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Data and Reports
PINS Pre-Dispositional Placements
PINS Post-Dispositional Placements
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- STSJP Annual Out of Home Placements Admissions Data Packet
The Out of Home Placement Admissions Data Packet provides annual data on youth admitted to OCFS facilities and foster care settings by county and placement type (i.e., Adolescent Offender, Juvenile Offender, Juvenile Delinquent, Persons In Need of Supervision, and Other Child Welfare). This report contains five-year placement admission trends, as well as placement admission rates and demographic profiles for the most recent year for which data are available. Please note that figures contained in this report represent admission events, not unique youth. A single youth can have multiple admissions during a year. This report includes youth in both OCFS custody and LDSS custody.
- STSJP Annual Out of Home Placements Admissions Data Packet
Other Data
Municipality and Provider Guidance
PINS Diversion Services Municipality Lead Agency
Policies
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- 20-OCFS-ADM-22-R2 - Persons In Need of Supervision Reform Changes (Revised 6/13/2024)
Word document for 20-OCFS-ADM-22-R2 | PDF document for 20-OCFS-ADM-22-R2- Attachment A - System Instructions for Youth Ordered to Pre-dispositional Placement in a Foster Care Setting and Post-dispositional Placement Under Article 7 (Revised 6/13/2024)
Word document for 20-OCFS-ADM-22-R2 Attachment A | PDF document for 20-OCFS-ADM-22-R2 Attachment A
- Attachment A - System Instructions for Youth Ordered to Pre-dispositional Placement in a Foster Care Setting and Post-dispositional Placement Under Article 7 (Revised 6/13/2024)
- 20-OCFS-ADM-22-R2 - Persons In Need of Supervision Reform Changes (Revised 6/13/2024)
Guidance, Tip Sheets and FAQs
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- Records Related to Persons In Need of Supervision - March 2024 Presentation
- PINS FAQ 2023 Word PINS FAQ 2023 | PDF PINS FAQ 2023
State Agency Partners
NYS Office of Children and Family Services works collaboratively and strategically with several state agency partners and the judiciary to most effectively meet the needs of youth and their families.
The New York State Partnership for Youth Justice is an interbranch collaborative focused on improving outcomes for youth in the justice system. The Partnership promotes continuous quality improvement and supports policy and practice changes that further the work of youth justice reform efforts in New York State
Below are links to some of our partners’ resources:
- Division of Criminal Justice Services—Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives
- NYCOURTS—NYS Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children
- State Education Department--Student Support Services
- Office of Mental Health
- Office of Addiction Services and Supports
- Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Additional Resources and Emerging Practice
- Supervision and Treatment Services for Juveniles Program
- Human Trafficking
- Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
- Youth/Young Adult Services
- LGBTQ
- University at Albany Youth Justice Institute
- Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center
- Annie E. Casey JDAIconnect
- Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators
- Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention