based, Sex Abuse and Hospital Units) caseworkers only. Beginning December 2018, a ll caseloa d carrying 6 Child Protection Specialists (CPS) in investigative and Family Assessment Response Units are included. Includes CPS in Primary and Case Manager roles only. Note: Due to a technical problem caseload statistics were not available in March 2018. Child Protection OSI Foster Care and Day Care* Investigations May 2018 – May 2019
79 75 37 58 74 54 54 70 75 54 67 52
53
164 158 151 148 133 141 142 137 139 127 120 130 96
May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-19 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19
Foster Care Day Care
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Fe b Mar Apr May 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 Number of Investigations 237 202 226 187 172 197 195 201 206 149 196 207 213
*Day Care investigations include alleged abuse or maltreatment of children perpetrated by someone who cares for children in a setting that is not the child’s familial home and that requires state or local government approval and is subject to state laws, regulations, and oversight. This includes,but is not limited to, ACS Early Care and 7 Education programs. Child Protection Article 10 Filings and Initial Hearing Outcomes, Children CY 2016 – May 2019
11.7% 13.7% 15.3% 15.6% 14.0% 11.5% 12.5% 15.1%
22.4% 18.9% 18.4% 20.3% 19.0% 16.8% 23.1% 22.3%
67.5% 67.6% 67.6% 68.2% 65.9% 65.7% 64.4% 62.6%
CY 2016 CY 2017 CY 2018 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Court Ordered Supervision Remand Other/Unspecified
CY CY CY Jan Fe b Mar Apr May 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 Children with Article10 Filings 10,973 15,975 13,319 1,092 1,056 1,040 1,127 1,078
8 Note: The category “Other/Unspecified” includes released with no supervision, no order issued and no outcome specified. Child Protection Remands Approved at Initial Article 10 Hearing by Removal Status May 2018 – May 2019
May-19 60.0% 40.0% Apr-19 48.5% 51.5% Mar-19 55.9% 44.1% Feb-19 49.5% 50.5% Jan-19 57.1% 42.9% Dec-18 51.8% 48.2% Nov-18 50.9% 49.1% Oct-18 45.5% 54.5% Sep-18 41.1% 58.9% Aug-18 44.0% 56.0% Jul-18 50.9% 49.1% Jun-18 48.0% 52.0% May-18 54.0% 46.0%
Pre-Filing Emergency Removals (court approved at initial hearing) Post-Filing Removals (court ordered at initial hearing)
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Fe b Mar Apr May 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 Children Remanded 235 200 173 259 151 297 167 193 184 194 211 260 240
9 Preventive Services New Child Welfare Prevention Cases* January 2016 – May 2019
1,200
1,000
818 800
755 600 New Cases New
400
CY 2016 Total = 10,326
200 CY 2017 Total = 9,306 CY 2018 Total = 9,603 CY 2019 YTD = 4,195 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2016 2017 2018 2019
*New prevention cases do not include cases transferred from one preventive program to another. See Pages 32 and 33 of the Appendix for supporting data. 10 Preventive Services New Child Welfare Prevention Cases by Program Type * May 2018 – May 2019
2.5% 1.5% 2.2% 2.7% 3.7% 3.0% 2.4% 2.2% 2.2% 3.4% 2.6% 1.5% 3.5%
26.6% 28.0% 27.0% 27.2% 30.6% 31.7% 30.2% 28.1% 33.6% 32.3% 35.2% 31.9% 29.2%
12.8% 12.3% 10.5% 14.1% 15.4% 17.2% 17.4% 14.6% 14.8% 17.6% 18.0% 15.9% 16.2%
59.1% 55.4% 57.5% 53.0% 52.7% 53.5% 52.9% 53.3% 52.4% 45.7% 47.3% 46.7% 48.5%
May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19
General Preventive FT/R EBM Special Medical
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Fe b Mar Apr May 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 Number of New Preventive Cases 755 736 808 892 751 856 787 847 875 767 890 835 818
* New preventionOffice cases of do Research not include & cases Analysis transferred from one prevention program to another. 11 11 Foster Care
Average Daily Children’s Center Population May 2018 – May 2019
3.8% 2.5% 1.2% 3.7% 1.3% 0% 1.3% 8.2% 7.5% 8.5% 10.4% 10.0% 5.7% 13.8% 17.8% 15.0% 17.1% 17.5% 37.2% 42.7% 40.2% 22.1% 47.1% 51.3% 50.0% 20.7% 52.6% 22.5% 20.5% 20.7% 18.8% 19.5% 17.9% 13.4% 12.2% 29.9% 15.0% 22.9% 36.3% 32.9% 32.5% 15.8% 20.0% 17.1% 19.5% 35.6% 27.3% 19.2% 11.3% 9.8% 7.7% 14.3% 17.1% 12.5% 6.3% 11.0% 19.5% 12.5% 14.6% 14.3% 16.3% 7.1% 6.3% 11.0% 5.3% 15.0% 15.9% 13.4% 16.7% 6.3% 6.8% 6.3% 6.1% 6.5% 5.0% 10.3% 8.6% 7.9% May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19
Newborn - 3 years old 4-6 years old 7-10 years old 11-13 years old 14-18 years old 19+ years old Newborn - 1 year old 2-6 years old 7-12 years old 13-15 years old 16-17 years old 18+ years old
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 2018 2018 2018 2018* 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 Average Number of Children 80 80 82 82 73 80 82 77 80 87 78 70 76
Notes: 1) August 2018 includes data from August 1st to August 28th. 2) Different age groups were used from September 2018 to February 2019. 12 Foster Care New Placements of Children into Foster Care January 2016 – April 2019
500
400 341
300 317
200
CY 2016 Total = 3,770 100 CY 2017 Total = 4,255 CY 2018 Total = 3,817 CY 2019 YTD = 1,228 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2016 2017 2018 2019
13 Foster Care
Reason for New Placements of Children into Foster Care March 2018 – April 2019
16 15 15 7 7 16 15 17 21 4 4 16 19 6 18 6 9 23 30 11 9 19 11 7 11 5 17 11 20 20 15 20 12 10 12 22 6 11 6 2 12 11 9 5 7 3 8 6 5 7 2 5 366 327 291 288 298 255 269 268 237 225 226 234 236
Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19
Article 10 PINS JD Voluntary Other
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Fe b Mar Apr 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 Number of 341 339 343 291 367 271 411 255 275 309 315 287 317 Placements
14 Foster Care
New Placements of Children into Foster Care* by Age CY 2016 - April 2019
10 0%
90 % 22.6% 30.1% 28.4% 26.5% 30.1% 26.1% 26.0%
80 %
70 %
22.8% 60 % 24.4% 30.3% 23.4% 24.1% 23.1% 28.2%
50 %
40 %
30 % 51.1% 46.5% 47.5% 49.1% 46.8% 47.1% 45.7% 20 %
10 %
0% CY2016 CY2017 CY2018 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19
Number of children 0-5 Number of children 6-11 Number of children 12+
CY CY CY Jan Fe b Mar Apr 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 Number of 3,557 4,097 3,724 299 310 280 311 Placements
15 *Excludes CTH placements. Foster Care Children in Foster Care * April 2018 – April 2019 (end of month)
10 00 0 70.0%
90 00
60.0%
80 00 3,101 3,199 3,174 3,219 3,050 3,085 3,166 3,192 50.0% 70 00 3,084 3,120 3,153 3,171 3,175
35.3% 35.8% 36.4% 36.5% 37.3% 37.5% 60 00 37.5% 38.1% 38.5% 38.4% 38.5% 38.3% 38.7% 40.0% 245 246 241 242 50 00 231 229 226 226 222 216 225 204 224
30.0% 40 00 3,673 3,614 3,528 3,496 3,429 3,395 3,433 30 00 3,332 3,288 3,278 3,298 3303 3276 42.0% 41.4% 20.0% 42.6% 41.3% 40.9% 40.4% 40.7% 40.0% 39.8% 39.5% 39.7% 39.9% 39.4% 20 00
10.0% 10 00 847 851 855 841 822 841 832 826 829 838 819 830 841 816 819 786 794 772 787 788 765 737 784 777 768 751 9.4% 9.4% 9.3% 9.4% 0 9.5% 9.5% 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 8.9% 9.3% 9.3% 9.0% 0.0% Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19
Residential Treatment FFC Regular FBH Special Medical Kinship
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Fe b Mar Apr 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019
Number in Foster Care 8,631 8,615 8,512 8,458 8,374 8,406 8,444 8,320 8,251 8,308 8,317 8,279 8,310
*Excludes CTH placements and includes children in 24 hour care and approximately 200 young children who are living in foster homes or residential care facilities with their mothers who are in foster care (8D children). 16 Foster Care
Children Freed for Adoption, Surrender by at Least One Parent April 2018 – April 2019
15 18 16 19 36 18 33 11 29 25 16
18 17
49 42 42 43 38 39 33 30 29 26 28 25 26
Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19
no surrender surrender
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Fe b Mar Apr 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 Number Freed for Adoption 58 64 59 49 66 53 58 57 61 61 49 43 43
17 Foster Care
Permanency and Non-Permanency* Discharges from Foster Care** March 2018 – March 2019
53 33 52 56 76 49 55 62 61 23 121 49 13 19 22 44 44 34 28 28 62 41 66 57 100 37 66 115 30 46 57 28 47 28 49 37 48 22 43
244 226 199 209 195 206 196 203 181 175 161 157 169
Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19
Reunifications Adoptions KinGAP Non-Permanency Discharges
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Fe b Mar 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 Number of Discharges 360 346 371 451 298 319 277 351 365 356 290 286 352
*The methodology for non-permanency discharges was changed September 2018. This statistic is not comparable to prior reports. Non-permanency discharges include AWOL, APPLA (youth 18-20 years old discharged to self and youth who reached 21 while in care), and other discharge destinations such as psychiatric institutions and correctional facilities and discharges with unspecified destinations. 18 **Excludes discharges of youth from CTH placements. Juvenile Justice Total Monthly Admissions to Detention January 2016 – May 2019*
250
200 184
150 162
100
CY 2016 Total = 2,294 50 CY 2017 Total = 1,931 CY 2018 Total = 1,759 CY 2019 YTD = 821 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2016 2017 2018 2019
*Beginning in September 2018 detention admissions include admissions to the Horizon Juvenile Facility of 16 and 17 year olds moved off 19 Rikers Island and pre-Raise the Age 17 year olds. Admit Authority, Detention Admissions Juvenile Justice May 2018 – May 2019*
1.2% 0.6% 1.4% 4.0% 5.8% 7.1% 4.8% 4.1% 4.2% 3.6% 3.1% 6.5%
26.5% 27.0% 33.1% 34.5% 50.3% 55.6% 46.5% 52.1% 58.2% 51.5% 55.7% 46.7% 59.9%
11.5%
72.2% 69.0% 61.2% 58.4% 50.3% 46.7% 43.0% 43.8% 40.4% 44.4% 40.7% 38.2% 35.9%
May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19
Police Court Other
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 Number of Admissions 162 126 121 113 191 165 169 141 169 142 167 159 184
Note: Other Admit Authority includes the Sheriff Department, Department of Corrections and ACS. *Beginning in September 2018 detention admissions include admissions to the Horizon Juvenile Facility of 16 and 17 year olds moved off Rikers 20 Island and pre-Raise the Age 17 year olds. Juvenile Justice Monthly Average Daily Population January 2016 – May 2019* Secure Detention and Specialized Secure Detention Non-Secure Detention 120 (Horizon pre- September 2018 and Crossroads) 100
80
60 50 40 39 36 20 24 Number of Children
0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Specialized Juvenile Detention (Horizon)* 120 2016 2017 100 2018 80 2019
60 54 40
Number of Children 20
0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec *Beginning in September 2018 the Horizon Juvenile Facility is housing 16 and 17 year olds moved off Rikers Island and pre-Raise the Age 17 21 year olds. Juvenile Justice Total Monthly Releases from Detention January 2016 – May 2019*
250
200 185
153 150
100
CY 2016 Total = 2,319 50 CY 2017 Total = 1,979 CY 2018 Total = 1,697 CY 2019 YTD = 841 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2016 2017 2018 2019
*Beginning in October 2018 detention releases include releases from the Horizon Juvenile Facility of 16 and 17 year olds moved off Rikers Island 22 and pre-Raise the Age 17 year olds. Juvenile Justice Close to Home Admissions* January 2016 – May 2019
30
25
20
15
10 6 CY 2016 Total = 256
5 CY 2017 Total = 177 4 CY 2018 Total = 106 CY 2019 YTD = 40 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2016 2017 2018 2019
23 *Beginning in December 2015 Close to Home admissions include LSP as well as NSP. Juvenile Justice CTH Placement, in 24-hour Care May 2018 – May 2019 (end of month)
6 4 16 13 5 7 4 1 5 2 12 6 11 3 13 13 22 1 20 14 6 5 17 5 7 4 16 6 8 2 4 18 21 2 4 11 10 12 21 13 10 12 17 17 9 2 9 10 18 2 13 3 8 15 11 8 6 5 14 6 6 63 71 71 65 55 67 60 53 53 56 46 55 46
5/31/18 6/30/18 7/31/18 8/31/18 9/30/18 10/31/18 11/30/18 12/31/18 1/31/19 2/28/19 3/31/19 04/30/19 5/31/19
NSP General Male NSP General Female NSP Specialized Male NSP Specialized Female LSP Male LSP Female
Number in Placement
5/31/18 6/30/18 7/31/18 8/31/18 9/30/18 10/31/18 11/30/18 12/31/18 1/31/19 2/28/19 3/31/19 4/30/19 5/31/19
NSP 104 91 105 97 93 91 85 80 79 83 69 75 69
LSP 22 16 17 17 20 17 20 11 14 12 13 15 17
24 Juvenile Justice Releases from Close to Home Placement to Aftercare January 2016 – May 2019
40
35 CY 2016 Total = 207 CY 2017 Total = 136 30 CY 2018 Total = 168 CY 2019 YTD = 48 25
20
15 10 10 7 5
0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2016 2017 2018 2019
25 Appendix
Figure 1: SCR Intakes by Borough, MARCH 18 – MAY 18 and MARCH 19 – MAY 19 1,918
2,000 1,886 1,738 1,727 1,716 1,681 1,660 1,607 1,543 1,502 1,476 1,413 1,500 1,408 1,374 1,357 1,256 1,231 1,221 1,198 1,157 1,151 1,094 950 1,000 943
500 378 337 325 303 301 286 188 185 178 175 170 145
0 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 MARCH APRIL MAY
Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island OSI
26 Table 1 - SCR Intake Changes by Borough, MARCH 18 – MAY 18 and MARCH 19 – MAY 19
Month Year Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island OSI Other Total
2018 1,886 1,727 1,094 1,357 378 185 225 6,852 MARCH 2019 1,256 1,660 1,476 1,221 325 145 190 6,273 % Change -33.4% -3.9% 34.9% -10.0% -14.0% -21.6% -15.6% -8.5%
2018 1,681 1,716 950 1,151 303 170 197 6,168 APRIL 2019 1,157 1,543 1,374 1,198 286 175 191 5,925 % Change -31.2% -10.1% 44.6% 4.1% -5.6% 2.9% -3.0% -3.9%
2018 1,918 1,738 943 1,413 337 188 253 6,790 MAY 2019 1,231 1,607 1,502 1,408 301 178 194 6,421 % Change -35.8% -7.5% 59.3% -0.4% -10.7% -5.3% -23.3% -5.4%
2018 5,485 5,181 2,987 3,921 1,018 543 675 19,810 Total 2019 3,644 4,810 4,352 3,827 912 498 575 18,619 % Change -33.6% -7.2% 45.7% -2.4% -10.4% -8.3% -14.8% -6.0%
27 Figure 2: Citywide SCR Intakes by Reporter Group, MARCH 18 – MAY 18 and MARCH 19 – MAY 19
833 Parent 889
2,031 Non-Mandated-Other 2,135
1,298 Friends/Neighbors/Other Relatives 1,471
1,170 Anonymous 1,311
3,249 Social Service 3,663
94 Mandated-Other 117
1,891 Medical/Mental Health 1,967
2,460 Law Enforcement 2,251
5,255 Education 5,656
275 Child Care 223
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
2019 2018
28 Table 2 - SCR Intakes by Reporter Group, MARCH 18 – MAY 18 and MARCH 19 – MAY 19
Child Care/ Friends/ Medical/ Social Non- Substitute Educational Law Mandated- Neighbors/ Year Mental Health Service Anonymous Mandated- Parent Foster Parent *Total Care Personnel Enforcement Other Other Personnel Personnel Other d Personnel Relatives
Bronx 2018 54 1,724 537 544 26 1,031 359 405 576 227 0 5,485 2019 39 1,389 312 299 13 667 212 238 367 106 0 3,644 % Change -27.8% -19.4% -41.9% -45.0% -50.0% -35.3% -40.9% -41.2% -36.3% -53.3% -- -33.6%
Brooklyn 2018 49 1,493 650 497 27 942 383 402 523 213 0 5,181 2019 59 1,386 767 434 23 822 302 328 486 200 0 4,810 % Change 20.4% -7.2% 18.0% -12.7% -14.8% -12.7% -21.1% -18.4% -7.1% -6.1% -- -7.2%
Manhattan 2018 38 625 407 337 21 558 201 278 395 124 2 2,987 2019 82 833 625 510 20 802 322 385 584 189 0 4,352 % Change 115.8% 33.3% 53.6% 51.3% -4.8% 43.7% 60.2% 38.5% 47.8% 52.4% -100.0% 45.7%
Queens 2018 37 1,373 429 364 25 713 218 226 387 145 1 3,921 2019 43 1,240 491 436 25 617 219 238 357 160 0 3,827 % Change 16.2% -9.7% 14.5% 19.8% 0.0% -13.5% 0.5% 5.3% -7.8% 10.3% -100.0% -2.4%
Staten Island 2018 8 342 85 105 1 168 91 90 89 39 0 1,018 2019 14 321 103 104 4 120 62 58 88 38 0 912 % Change 75.0% -6.1% 21.2% -1.0% 300.0% -28.6% -31.9% -35.6% -1.1% -2.6% -- -10.4%
OSI 2018 32 50 32 49 11 95 42 29 116 84 3 543 2019 33 46 36 44 6 65 37 26 113 90 1 498 % Change 3.1% -8.0% 12.5% -10.2% -45.5% -31.6% -11.9% -10.3% -2.6% 7.1% -66.7% -8.3%
Other 2018 5 49 111 71 6 156 17 41 49 57 1 675 2019 5 40 126 64 3 156 16 25 36 50 1 576 % Change 0.0% -18.4% 13.5% -9.9% -50.0% 0.0% -5.9% -39.0% -26.5% -12.3% 0.0% -14.7%
Citywide 2018 223 5,656 2,251 1,967 117 3,663 1,311 1,471 2,135 889 7 19,810 2019 275 5,255 2,460 1,891 94 3,249 1,170 1,298 2,031 833 2 18,619 % Change 23.3% -7.1% 9.3% -3.9% -19.7% -11.3% -10.8% -11.8% -4.9% -6.3% -71.4% -6.0%
29 *There is a small number of intakes with unknown reporter that is included in the totals. Figure 3: SCR Allegations, MARCH 19 – MAY 19
Psychological Abuse, 1% Sexual Abuse, 2%
Substance Abuse, 12%
Neglect, 59% Other, 1%
Physical Abuse, 12%
Educational Neglect, 9% Lack of Medical Care, 4%
Physical Abuse Educational Neglect Lack of Medical Care Neglect Psychological Abuse Sexual Abuse Substance Abuse Other
Total Allegations = 43,479
Allegations are grouped as follows: Physical Abuse - burn, fatality, fracture, choking, twisting, shaking, excessive corporal punishment, internal injuries, lacerations, bruises, welts, poisoning, noxious substances; Educational Neglect – educational neglect; Lack of Medical Care – lack of medical care; Neglect - inadequate guardianship, inadequate food, clothing, shelter, lack of supervision, malnutrition, failure to thrive, swelling, dislocations, sprains; Psychological Abuse - isolation, emotional neglect; Sexual Abuse – sexual abuse; Substance Abuse - parental drug use, child drug use; and Other - abandonment, inappropriate custodial conduct. 30 Table 3 - SCR Allegations, MARCH 18 – MAY 18 and MARCH 19 – MAY 19
Educational Lack of Medical Psychological Substance Year Physical Abuse Neglect Sexual Abuse Other Total Neglect Care Abuse Abuse Bronx 2018 1,734 1,614 759 8,153 74 283 1,821 132 14,570 2019 1,432 1,436 622 7,506 88 236 1,564 69 12,953 % Change -17.4% -11.0% -18.1% -7.9% 18.9% -16.6% -14.1% -47.7% -11.1%
Brooklyn 2018 1,574 1,053 516 7,475 94 277 1,557 191 12,737 2019 1,304 888 420 6,488 86 245 1,307 137 10,875 % Change -17.2% -15.7% -18.6% -13.2% -8.5% -11.6% -16.1% -28.3% -14.6%
Manhattan 2018 682 471 282 3276 42 96 716 38 5,603 2019 590 545 293 3372 44 89 699 84 5,716 % Change -13.5% 15.7% 3.9% 2.9% 4.8% -7.3% -2.4% 121.1% 2.0%
Queens 2018 1,301 662 445 5,278 71 249 997 221 9,224 2019 1,220 611 374 4,946 88 184 978 168 8,569 % Change -6.2% -7.7% -16.0% -6.3% 23.9% -26.1% -1.9% -24.0% -7.1%
Staten Island 2018 289 274 126 1,720 18 50 436 50 2,963 2019 269 202 120 1,424 17 45 275 41 2,393 % Change -6.9% -26.3% -4.8% -17.2% -5.6% -10.0% -36.9% -18.0% -19.2%
OSI 2018 319 50 64 1,244 9 85 140 10 1,921 2019 275 43 60 1,184 7 51 133 2 1,755 % Change -13.8% -14.0% -6.3% -4.8% -22.2% -40.0% -5.0% -80.0% -8.6%
Other 2018 165 60 53 762 11 44 173 127 1,395 2019 145 39 41 688 14 23 136 132 1,218 % Change -12.1% -35.0% -22.6% -9.7% 27.3% -47.7% -21.4% 3.9% -12.7%
Citywide 2018 6,064 4,184 2,245 27,908 319 1,084 5,840 769 48,413 2019 5,235 3,764 1,930 25,608 344 873 5,092 633 43,479 % Change -13.7% -10.0% -14.0% -8.2% 7.8% -19.5% -12.8% -17.7% -10.2%
31 TABLE 4 - Child Welfare Prevention Cases New and Closed January 2016 - May 2019 Month New Cases Closed Cases 2016 Jan-16 797 770 Feb-16 900 795 Mar-16 1,029 978 Apr-16 835 892 Ma y-16 890 966 Jun-16 996 935 Jul-16 842 1,069 Aug-16 897 1,006 Sep-16 820 850 Oct-16 776 627 Nov-16 728 490 Dec-16 816 462 2017 Jan-17 551 449 Feb-17 602 920 Mar-17 864 1,032 Apr-17 645 780 Ma y-17 790 925 Jun-17 908 944 Jul-17 765 852 Aug-17 875 864 Sep-17 841 747 Oct-17 870 762 Nov-17 778 737 Dec-17 817 728 2018 Jan-18 724 567 Feb-18 776 783 Mar-18 879 776 Apr-18 792 613 Ma y-18 755 857 Jun-18 736 837 Jul-18 808 856 Aug-18 892 954 Sep-18 751 755 Oct-18 856 767 Nov-18 787 699 Dec-18 847 717 2019 Jan-19 875 708 Feb-19 767 726 Mar-19 891 856 Apr-19 844 802 Ma y-19 818 866 32 Table 5 - Referrals to Child Welfare Prevention Services by Source January 2016 - May 2019
Division of Child Foster Care Month Total Referrals PPRS Transfer School Self Other Sources* Protection Agencies
2016 Jan-16 1,370 73.6% 1.6% 8.2% 0.7% 5.4% 10.6% Feb-16 1,436 75.8% 2.2% 7.8% 1.0% 3.8% 9.3% Mar-16 1,557 72.0% 2.1% 8.8% 1.0% 4.6% 11.4% Apr-16 1,378 76.1% 1.5% 7.4% 1.5% 3.5% 10.0% May-16 1,386 73.4% 1.4% 8.7% 1.0% 4.7% 10.8% Jun-16 1,564 77.2% 2.4% 6.2% 1.5% 4.1% 8.6% Jul-16 1,338 80.3% 1.7% 6.4% 1.0% 4.2% 6.4% Aug-16 1,385 79.1% 1.8% 7.1% 0.4% 4.0% 7.6% Sep-16 1,297 77.8% 2.1% 7.5% 0.8% 4.5% 7.4% Oct-16 1,247 70.1% 2.0% 7.6% 1.5% 5.9% 12.9% Nov-16 1,229 67.8% 2.0% 7.8% 1.2% 5.5% 15.8% Dec-16 1,175 76.0% 1.5% 7.1% 1.3% 3.8% 10.3% 2017 Jan-17 1,046 78.5% 1.4% 6.7% 0.7% 3.1% 9.7% Feb-17 1,067 77.7% 0.8% 6.7% 0.8% 3.8% 10.1% Mar-17 1,383 79.1% 0.6% 6.9% 0.9% 4.0% 8.5% Apr-17 1,116 81.2% 1.0% 5.9% 1.1% 1.4% 9.4% May-17 1,335 81.9% 0.9% 5.5% 1.3% 2.8% 7.6% Jun-17 1,449 82.3% 0.8% 5.9% 1.2% 2.9% 6.9% Jul-17 1,273 83.3% 0.9% 7.9% 0.7% 1.9% 5.3% Aug-17 1,429 82.7% 0.6% 9.3% 0.3% 1.7% 5.2% Sep-17 1,383 79.6% 1.6% 7.7% 0.8% 2.8% 7.4% Oct-17 1,489 77.5% 1.5% 7.5% 1.0% 3.1% 9.4% Nov-17 1,235 75.1% 1.5% 8.8% 2.2% 3.6% 8.8% Dec-17 1,227 70.5% 1.6% 10.2% 2.4% 3.7% 11.5% 2018 Jan-18 1,399 74.5% 1.5% 10.7% 1.4% 2.9% 9.0% Feb-18 1,302 76.8% 1.5% 7.5% 1.3% 3.5% 9.4% Mar-18 1,396 79.7% 1.5% 7.4% 1.2% 2.6% 7.5% Apr-18 1,383 80.0% 1.2% 5.9% 1.1% 3.1% 8.7% May-18 1,189 78.8% 1.3% 7.0% 1.0% 3.3% 8.7% Jun-18 1,284 81.9% 0.5% 7.6% 0.9% 3.2% 6.0% Jul-18 1,403 82.5% 0.7% 8.3% 0.6% 2.4% 5.5% Aug-18 1,391 82.1% 1.7% 6.8% 0.4% 2.7% 6.3% Sep-18 1,135 84.4% 1.5% 7.0% 0.9% 4.1% 2.1% Oct-18 1,345 78.4% 1.5% 8.0% 1.2% 3.9% 7.0% Nov-18 1,107 73.8% 1.4% 9.5% 1.5% 4.3% 9.5% Dec-18 1,179 68.7% 1.7% 10.9% 2.7% 5.1% 10.9% 2019 Jan-19 1,373 74.3% 1.7% 8.4% 1.6% 3.8% 10.3% Feb-19 1,096 77.5% 0.9% 7.9% 2.2% 2.8% 8.7% Mar-19 1,292 72.4% 1.2% 10.4% 1.5% 4.4% 10.1% Apr-19 1,300 76.9% 1.5% 7.5% 2.8% 3.8% 7.4% May-19 1,305 82.1% 1.0% 8.2% 0.8% 2.5% 5.4% 33 *Other Community Sources includes the Department of Homeless Services, Family Court, FAP, Hospitals and Medical facilities, the NYC Housing Authority, Probation, and Sponsor Agencies.