WATCHING THE NUMBERS

A six-year statistical survey monitoring New York City's child welfare system

We've captured six years of key indicators for New York City's child welfare system. Highlights include:

• The number of children admitted to foster care reached a record low in Fiscal Year 2015.
• The average caseload of child protective workers has risen markedly over the last few years.
• About half of all children in foster care are expected to return home.
• Fewer than half of all siblings in foster care live apart from each other. 

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