Local law 115 of 2005 (and its extension of 2012) requires the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and the Child Fatality Review Advisory Team it chairs to produce an annual report on injury-related child fatalities in NYC.
Per Local Law 144 of 2016, ACS published the final report of the Interagency Foster Care Task Force, highlighting progress and/or completion of all 16 Task Force recommendations that were designed to improve services and outcomes for youth in foster care and those aging out of foster care.
List of space for children at Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration Job Centers and SNAP centers and the requirement to submit a list to the speaker of the council and make such list available on the Department’s website.
Are children born later in the year more likely to be identified as students with disabilities than children born in earlier months? Amy Zimmer of Chalkbeat asked and IBO explored the data.
NYC Child Welfare Indicators Report: These reports, in compliance with Local Law 20 of 2006 passed by the New York City Council in 2006, includes data on 12 child welfare indicators, such as staff caseloads, investigations, and reunifications, for the most recent quarter and calendar year.
In compliance with Local Law 11 passed by the New York City Council in 2018, ACS submits quarterly reports on preventive services utilization to the Council.
ACS, in partnership with our prevention provider agencies, conducted the first annual Family Experience Survey: ACS Prevention Services, in accordance with LL 17 of 2018. The purpose of the survey is to better understand the lived experiences of families while participating in prevention programs.
Under Local Law 18 of 2018, ACS was required to complete a workload and caseload study regarding child protective specialists. ACS worked with the Chapin Hall Center for State Child Welfare Data to conduct the research study, and we published the attached report with accompanying executive summary.
In compliance with Local Law 142 passed by the New York City Council in 2017, ACS submits an annual report on educational continuity and school attendance rates of children in foster care.
Following World Children’s Day, Commissioner Penny Abeywardena of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs ushered in the 5th year of the NYC Junior Ambassadors program.