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Data Definition: Dashboard of Municipal Support System for Consultation on Children and Families

Table of Contents

1. General

Definitions of Data and Numerical Values

The various types of date used for the dashboard were collected in Children and Families Agency and Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Key Usage Data

2. Demand for and status of development of support systems for MIERUKA

2.1 Scope of Support

Ratio of Persons Requiring Support / Aid-requiring Child

  • Number of Aid-requiring Child requiring support ÷ Child population

Number of Persons Requiring Support and Aid-requiring Child

  • The number of children targeted for support by municipalities as aid-requiring children (children for whom it is deemed particularly necessary to support their guardians in taking care of them) and Aid-requiring Child (children without guardians or children for whom it is deemed inappropriate to have their guardians take care of them)

Child population

  • Population under the age of 18 in the most recent census

Percentage of selected pregnant women

  • Number of Specified Pregnant Women ÷ Number of Births

Specified number of pregnant women

  • The number of pregnant women targeted for support by municipalities as specified pregnant women (pregnant women for whom it is deemed particularly necessary to provide prenatal support for postnatal care)

Number of births

  • The number of live births registered within a certain period in the latest demographic survey

2.2 Establishment of a Consultation Environment

Establishment rate of child and family centers

  • Number of municipalities with child and family centers ÷ Number of municipalities

Child population coverage ratio of Children and Family Centers

  • Population of children under the jurisdiction of municipalities in which child and family centers have been established ÷ Population of children

Number of child welfare function staff per 10,000 children

  • Number of staff in charge of child welfare function ÷ child population × 10,000

2.3 Number of consultations

Number of child consultation cases

  • Number of consultations and notifications received by municipalities concerning children

Ratio of the number of child consultation cases to the total child population

  • Number of child consultation cases per municipality / Child population

Number of child consultation cases by route

  • The number of consultations received by each route

3. Status of support through MIERUKA of support systems

3.1 Planning of Support

Percentage of support plan development

  • Persons requiring support and Aid-requiring Child
    • Number of newly created support plans for Aid-requiring Child persons / persons requiring support / number of Aid-requiring Child persons
  • Specified pregnant woman
    • Number of newly created support plans for specific pregnant women ÷ Number of specific pregnant women

Percentage of municipalities that prepared support plans at least 50% of the time

  • Aid-requiring Child
    • Number of municipalities in which 50% or more of the Aid-requiring Child have prepared support plans ÷ number of municipalities in which the number of Aid-requiring Child is 1 or more
  • Specified pregnant woman
    • Number of municipalities that have prepared support plans for more than 50% of specified pregnant women ÷ Number of municipalities with 1 or more specified pregnant women

3.2 Provision of Assistance

Support Plan Renewal Rate

  • Persons requiring support and Aid-requiring Child
    • (Number of Support Plan Renewals for Persons Requiring Support and Aid-requiring Child) / (Number of Support Plans Created for Persons Requiring Support and Aid-requiring Child + Number of Renewals)
  • Specified pregnant woman
    • Number of support plan updates for specific pregnant women ÷ (Number of support plan creation for specific pregnant women + Number of updates)

Short-Term Child-Rearing Support Services implementation ratio

  • Number of municipalities performing the Short-Term Child-Rearing Support Services ÷ Number of municipalities

Childrearing Support Home-Visit Project implementation ratio

  • Number of municipalities performing the Childrearing Support Home-Visit Project ÷ Number of municipalities

Temporary Child Care Projects implementation ratio

  • Number of municipalities performing the Temporary Child Care Projects ÷ Number of municipalities

Implementation rate of home-visit support program for child-raising households

  • Number of municipalities implementing support programs for visiting child-raising households ÷ Number of municipalities

Implementation rate of child development support center projects

  • Number of municipalities implementing child rearing support center projects ÷ Number of municipalities

Implementation rate of support program for formation of parent-child relationships

  • Number of municipalities implementing programs to support the formation of parent-child relationships ÷ Number of municipalities

4. Indicators by prefecture

Number of Abuse Consultations

  • Number of consultations and reports on child abuse handled by municipalities