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Agency Children's Services Act (200)
Measure Name Percent of youth who had a decrease in their score on the School Domain of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS), the mandatory CSA assessment instrument, from a baseline assessment to the most recent re-assessment.
Measure Last Modified
10-30-2025 01:59 p.m.
Measure Last Published
11-14-2025 09:10 a.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
Data source is the automated CANVaS system maintained by the OCS and reported through the CQI dashboard on the CSA website. The calculation is the percentage of youth showing an improvement decrease on their composite score on the Child Behavioral and Emotional Needs domain of the CANS between their initial and most recent ratings. Youth receiving an initial rating during the designated year will serve as the cohort.
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative Priority Strategy
Health and Family Behavioral Health Strengthen Virginia’s behavioral health system in partnership with hospitals, law enforcement, free clinics and community health centers, private providers, consumers, family members and advocates.
Health and Family Children and Families Promote strategies that encourage a culture of health through stable housing, access to high-quality health care and proper nutrition.
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code Service Area Name
45303 Financial Assistance for Child and Youth Services
Targets and Baselines
Name Date Result Note
Baseline 04-10-2025 50.2
Short Target 2025 50.0 Short Target FY2026
Long Target 2027 50.0 Long Target FY2028
Baseline None
Results
Year Result Note
2016 58.1
2017 52.2
2018 50.9 .
2019 49.9
2020 48.7
2021 40.1 Data from the most recent years has previously shown an increase after additional time elapses.
2022 42.0 One year data from 2022 entrance cohort as of January 2023
2023 33.3 One year data from 2023 entrance cohort as of January 2024
2024 34.5 One year data from 2023 entrance cohort
2025 50.2 All youth in the 2023 entrance cohort as of 4/10/25
2026
Measure ID 200.0017
Measure Class Agency Key
Measure Type Outcome
Year Type State FY
Preferred Trend Increase
Frequency Annually
Statistical Unit Percent
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