Child Maltreatment in Care Sample Clauses

Child Maltreatment in Care. This period, DHS achieved an important and necessary reduction in the maltreatment of children (MIC) in DHS custody. For this Commentary, which reflects data for the period of October 31, 2017 to September 30, 2018, DHS reported its greatest gains on the two principal child safety metrics, 1a: MIC by a resource caregiver and 1b: MIC by a parent. In fact, DHS exceeded the Target Outcome on Metric 1b this period and thereby secured the safety of over 99 percent of children in DHS custody while in the care of their parents. For Metric 1a, which measures child maltreatment in xxxxxx homes and institutional settings, DHS reported this period a sharp decline in the incidence of abuse and neglect in institutional settings. This positive decline is the result of DHS’ focused oversight and resolution of identified safety concerns at many institutional settings through intensified monitoring and engagement and contractual enforcements, as well as a placing a hold on any new child placements in specific facilities. DHS’ focused efforts contributed to a substantial reduction in the incidence of child maltreatment in institutional settings this period. The Co-Neutrals commend DHS on this achievement and urge the department to sustain, and build upon, the gains it has made in creating a safer system for children than the one that existed in Oklahoma at the time this litigation was brought. In the area of xxxxxx homes, the department developed in 2015 a set of initiatives designed to address recurrent concerns surfaced by the Co-Neutrals and DHS in their respective case record reviews of substantiated child maltreatment in xxxxxx homes. These identified areas of concern included the prevalence of maltreatment in xxxxxx homes with previous maltreatment referral histories; inadequate child safety assessments during caseworker visits with xxxxxx families and children; and the approval of xxxxxx homes that appear to lack the protective capacities to ensure the safety of children. Due to ongoing challenges to improve the quality of its work in these areas, last period DHS developed an expanded set of core strategies with the specific purpose of ensuring caseworkers have sufficient training, guidance and resources to execute these practices as intended and thereby prevent child maltreatment in xxxxxx homes. During the current report period, the Co-Neutrals assess that DHS substantially increased its focused efforts to implement its expanded core strategies in the field. The Co...
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Child Maltreatment in Care. Over the last five years, DHS has improved its child welfare system and practice with respect to ensuring the safety of children in DHS’ custody and reducing maltreatment in care (MIC). Comprehensive and necessary work continues throughout the department to safeguard and promote the health and well-being of children in DHS’ care. For this report period, the Co- Neutrals find that DHS made good faith efforts to achieve substantial and sustained progress toward the Target Outcomes for the two safety measures for children in DHS custody: Metric 1a, MIC by a resource caregiver, and Metric 1b, MIC by a parent. As outlined below, for both child safety measures DHS has made substantial progress and for the second time, during this report period the department met the Target Outcome for Metric 1b, MIC by a parent. Further, as detailed in this section, DHS’ reported MIC data this period shows that the rate of maltreatment in care in institutional settings has decreased by over 50 percent in the last two years.
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