Here you will find helpful information about the types of children involved with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, DCP&P (formerly the Division of Youth and Family Services), including kids who are served in their birth parent's homes and those who had to be removed into an out-of-home placement. You will also find up-to-date information about our efforts to recruit new foster and adoptive families.
- Total DCP&P Children and Families
- Demographics - All Children Receiving DCP&P Services
- Demographics - DCP&P Children In Their Own Homes
- Demographics - DCP&P Children in Out-of-Home Placement
- Recruiting New Foster and Adoptive Families
NOTE: The data below represents children and families involved with DCP&P through December 2012.
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There are approximately 7,484 children in DCP&P out-of-home placement in New Jersey.
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Click HERE to view the total number of children and families receiving DCP&P services by COUNTY/LOCAL OFFICE, through December 2012 (pdf).
The information below pertains to the total population of children under DCP&P supervision, both in home and in placement.
AGE: 
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GENDER:
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RACE/ETHNICITY: 
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The information below pertains only to DCP&P children receiving services in their own homes.
AGE:
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GENDER:
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RACE/ETHNICITY: 
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This information pertains only to DCP&P children living in an out-of-home placement.
TYPE OF PLACEMENT:
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AGE: 
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GENDER: 
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RACE/ETHNICITY: 
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