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Removal Reason
The reason for a child’s removal from the home is coded into the following categories. The CWS/CMS codes for each category are drawn from the variable
rmv_rsnc
:
Neglect
Caretaker Absence/Incapacity (1609)
General Neglect (1615)
Severe Neglect (1619)
Physical (1617)
Sexual (1620)
Voluntary Reentry (6548)
Other
All other codes (e.g., exploitation, child’s disability or handicap, etc.)
Missing
When removal reason is not selected as a dimension, the default filter includes
Missing
values and all reasons listed above. Users can also filter reports to include only children removed for a specific reason (e.g., only children removed for
Sexual
abuse or
Other
) by checking those reasons for which report data are to be included.