At intervals no later than 6 months, 18 months, and 30 months after [April 12, 2005], the Agency shall commission an independent process and impact evaluation of the family team meetings authorized in section 16-2312(a-1) and the 72-hour period authorized in section 16-2312(a)(1) . Each evaluation shall, at a minimum, assess the following processes and outcomes of the family team meetings:

1. (1) Rates of participation in the meetings for different types of participants, including parents, children, and relatives;
2. (2) Demographic information about children and families who participated in the meetings;
3. (3) The percentage of meetings resulting in approved safety plans;
4. (4) The supports and services included in approved safety plans;
5. (5) The extent to which supports and services included in approved safety plans actually were provided;
6. (6) The percentage of meetings that resulted in the filing of a petition in the Family Court to remove a child from the home, and the percentage of meetings that resulted in a decision not to file a petition in Family Court;

7. (7) The placement outcomes for children who were the subject of the meetings, including:

   1. (A) The percentage of children living with parents;
   2. (B) The percentage of children living with relatives;
   3. (C) The percentage of children who have been adopted;
   4. (D) The percentage of children living in foster care; and
   5. (E) Other applicable placements;
8. (8) The percentage of children who received a permanent placement and whose cases were closed;
9. (9) The percentage of children who were the subject of subsequent reports to the Agency’s abuse and neglect reporting line; and
10. (10) The effect of the 72-hour time frame for the commencement of a Family Court hearing on families’ legal protections and due-process rights.

History

Apr. 12, 2005, D.C. Law 15-341, § 5(a), 52 DCR 2315