Permanency. The CSA requires that DHS establish performance targets for achieving permanency for children and to do so in a timely manner (CSA Section 2.10). DHS and the Co-Neutrals agreed that permanency for children will be defined as reunification, adoption or guardianship and established a suite of metrics to assess DHS’ progress in moving children to permanency. These metrics are listed in the following table. Table 7: Permanency Metrics, Baselines, Targets and Performance Reported by DHS Metric Baseline Target June 30, 2016 Performance
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