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For this report period, the Co- Neutrals find that DHS has made good faith efforts to achieve substantial and sustained progress toward the Target Outcomes for each of the ten permanency Metrics20. As discussed in greater detail below, for three of the permanency measures (6.2d, 6.3 and 6.7), DHS has achieved the Target Outcome for at least four consecutive report periods, and, for another two measures (6.1 younger cohort and 6.5), the department has made substantial progress and remains close to the Target Outcome. Similar to other performance areas noted in this Commentary, the Co-Neutrals have also informed DHS leadership that for several permanency measures (6.2a, b and c, 6.4 and 6.6), the department has either plateaued in its progress toward the Target Outcomes or has not made the level of progress expected at this stage in the reform. The Co-Neutrals will continue to report in this and future Commentaries the department\u2019s efforts to assess current practice and adjust and expand upon its focus and strategies to achieve better outcomes in the permanency measures that are lagging in progress. The four 6.2 Metrics (a, b, c and d) measure DHS\u2019 progress to achieve timely permanency for children who entered DHS\u2019 custody at a designated time and who achieved permanency in 12, 24, 36 or 48 months from the child\u2019s removal from their family. As detailed below, through this period, DHS remained focused on strengthening its efforts to achieve the individual permanency goal of each child by breaking through barriers, addressing deficiencies identified in case practice and establishing permanency for children as soon as possible after entering care. As previously reported by the Co-Neutrals, when the Target Outcomes for the 6.2 Metrics for timely permanency were established under the Pinnacle Plan in 2014, there were no similar national standards for these performance measures. DHS and the Co-Neutrals sought to establish progressive Target Outcomes for timely permanency that the department could strive to achieve for children in Oklahoma\u2019s custody. Since that time, the Children\u2019s Bureau, which is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, completed Child and Family Services Reviews to assess the performance of state child welfare agencies with respect to child safety and numerous other well-being outcomes for children in states\u2019 custody, including timeliness to permanency. Based on the results of these reviews and other normalizing factors, the Children\u2019s Bureau published national standards that predominantly reflect the average level of performance of all reporting states, including the 20 There were 11 permanency metrics originally established in the Metrics Plan, however, the measure that covers the older cohort of youth from the 6.1 metric is no longer reported as no children in this cohort remained in DHS custody as of the beginning of this report period. outcomes of the many states across the nation that struggle to achieve timely permanency. As such, the national standards do not represent what may be considered the reasonably optimal permanency outcomes for children and families, but they do offer a mean against which the federal government measures and establishes a minimum standard for each state\u2019s performance. As shown in Table 13 below, the 6.2 Metric Target Outcomes established for DHS at the start of this reform are significantly higher compared to the equivalent federal standards for timely permanency. Timeliness to permanency within 24 to 36 months (6.2c) and within 36 to 48 months (6.2d) are combined into the federal measure of timeliness to permanency for any child in care for 24 months or longer. Federal Measure (Equivalent OK measure in parenthesis) Oklahoma Metric Target Outcome Oklahoma Performance Outcome this Period Federal CFSR National Standard Permanency within 12 months (6.2a) 55% 35.4% 40.5% Permanency within 12-23 months (6.2b) 75% 53.1% 43.6% Permanency for children in care 24 months or longer (6.2 c and d combined) 6.2c - 70% (24-35 months) 6.2d - 55% (36-48 months) 6.2c - 55.8% (24-35 months) 6.2d - 59.8% (36-48 months) 30.3% A review of DHS\u2019 current permanency outcomes in the context of the current national average shows that DHS has made significant progress compared to states across the country and has exceeded the equivalent national standards for Metrics 6.2 b, c and d. However, DHS remains committed to achieve the Target Outcomes established for each of the 6.2 Metrics, and the Co- Neutrals evaluated DHS\u2019 good faith efforts to achieve these specific Target Outcomes for the 6.2 metrics as described below.", "size": 3, "hash": "68a5e0da36fd08041ef2b731ecd340fb", "id": 10}], "next_curs": "ClMSTWoVc35sYXdpbnNpZGVyY29udHJhY3Rzci8LEhZDbGF1c2VTbmlwcGV0R3JvdXBfdjU2IhNwZXJtYW5lbmN5IzAwMDAwMDBhDKIBAmVuGAAgAA==", "clause": {"parents": [["direction-of-investments-by-participant", "DIRECTION OF INVESTMENTS BY PARTICIPANT"], ["adult-education", "ADULT EDUCATION"], ["context-data-of-children-in-dhs-custody", "Context Data of Children in DHS Custody"], ["amendment-or-termination-of-plan", "Amendment or Termination of Plan"], ["staff-development", "STAFF DEVELOPMENT"]], "children": [["order-of-layoff", "ORDER OF LAYOFF"], ["conditions", "CONDITIONS"], ["", ""], ["open-resource-family", "Open Resource Family"], ["countable-resource-family", "Countable Resource Family"]], "size": 101, "title": "Permanency", "id": "permanency", "related": [["permanent", "Permanent", "Permanent"], ["psychological-services", "PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES", "PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES"], ["employability", "Employability", "Employability"], ["protective-measures", "Protective Measures", "Protective Measures"], ["competencies", "Competencies", "Competencies"]], "related_snippets": [], "updated": "2025-07-07T12:37:53+00:00", "also_ask": ["What drafting elements ensure the permanency clause is enforceable and unambiguous?", "How can parties strategically negotiate exceptions or carve-outs to a permanency clause?", "What are the most common legal challenges to the validity of permanency provisions in court?", "How does the treatment of permanency clauses differ across key jurisdictions or contract types?", "What are the critical risks if a permanency clause is too broad or too restrictive?"], "drafting_tip": "Specify the duration and conditions for termination to ensure clarity; define renewal terms to prevent disputes; use precise language to avoid ambiguity.", "explanation": "The Permanency clause establishes that certain terms or provisions of an agreement will remain in effect even after the contract itself has ended or been terminated. 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