Your CIP Committee has taken an interest in adoption timeliness in your jurisdiction. As a starting point, they request the following data for the past year:

  • Percent of children discharged from foster care to adoption in the past year: 19%
  • Median months from removal to adoption discharge: 34.6 months
  • Median months from TPR order to adoption finalization: 10.2 months
  • Legally-free children adopted within 12 months: 23%

Module 1 - Understanding Adoption Practices in Your Jurisdiction