1. Policy Research Shop Support for the Policy Research Shop is provided by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. Policy Research Shop Youth Re-entry Into Out-of-Home Placements An Analysis of New Hampshire’s Youth Re-entry Rate Sakina Abu Boakye, Sarah Ogren The contents of this report were developed under grant P116B100070 from the U.S. Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

2. Policy Research Shop Data Overview Chapin Hall Center for Children’s Longitudinal Files from NH DCYF. Report focuses on spells from 2003-2012.

3. Policy Research Shop Percent Re-entry by Year Youth within JJS have much higher likelihood of re-entering than youths with CPS placements CPS re-entry rate drops of time, JJS did not have same drop

4. Policy Research Shop Percent Re-entry by County

5. Policy Research Shop Percent Re-entry by County Highest CPS: Merrimack and Sullivan Highest JJS: Merrimack and Belknap Lowest CPS: Belknap, Carrol and Coos Lowest JJS: Grafton, Rockingham, and Cheshire

6. Policy Research Shop Percent Re-entry by Ethnicity High proportion of re-entries among Hispanic youths

7. Policy Research Shop Percent of Re-entry by CPS Placement

8. Policy Research Shop Percent Re-entry by JJS Placement

9. Policy Research Shop Percent of Re-entry by Gender

10. Policy Research Shop

14. Conclusion For CPS, youth living in Belknap and Carroll Counties are significantly less likely to re-enter. For CPS, youth 10-14 are significantly more likely to re-enter and youth 15 and older are substantially less likely. For JJS, youth in Rockingham County are significantly less likely to re-enter. For JJS, Hispanic youth are more likely to re-enter. For JJS, youth age 15 and older are more likely to re-enter.