The goals of out-of-home placement include: Increasing the percentage of children who are reunified with family, whose caretaker is awarded guardianship, or who are legally adopted; Improving outcomes for children by reducing the: Entry rate of children into out-of-home placement; Median length of time children stay in out-of-home placement; Rate at which children re-enter out-of-home placement; and Number of physical placement changes within 24 months of entering out-of-home placement and the duration of the episode; and Improving outcomes for children by: Increasing the number of reunifications achieved within 12 months of entry into an out-of-home placement; and Decreasing the number of children in out-of-home placement over 24 months.