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Child in Need of Services

The Indiana Juvenile Code contains ten categories of CHINS:

  1. Child Neglect
  2. Child Abuse
  3. Child Sex Abuse
  4. Parental allowance of child's participation in sex offenses
  5. Child endangerment of self or others
  6. Parental failure to participate in school disciplinary proceedings
  7. Missing child
  8. Child born with fetal alcohol syndrome or trace amount of substance in system
  9. Disabled child deprived of necessary nutrition or medical or surgical intervention
  10. Child had injury or abnormal development or endangering condition caused by mother's use of substances during pregnancy.

ALLEN COUNTY
PLACEMENT OF CHINS
 
June 2003
June 2004
June 2005
Total CHINS
895
865
907
Foster Homes
371
373
374
Residential Care
81
76
88
Adoptive Home
0
0
0
Own Home
296
246
267
Relative Home
44
83
87
Other
103
87
91

Included in these figures are those CHINS who are TITLE IV-E:
TITLE IV-E Foster Care
 
June 2003
June 2004
June 2005
CHINS Children
222
241
259
JD/JS
0
6
7

In addition, there are JD/JS who are also placed by the Department of Child Services:
Placements of Juvenile Delinquent/Juvenile Status
 
June 2003
June 2004
June 2005
Total JD/JS
82
104
102
Foster Homes
3
5
2
Residential Care
64
75
78
Adoptive Home
0
0
0
Own Home
9
10
12
Relative Home
0
0
0
Other
6
14
10

Total Foster Care (CHINS and JD/JS)
374
378
376

JD ( Juvenile Delinquent)-a child is alleged to be delinquent as a result of committing an offense prior to attaining 18 years of age that would be considered an offense if committed by an adult.
JS (Juvenile Status)-a child is charged with committing an act that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult (eg: truancy, runaways, incorrigibility, violations of curfew, violations of Indiana Code 7.1-5-7 (minors and alcoholic beverages))

Definitions, Sources, and Caveats:
Source: Indiana Department of Child Services, FSSA
Indiana CHINS Law on the KIDS VOICE OF INDIANA web site