Are children in juvenile justice facilities included in AFCARS reporting?
Children who are removed from their home and initially placed in a juvenile justice facility are not to be included in AFCARS reporting. For children already in a juvenile justice facility with respect to whom a subsequent court order is signed giving placement, care or supervision to the title IV-E/IV-B agency, the date of the court order will be used as the date of removal from the home. Children in a foster care setting who are moved to a juvenile justice facility and who are expected to be returned to a foster care setting should continue to be included in the AFCARS reporting population. The child’s move into the juvenile justice facility should be reported as a placement change and recorded as an institutional foster care setting. Children in a foster care setting who are moved to a juvenile justice facility and who become the responsibility of another agency should not be included in the AFCARS reporting population. The date the court order was signed will serve as the date of d
