Nevada’s Children Child Maltreatment

6,783 total children were served by the foster care system in FY 2022. [...] 4,047 in care as of 09/30/2022. During 2022, 2,650 children entered care and 2,736 exited. 744 children were adopted; 1,470 were waiting to be adopted. [...] 3.3% decrease in the number of children in care between 2021-2022. [...] 184 children were staying in group homes or institutions; 63 children classified as runaways. 4% of households had a grandparent living with a grandchild. [...] Published April 2024 Health 55,000 children had no health insurance in 2022 (12.7% decrease from 2021). [...] 349,006 children were enrolled in Medicaid in 2021 (7.4% decrease from 2020). [...] 63,132 children in Nevada were in the state Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2021 (4.1% decrease from 2020). [...] Child Poverty 195,000 children lived with parents who lacked secure employment in 2022 (28% of all children). [...] 35% of children lived in households with a high housing cost burden. [...] 48 children <19yrs were killed by a firearm in Nevada in 2020.