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Methodology
CDSS Measure 2D
Referrals by Time to Investigation – Completed Contacts

Notes on Source Data

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following methodology may include references to report features not available on the public site version. On the public site, masking is performed to protect the privacy of individuals served by CDSS and comply with CDSS data de-identification guidelines. Values of 1 to 10 and calculations based on values of 1 to 10 are masked ('M' or '*'). In stratified views of the data, additional values (the lowest available) are masked to prevent calculation of values 1 to 10.

Data Source: All data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS).

Frequency: Quarterly, 3-month time period

Description: These reports provide the percentage of child abuse and neglect referrals that require an in-person investigation where a contact was completed within the specified time frame. There are two reports, one for immediate response, and the other for 10-day response. Referrals entered as requiring a 3-, 5-, or 10-day response are included in the 10-day response type.

Denominator:
The denominator includes:

  • The child abuse and/or neglect referrals received, within the analysis quarter, which are either immediate, 3-, 5-, or 10-day response types.

Numerator:
The numerator is the count of above referrals with:

  • A delivered service type of “investigate referral;”
  • A communication method of “in-person;”
  • A contact status of “completed;”*
  • The delivered service provided by a “staff person”; and
  • A contact visit code for a “contact” or “visit” within 24 hours of the referral receipt date for immediate response type or within 10-days for other referrals.

*This differentiates this report from CDSS 2B, which includes referral status of “completed” and “attempted.”

Note: Referrals in which at least one child named on the referral was seen within the specified time frame are included in the numerator.

Cells containing a period (".") represent a value of zero. In cells representing quotients, a period may also indicate the indeterminate form 0/0.

This measure may also be run with filters in place to restrict the data to various subgroups of other variables (e.g., Black subgroup of the Ethnicity variable, <1 year old subgroup of the Age variable, etc.). Please see the links below for details:


Age Group

Ethnic Group

Sex at Birth