1. Congregate Care in Ohio
Kristine Monroe
ODJFS Program Administrator 1

2. Counts of Children in Care by Placement Type
Data as of 7/31/2016
Placement Type
Count
Percentage
Approved Adoptive Home
372
2.69%
Children’s Residential Center
1354
9.78%
Group Home
554
4.00%
Kinship Care (Relative and Non-Relative)
2822
20.38%
Foster Home
8061
58.21%
Other
686
4.95%
Total
13,849
100%

3. Youth in Group Home and CRCs
Total of 1908 Youth Placed in CRCs and Group Homes as of 7/31/2016
Gender Code
Count
Percentage
Female
653
34.22%
Male
1255
65.78%

4. Youth in Group Home and CRCs
Single Race Code
Count
Percentage
American Indian 1
.05%
Asian 2
.10%
Black/African-American
701
36.74%
Hispanic 74
3.88%
Multi-Racial
169
8.86%
Other 15
.79%
White
946
49.58%

5. Youth in Group Home and CRCs
Age Group as of 7/31/2016
Age Range
Count
Percentage
Under 9 31
1.62%
9-11
120
6.29%
12-14
465
24.37%
15+
1292
67.71%

6. Youth in Group Home and CRCs
Count of Placements in Episode
Count
Percentage
1 Placement
612
32.08%
2 Placements
329
17.24%
3-4 Placements
390
20.44%
5-7 Placements
271
14.20%
8-10 Placements
139
7.29%
11+ Placements
167
8.75%

7. Youth in Group Home and CRCs
Length of Time in Custody
Of youth in CRCs, 16.7% were in custody for longer than 36 months. Of youth in group homes, 24.9% of were in custody longer than 36 months. In comparison, 12.1% of youth in foster homes were in custody longer than 36 months and only 1.6% of youth in relatives were in care longer than 36 months
Months in Custody
Count
Percentage
Less than 12 Months
1045
54.77%
Months
332
17.40%
Months
162
8.49%
36 Months or More
369
19.34%

8. Youth in Group Home and CRCs
Re-Entry Analysis for Custody Episodes Ending Between 1/1/ /31/2015
24.87% of youth who were last placed in a CRC re-entered agency custody within a year
24.02% of youth in group homes re-entered agency custody within a year
8.38% of youth last placed with relatives re-entered care within a year
16.64% of youth last placed in foster care re-entered within a year.

9. Questions and Discussion
Questions and Comments Contact Information Kristine Monroe (614)