Child Welfare in Kansas: Staying Up to Date
DCF DATA
Kansas Foster Care Report Card
The report card, prepared by the Kansas Department for Children & Families and the Department of Education, shares educational data for students in foster care.
Adoption/Foster Care Reports – Historical and current data
Data on the DCF website includes:
Removals, Exits and Out-of-Home Report
Children Removed into Out-of-Home Placement by Primary Removal Reason
The most frequent abuse/neglect reason for removal into foster care is "Physical Abuse."
Children in Out-of-Home by Placement Setting
Statewide, 36.01% of children are placed with relatives. Statewide, 8.526% are placed in group or residential care.
Children in Out of Home by Permanency Goal
Statewide, 56.34% of children in out of home placement have a goal of reunification.
Children in Out of Home by Age and Gender
Children 10 and over comprise the largest age group of children in out of home placement (52.33%).
Children in Out of Home by County
Length of Stay and Reason for Ending Out of Home Placement
The average length of time in placement for children who have exited care in 2023 is 23.3 months.
Adoptions Finalized
Legislative Reports
Joint Committee on Child Welfare Oversight – Report to the 2023 Kansas Legislature
Committee report on recommendations regarding child welfare to the 2023 Legislature
The DCF Secretary submits a departmental overview annually and other reports throughout the year. They include data on foster care and adoptions, and also information on initiatives and other actions at DCF.
03.15.23 Department for Children & Families presentation at Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight
01.17.23 – Department for Children & Families Overview, presented by Sec. Laura Howard
01.26.23 – DCF Foster Care Overview and Kansas Family First Prevention Plan, presented by Deputy Sec. Tanya Keys
01.18.2022 – Foster Care Overview, presented by Sec. Laura Howard
10.05.2021 – Overview of DCF, duties, responsibilities & contributions, presented by Sec. Laura Howard
Reports & Data - Consultants, National Data & More
Chapin Hill Report – March 2023
This report, prepared by Capacity Building Center for States and Chapin Hall, looks at placement instability in Kansas. Watch the video of the presentation by Leanne Heaton, Ph.D., LCSW, Center Consultant and Senior Researcher at Chapin Hall.
Children’s Bureau Child Welfare Outcomes Report Data
Child Welfare Outcomes is an annual Report to Congress published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides information on state performance in seven categories of outcomes that are widely accepted performance objectives for child welfare practice. The Report also includes findings of analyses conducted on performance across states and over time.
Quick Links to State Statutes
“Reasonable and Prudent Parenting Standard” Definition (Subsection hh)