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Safety Outcomes

• Safety Outcome 1: Children are, first and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect.
  
  Performance Indicators:
  
  
  1. Timeliness of initiating investigations of reports of child maltreatment
     
     
  2. Recurrence of maltreatment
     
     
  3. Incidence of child abuse and/or neglect in foster care
• Safety Outcome 2: Children are safely maintained in their homes whenever possible and appropriate.
  
  Performance Indicators:
  
  
  1. Services to family to protect child(ren) in home and prevent removal
     
     
  2. Current risk of harm to child

"Substantial compliance" : In 95% of the cases reviewed (90% on the initial review), these outcomes must be rated "substantially achieved," plus the statewide data indicators must meet the national standards.

Source: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/procman/appendi.doc

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