Placement Solutions contributed in the reduction of out of state placements of youth in RI from 150 in 2008 to 68 in 2010.
Distinct number of youth serviced through the Placement Solutions Data Collection Process (by fiscal year)
| FY 2003 | 1691 |
| FY 2004 | 1953 |
| FY 2005 | 2010 |
| FY 2006 | 2309 |
| FY 2007 | 2507 |
| FY 2008 | 2416 |
| FY 2009 | 2266 |
| FY 2010 | 1676 |
The number of youth served in out of state placements has decreased from 250 in FY 2007 to 166 in FY 2009. This reflects a 34% decrease in the use of out of state placements over the past three fiscal years.