Highlights from the fiscal year 2007 report include: (1) 1,271 youth were committed to the Division of Youth Services (DYS); (2) 81.5 percent of youth committed to DYS were male; (3) the average age of all youth committed was 15.1 years; (4) the average DYS youth had attained 9 years of schooling at the time of commitment; (5) of all youth receiving DYS educational services in 2007, 704 or 30.8 percent were identified as having an educational disability; (6) 621 youth (48.9 percent) had a history of prior mental health services; (7) 727 youth (57.2 percent) had a history of prior substance abuse involvement; (8) 157 youth (12.4 percent) were committed for the most serious felonies (A and B felonies), 482 youth (37.9 percent) were committed for less serious felonies; (9) 143 youth were committed for juvenile offenses; (10) 56.9 percent of all commitments were from single-parent homes; (11) 68.1 percent of youth were committed from metropolitan areas; and (12) 88.5 percent of all discharges from DYS custody were satisfactory. The mission of the Missouri Division of Youth Services is to enable youth to fulfill their needs in a responsible manner with respect for the needs of their families and their communities. The DYS provides an array of services and approaches, such as a continuum of community-based and residential treatment and education services; a case management system; collaboration with local juvenile courts regarding early intervention and prevention efforts; and incorporation of treatment outcome and quality assurance components to evaluate effectiveness and improve service delivery. This annual report provides a summary of descriptive statistics about the youth committed to the care of the DYS as well as pertinent information regarding overall agency operations during fiscal year 2007. Figures and appendixes A-D