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  • Department of Social Services Children's Division

    Children's Services Management Report

    November 2018

    Missouri Department of Social Services Research & Data Analysis

    221 W. High Street Jefferson City, MO 65101

  • Children’s Services Management Report

    I Research and Data Analysis

    State of Missouri Department of Social Services Mission Statement:

    “We will lead the nation in building the capacity of individuals, families, and communities to secure and sustain healthy, safe, and productive lives." The Department of Social Services is an equal opportunity employer. Services provided by the Department of Social Services are offered on a non-discriminatory basis.

  • Children’s Services Management Report II Research and Data Analysis

    Table of Contents

    Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in this publication is intended for monthly use only.

    Although the information presented is the best available at the time of publication, because of delays in processing, data may be incomplete. Accordingly, data should NOT simply be summed from one month

    to the next to obtain 3 month, 6 month or 12 month (etc.) values.

    Figure 1. Map – Department of Social Services Regions ...............................................................V

    Child Abuse and Neglect (CA/N)

    Table 1. Incidents and Children Reported During the Month Compared to Those

    Reported for the Same Month Last Year ....................................................................... 2

    Table 2. Status of Children by County, Based Upon Investigations/Assessments

    Completed During the Month ....................................................................................... 4

    Table 3. Status of Incidents by County, Based Upon Investigations/Assessments

    Completed by Conclusion During the Month .................................................................. 6

    Table 4. Time From Receipt of a Report to the Initial Child Contact, Based Upon Investigations/Assessments Completed in the Month .................................. 8

    Table 5. Number of Days Required to Complete Investigations/Assessments,

    Based Upon Investigations/Assessments Completed in the Month ................................ 10

    Table 6. CA/N Hotline Unit Reports and Referrals During the Month .......................................... 12

    Figure 2. CA/N Reports for Four Years Through the Current Month ............................................ 14

    Figure 3. CA/N Reports Comparing the Last Two Years.............................................................. 14

    Figure 4. Percentage Change in CA/N Reports Made Twelve Months Apart ................................. 15

    Figure 5. CA/N Investigations/Assessments Completed During the Month by Conclusion.............. 15

    Figure 6. CA/N Investigations/Assessments Completed During the Month by Conclusion.............. 16

    Figure 7. Time Between Report and Child Contact for Investigations/Assessments

    Completed in the Month ............................................................................................ 16

    Figure 8a. CA/N Investigations Completed During the Month ....................................................... 17

    Figure 8b. CA/N Assessments Completed During the Month ......................................................... 17

    Notes Child Abuse and Neglect Tables and Figures ............................................................... 18

    Family-Centered Services (FCS)

    Table 7. FCS Cases Open at the End of the Month by Reason for Opening ................................. 22

    Table 8. FCS Cases Active During the Month by Reason for Opening ......................................... 24

    Table 9. Persons in Family-Centered Services During the Month ............................................... 26

    Table 10. FCS Cases Opened During the Month by Reason for Opening ...................................... 28

  • Children’s Services Management Report III Research and Data Analysis

    Table 11. FCS Cases By Region Closed During the Month by Close Reason .................................. 30

    Table 12. FCS Cases Active During the Month Which Have Had Court Involvement ...................... 32

    Table 13. FCS Cases By Region Active During the Month Which Have Had No Court Involvement . 34

    Figure 9. FCS Cases Active as of the End of the Month Over the Previous Four Years .................. 36

    Figure 10. Percentage Change in FCS Cases by Region Active as of the End of the Month, Twelve Months Apart ................................................................................................ 36

    Figure 11. FCS Cases by Region Opened During the Month by Reason for Opening ....................... 37

    Figure 12. FCS Cases Opened During the Month by Reason for Opening ...................................... 37

    Figure 13. FCS Cases by Region Closed During the Month by Reason for Closing .......................... 38

    Figure 14. FCS Cases Active During the Month With Court Involvement

    By Number of Months Open ....................................................................................... 38

    Figure 15. FCS Cases Active During the Month With No Court Involvement By Number of Months Open ....................................................................................... 39

    Notes Family-Centered Services Tables and Figures .............................................................. 40

    Out-of-Home Placement

    Table 14. Children Entering Children’s Division Custody for the First Time During the Month By Case Manager County and Most Recent Placement Category ................................... 44

    Table 15. Children Re-Entering Children’s Division Custody During the Month by Case Manager County and Most Recent Placement Category ............................................... 46

    Table 16. Children (Re)Entering Children’s Division Custody During the Last Two Years ............... 48

    Table 17. Children Exiting Children’s Division Custody During the Month Grouped by Length of Stay and Region ........................................................................................ 49

    Table 18. Children in Children’s Division Custody on the Last Day of the Month

    By Length of Stay and Case Manager County .............................................................. 50

    Table 19. Children in Children’s Division Custody on the Last Day of the Month by Case

    Manager County and Placement Category ................................................................... 52

    Table 20. Children in Children’s Division Custody on the Last Day of the Month by Case Manager County and Placement Type......................................................................... 54

    Table 21. Children Exiting Children’s Division Custody During the Month Grouped by Placement Category and Case Manager County........................................................... 64

    Table 22. Children Closed from the Alternative Care System During the Month

    Grouped by Reason for Case Closing .......................................................................... 66

  • Children’s Services Management Report IV Research and Data Analysis

    Table 23. Children in Alternative Care on the Last Day of the Month With a Goal of Adoption or in Adoptive Custody ................................................................................ 68

    Table 24. Currently Licensed Children’s Division Foster Homes by Vendor Type ........................... 70

    Table 25. Children in Alternative Care on the Last Day of the Month Grouped By Case Manager County and Legal Status ................................................................. 72

    Table 26. Children in Children’s Division Custody on the Last Day of the Month Grouped

    By Case Manager County and Goal ............................................................................. 74

    Table 27. Children in Children’s Division Custody on the Last Day of the Month Grouped

    By Case Manager County and Number of Previous Placements..................................... 76

    Table 28. Adoptions Finalized by Fiscal Year .............................................................................. 78

    Figure 16. Children (Re)Entering Children’s Division Custody During the Month ............................ 80

    Figure 17. Children in Children’s Division Custody on the Last Day of the Month During

    the Last Two Years ................................................................................................... 80

    Figure 18. Children Closing from Alternative Care During the Month by Reason for Case Closing and Region ...................................................................................... 81

    Figure 19. Adoptions Finalized During the Last Two Years ........................................................... 81

    Figure 20. Children in Children’s Division Custody as of the Last of the Month by Age and Placement Type ........................................................................................... 82

    Figure 21. Children in Children’s Division Custody as of the Last Day of the Month By Placement Category for Four Years ........................................................................ 82

    Figure 22. Children Exiting Children’s Division Custody by Quarter and

    Subsequent Disposition ............................................................................................. 83

    Notes Out-of-Home Placement Tables and Figures ............................................................... 84

    Intensive In-Home Services (IIS)

    Table 29. Families Referred to IIS During the Month Grouped by Referral County ........................ 90

    Table 30. Families and Children Accepted in IIS During the Month Grouped by Household County ................................................................................................ 92

    Table 31. Exit Status of Families Exiting IIS During the Month .................................................... 94

    Table 32. Six Month Follow-Up Status of Families Exiting IIS ...................................................... 96

    Table 33. Twelve Month Follow-Up Status of Families Exiting IIS ................................................ 98

    Notes Intensive In-Home Services Tables ......................................................................... 100

  • Children’s Services Management Report V Research and Data Analysis

    Figure 1. Department of Social Services Regions

  • Child Abuse and Neglect

  • Table 1.

    Incidents and Children Reported During November 2018

    Compared to Those Reported During November 2017

    Current Incidents Current Children

    Month One Year Percentage Month One Year Percentage

    Incidents Prior Change Children Prior Change

    Northwest Andrew 12 21 -42.86% 17 40 -57.50%

    Atchison 1 3 -66.67% 1 4 -75.00%

    Buchanan 104 146 -28.77% 166 226 -26.55%

    Caldwell 4 13 -69.23% 4 20 -80.00%

    Carroll 11 12 -8.33% 21 21 0.00%

    Cass 63 77 -18.18% 84 107 -21.50%

    Chariton 7 11 -36.36% 7 15 -53.33%

    Clay 170 196 -13.27% 223 257 -13.23%

    Clinton 16 12 33.33% 22 20 10.00%

    Cooper 6 10 -40.00% 7 13 -46.15%

    Daviess 4 5 -20.00% 6 8 -25.00%

    De Kalb 4 5 -20.00% 6 9 -33.33%

    Gentry 3 8 -62.50% 9 14 -35.71%

    Grundy 10 13 -23.08% 20 19 5.26%

    Harrison 8 9 -11.11% 10 17 -41.18%

    Holt 4 1 300.00% 6 1 500.00%

    Johnson 35 44 -20.45% 47 59 -20.34%

    Lafayette 16 45 -64.44% 25 59 -57.63%

    Linn 8 10 -20.00% 11 16 -31.25%

    Livingston 21 15 40.00% 31 16 93.75%

    Mercer 2 1 100.00% 5 2 150.00%

    Nodaway 17 20 -15.00% 23 30 -23.33%

    Pettis 32 44 -27.27% 39 63 -38.10%

    Platte 62 70 -11.43% 85 91 -6.59%

    Putnam 11 6 83.33% 16 10 60.00%

    Ray 20 21 -4.76% 27 22 22.73%

    Saline 17 33 -48.48% 19 49 -61.22%

    Sullivan 1 7 -85.71% 1 11 -90.91%

    Worth 1 3 -66.67% 1 4 -75.00%

    * Region Total * 670 861 -22.18% 939 1,223 -23.22%

    Northeast Adair 24 25 -4.00% 31 42 -26.19%

    Audrain 25 28 -10.71% 34 37 -8.11%

    Boone 106 160 -33.75% 134 221 -39.37%

    Callaway 40 70 -42.86% 47 96 -51.04%

    Clark 11 8 37.50% 17 10 70.00%

    Cole 53 73 -27.40% 67 105 -36.19%

    Franklin 91 113 -19.47% 122 165 -26.06%

    Gasconade 21 8 162.50% 25 11 127.27%

    Howard 3 9 -66.67% 3 13 -76.92%

    Jefferson 169 197 -14.21% 232 287 -19.16%

    Knox 1 3 -66.67% 1 4 -75.00%

    Lewis 7 10 -30.00% 9 12 -25.00%

    Lincoln 53 85 -37.65% 66 114 -42.11%

    Macon 12 19 -36.84% 21 28 -25.00%

    Marion 44 41 7.32% 67 68 -1.47%

    Monroe 2 3 -33.33% 3 4 -25.00%

    Montgomery 15 10 50.00% 26 13 100.00%

    Osage 6 7 -14.29% 10 10 0.00%

    Pike 12 18 -33.33% 19 23 -17.39%

    Ralls 7 11 -36.36% 10 13 -23.08%

    Randolph 39 37 5.41% 54 61 -11.48%

    Schuyler 4 0 0.00% 7 0 0.00%

    Scotland 3 3 0.00% 3 9 -66.67%

    Shelby 7 2 250.00% 13 5 160.00%

    St Charles 201 274 -26.64% 246 351 -29.91%

    Warren 50 50 0.00% 61 64 -4.69%

    * Region Total * 1,006 1,264 -20.41% 1,328 1,766 -24.80%

    Southeast Bollinger 15 10 50.00% 22 14 57.14%

    Butler 34 72 -52.78% 53 103 -48.54%

    Cape Girardeau 58 60 -3.33% 86 74 16.22%

    Carter 1 11 -90.91% 3 13 -76.92%

    Crawford 28 34 -17.65% 44 55 -20.00%

    Dent 16 29 -44.83% 23 53 -56.60%

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  • Table 1.

    Incidents and Children Reported During November 2018

    Compared to Those Reported During November 2017

    Current Incidents Current Children

    Month One Year Percentage Month One Year Percentage

    Incidents Prior Change Children Prior Change

    Southeast Dunklin 32 49 -34.69% 49 81 -39.51%

    Howell 51 68 -25.00% 68 95 -28.42%

    Iron 18 11 63.64% 22 20 10.00%

    Madison 11 24 -54.17% 19 48 -60.42%

    Maries 5 8 -37.50% 6 12 -50.00%

    Mississippi 12 14 -14.29% 17 19 -10.53%

    New Madrid 20 25 -20.00% 29 36 -19.44%

    Oregon 10 15 -33.33% 14 23 -39.13%

    Pemiscot 22 27 -18.52% 34 36 -5.56%

    Perry 9 26 -65.38% 12 32 -62.50%

    Phelps 37 46 -19.57% 57 70 -18.57%

    Pulaski 44 35 25.71% 62 47 31.91%

    Reynolds 7 11 -36.36% 9 16 -43.75%

    Ripley 12 25 -52.00% 16 52 -69.23%

    Scott 45 57 -21.05% 62 77 -19.48%

    Shannon 5 16 -68.75% 7 24 -70.83%

    St Francois 57 73 -21.92% 86 128 -32.81%

    Ste Genevieve 20 21 -4.76% 28 27 3.70%

    Stoddard 21 29 -27.59% 29 41 -29.27%

    Texas 24 19 26.32% 31 31 0.00%

    Washington 25 32 -21.88% 33 56 -41.07%

    Wayne 10 15 -33.33% 15 26 -42.31%

    * Region Total * 649 862 -24.71% 936 1,309 -28.50%

    Southwest Barry 33 43 -23.26% 52 68 -23.53%

    Barton 20 18 11.11% 27 27 0.00%

    Bates 11 13 -15.38% 17 14 21.43%

    Benton 11 20 -45.00% 12 24 -50.00%

    Camden 44 52 -15.38% 61 67 -8.96%

    Cedar 17 24 -29.17% 21 38 -44.74%

    Christian 85 104 -18.27% 113 147 -23.13%

    Dade 8 9 -11.11% 12 12 0.00%

    Dallas 14 35 -60.00% 20 60 -66.67%

    Douglas 9 17 -47.06% 21 28 -25.00%

    Greene 425 412 3.16% 584 584 0.00%

    Henry 26 36 -27.78% 42 54 -22.22%

    Hickory 7 13 -46.15% 11 24 -54.17%

    Jasper 121 163 -25.77% 162 224 -27.68%

    Laclede 39 51 -23.53% 54 77 -29.87%

    Lawrence 46 53 -13.21% 62 72 -13.89%

    McDonald 19 34 -44.12% 25 43 -41.86%

    Miller 35 27 29.63% 53 45 17.78%

    Moniteau 8 16 -50.00% 8 23 -65.22%

    Morgan 29 13 123.08% 41 20 105.00%

    Newton 48 67 -28.36% 64 90 -28.89%

    Ozark 12 9 33.33% 18 13 38.46%

    Polk 64 52 23.08% 90 60 50.00%

    St Clair 6 9 -33.33% 7 14 -50.00%

    Stone 37 48 -22.92% 46 74 -37.84%

    Taney 56 62 -9.68% 73 83 -12.05%

    Vernon 20 16 25.00% 32 29 10.34%

    Webster 40 39 2.56% 50 63 -20.63%

    Wright 19 25 -24.00% 33 35 -5.71%

    * Region Total * 1,309 1,480 -11.55% 1,811 2,112 -14.25%

    Kansas City Jackson 603 747 -19.28% 803 1,075 -25.30%

    * Region Total * 603 747 -19.28% 803 1,075 -25.30%

    St. Louis St Louis City 314 374 -16.04% 450 542 -16.97%

    St Louis County 572 646 -11.46% 715 846 -15.48%

    * Region Total * 886 1,020 -13.14% 1,165 1,388 -16.07%

    Other Out Home Inv 160 255 -37.25% 207 319 -35.11%

    Out Of State 12 13 -7.69% 16 19 -15.79%

    * Region Total * 172 268 -35.82% 223 338 -34.02%

    State Total 5,295 6,502 -18.56% 7,205 9,211 -21.78%

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  • Table 2.

    Status of Children by County, Based Upon Investigations/Assessments

    Completed During November 2018

    Substan- Total

    tiated Children

    Substan- Unsubstan- Unsubstan- Family Children Per Per

    tiated tiated PSI tiated Assessment Other Total Thousand Thousand

    Northwest Andrew 0 0 2 12 0 14 0.00 3.36

    Atchison 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.00 2.54

    Buchanan 7 1 41 91 9 149 0.33 7.11

    Caldwell 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.00 2.08

    Carroll 0 0 2 12 0 14 0.00 6.39

    Cass 3 0 21 94 5 123 0.11 4.66

    Chariton 0 0 3 1 0 4 0.00 2.26

    Clay 6 7 38 192 3 246 0.10 4.30

    Clinton 0 0 2 13 0 15 0.00 2.94

    Cooper 0 1 4 7 0 12 0.00 3.02

    Daviess 0 0 3 11 0 14 0.00 6.22

    De Kalb 0 1 0 6 0 7 0.00 3.03

    Gentry 4 0 3 3 0 10 2.42 6.05

    Grundy 11 2 2 25 1 41 4.46 16.62

    Harrison 6 0 3 22 0 31 2.70 13.96

    Holt 1 0 0 5 0 6 1.03 6.18

    Johnson 4 0 15 37 1 57 0.33 4.73

    Lafayette 2 2 10 18 0 32 0.24 3.91

    Linn 5 1 1 18 0 25 1.58 7.92

    Livingston 0 1 0 7 0 8 0.00 2.40

    Mercer 0 0 1 4 0 5 0.00 5.19

    Nodaway 4 0 2 6 0 12 0.94 2.81

    Pettis 3 2 14 25 0 44 0.28 4.08

    Platte 10 0 26 41 6 83 0.45 3.77

    Putnam 2 0 2 7 0 11 1.72 9.48

    Ray 1 0 6 36 0 43 0.17 7.33

    Saline 4 1 14 50 2 71 0.74 13.16

    Sullivan 0 0 1 4 0 5 0.00 3.08

    Worth 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 2.25

    * Region Total * 73 19 219 753 27 1,091 0.34 5.04

    Northeast Adair 0 0 1 27 0 28 0.00 5.63

    Audrain 2 0 7 33 1 43 0.31 6.75

    Boone 5 4 20 111 3 143 0.15 4.18

    Callaway 12 1 13 47 1 74 1.20 7.40

    Clark 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.00 4.66

    Cole 2 5 17 58 1 83 0.11 4.63

    Franklin 1 7 19 74 0 101 0.04 4.02

    Gasconade 1 1 7 21 0 30 0.30 8.92

    Howard 2 0 3 8 0 13 0.92 5.97

    Jefferson 3 8 28 159 4 202 0.05 3.67

    Knox 0 0 1 3 0 4 0.00 3.88

    Lewis 1 2 1 15 1 20 0.42 8.35

    Lincoln 6 0 25 73 4 108 0.41 7.33

    Macon 1 0 4 8 1 14 0.26 3.70

    Marion 5 0 6 43 1 55 0.73 7.98

    Monroe 0 2 1 8 0 11 0.00 5.34

    Montgomery 0 0 1 23 0 24 0.00 8.41

    Osage 1 0 3 7 0 11 0.29 3.20

    Pike 6 2 5 21 0 34 1.46 8.28

    Ralls 0 0 3 6 0 9 0.00 3.78

    Randolph 1 2 1 24 0 28 0.17 4.76

    Schuyler 0 0 0 5 1 6 0.00 5.26

    Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00

    Shelby 0 0 4 6 0 10 0.00 6.26

    St Charles 15 0 44 116 5 180 0.16 1.94

    Warren 6 0 15 57 0 78 0.74 9.60

    * Region Total * 70 34 229 961 23 1,317 0.22 4.17

    Southeast Bollinger 1 1 0 17 0 19 0.34 6.51

    Butler 8 5 17 59 3 92 0.80 9.23

    Cape Girardeau 2 0 9 40 0 51 0.12 3.07

    Carter 2 2 3 4 0 11 1.32 7.26

    Crawford 1 2 6 17 0 26 0.17 4.33

    Dent 2 0 2 16 0 20 0.55 5.48

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  • Table 2.

    Status of Children by County, Based Upon Investigations/Assessments

    Completed During November 2018

    Substan- Total

    tiated Children

    Substan- Unsubstan- Unsubstan- Family Children Per Per

    tiated tiated PSI tiated Assessment Other Total Thousand Thousand

    Southeast Dunklin 0 1 11 18 0 30 0.00 3.71

    Howell 8 1 16 53 2 80 0.79 7.95

    Iron 4 0 3 14 0 21 1.66 8.74

    Madison 1 0 6 4 1 12 0.34 4.09

    Maries 5 0 1 9 0 15 2.32 6.96

    Mississippi 5 0 2 10 1 18 1.57 5.65

    New Madrid 1 0 9 10 4 24 0.22 5.32

    Oregon 10 0 7 16 0 33 4.12 13.60

    Pemiscot 1 0 10 10 1 22 0.20 4.37

    Perry 5 0 4 12 0 21 1.05 4.41

    Phelps 3 2 9 28 0 42 0.31 4.29

    Pulaski 6 2 6 35 1 50 0.48 3.99

    Reynolds 1 0 2 3 0 6 0.65 3.92

    Ripley 1 0 5 15 0 21 0.30 6.35

    Scott 2 3 7 32 0 44 0.20 4.47

    Shannon 0 0 6 6 0 12 0.00 6.09

    St Francois 8 2 23 80 3 116 0.56 8.05

    Ste Genevieve 0 0 5 19 1 25 0.00 5.92

    Stoddard 5 1 6 21 0 33 0.73 4.83

    Texas 2 2 7 25 0 36 0.35 6.29

    Washington 6 2 8 34 2 52 0.99 8.58

    Wayne 2 0 0 11 0 13 0.71 4.63

    * Region Total * 92 26 190 618 19 945 0.56 5.72

    Southwest Barry 0 4 11 38 4 57 0.00 6.60

    Barton 0 0 5 12 0 17 0.00 5.29

    Bates 1 0 1 15 0 17 0.24 4.00

    Benton 0 1 1 10 0 12 0.00 3.49

    Camden 6 1 12 60 1 80 0.72 9.54

    Cedar 3 0 9 25 0 37 0.91 11.19

    Christian 2 5 31 64 2 104 0.09 4.91

    Dade 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.00 2.80

    Dallas 3 1 4 25 3 36 0.72 8.64

    Douglas 1 0 4 7 0 12 0.33 3.92

    Greene 18 22 110 450 8 608 0.31 10.42

    Henry 1 0 5 22 4 32 0.20 6.46

    Hickory 6 1 5 23 0 35 3.60 21.02

    Jasper 4 3 56 116 5 184 0.13 6.08

    Laclede 10 3 15 38 1 67 1.12 7.52

    Lawrence 2 1 12 73 0 88 0.20 8.65

    McDonald 2 0 9 19 3 33 0.31 5.10

    Miller 5 2 14 40 0 61 0.81 9.93

    Moniteau 1 0 2 13 1 17 0.25 4.33

    Morgan 2 0 2 24 0 28 0.44 6.18

    Newton 0 2 14 25 4 45 0.00 3.05

    Ozark 4 0 1 6 0 11 2.05 5.64

    Polk 4 3 13 66 10 96 0.52 12.52

    St Clair 0 0 2 9 0 11 0.00 5.61

    Stone 1 1 9 32 7 50 0.17 8.29

    Taney 10 1 17 71 4 103 0.88 9.01

    Vernon 0 0 8 26 0 34 0.00 6.46

    Webster 3 5 14 49 2 73 0.30 7.27

    Wright 2 1 15 29 1 48 0.41 9.85

    * Region Total * 91 57 401 1,392 60 2,001 0.35 7.67

    Kansas City Jackson 29 13 193 626 78 939 0.18 5.67

    * Region Total * 29 13 193 626 78 939 0.18 5.67

    St. Louis St Louis City 15 4 85 255 32 391 0.22 5.79

    St Louis County 15 1 147 286 28 477 0.06 2.04

    * Region Total * 30 5 232 541 60 868 0.10 2.88

    Other Out Home Inv 6 1 131 36 7 181 0.00 0.00

    * Region Total * 6 1 131 36 7 181 0.00 0.00

    State Total 391 155 1,595 4,927 274 7,342 0.27 5.15

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  • Table 3.

    Status of Incidents by County, Based Upon Investigations/Assessments

    Completed by Conclusion During November 2018

    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total

    Northwest Andrew 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 22.22% 7 77.78% 0 0.00% 9

    Atchison 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1

    Buchanan 6 5.13% 1 0.86% 31 26.50% 73 62.39% 6 5.13% 117

    Caldwell 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 100.00% 0 0.00% 3

    Carroll 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 16.67% 10 83.33% 0 0.00% 12

    Cass 3 2.78% 0 0.00% 20 18.52% 80 74.07% 5 4.63% 108

    Chariton 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 75.00% 1 25.00% 0 0.00% 4

    Clay 6 3.21% 6 3.21% 31 16.58% 142 75.94% 2 1.07% 187

    Clinton 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 20.00% 8 80.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Cooper 0 0.00% 1 11.11% 2 22.22% 6 66.67% 0 0.00% 9

    Daviess 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 33.33% 4 66.67% 0 0.00% 6

    De Kalb 0 0.00% 1 16.67% 0 0.00% 5 83.33% 0 0.00% 6

    Gentry 2 28.57% 0 0.00% 3 42.86% 2 28.57% 0 0.00% 7

    Grundy 4 19.05% 0 0.00% 2 9.52% 14 66.67% 1 4.76% 21

    Harrison 2 12.50% 0 0.00% 3 18.75% 11 68.75% 0 0.00% 16

    Holt 1 16.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 5 83.33% 0 0.00% 6

    Johnson 2 5.13% 0 0.00% 10 25.64% 26 66.67% 1 2.56% 39

    Lafayette 1 4.00% 1 4.00% 10 40.00% 13 52.00% 0 0.00% 25

    Linn 2 11.77% 1 5.88% 1 5.88% 13 76.47% 0 0.00% 17

    Livingston 0 0.00% 1 14.29% 0 0.00% 6 85.71% 0 0.00% 7

    Mercer 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 33.33% 2 66.67% 0 0.00% 3

    Nodaway 2 22.22% 0 0.00% 2 22.22% 5 55.56% 0 0.00% 9

    Pettis 2 6.06% 1 3.03% 11 33.33% 19 57.58% 0 0.00% 33

    Platte 5 7.81% 0 0.00% 24 37.50% 34 53.13% 1 1.56% 64

    Putnam 2 22.22% 0 0.00% 2 22.22% 5 55.56% 0 0.00% 9

    Ray 1 3.33% 0 0.00% 5 16.67% 24 80.00% 0 0.00% 30

    Saline 3 6.38% 1 2.13% 11 23.40% 30 63.83% 2 4.26% 47

    Sullivan 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 33.33% 2 66.67% 0 0.00% 3

    Worth 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 1

    * Region Total * 44 5.44% 14 1.73% 182 22.50% 551 68.11% 18 2.23% 809

    Northeast Adair 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 5.26% 18 94.74% 0 0.00% 19

    Audrain 2 6.45% 0 0.00% 7 22.58% 21 67.74% 1 3.23% 31

    Boone 4 3.77% 1 0.94% 17 16.04% 82 77.36% 2 1.89% 106

    Callaway 5 9.09% 1 1.82% 12 21.82% 37 67.27% 0 0.00% 55

    Clark 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4 100.00% 0 0.00% 4

    Cole 2 3.13% 4 6.25% 14 21.88% 43 67.19% 1 1.56% 64

    Franklin 1 1.45% 4 5.80% 14 20.29% 50 72.46% 0 0.00% 69

    Gasconade 1 4.17% 1 4.17% 7 29.17% 15 62.50% 0 0.00% 24

    Howard 2 25.00% 0 0.00% 1 12.50% 5 62.50% 0 0.00% 8

    Jefferson 3 2.06% 6 4.11% 21 14.38% 113 77.40% 3 2.06% 146

    Knox 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 25.00% 3 75.00% 0 0.00% 4

    Lewis 1 7.14% 1 7.14% 1 7.14% 10 71.43% 1 7.14% 14

    Lincoln 4 5.00% 0 0.00% 15 18.75% 57 71.25% 4 5.00% 80

    Macon 1 9.09% 0 0.00% 3 27.27% 6 54.55% 1 9.09% 11

    Marion 3 8.82% 0 0.00% 5 14.71% 25 73.53% 1 2.94% 34

    Monroe 0 0.00% 1 11.11% 1 11.11% 7 77.78% 0 0.00% 9

    Montgomery 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 5.88% 16 94.12% 0 0.00% 17

    Osage 1 12.50% 0 0.00% 3 37.50% 4 50.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Pike 2 8.33% 1 4.17% 5 20.83% 16 66.67% 0 0.00% 24

    Ralls 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 14.29% 6 85.71% 0 0.00% 7

    Randolph 1 6.25% 2 12.50% 1 6.25% 12 75.00% 0 0.00% 16

    Schuyler 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 66.67% 1 33.33% 3

    Scotland 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0

    Shelby 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 25.00% 6 75.00% 0 0.00% 8

    St Charles 12 8.51% 0 0.00% 34 24.11% 91 64.54% 4 2.84% 141

    Warren 4 7.14% 0 0.00% 14 25.00% 38 67.86% 0 0.00% 56

    * Region Total * 49 5.12% 22 2.30% 181 18.89% 687 71.71% 19 1.98% 958

    Southeast Bollinger 0 0.00% 1 10.00% 0 0.00% 9 90.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Butler 7 9.33% 5 6.67% 12 16.00% 50 66.67% 1 1.33% 75

    Cape Girardeau 2 5.56% 0 0.00% 6 16.67% 28 77.78% 0 0.00% 36

    Carter 2 22.22% 1 11.11% 2 22.22% 4 44.44% 0 0.00% 9

    Crawford 1 5.00% 2 10.00% 5 25.00% 12 60.00% 0 0.00% 20

    Dent 2 16.67% 0 0.00% 1 8.33% 9 75.00% 0 0.00% 12

    Substantiated Unsubstantiated-PSI Unsubstantiated OtherFamily Assessment

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  • Table 3.

    Status of Incidents by County, Based Upon Investigations/Assessments

    Completed by Conclusion During November 2018

    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total

    Southeast Dunklin 0 0.00% 1 6.25% 3 18.75% 12 75.00% 0 0.00% 16

    Howell 5 9.43% 1 1.89% 12 22.64% 33 62.26% 2 3.77% 53

    Iron 3 25.00% 0 0.00% 3 25.00% 6 50.00% 0 0.00% 12

    Madison 1 10.00% 0 0.00% 4 40.00% 4 40.00% 1 10.00% 10

    Maries 2 18.18% 0 0.00% 1 9.09% 8 72.73% 0 0.00% 11

    Mississippi 2 15.39% 0 0.00% 2 15.39% 8 61.54% 1 7.69% 13

    New Madrid 1 5.00% 0 0.00% 7 35.00% 9 45.00% 3 15.00% 20

    Oregon 5 26.32% 0 0.00% 4 21.05% 10 52.63% 0 0.00% 19

    Pemiscot 1 5.56% 0 0.00% 8 44.44% 8 44.44% 1 5.56% 18

    Perry 3 18.75% 0 0.00% 4 25.00% 9 56.25% 0 0.00% 16

    Phelps 1 3.57% 2 7.14% 7 25.00% 18 64.29% 0 0.00% 28

    Pulaski 5 12.82% 1 2.56% 6 15.39% 26 66.67% 1 2.56% 39

    Reynolds 1 20.00% 0 0.00% 1 20.00% 3 60.00% 0 0.00% 5

    Ripley 1 6.25% 0 0.00% 5 31.25% 10 62.50% 0 0.00% 16

    Scott 2 5.13% 2 5.13% 7 17.95% 28 71.80% 0 0.00% 39

    Shannon 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 42.86% 4 57.14% 0 0.00% 7

    St Francois 5 6.41% 2 2.56% 15 19.23% 53 67.95% 3 3.85% 78

    Ste Genevieve 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 20.00% 11 73.33% 1 6.67% 15

    Stoddard 3 13.64% 1 4.55% 5 22.73% 13 59.09% 0 0.00% 22

    Texas 1 4.35% 2 8.70% 6 26.09% 14 60.87% 0 0.00% 23

    Washington 4 10.00% 2 5.00% 7 17.50% 25 62.50% 2 5.00% 40

    Wayne 1 14.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6 85.71% 0 0.00% 7

    * Region Total * 61 9.12% 23 3.44% 139 20.78% 430 64.28% 16 2.39% 669

    Southwest Barry 0 0.00% 4 9.30% 8 18.61% 29 67.44% 2 4.65% 43

    Barton 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4 36.36% 7 63.64% 0 0.00% 11

    Bates 1 9.09% 0 0.00% 1 9.09% 9 81.82% 0 0.00% 11

    Benton 0 0.00% 1 12.50% 1 12.50% 6 75.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Camden 6 10.17% 1 1.70% 9 15.25% 42 71.19% 1 1.70% 59

    Cedar 1 3.85% 0 0.00% 7 26.92% 18 69.23% 0 0.00% 26

    Christian 2 2.56% 3 3.85% 24 30.77% 47 60.26% 2 2.56% 78

    Dade 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 5 100.00% 0 0.00% 5

    Dallas 3 11.54% 0 0.00% 3 11.54% 19 73.08% 1 3.85% 26

    Douglas 1 10.00% 0 0.00% 2 20.00% 7 70.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Greene 17 3.86% 16 3.64% 92 20.91% 310 70.46% 5 1.14% 440

    Henry 1 4.35% 0 0.00% 5 21.74% 15 65.22% 2 8.70% 23

    Hickory 3 15.79% 1 5.26% 2 10.53% 13 68.42% 0 0.00% 19

    Jasper 3 2.31% 3 2.31% 39 30.00% 80 61.54% 5 3.85% 130

    Laclede 7 15.22% 2 4.35% 8 17.39% 28 60.87% 1 2.17% 46

    Lawrence 1 1.89% 1 1.89% 11 20.76% 40 75.47% 0 0.00% 53

    McDonald 2 9.09% 0 0.00% 7 31.82% 12 54.55% 1 4.55% 22

    Miller 4 9.52% 2 4.76% 11 26.19% 25 59.52% 0 0.00% 42

    Moniteau 1 6.67% 0 0.00% 2 13.33% 11 73.33% 1 6.67% 15

    Morgan 1 5.26% 0 0.00% 2 10.53% 16 84.21% 0 0.00% 19

    Newton 0 0.00% 1 2.78% 12 33.33% 20 55.56% 3 8.33% 36

    Ozark 3 42.86% 0 0.00% 1 14.29% 3 42.86% 0 0.00% 7

    Polk 2 3.18% 2 3.18% 8 12.70% 48 76.19% 3 4.76% 63

    St Clair 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 16.67% 5 83.33% 0 0.00% 6

    Stone 1 2.44% 1 2.44% 8 19.51% 28 68.29% 3 7.32% 41

    Taney 4 5.33% 1 1.33% 13 17.33% 54 72.00% 3 4.00% 75

    Vernon 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6 26.09% 17 73.91% 0 0.00% 23

    Webster 2 3.85% 3 5.77% 11 21.15% 34 65.39% 2 3.85% 52

    Wright 2 6.45% 1 3.23% 10 32.26% 17 54.84% 1 3.23% 31

    * Region Total * 68 4.79% 43 3.03% 308 21.69% 965 67.96% 36 2.54% 1,420

    Kansas City Jackson 22 3.10% 7 0.99% 159 22.43% 465 65.59% 56 7.90% 709

    * Region Total * 22 3.10% 7 0.99% 159 22.43% 465 65.59% 56 7.90% 709

    St. Louis St Louis City 12 4.44% 4 1.48% 67 24.82% 163 60.37% 24 8.89% 270

    St Louis County 13 3.49% 1 0.27% 113 30.30% 221 59.25% 25 6.70% 373

    * Region Total * 25 3.89% 5 0.78% 180 27.99% 384 59.72% 49 7.62% 643

    Other Out Home Inv 6 4.17% 1 0.69% 112 77.78% 18 12.50% 7 4.86% 144

    * Region Total * 6 4.17% 1 0.69% 112 77.78% 18 12.50% 7 4.86% 144

    State Total 275 5.14% 115 2.15% 1,261 23.56% 3,500 65.40% 201 3.76% 5,352

    Substantiated Unsubstantiated-PSI Unsubstantiated Family Assessment Other

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  • Table 4.

    Time From Receipt of a Report to the Initial Child Contact

    Based Upon Investigations/Assessments Completed During November 2018

    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total

    Northwest Andrew 7 77.78% 2 22.22% 0 0.00% 9

    Atchison 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1

    Buchanan 85 76.58% 25 22.52% 1 0.90% 111

    Caldwell 3 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3

    Carroll 10 90.91% 1 9.09% 0 0.00% 11

    Cass 87 86.14% 12 11.88% 2 1.98% 101

    Chariton 2 50.00% 0 0.00% 2 50.00% 4

    Clay 158 90.81% 13 7.47% 3 1.72% 174

    Clinton 9 90.00% 1 10.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Cooper 8 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Daviess 6 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6

    De Kalb 6 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6

    Gentry 7 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 7

    Grundy 18 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 18

    Harrison 13 81.25% 3 18.75% 0 0.00% 16

    Holt 3 50.00% 1 16.67% 2 33.33% 6

    Johnson 30 83.33% 6 16.67% 0 0.00% 36

    Lafayette 25 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 25

    Linn 13 76.47% 3 17.65% 1 5.88% 17

    Livingston 5 71.43% 2 28.57% 0 0.00% 7

    Mercer 3 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3

    Nodaway 6 66.67% 3 33.33% 0 0.00% 9

    Pettis 32 96.97% 1 3.03% 0 0.00% 33

    Platte 53 85.48% 9 14.52% 0 0.00% 62

    Putnam 6 75.00% 1 12.50% 1 12.50% 8

    Ray 25 83.33% 5 16.67% 0 0.00% 30

    Saline 42 97.67% 1 2.33% 0 0.00% 43

    Sullivan 2 66.67% 1 33.33% 0 0.00% 3

    Worth 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1

    * Region Total * 666 86.72% 90 11.72% 12 1.56% 768

    Northeast Adair 18 94.74% 1 5.26% 0 0.00% 19

    Audrain 26 89.66% 3 10.35% 0 0.00% 29

    Boone 83 82.18% 18 17.82% 0 0.00% 101

    Callaway 46 92.00% 3 6.00% 1 2.00% 50

    Clark 4 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4

    Cole 58 93.55% 4 6.45% 0 0.00% 62

    Franklin 59 86.77% 9 13.24% 0 0.00% 68

    Gasconade 14 66.67% 6 28.57% 1 4.76% 21

    Howard 7 87.50% 1 12.50% 0 0.00% 8

    Jefferson 115 84.56% 18 13.24% 3 2.21% 136

    Knox 4 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4

    Lewis 12 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 12

    Lincoln 63 85.14% 11 14.87% 0 0.00% 74

    Macon 9 90.00% 1 10.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Marion 32 96.97% 1 3.03% 0 0.00% 33

    Monroe 4 44.44% 3 33.33% 2 22.22% 9

    Montgomery 10 62.50% 2 12.50% 4 25.00% 16

    Osage 4 50.00% 3 37.50% 1 12.50% 8

    Pike 21 91.30% 2 8.70% 0 0.00% 23

    Ralls 5 71.43% 2 28.57% 0 0.00% 7

    Randolph 14 87.50% 2 12.50% 0 0.00% 16

    Schuyler 1 50.00% 1 50.00% 0 0.00% 2

    Scotland 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0

    Shelby 8 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8

    St Charles 109 81.34% 23 17.16% 2 1.49% 134

    Warren 46 86.79% 6 11.32% 1 1.89% 53

    * Region Total * 772 85.12% 120 13.23% 15 1.65% 907

    Southeast Bollinger 10 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Butler 56 76.71% 15 20.55% 2 2.74% 73

    Cape Girardeau 35 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 35

    Carter 6 75.00% 1 12.50% 1 12.50% 8

    Crawford 18 90.00% 2 10.00% 0 0.00% 20

    Dent 9 75.00% 2 16.67% 1 8.33% 12

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  • Table 4.

    Time From Receipt of a Report to the Initial Child Contact

    Based Upon Investigations/Assessments Completed During November 2018

    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total

    Southeast Dunklin 12 75.00% 4 25.00% 0 0.00% 16

    Howell 45 91.84% 3 6.12% 1 2.04% 49

    Iron 7 63.64% 4 36.36% 0 0.00% 11

    Madison 9 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 9

    Maries 7 63.64% 3 27.27% 1 9.09% 11

    Mississippi 12 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 12

    New Madrid 16 94.12% 1 5.88% 0 0.00% 17

    Oregon 18 94.74% 1 5.26% 0 0.00% 19

    Pemiscot 15 88.24% 2 11.77% 0 0.00% 17

    Perry 16 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 16

    Phelps 19 67.86% 7 25.00% 2 7.14% 28

    Pulaski 30 78.95% 7 18.42% 1 2.63% 38

    Reynolds 3 60.00% 2 40.00% 0 0.00% 5

    Ripley 14 93.33% 1 6.67% 0 0.00% 15

    Scott 35 94.60% 2 5.41% 0 0.00% 37

    Shannon 6 85.71% 0 0.00% 1 14.29% 7

    St Francois 68 94.44% 4 5.56% 0 0.00% 72

    Ste Genevieve 13 92.86% 1 7.14% 0 0.00% 14

    Stoddard 21 95.46% 1 4.55% 0 0.00% 22

    Texas 19 82.61% 4 17.39% 0 0.00% 23

    Washington 34 94.44% 1 2.78% 1 2.78% 36

    Wayne 4 66.67% 2 33.33% 0 0.00% 6

    * Region Total * 557 87.30% 70 10.97% 11 1.72% 638

    Southwest Barry 34 87.18% 5 12.82% 0 0.00% 39

    Barton 10 90.91% 1 9.09% 0 0.00% 11

    Bates 10 90.91% 1 9.09% 0 0.00% 11

    Benton 6 75.00% 2 25.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Camden 48 85.71% 8 14.29% 0 0.00% 56

    Cedar 22 88.00% 3 12.00% 0 0.00% 25

    Christian 64 87.67% 5 6.85% 4 5.48% 73

    Dade 3 60.00% 2 40.00% 0 0.00% 5

    Dallas 21 87.50% 1 4.17% 2 8.33% 24

    Douglas 8 80.00% 2 20.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Greene 355 84.52% 61 14.52% 4 0.95% 420

    Henry 19 95.00% 1 5.00% 0 0.00% 20

    Hickory 16 88.89% 1 5.56% 1 5.56% 18

    Jasper 114 93.44% 8 6.56% 0 0.00% 122

    Laclede 40 97.56% 1 2.44% 0 0.00% 41

    Lawrence 45 88.24% 4 7.84% 2 3.92% 51

    McDonald 20 95.24% 1 4.76% 0 0.00% 21

    Miller 35 87.50% 5 12.50% 0 0.00% 40

    Moniteau 9 75.00% 2 16.67% 1 8.33% 12

    Morgan 15 78.95% 4 21.05% 0 0.00% 19

    Newton 32 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 32

    Ozark 6 85.71% 1 14.29% 0 0.00% 7

    Polk 48 82.76% 10 17.24% 0 0.00% 58

    St Clair 6 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6

    Stone 35 94.60% 2 5.41% 0 0.00% 37

    Taney 59 85.51% 10 14.49% 0 0.00% 69

    Vernon 20 86.96% 3 13.04% 0 0.00% 23

    Webster 43 89.58% 5 10.42% 0 0.00% 48

    Wright 28 93.33% 2 6.67% 0 0.00% 30

    * Region Total * 1,171 87.65% 151 11.30% 14 1.05% 1,336

    Kansas City Jackson 500 78.99% 111 17.54% 22 3.48% 633

    * Region Total * 500 78.99% 111 17.54% 22 3.48% 633

    St. Louis St Louis City 137 60.89% 80 35.56% 8 3.56% 225

    St Louis County 255 77.51% 71 21.58% 3 0.91% 329

    * Region Total * 392 70.76% 151 27.26% 11 1.99% 554

    Other Out Home Inv 137 95.14% 6 4.17% 1 0.69% 144

    * Region Total * 137 95.14% 6 4.17% 1 0.69% 144

    State Total 4,195 84.24% 699 14.04% 86 1.73% 4,980

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  • Table 5.

    The Number of Days Required to Complete Investigations/Assessments,

    Based Upon Investigations/Assessments Completed During November 2018

    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total

    Northwest Andrew 1 12.50% 1 12.50% 6 75.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Atchison 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1

    Buchanan 28 26.17% 12 11.22% 64 59.81% 3 2.80% 0 0.00% 107

    Caldwell 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3

    Carroll 1 9.09% 1 9.09% 7 63.64% 2 18.18% 0 0.00% 11

    Cass 15 15.00% 10 10.00% 53 53.00% 22 22.00% 0 0.00% 100

    Chariton 3 75.00% 0 0.00% 1 25.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4

    Clay 41 23.16% 2 1.13% 129 72.88% 5 2.83% 0 0.00% 177

    Clinton 2 20.00% 0 0.00% 8 80.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Cooper 1 14.29% 2 28.57% 2 28.57% 2 28.57% 0 0.00% 7

    Daviess 1 16.67% 1 16.67% 4 66.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6

    De Kalb 1 16.67% 0 0.00% 5 83.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6

    Gentry 3 42.86% 2 28.57% 2 28.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 7

    Grundy 7 38.89% 0 0.00% 11 61.11% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 18

    Harrison 5 35.71% 0 0.00% 9 64.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 14

    Holt 0 0.00% 1 16.67% 5 83.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6

    Johnson 12 31.58% 1 2.63% 25 65.79% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 38

    Lafayette 9 37.50% 3 12.50% 9 37.50% 3 12.50% 0 0.00% 24

    Linn 3 17.65% 1 5.88% 13 76.47% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 17

    Livingston 1 16.67% 0 0.00% 5 83.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6

    Mercer 1 33.33% 0 0.00% 2 66.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3

    Nodaway 3 37.50% 1 12.50% 2 25.00% 2 25.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Pettis 9 30.00% 5 16.67% 12 40.00% 4 13.33% 0 0.00% 30

    Platte 24 38.71% 5 8.07% 33 53.23% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 62

    Putnam 4 50.00% 0 0.00% 4 50.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Ray 5 17.24% 1 3.45% 16 55.17% 7 24.14% 0 0.00% 29

    Saline 9 20.00% 6 13.33% 10 22.22% 15 33.33% 5 11.11% 45

    Sullivan 1 33.33% 0 0.00% 2 66.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3

    Worth 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1

    * Region Total * 190 25.03% 56 7.38% 443 58.37% 65 8.56% 5 0.66% 759

    Northeast Adair 1 5.88% 0 0.00% 13 76.47% 3 17.65% 0 0.00% 17

    Audrain 9 31.03% 1 3.45% 19 65.52% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 29

    Boone 13 13.83% 10 10.64% 43 45.75% 21 22.34% 7 7.45% 94

    Callaway 15 30.00% 3 6.00% 24 48.00% 8 16.00% 0 0.00% 50

    Clark 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 66.67% 1 33.33% 0 0.00% 3

    Cole 17 27.42% 3 4.84% 36 58.07% 6 9.68% 0 0.00% 62

    Franklin 16 24.24% 3 4.55% 45 68.18% 2 3.03% 0 0.00% 66

    Gasconade 9 39.13% 0 0.00% 14 60.87% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 23

    Howard 1 12.50% 2 25.00% 4 50.00% 1 12.50% 0 0.00% 8

    Jefferson 11 8.09% 19 13.97% 54 39.71% 44 32.35% 8 5.88% 136

    Knox 0 0.00% 1 25.00% 3 75.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4

    Lewis 3 25.00% 0 0.00% 6 50.00% 3 25.00% 0 0.00% 12

    Lincoln 10 13.33% 9 12.00% 46 61.33% 10 13.33% 0 0.00% 75

    Macon 3 30.00% 1 10.00% 5 50.00% 1 10.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Marion 4 12.90% 4 12.90% 22 70.97% 1 3.23% 0 0.00% 31

    Monroe 2 33.33% 0 0.00% 4 66.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6

    Montgomery 0 0.00% 1 5.88% 8 47.06% 8 47.06% 0 0.00% 17

    Osage 3 37.50% 1 12.50% 4 50.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Pike 6 25.00% 2 8.33% 15 62.50% 1 4.17% 0 0.00% 24

    Ralls 1 16.67% 0 0.00% 5 83.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6

    Randolph 3 18.75% 1 6.25% 8 50.00% 4 25.00% 0 0.00% 16

    Schuyler 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 50.00% 1 50.00% 0 0.00% 2

    Scotland 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0

    Shelby 1 14.29% 1 14.29% 4 57.14% 1 14.29% 0 0.00% 7

    St Charles 21 15.91% 26 19.70% 46 34.85% 35 26.52% 4 3.03% 132

    Warren 11 20.37% 7 12.96% 32 59.26% 4 7.41% 0 0.00% 54

    * Region Total * 160 17.94% 95 10.65% 463 51.91% 155 17.38% 19 2.13% 892

    Southeast Bollinger 0 0.00% 1 11.11% 5 55.56% 3 33.33% 0 0.00% 9

    Butler 19 28.36% 5 7.46% 39 58.21% 4 5.97% 0 0.00% 67

    Cape Girardeau 4 11.77% 4 11.77% 15 44.12% 10 29.41% 1 2.94% 34

    Carter 4 50.00% 1 12.50% 3 37.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Crawford 4 20.00% 4 20.00% 5 25.00% 7 35.00% 0 0.00% 20

    Dent 2 16.67% 1 8.33% 8 66.67% 1 8.33% 0 0.00% 12

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  • Table 5.

    The Number of Days Required to Complete Investigations/Assessments,

    Based Upon Investigations/Assessments Completed During November 2018

    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total

    Southeast Dunklin 4 25.00% 0 0.00% 7 43.75% 5 31.25% 0 0.00% 16

    Howell 17 32.69% 2 3.85% 33 63.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 52

    Iron 6 50.00% 0 0.00% 6 50.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 12

    Madison 4 40.00% 1 10.00% 5 50.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Maries 2 20.00% 1 10.00% 5 50.00% 2 20.00% 0 0.00% 10

    Mississippi 4 30.77% 0 0.00% 9 69.23% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 13

    New Madrid 9 45.00% 2 10.00% 8 40.00% 1 5.00% 0 0.00% 20

    Oregon 8 47.06% 1 5.88% 8 47.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 17

    Pemiscot 6 35.29% 4 23.53% 7 41.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 17

    Perry 4 25.00% 3 18.75% 6 37.50% 3 18.75% 0 0.00% 16

    Phelps 4 16.00% 6 24.00% 6 24.00% 9 36.00% 0 0.00% 25

    Pulaski 4 10.53% 9 23.68% 22 57.90% 3 7.90% 0 0.00% 38

    Reynolds 1 20.00% 1 20.00% 2 40.00% 1 20.00% 0 0.00% 5

    Ripley 5 33.33% 1 6.67% 9 60.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 15

    Scott 11 29.73% 0 0.00% 26 70.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 37

    Shannon 3 42.86% 0 0.00% 4 57.14% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 7

    St Francois 19 26.03% 5 6.85% 43 58.90% 6 8.22% 0 0.00% 73

    Ste Genevieve 2 13.33% 1 6.67% 12 80.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 15

    Stoddard 8 36.36% 1 4.55% 13 59.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 22

    Texas 4 17.39% 5 21.74% 11 47.83% 3 13.04% 0 0.00% 23

    Washington 4 10.26% 10 25.64% 20 51.28% 5 12.82% 0 0.00% 39

    Wayne 0 0.00% 1 14.29% 6 85.71% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 7

    * Region Total * 162 25.35% 70 10.96% 343 53.68% 63 9.86% 1 0.16% 639

    Southwest Barry 13 30.23% 0 0.00% 30 69.77% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 43

    Barton 4 36.36% 0 0.00% 7 63.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 11

    Bates 2 18.18% 0 0.00% 8 72.73% 1 9.09% 0 0.00% 11

    Benton 2 25.00% 0 0.00% 6 75.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Camden 15 27.27% 1 1.82% 39 70.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 55

    Cedar 8 34.78% 0 0.00% 15 65.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 23

    Christian 31 42.47% 0 0.00% 42 57.53% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 73

    Dade 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3

    Dallas 6 26.09% 1 4.35% 13 56.52% 2 8.70% 1 4.35% 23

    Douglas 3 37.50% 0 0.00% 5 62.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8

    Greene 112 26.42% 15 3.54% 284 66.98% 13 3.07% 0 0.00% 424

    Henry 4 18.18% 3 13.64% 13 59.09% 2 9.09% 0 0.00% 22

    Hickory 4 22.22% 2 11.11% 8 44.44% 4 22.22% 0 0.00% 18

    Jasper 48 38.40% 1 0.80% 76 60.80% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 125

    Laclede 16 35.56% 1 2.22% 28 62.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 45

    Lawrence 13 25.00% 0 0.00% 39 75.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 52

    McDonald 8 38.10% 1 4.76% 12 57.14% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 21

    Miller 17 41.46% 0 0.00% 24 58.54% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 41

    Moniteau 3 20.00% 0 0.00% 12 80.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 15

    Morgan 3 16.67% 0 0.00% 15 83.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 18

    Newton 15 46.88% 0 0.00% 17 53.13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 32

    Ozark 3 42.86% 1 14.29% 3 42.86% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 7

    Polk 12 21.43% 1 1.79% 42 75.00% 1 1.79% 0 0.00% 56

    St Clair 1 16.67% 0 0.00% 4 66.67% 1 16.67% 0 0.00% 6

    Stone 10 25.64% 0 0.00% 29 74.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 39

    Taney 17 23.94% 1 1.41% 52 73.24% 1 1.41% 0 0.00% 71

    Vernon 6 26.09% 0 0.00% 17 73.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 23

    Webster 14 29.17% 2 4.17% 32 66.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 48

    Wright 13 44.83% 1 3.45% 15 51.72% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 29

    * Region Total * 403 29.85% 31 2.30% 890 65.93% 25 1.85% 1 0.07% 1,350

    Kansas City Jackson 186 28.01% 25 3.77% 444 66.87% 9 1.36% 0 0.00% 664

    * Region Total * 186 28.01% 25 3.77% 444 66.87% 9 1.36% 0 0.00% 664

    St. Louis St Louis City 57 22.09% 39 15.12% 106 41.09% 56 21.71% 0 0.00% 258

    St Louis County 97 27.25% 43 12.08% 159 44.66% 52 14.61% 5 1.40% 356

    * Region Total * 154 25.08% 82 13.36% 265 43.16% 108 17.59% 5 0.81% 614

    Other Out Home Inv 126 87.50% 0 0.00% 18 12.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 144

    * Region Total * 126 87.50% 0 0.00% 18 12.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 144

    State Total 1,381 27.28% 359 7.09% 2,866 56.62% 425 8.40% 31 0.61% 5,062

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    CA/N Hotline Unit Reports and Referrals During November 2018

    CA/N CA/N Newborn Non- Preventive Non CA/N

    CA/N Family Juvenile Crisis Caretaker Service Fatality

    Investigations Assessment Assessment Assessment Referral Referral Referral Total

    Northwest Andrew 3 9 0 0 1 1 0 14

    Atchison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Buchanan 29 67 8 8 7 22 0 141

    Caldwell 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 8

    Carroll 2 9 0 1 1 0 0 13

    Cass 24 36 3 7 5 9 0 84

    Chariton 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 7

    Clay 46 115 9 17 13 19 0 219

    Clinton 3 12 1 1 0 2 0 19

    Cooper 2 4 0 0 3 5 0 14

    Daviess 0 4 0 1 5 3 0 13

    De Kalb 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4

    Gentry 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 6

    Grundy 2 8 0 1 0 3 0 14

    Harrison 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 11

    Holt 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 5

    Johnson 14 19 2 3 1 5 0 44

    Lafayette 6 10 0 3 3 3 0 25

    Linn 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 11

    Livingston 5 14 2 0 2 4 0 27

    Mercer 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

    Nodaway 5 12 0 0 2 2 0 21

    Pettis 6 25 1 1 6 5 0 44

    Platte 21 38 3 3 7 6 0 78

    Putnam 4 7 0 0 1 1 0 13

    Ray 5 15 0 3 3 2 0 28

    Saline 5 11 1 0 3 3 0 23

    Sullivan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Worth 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3

    * Region Total * 193 444 33 53 69 102 0 894

    Northeast Adair 6 16 2 1 1 4 0 30

    Audrain 8 15 2 0 1 4 0 30

    Boone 27 70 9 7 15 20 0 148

    Callaway 18 22 0 2 3 9 0 54

    Clark 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 13

    Cole 20 33 0 5 3 9 0 70

    Franklin 30 57 4 17 6 10 0 124

    Gasconade 7 14 0 0 0 2 0 23

    Howard 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6

    Jefferson 50 114 5 21 11 38 0 239

    Knox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Lewis 2 5 0 1 2 0 0 10

    Lincoln 22 29 2 3 8 7 0 71

    Macon 4 7 1 1 0 2 0 15

    Marion 10 33 1 3 2 6 0 55

    Monroe 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3

    Montgomery 1 12 2 2 0 6 0 23

    Osage 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 7

    Pike 2 10 0 1 1 6 0 20

    Ralls 3 4 0 0 3 1 0 11

    Randolph 16 20 3 1 1 2 0 43

    Schuyler 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4

    Scotland 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 6

    Shelby 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 8

    St Charles 59 133 9 9 34 28 0 272

    Warren 11 37 2 1 0 6 0 57

    * Region Total * 314 649 43 75 93 169 0 1,343

    Southeast Bollinger 5 9 1 0 1 1 0 17

    Butler 12 22 0 3 1 9 0 47

    Cape Girardeau 19 38 1 2 4 6 0 70

    Carter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Crawford 8 19 1 7 2 3 0 40

    Dent 6 10 0 0 2 0 0 18

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    CA/N Hotline Unit Reports and Referrals During November 2018

    CA/N CA/N Newborn Non- Preventive Non CA/N

    CA/N Family Juvenile Crisis Caretaker Service Fatality

    Investigations Assessment Assessment Assessment Referral Referral Referral Total

    Southeast Dunklin 8 23 1 2 2 7 0 43

    Howell 22 26 3 4 5 7 0 67

    Iron 4 10 4 0 0 4 0 22

    Madison 5 5 1 2 2 7 0 22

    Maries 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 5

    Mississippi 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 14

    New Madrid 7 13 0 2 3 1 0 26

    Oregon 3 6 1 3 1 1 0 15

    Pemiscot 7 14 1 2 0 4 0 28

    Perry 5 4 0 2 1 4 0 16

    Phelps 11 24 2 5 6 6 0 54

    Pulaski 13 24 7 7 7 12 0 70

    Reynolds 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 10

    Ripley 6 6 0 3 1 6 0 22

    Scott 18 25 2 0 4 7 0 56

    Shannon 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 9

    St Francois 22 30 5 8 1 10 0 76

    Ste Genevieve 7 13 0 2 2 3 0 27

    Stoddard 6 13 2 0 1 6 0 28

    Texas 6 17 1 2 4 3 0 33

    Washington 7 18 0 1 4 7 0 37

    Wayne 5 5 0 0 0 4 0 14

    * Region Total * 222 392 35 63 55 120 0 887

    Southwest Barry 11 20 2 2 4 7 0 46

    Barton 6 13 1 1 0 2 0 23

    Bates 2 9 0 0 1 0 0 12

    Benton 2 8 1 1 1 4 0 17

    Camden 12 29 3 0 2 8 0 54

    Cedar 5 12 0 0 0 5 0 22

    Christian 24 55 6 6 18 21 0 130

    Dade 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 9

    Dallas 5 6 3 1 0 9 0 24

    Douglas 5 4 0 2 2 1 0 14

    Greene 143 252 30 31 44 61 0 561

    Henry 9 17 0 1 0 2 0 29

    Hickory 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 9

    Jasper 43 74 4 5 10 23 0 159

    Laclede 12 26 1 8 3 7 0 57

    Lawrence 16 29 1 2 5 23 0 76

    McDonald 5 13 1 0 1 4 0 24

    Miller 14 21 0 1 2 5 0 43

    Moniteau 2 5 1 1 0 6 0 15

    Morgan 8 21 0 1 1 3 0 34

    Newton 11 34 3 3 8 10 0 69

    Ozark 6 6 0 1 0 1 0 14

    Polk 22 40 2 5 7 4 0 80

    St Clair 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 6

    Stone 13 22 2 1 6 3 0 47

    Taney 14 37 5 6 9 18 0 89

    Vernon 7 13 0 1 0 3 0 24

    Webster 11 27 2 2 1 5 0 48

    Wright 3 15 1 3 2 11 0 35

    * Region Total * 415 824 70 85 127 249 0 1,770

    Kansas City Jackson 235 342 26 86 63 99 0 851

    * Region Total * 235 342 26 86 63 99 0 851

    St. Louis St Louis City 98 199 17 47 33 41 0 435

    St Louis County 193 351 28 68 47 53 0 740

    * Region Total * 291 550 45 115 80 94 0 1,175

    Other Out Home Inv 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 160

    Out Of State 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 11

    Stat Unit 1 0 0 0 0 0 78 79

    * Region Total * 167 4 1 0 0 0 78 250

    State Total 1,837 3,205 253 477 487 833 78 7,170

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    Notes: Child Abuse and Neglect Tables and Figures

    Table 1.

    • Based upon incidents and children reported during the month. • Counts of children may be duplicated (i.e., children may be victims on multiple incidents

    during any given month).

    Table 2.

    • Based upon investigations/assessments completed during the month. • Counts of children may be duplicated (i.e., children may be victims on multiple incidents

    during any given month).

    • Conclusions are as follows:

    Substantiated -> Court Adjudicated and Preponderance of Evidence, Child Abuse/Neglect Present but Perpetrator Unidentified

    Unsubstantiated-PSI -> Unsubstantiated-Preventive Services Indicated

    Unsubstantiated -> Unsubstantiated Family Assessment -> Family Assessment-Services Needed, Family Assessment-

    Services Not Needed, and Family Assessment-Non-cooperative/Child Safe,

    Assessment-Services Needed-Linked Initial 45 Days, Assessment-Services Needed-Family Declined,

    Agency Responded-Concerns Addressed

    Other -> Unable to Locate, Inappropriate Report, Located Out of State, Home Schooling, Unsubstantiated (School Investigation),

    Substantiated (School Investigation), and Unresolved (School Investigation)

    • Population data is based upon the US 2010 census released on May 19, 2011 by The US Census Bureau, www.census.gov.

    Table 3.

    • Based upon investigations/assessments completed during the month.

    • Conclusions are as follows: Substantiated -> Court Adjudicated and Preponderance of Evidence,

    Child Abuse/Neglect Present but Perpetrator Unidentified Unsubstantiated-PSI -> Unsubstantiated-Preventive Services Indicated

    Unsubstantiated -> Unsubstantiated

    Family Assessment -> Family Assessment-Services Needed, Family Assessment-Services Not Needed, and Family Assessment-Non-

    cooperative/Child Safe, Assessment-Services Needed-Linked Initial 45 Days,

    Assessment-Services Needed-Family Declined,

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    Other -> Unable to Locate, Inappropriate Report, Located Out of State,

    Home Schooling, Unsubstantiated (School Investigation), Substantiated (School Investigation), and Unresolved (School

    Investigation)

    Table 4.

    • Based upon investigations/assessments completed during the month. Does not include

    information on expunged reports and reports where the only alleged category of abuse/neglect was educational neglect, or reports concluded as E- Unable to Locate, G-

    Inappropriate report, H- Located out of state, or R-Already Investigated.

    Table 5.

    • Based upon incidents concluded during the month.

    Table 6.

    • Based upon incidents and referrals reported during the month. • Administrative referrals are not included.

    Figure 2. and Figure 3.

    • Based upon incidents reported during the month.

    Figure 4.

    • Based upon incidents reported during the month compared to incidents reported during the same month of the previous year.

    Figure 5. and Figure 6.

    • Based upon investigations/assessments completed during the month.

    • Conclusions are as follows: Substantiated -> Court Adjudicated and Preponderance of Evidence,

    Child Abuse/Neglect Present but Perpetrator Unidentified

    Unsubstantiated-PSI -> Unsubstantiated-Preventive Services Indicated Unsubstantiated -> Unsubstantiated

    Family Assessment -> Family Assessment-Services Needed, Family Assessment-Services Not Needed, and Family Assessment-Non-

    cooperative/Child Safe,

    Assessment-Services Needed-Linked Initial 45 Days, Assessment-Services Needed-Family Declined,

    Agency Responded-Concerns Addressed

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    Other -> Unable to Locate, Inappropriate Report, Located Out of State,

    Home Schooling, Unsubstantiated (School Investigation), Substantiated (School Investigation), and Unresolved (School

    Investigation)

    • Figures do not include Out-of-Home Investigation, STAT Unit, or Out of State categories.

    • Figures do not include information on expunged reports and reports where the only

    alleged category of abuse/neglect was educational neglect, or reports concluded as E- Unable to Locate, G- Inappropriate report, H- Located out of state, or R-Already

    Investigated.

    Figure 7.

    • Based upon investigations/assessments completed during the month. Does not include

    information on expunged reports and reports where the only alleged category of abuse/neglect was educational neglect, or reports concluded as E- Unable to Locate, G-

    Inappropriate report, H- Located out of state, or R-Already Investigated.

    Figure 8a. and Figure 8b.

    • Based upon investigations and assessments completed during the month.

  • Family-Centered Services

  • Table 7.

    Family-Centered Services Cases Open at the End of November 2018

    by Reason for Opening

    Preponderance Preventive Court Newborn Crisis Family AC Closed/ Total

    of Evidence Services Order Only Assessment Assessment FCS Reopen Cases Active

    Northwest Andrew 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

    Atchison 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

    Buchanan 2 3 1 0 17 0 23

    Caldwell 1 0 0 0 3 0 4

    Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Cass 1 2 1 0 4 0 8

    Chariton 0 1 1 0 2 0 4

    Clay 0 3 4 2 2 0 11

    Clinton 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

    Cooper 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

    Daviess 0 0 1 0 4 0 5

    De Kalb 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

    Gentry 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

    Grundy 0 3 0 0 7 0 10

    Harrison 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

    Holt 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

    Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

    Lafayette 0 0 1 0 5 0 6

    Linn 0 6 1 0 1 0 8

    Livingston 0 2 0 2 4 0 8

    Mercer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Nodaway 0 2 0 2 5 0 9

    Pettis 1 2 0 1 2 0 6

    Platte 0 1 0 1 6 0 8

    Putnam 0 3 0 0 1 0 4

    Ray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Saline 1 1 0 0 4 0 6

    Sullivan 0 4 0 0 0 0 4

    Worth 0 1 1 0 1 0 3

    * Region Total * 8 38 11 8 75 1 141

    Northeast Adair 0 2 0 0 2 0 4

    Audrain 1 1 1 0 9 1 13

    Boone 10 16 4 6 40 8 84

    Callaway 1 3 0 0 19 1 24

    Clark 0 2 1 0 3 0 6

    Cole 1 1 3 0 10 0 15

    Franklin 4 9 0 11 27 0 51

    Gasconade 0 3 0 1 8 0 12

    Howard 1 0 0 1 2 0 4

    Jefferson 0 6 2 3 55 2 68

    Knox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Lincoln 0 0 3 1 12 1 17

    Macon 0 3 0 0 8 0 11

    Marion 3 3 1 2 11 0 20

    Monroe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Montgomery 0 1 0 2 3 0 6

    Osage 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

    Pike 0 6 0 0 2 0 8

    Ralls 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

    Randolph 2 1 0 3 26 1 33

    Schuyler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Scotland 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

    Shelby 0 2 0 0 3 0 5

    St Charles 1 2 0 1 22 0 26

    Warren 2 5 0 2 9 0 18

    * Region Total * 29 66 15 34 273 14 431

    Southeast Bollinger 1 1 0 0 13 1 16

    Butler 3 10 3 3 9 0 28

    Cape Girardeau 1 9 3 2 44 1 60

    Carter 0 0 0 0 5 0 5

    Crawford 1 0 0 2 6 0 9

    Dent 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

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    Family-Centered Services Cases Open at the End of November 2018

    by Reason for Opening

    Preponderance Preventive Court Newborn Crisis Family AC Closed/ Total

    of Evidence Services Order Only Assessment Assessment FCS Reopen Cases Active

    Southeast Dunklin 0 1 0 2 10 0 13

    Howell 1 3 0 3 25 0 32

    Iron 1 4 0 1 1 0 7

    Madison 0 1 0 1 3 0 5

    Maries 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

    Mississippi 0 2 1 2 2 0 7

    New Madrid 0 3 0 4 13 1 21

    Oregon 0 1 0 1 12 0 14

    Pemiscot 0 1 0 2 9 0 12

    Perry 0 2 0 1 10 0 13

    Phelps 1 7 2 0 7 0 17

    Pulaski 0 6 0 0 6 0 12

    Reynolds 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

    Ripley 1 2 0 0 1 0 4

    Scott 0 1 0 7 10 0 18

    Shannon 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

    St Francois 2 5 0 0 30 0 37

    Ste Genevieve 0 2 1 0 2 0 5

    Stoddard 0 2 0 1 12 0 15

    Texas 0 2 0 0 5 0 7

    Washington 1 1 0 3 5 0 10

    Wayne 0 3 0 1 5 0 9

    * Region Total * 13 70 10 37 251 3 384

    Southwest Barry 0 2 0 0 6 0 8

    Barton 0 1 2 0 2 0 5

    Bates 0 2 0 1 7 0 10

    Benton 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

    Camden 0 7 0 0 18 0 25

    Cedar 0 2 0 0 5 1 8

    Christian 0 1 0 1 12 1 15

    Dade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Dallas 1 3 0 0 10 0 14

    Douglas 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

    Greene 0 3 0 0 95 1 99

    Henry 0 1 0 0 17 0 18

    Hickory 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Jasper 0 9 2 3 67 0 81

    Laclede 0 1 0 0 20 0 21

    Lawrence 0 0 0 0 18 0 18

    McDonald 0 1 0 0 4 1 6

    Miller 0 1 0 0 6 0 7

    Moniteau 0 0 0 0 11 0 11

    Morgan 3 1 0 1 14 0 19

    Newton 0 5 0 1 11 1 18

    Ozark 2 0 1 0 2 0 5

    Polk 0 0 0 0 6 0 6

    St Clair 0 0 0 0 4 0 4

    Stone 0 6 4 0 6 1 17

    Taney 1 4 0 2 39 1 47

    Vernon 0 0 2 1 7 0 10

    Webster 1 0 0 0 12 1 14

    Wright 0 1 0 0 7 0 8

    * Region Total * 9 51 11 10 411 8 500

    Kansas City Jackson 0 3 13 10 91 48 165

    * Region Total * 0 3 13 10 91 48 165

    St. Louis St Louis City 3 3 2 4 63 1 76

    St Louis County 18 18 17 13 62 12 140

    * Region Total * 21 21 19 17 125 13 216

    State Total 80 249 79 116 1,226 87 1,837

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    Family-Centered Services Cases Active During November 2018

    by Reason for Opening

    Preponderance Preventive Court Newborn Crisis Family AC Closed/ Total

    of Evidence Services Order Only Assessment Assessment FCS Reopen Cases Active

    Northwest Andrew 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

    Atchison 0 0 0 0 1 1 2

    Buchanan 2 3 1 0 20 0 26

    Caldwell 1 0 0 0 3 0 4

    Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Cass 1 2 1 0 6 0 10

    Chariton 0 1 1 0 2 0 4

    Clay 0 3 4 2 3 0 12

    Clinton 0 2 0 0 2 0 4

    Cooper 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

    Daviess 0 0 1 0 4 0 5

    De Kalb 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

    Gentry 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

    Grundy 0 3 0 0 7 0 10

    Harrison 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

    Holt 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

    Johnson 0 0 1 0 3 0 4

    Lafayette 0 1 1 0 8 0 10

    Linn 0 6 1 0 1 0 8

    Livingston 0 2 0 2 4 0 8

    Mercer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Nodaway 0 2 0 2 5 0 9

    Pettis 1 2 0 1 2 0 6

    Platte 0 1 0 1 6 0 8

    Putnam 0 3 0 1 1 0 5

    Ray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Saline 2 1 0 0 5 0 8

    Sullivan 0 5 0 0 0 0 5

    Worth 0 1 1 0 1 0 3

    * Region Total * 9 41 12 9 91 1 163

    Northeast Adair 0 2 0 0 3 0 5

    Audrain 1 1 1 1 10 1 15

    Boone 11 16 4 6 40 10 87

    Callaway 1 3 0 0 19 1 24

    Clark 0 2 1 0 4 0 7

    Cole 1 2 3 0 15 0 21

    Franklin 4 10 0 11 29 0 54

    Gasconade 0 4 0 1 8 0 13

    Howard 1 0 0 1 2 0 4

    Jefferson 0 7 3 3 63 2 78

    Knox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Lincoln 1 1 3 1 15 1 22

    Macon 0 3 0 0 10 0 13

    Marion 4 3 1 2 12 0 22

    Monroe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Montgomery 0 1 0 2 3 0 6

    Osage 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

    Pike 0 6 0 0 3 0 9

    Ralls 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

    Randolph 3 1 0 3 26 2 35

    Schuyler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Scotland 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

    Shelby 0 2 0 0 3 0 5

    St Charles 1 2 0 1 23 0 27

    Warren 2 5 0 2 9 0 18

    * Region Total * 33 71 16 35 300 17 472

    Southeast Bollinger 1 1 0 0 14 1 17

    Butler 4 12 3 5 12 0 36

    Cape Girardeau 1 10 3 2 44 1 61

    Carter 0 0 0 0 5 0 5

    Crawford 1 0 0 2 6 0 9

    Dent 0 1 0 0 4 0 5

    24Children's Services Management Report

    Research and Data Analysis

  • Table 8.

    Family-Centered Services Cases Active During November 2018

    by Reason for Opening

    Preponderance Preventive Court Newborn Crisis Family AC Closed/ Total

    of Evidence Services Order Only Assessment Assessment FCS Reopen Cases Active

    Southeast Dunklin 1 1 0 2 14 0 18

    Howell 1 4 0 3 26 0 34

    Iron 1 4 0 1 1 0 7

    Madison 0 2 0 1 4 0 7

    Maries 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

    Mississippi 0 2 1 2 2 0 7

    New Madrid 0 3 0 5 18 1 27

    Oregon 0 1 0 1 13 0 15

    Pemiscot 0 4 0 2 13 0 19

    Perry 0 2 0 1 11 0 14

    Phelps 1 8 2 0 8 1 20

    Pulaski 0 6 1 0 7 0 14

    Reynolds 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

    Ripley 1 2 0 1 4 0 8

    Scott 0 1 0 7 11 0 19

    Shannon 0 0 0 1 3 0 4

    St Francois 2 5 0 0 33 0 40

    Ste Genevieve 0 4 1 0 4 0 9

    Stoddard 0 3 0 1 23 0 27

    Texas 0 2 0 1 6 0 9

    Washington 1 1 0 3 8 0 13

    Wayne 0 4 0 1 5 0 10

    * Region Total * 15 84 11 42 301 4 457

    Southwest Barry 0 2 0 0 9 0 11

    Barton 0 1 2 0 3 0 6

    Bates 0 3 0 1 8 0 12

    Benton 0 1 0 0 2 0 3

    Camden 0 7 0 0 22 0 29

    Cedar 0 2 0 0 6 2 10

    Christian 0 2 0 1 14 1 18

    Dade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Dallas 1 3 0 0 10 0 14

    Douglas 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

    Greene 0 4 0 0 112 1 117

    Henry 0 1 0 0 21 0 22

    Hickory 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

    Jasper 0 9 2 4 80 0 95

    Laclede 0 2 0 0 22 0 24

    Lawrence 0 3 0 0 22 0 25

    McDonald 0 2 0 0 5 1 8

    Miller 0 2