Out-of-Home Care Length of Stay

Source: DCYF. (October 2022). Child welfare priority performance measures [July 2009-June 2020]. infoFamlink.
Notes: Median number of days children are placed in out-of-home care on the last day of the state fiscal year. Episodes of less than seven days are not included, but days spent in any Trial Return Home period are included up to a maximum of 30 days. "Median" is the middle number in a list of numbers in value order (for example, lowest to highest). There is an equal probability of falling above or below the median.

Source: DCYF. (October 2022). Child welfare priority performance measures [July 2009-June 2020]. infoFamlink.
Notes: Median number of days children are placed in out-of-home care on the last day of the state fiscal year. Episodes of less than seven days are not included, but days spent in any Trial Return Home period are included up to a maximum of 30 days. “Median” is the middle number in a list of numbers in value order (for example, lowest to highest). There is an equal probability of falling above or below the median. For a detailed explanation of the racial/ethnic categories used, please see Cummings, K., Graham, J. C., Veele, S., & Ybarra, V. (2021). Using Data in DCYF to Advance Racial Equity. Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families – Office of Innovation, Alignment, and Accountability. www.dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/reports/OIAAEquityData2021.pdf