Jefferson County Data Dashboard

REPORTS MADE TO CPS
EXPERIENCED ABUSE OR NEGLECT
AFTER ABUSE OR NEGLECT OCCURS
FATALITIES AND NEAR FATALITIES

20974

Intakes received for Jefferson County CPS in SFY2018

We know that not all child maltreatment gets reported to authorities, and more children experienced abuse or neglect than numbers reflect. National research indicates far more children experience maltreatment by age 18 than annual rates convey.

Percent of all intakes that met acceptance criteria

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3080

Children in Jefferson County experienced abuse or neglect in SFY2018

1089

CHILDREN IN Jefferson County In OUT-OF-HOME CARE AT THE END OF SFY2018

Children in out-of-home care

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Percent of Children That are safe from re-abuse within 6 months

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CHILD FATALITIES AND NEAR FATALITIES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY DUE TO SUBSTANTIATED ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN SFY2017

CHILD FATALITIES AND NEAR FATALITIES due to abuse or neglect

*As of March 2019, SFY2018 had 3 fatality referrals and 14 near fatality referrals pending.

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The overwhelming majority of substantiated fatalities/near fatalities are for children age 4 and younger for SFY2017.

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REPORTS MADE TO CPS: 20974
Intakes received for Jefferson County CPS in SFY2018

We know that not all child maltreatment gets reported to authorities, and more children experienced abuse or neglect than numbers reflect. National research indicates far more children experience maltreatment by age 18 than annual rates convey.

Percent of all intakes that met acceptance criteria

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Data Source & Details

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services. Data as of March 2019. Intakes reflect all community contacts with DCBS, including call and web referrals made by various community partners such as law enforcement, teachers, and health care providers. Intakes meeting acceptance criteria meet the statutory and regulatory definitions of what constitutes abuse, neglect, or dependency where the alleged perpetrator is in a caretaking role. However, meeting acceptance criteria is not a confirmation that child abuse or neglect actually occurred.

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EXPERIENCED ABUSE OR NEGLECT: 3080
Children in Jefferson County experienced abuse or neglect in SFY2018

Amount OF INVESTIGATIONS that were substantiated

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Data Source & Details

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services. Data as of March 2019. DCBS investigates all intakes meeting acceptance criteria and substantiates an investigation if evidence proves that it is more likely than not that abuse, neglect, or dependency was committed.

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Children In Substantiated Investigations of Abuse & Neglect

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Data Source & Details

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services. Data as of March 2019. Data portrays an unduplicated count of children determined by DCBS to be victims of abuse, neglect, or dependency.

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Children in Substantiated Investigations by Maltreatment Type

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Data Source & Details

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services, TWIST Y084 report. Data as of September 2019. Data portrays unique counts of children determined by DCBS to be victims of neglect, physical abuse (including assaults and injuries), and sexual abuse.

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AFTER ABUSE OR NEGLECT OCCURS: 1089
CHILDREN IN Jefferson County In OUT-OF-HOME CARE AT THE END OF SFY2018

Children in out-of-home care

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Data Source & Details

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services. Data as of March 2019. Out-of-home care includes placements in foster homes, DCBS adoptive homes, residential treatment facilities, and with relatives and fictive kin, as well as those in independent living and those placed out of state. Data portrays the number of children in out-of-home care at the end of the state fiscal year.

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Percent of Children That are safe from re-abuse within 6 months

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Data Source & Details

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services. Data as of March 2019. Data portrays the percent of child victims of substantiated abuse or neglect who did not have another substantiated report within six months of the previous substantiation.

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FATALITIES AND NEAR FATALITIES: 17
CHILD FATALITIES AND NEAR FATALITIES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY DUE TO SUBSTANTIATED ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN SFY2017

CHILD FATALITIES AND NEAR FATALITIES due to abuse or neglect

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*As of March 2019, SFY2018 had 3 fatality referrals and 14 near fatality referrals pending.

Data Source & Details

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services. Data as of March 2019. Data portrays children that died or were placed in serious or critical condition as a result of child abuse or neglect, as determined by DCBS. Data includes cases that had prior involvement with DCBS and those that did not.

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The overwhelming majority of substantiated fatalities/near fatalities are for children age 4 and younger for SFY2017.

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Data Source & Details

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services. Data as of March 2019. Data portrays the percentage of children that died or nearly died due to child abuse or neglect ages 0-4 as a share of all children that died or nearly died due to child abuse or neglect.

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