STATE OF NEVADA - Division of Child and Family Services

Table 08: CFSR Data Profile Information for Repeat Maltreatment
CHILD SAFETY PROFILE
Absence of Maltreatment Recurrence [standard: 94.6% or
more; national median=93.3%,25 th percentile=91.50%
Absence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care (12
months) [standard 99.68% or more; national median=99.5,
25 th percentile=99.30]
Fiscal year 2008ab
12-month period
Ending 3/31/209
(08B09A)
Fiscal Year 2009ab
95.1 Not Submitted 93.9
99.56 Not Submitted 99.54
Safety Outcome 2: Children are safely maintained in their homes whenever possible
Item 3: Services to families to protect children in home and prevent removal or re-entry into
foster care
Goal: To determine whether the State is making concerted efforts to provide services to the family to prevent children’s
entry into foster care or re-entry after a reunification.
To meet this goal, the State projected that an evaluation of case records would be needed to determine if concerted
efforts were made to provide or arrange for appropriate services for the family to protect children and prevent their entry
into foster care or re-entry into foster care after a reunification. Further, the State projected that if a child was removed
from the home without providing for or arranging for services that the action was necessary to ensure the child’s safety. A
further objective is that the above information would be documented appropriately in UNITY in a minimum of 90% of
applicable cases. Table 9 shows that Nevada as a whole is not currently meeting this goal as reported in the Nevada
2009 CFSR report. For Clark County and the DCFS – Rural Region this item is an area that needs improvement.
However, based on the CFSR 2009 data, Washoe County shows this to be an area of strength.
Table 09: SFY 2010 Data for Item 3
Item 3: Services to family to protect child(ren) in
the home and prevent removal or re-entry into CFSR 2009 NV Goal Goal Met
foster care.
Statewide 78% 90%* No
Clark County 60% 90%* No
Washoe County 100% 90%* Yes
DCFS Rural Region 77% 90%* No
*Unless otherwise negotiated or if exceeds federal requirements
Item 4: Risk assessment and safety management
Goal: To determine whether the State is making concerted efforts to assess and address the risk and safety concerns
relating to the child(ren) in their own homes or while in foster care.
To meet this goal, there are several objectives planned in the Child and Family Services Plan. These focus on initial risk
assessment, ongoing assessment of risk, and safety assessment. Safety concerns focuses providing assessments on
the child’s living environment (both in the home and in foster care), during visitation with family members, and in trial
home visits. A further objective is to ensure that this information is appropriately documented in UNITY in 90% of cases.
Data from the 2009 CFSR, as shown in Table 10 below indicates that Nevada is not currently reaching this goal.
Table 10: SFY 2010 Data for Item 4
Item 4: Risk assessment and safety management CFSR 2009 NV Goal Goal Met
Statewide 55% 90%* No
Clark County 50% 90%* No
Washoe County 78% 90%* No
DCFS Rural Region 39% 90%* No
*Unless otherwise negotiated or if exceeds federal requirements
Nevada APSR – SFY 2010
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