Pennsylvania's Children Report

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CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT  In 2015, Pennsylvania had 36,223 total referrals for child abuse and neglect. Of those, 36,223 reports were referred for investigation.8  In 2015, there were 3,855 victims of abuse or neglect in Pennsylvania, a rate of 1.4 per 1,000 children, a an increase 18.2% from 2014. Of these children, 3.6% were neglected, 38.5% were physically abused, and 50.4% were sexually abused.9  The number of child victims has increased 17.3% in comparison to the number of victims in 2011.10  In 2015, there were 34 child deaths resulting from abuse or neglect reported in Pennsylvania11  16,049 children in Pennsylvania lived apart from their families in out-of-home care in 2015, compared with 14,315 children in 2011. Of the children living apart from their families in 2014, there were 5,311 aged 5 or younger, and 3,606 were 16 or older.12  The number of children living apart from their families in out-of-home care has increased 12.1% in comparison to the number of children in out-of-home care in 2011.13  In 2015, of children in out-of-home care in Pennsylvania, 40% were white, 41% were black, 13% were Hispanic, < .5% were American Indian/Alaskan Native, < .5% were Asian or Pacific Islander and 6% were of more than one race or ethnicity/undetermined race or ethnicity.14 ADOPTION, KINSHIP CARE, AND PERMANENT FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN  Of the 9,455 children exiting out-of-home care in 2014 in Pennsylvania, 51% were reunited with their parents or primary caretakers.15  1,832 children were legally adopted through a public child welfare agency in Pennsylvania in 2015, a decrease of 0.9% from 1,849 in 2014.16  Of the 16,049 children in out-of-home care in 2015, there were 2,423 or 15.1% waiting to be adopted.17