2026 OCAP State of the Child Report

SAFE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES

Percent of Children Placed in Permanency Within 12 Months by Permanency Type 2013-2014 to 2023-2024 

Guardianship Adoption Reunification

22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40%

39.1

39.0

37.4

36.6

36.2

36.2

31.4

29.2

27.5

23.8

23.8

2 4 0

3.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2.1 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.1 1.6 0.2 2.0 0.1 1.7 0.2 1.2

Percent of Children Placed in a Permanency Within 12 Months 2013-2014 to 2023-2024 Riverside County California

50%

40.3

41.1

41.3

40.1

40.8

37.6

40

34.8

33.7

33.1

33.1

31.6

36.8

36.0

35.9

34.6

34.2

26.1

30

33.7

32.0

31.4

29.3

28.6

20

0

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014

Percent of Children Reentering Foster Care Within 12 months of Reunification or Guardianship 2013-2014 to 2023-2024 “ Riverside County California

12.0

11.6

12%

10.7

10.3

10.3

9.9

9.9

9.7

9.2

10

10.6

8.7

10.0

8.3

9.8

9.2

8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.5

6

0

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014

Percent of Children with Permanency after 24+ Months in Foster Care 2014-2015 to 2024-2025 Riverside County California

44.4

45%

31.8

41.1

39.0

38.3

38.8

36.8

36.9

38.2

35.5

33.8

35

36.9

36.6

32.6

32.7

34.5

32.7

33.3

31.1

29.2

29.7

28.4

25

0

2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015

2017-2018

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019

Riverside County DPSS, O ce of Research, Assessment, and Data Services (RADS). (2025). CWS/CMS 2025 Q2.

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