Placement in Out-of-Home Care Data
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Legislatively Mandated per s. 39.523, Florida Statutes
Section 39.523, Florida Statutes
Chapter 2017-151, Laws of Florida, (House Bill 1121 passed during the 2017 Legislative Session) amended s. 39.523, Florida Statutes (F.S.) and established a new placement assessment process effective January 1, 2018, for all children in out of home care. The placement assessment process was intended to determine the level of care needed for each child and to match the child with the most appropriate placement. The major requirements outlined in s. 39.523, Florida Statutes, include:
- A comprehensive placement assessment process to be completed in accordance with s. 39.4022, Florida Statutes, prior to a child’s placement in out-of-home care, to determine the level of care needed for the child and to match the child with the most appropriate placement.
- The completion of a multidisciplinary team staffing in accordance with s. 39.4022, Florida Statutes, with all available individuals currently involved with the child, (statutory language includes a list of possible individuals to be included) to determine the level of care needed for the child and to match the child with the most appropriate placement.
- Documentation of all placement assessments and placement decisions in the Department's Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS).
- A review of the child’s placement as often as necessary to ensure permanency and to address any special issues for the child.
- Providing the court documentation of the placement assessment at each judicial review.
- The collection and posting of specific data elements as outlined in s. 39.523, Florida Statutes, on the Department's website on January and July 1st of every year.
Data Collection
Data requirements per s. 39.523 F.S. are listed below. This data will be updated at a minimum on January 1st and July 1st of each year.
- The number of children placed with relatives and nonrelatives, in family foster homes, and in residential group care.
- An inventory of available services that are necessary to maintain children in the least restrictive setting that meets the needs of the child and a plan for filling any identified gap in those services.
- The number of children who were placed based upon the assessment.
- An inventory of existing placements for children by type and by community-based care lead agency.
- The strategies being used by community-based care lead agencies to recruit, train, and support an adequate number of families to provide home-based family care.
Additional Resources
- CBC Inventory of Placement Services and plan for service gaps.
(Note: this data is not captured in our automated systems; it is collected and updated manually) - Comprehensive Placement Assessment - number of children placed based on the recommendation of the assessment.
(Note: this data is not captured in our automated systems; it is collected and updated manually) - CBC Recruitment Strategies for Home Based Family Care.
(Note: this data is not captured in our automated systems; it is collected and updated manually) - CBC Training Strategies for Home Based Family Care.
(Note: this data is not captured in our automated systems; it is collected and updated manually)
Dashboard Navigation
Dashboard Navigation and Data Extraction Instructions
Children in Out-of-Home Care by Placement Type
Number of children in out-of-home placements. This chart displays the count of children who are in approved relative, non-relative, group care, licensed foster homes, residential treatment and other (runaway status, placed in adoptive home awaiting an adoption finalization, receiving respite care, or are currently hospitalized). The Statewide data depicts children ages 0 to 17 as of the last day of the month documented.