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Key outcomes should be tracked for young people who spend more than 18 months in out-of-home care. Some of this information could be tracked by the Reviewers. Some long-term outcomes could be tracked through data matching with other information systems or through follow-up surveys with a sample of young people who have left care.
Indicator measured through school records, such as high-school graduation, credit and grade-level attainment, grade level relative to age, EQAO scores, or successful transition from section 23 classes to mainstream.
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Timeframe for reporting |
Examples from other jurisdictions |
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CPIN, reviewers and Ministry of Education |
Within three years |
NA |
A key long-term outcome that could be tracked through regular follow-up surveys of random samples of young people who have left care. Data matching could also be considered to track social assistance use, a proxy indicator of employment.
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Post-care survey and data matching |
Three years |
Youth Discharged from Care and Subsequently Claiming Income Assistance (IA) (British Columbia, 2015b: See Performance Indicator 5.36) |
Recidivism rates are already being tracked for secure custody youth serving dispositions of six months or greater in the Youth Justice system. YJ convictions (while in care or post-care) should also be tracked for all other youth who spend at least 18 months in child welfare or children and youth mental health residential care.
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Timeframe for reporting |
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Youth Justice |
Within one year |
Proportion of youth in care involved with YJ (Quebec, Trocmé et al., 2013) Looked after children convicted or subject to final warning (UK Government, 2014: See Chart 14) |
On a cyclical basis a random sample of young people who spent at least 18 months in out-of-home care should be surveyed to assess their educational and vocational outcomes, employment, housing, connection with family and friends.
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Follow up survey |
Every three years |
Follow up with former foster youth at age 26 on outcomes such as homelessness; perceived social support; current school enrolment and postsecondary drop out; progress paying back student loans; employment, income and benefits; physical and mental health; pregnancy and parenthood; criminal justice system involvement; life satisfaction (Courtney et al., 2011) |