Florida Child Abuse and Neglect Data

• 1400 Foster Children per year in District 1
• There are 304 Foster Homes in District 1 –616 Total Beds
• There is a Severe Shortage of Foster Homes in Okaloosa-Walton Counties
• No Foster Care Emergency Shelter in District 1
• Average length of stay in a Foster Home – 33 months
• 18% stay in a Foster Home longer than 5 years
• 45% of Foster Children are separated from siblings
• 20% are placed outside of Okaloosa-Walton Counties
• 58% of Group Home placements are outside of Okaloosa-Walton Counties
• 26% of Foster Children are placed in over capacity homes requiring a waiver
• Foster Children are moved an average of 3-4 times per year – some as many as ten times per year