Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

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CPS
Child protective Services Overview

Total Average Filled Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff

Caseworkers (Investigation)	1,735.0
Caseworkers (Family-Based Safety Services)	797.6
Caseworkers (Conservatorship)	1,509.9
Caseworkers (Other Workers)	556.0
Supervisors	787.9
Program Directors/Administrators	137.8
Admin/Clerical	1,069.2
Case Aides	582.2
Other Staff	733.1
CPS Program Support	454.2
Total CPS Staff	8,362.90

Worker demographic

Turnover Rate		25.0%
Agency Tenure	Less than 1 Year	17.9%
	1-3 Years	35.2%
	Greater than 3 Years	46.9%
Entry Salary (INV)		$36,728.96
Entry Salary (Non INV)		$32,273.16
Average Age		36.0
Race/Ethnicity	African-American	30.1%
	Anglo	41.1%
	Hispanic	27.4%
	Other	1.4%

Supervisor Demographics

Turnover Rate		5.6%
Agency Tenure	Less than 1 Year	0.6%
	1-3 Years	2.5%
	Greater than 3 Years	96.8%
Entry Salary		$39,117.96
Average Age		41.7
Race/Ethnicity	African-American	27.3%
	Anglo	47.7%
	Hispanic	23.2%
	Other	1.8%

CPS Expenditures

CPS Staff	$453,054,389
Purchased Client Services	$107,695,117
Foster Care Payments	$390,761,964
Adoption Subsidy Payments	$179,150,219
Permanency Care Assistance	$376,911
Relative/Other Designated Caregiver Reimbursement Program	$9,630,251
Other Client Services	$4,696,656
Total CPS Expenditures	$1,145,365,507

Description of the Report Investigation Process

Step 1: Report Assigned for Investigation

Step 2: Investigation/Risk Assessment

No Risk: Case Closed
Risk Indicated: Continue to Nest Step

Step 3: Child Safe at Home?

Yes: Family Provided Services/Referrals
No: Continue to Next Step

Step 4: Seek Safe Emergency Placement

Relative Available: Child Placed with Relative
Relative Not Available: Continue to Next Step

Step 5: DFPS Petitions Court for Custody of Child

Denied: Family Provided Services/Referrals
Granted: Continue to Next Step

Step 6: Child Placed in Substitute Care (Out of home care)

Services Provided to Family

Step 7: Court Approves Permanency for Child

Court Approved: Permanent Custody to DFPS
Court Denied: Continue to Next Step

Step 8: Child Reunified with Parents, Permanent Custody to Relative, or Adoption

Note: The process is for reference only and does not necessarily represent the flow of a case.

Statistics FY 2010

Texas State Child Population 6,663,942
Children, Alleged Victims 297,971
Children in Confirmed Investigations 98,435
Children Removed 17,108

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Child Protective Services Vision, Mission, and Values

CPS Vision: “Children First: Protected and Connected”

The Values are:

Respect for culture
Inclusiveness of families, youth and community
Integrity in decision making
Compassion for all
Commitment to reducing disproportionality

Most Common...

Person reporting abuse/neglect
- School Professional (17.7%)
Allegation confirmed
- Neglectful Supervision (65.0%)
Confirmed perpetrator of abuse/neglect
- Relationship: Parent (78.2%)
- Gender: Female (56.2%)
- Age: Age 26-35 (38.3%)
Characteristic of confirmed victim
- Age: Age 1 to 3 (24.8%)
- Gender: Female (51.7%)

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Legal Responsibility for Child Protective Services

Statutory References

Social Security Act
Texas Family Code
Human Resources Code
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Indian Child Welfare Act
Adam Walsh Act

Major Provisions

Definitions of abuse and neglect of children;
Mandatory reporting of suspected abuse or neglect of children;
Prepare and disseminate statistics by county relating to CPS in an annual report made available to the legislature and general public;
Responsibility for receiving reports of suspected abuse or neglect of children;
Responsibility for thorough investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect allegedly committed by a person responsible for a child’s care, custody or welfare;
Responsibility to assign priorities and prescribe investigative procedures for investigations based on the severity and immediacy of the alleged harm to the child;
Take action to protect abused and neglected children from further harm;
Establish review teams to evaluate department casework and decision-making related to investigations of child abuse or neglect;
Employ Child Safety Specialists to conduct staff reviews and evaluations of cases determined to involve high risk, monitor cases with multiple referrals, and approve decisions and assessments related to investigations that involve a high risk to the health or safety of a child;
Work with children and their families, providing services to prevent further abuse, help alleviate the effects of the abuse suffered, prevent removal of the child from the home, and provide reunification services when appropriate for the return of the child to the home;
When necessary, secure appropriate court orders and take possession of a child if there is an immediate danger to the physical health or safety of the child or the child has been a victim of neglect or sexual abuse and that continuation in the home would be contrary to the child’s welfare;
Make reasonable efforts to secure the return of the child;
Develop a service plan in conference with the child’s parents to determine return of the child to the child’s parents, termination of parental rights and placement of the child for adoption, or because of the child’s special needs or exceptional circumstances continue the child’s care out of the child’s home;
Provide substitute care for children until the problems have been sufficiently resolved;
Provide permanent placement for children who cannot safely return to their home;
Establish a database of all verified foster homes willing to accept foster care placement of a child in care;
Recruit potential adoptive parents for children whose parents have had their parental rights terminated;
Requirements for frequency and location of contact with children in substitute care;
Requirements for conducting criminal background and central registry checks of foster and adoptive parents.

The federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, requires DFPS to:

Provide written notification to maternal and paternal grandparents and other adult relatives regarding a child’s removal and placement in state custody and support options.
Ensure youth aging out of state care have a Transition Plan developed within 90 days of turning 18 or the date leaving CPS extended foster care.
Seek to have education stability for children in DFPS custody.
Have a health oversight and coordination plan.
Keep siblings in custody placed together. If this is not possible, the state must provide for frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction between the siblings, unless the State shows frequent visits or other interaction would be contrary to the safety or well-being of any of the siblings.
Make eligibility changes for the Title IV-E adoption assistance program to promote adoption of children with special needs.
Provide information about Adoption Tax Credits during training for adoptive parents.

The federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act allows and the Texas Legislature supported:

Establishing a relative guardianship subsidy program. For Texas, this will be a subsidy program called the Permanency Care Assistance program for relatives taking permanent managing conservatorship of a child. This program is intended to provide an additional option for children and youth who might otherwise remain in kinship foster care. It is not intended to be a long term foster care program.
Allowing youth aging out of care to stay in extended foster care for a variety of reasons until they turn 21.
Extending adoption assistance benefits and Permanency Care Assistance benefits until the youth turns 21 if the adoption assistance agreement or Permanency Care Assistance agreement was signed after the youth turns 16.
Authorizing federally recognized tribes to apply for IV-E funding directly.

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Concepts Guiding Risk Determination

Child Vulnerability

Child fragility
Child behavior

Home Environment

Stressors
Dangerous exposure

Caregiver Capability

Knowledge
Skills
Capacity

Quality of Care

Quality of connection
Emotional care
Physical care

Social Environment

Social climate
Social violence

Response to CPS

Attitude
Deception

Maltreatment Pattern

Chronicity
Current severity
Trends

Federal Outcomes Used to Assess Child Welfare Services

Safety Outcomes

Safety Outcome 1: Children are, first and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect.
Safety Outcome 2: Children are safely maintained in their homes whenever possible and

Permanency Outcomes

Permanency Outcome 1: Children have permanency and stability in their living situations.
Permanency Outcome 2: The continuity of family relationships and connections is preserved for children.

Well-Being Outcomes

Well-Being Outcome 1: Families have enhanced capacity to provide for their children’s needs.
Well-Being Outcome 2: Children receive appropriate services to meet their educational needs.
Well-Being Outcome 3: Children receive adequate services to meet their physical and mental health needs.

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Fiscal Year 2004 and 2011 Pre- and Post-Reform Statistics by Region (CPS)

Region 1 - Lubbock

Region 1 - Lubbock	2004	2011
Caseworkers	168.1	248.1
Turnover	22.0%	26.1%
Average Base Salary	$32,459	$34,733
Completed Investigations	6,406	7,648
Removals	733	930
Adoptions Consummated	143	239

Region 2 - Abilene

Region 2 - Abilene	2004	2011
Caseworkers	86.4	138.1
Turnover	13.9%	23.0%
Average Base Salary	$33,678	$35,095
Completed Investigations	4,325	5,433
Removals	351	396
Adoptions Consummated	80	115

Region 3 - Arlington

Region 3 - Arlington	2004	2011
Caseworkers	687.8	997.6
Turnover	26.3%	22.0%
Average Base Salary	$32,943	$35,555
Completed Investigations	33,509	41,607
Removals	3,270	3,480
Adoptions Consummated	516	824

Region 4 - Tyler

Region 4 - Tyler	2004	2011
Caseworkers	160.8	246.7
Turnover	29.3%	22.0%
Average Base Salary	$32,436	$34,790
Completed Investigations	8,561	9,088
Removals	728	1,028
Adoptions Consummated	124	254

Region 5 - Beaumont

Region 5 - Beaumont	2004	2011
Caseworkers	89.8	148.5
Turnover	11.2%	14.8%
Average Base Salary	$34,251	$35,718
Completed Investigations	5,717	6,643
Removals	392	503
Adoptions Consummated	55	147

Region 6 - Houston

Region 6 - Houston	2004	2011
Caseworkers	653.1	965.0
Turnover	25.8%	20.8%
Average Base Salary	$32,737	$34,709
Completed Investigations	27,543	32,859
Removals	2,773	3,336
Adoptions Consummated	651	1,051

Region 7 - Austin

Region 7 - Austin	2004	2011
Caseworkers	366.3	499.6
Turnover	20.9%	30.9%
Average Base Salary	$32,398	$35,191
Completed Investigations	18,147	20,857
Removals	1,645	2,112
Adoptions Consummated	351	648

Region 8 - San Antonio

Region 8 - San Antonio	2004	2011
Caseworkers	355.3	622.9
Turnover	20.7%	27.9%
Average Base Salary	$33,124	$34,591
Completed Investigations	13,382	21,491
Removals	1,993	2,851
Adoptions Consummated	390	1,014

Region 9 - Midland

Region 9 - Midland	2004	2011
Caseworkers	65.0	138.4
Turnover	15.5%	33.0%
Average Base Salary	$33,375	$34,528
Completed Investigations	3,666	4,998
Removals	255	553
Adoptions Consummated	32	102

Region 10 - El Paso

Region 10 - El Paso	2004	2011
Caseworkers	75.7	118.9
Turnover	13.6%	25.5%
Average Base Salary	$34,227	$34,571
Completed Investigations	3,397	5,310
Removals	183	269
Adoptions Consummated	66	78

Region 11 - Edinburg

Region 11 - Edinburg	2004	2011
Caseworkers	238.8	474.7
Turnover	22.1%	31.7%
Average Base Salary	$32,828	$34,071
Completed Investigations	13,871	19,448
Removals	1,108	1,650
Adoptions Consummated	104	163

Statewide Totals

Statewide Totals	2004	2011
Caseworkers	2947.2	4598.5
Turnover	23.0%	25.0%
Average Base Salary	$32,892	$34,903
Completed Investigations	138,587	175,421
Removals	13,431	17,108
Adoptions Consummated	2,512	4,635

Note: The State Total for Completed Investigations includes those where the Region was Unknown and/or Out of State.

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CPS Daily Caseload Fiscal Year 2011

Stage of Service by Region	Investigation	Family-based Safety Services	Substitute Care Services	Foster/Adoptive Home Development	Kinship
1 Lubbock	28.1	22.5	30.6	24.9	44.4
2 Abilene	25.1	19.2	32.2	18.9	43.6
3 Arlington	23.0	16.7	31.0	25.2	48.0
4 Tyler	22.8	15.9	29.6	20.6	38.1
5 Beaumont	20.3	14.5	29.9	31.9	58.9
6 Houston	27.9	16.5	31.9	24.9	67.4
7 Austin	40.7	15.5	32.4	28.7	33.7
8 San Antonio	27.4	15.2	33.4	16.1	27.1
9 Midland	32.3	18.4	34.0	24.1	57.0
10 El Paso	35.2	15.3	30.1	31.1	43.3
11 Edinburg	24.6	18.3	34.3	18.2	23.2
State	27.4	16.9	32.0	23.6	46.1

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CPS Daily Caseload Fiscal Year 2010

Stage of Service by Region	Investigation	Family-based Safety Services	Substitute Care Services	Foster/Adoptive Home Development	Kinship
1 Lubbock	26.2	23.5	26.7	23.8	48.5
2 Abilene	26.2	21.5	25.6	17.5	41.7
3 Arlington	26.4	21.9	26.2	21.4	38.5
4 Tyler	24.5	19.3	34.8	27.2	36.1
5 Beaumont	25.7	17.0	29.3	29.8	48.6
6 Houston	29.9	26.3	32.8	34.3	58.1
7 Austin	34.1	18.3	29.0	30.0	32.7
8 San Antonio	27.2	19.2	30.2	20.9	21.6
9 Midland	35.3	20.6	30.9	21.7	66.7
10 El Paso	35.7	24.6	27.7	24.1	39.0
11 Edinburg	34.4	22.5	29.2	17.6	44.1
State	29.1	21.9	29.5	25.4	43.0

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Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years
Fiscal Year 2011

State Total: 6,663,942

Region	Child Pop Ages Birth - 17 Years
Region 1	215,735
Region 2	133,862
Region 3	1,822,868
Region 4	266,054
Region 5	182,115
Region 6	1,610,904
Region 7	707,679
Region 8	667,476
Region 9	147,082
Region 10	234,190
Region 11	675,977
Total	6,663,942

Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years, Fiscal Year 2011 by County

Population Data Source: Texas State Data Center, University of Texas (San Antonio) - Based on Census 2000 data.

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Child Protective Services Completed Investigations
Fiscal Year 2011

State Total: 169,559

Region	Completed Investigations
Region 1	7,648
Region 2	5,433
Region 3	41,607
Region 4	9,088
Region 5	6,643
Region 6	32,859
Region 7	20,857
Region 8	21,491
Region 9	4,998
Region 10	5,310
Region 11	19,448
Blank or Invalid	39
Total	175,421

Note: 39 investigations did not have the county designated.

CPS Completed Investigations, Fiscal Year 2011 by County

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CPS Total Initial Intakes and Screened Out Cases
Fiscal Year 2011

Total Initial Intakes

Total Initial Intakes	Number	Percentage
PN	9,103	3.6%
P1	71,011	27.8%
P2	175,461	68.7%
Total	255,575	100%

Initially Assigned P2s eligible for screening

Initially Assigned P2s eligible for screening	Number	Percentage
Not Assigned to Screeners	106,455	60.7%
Assigned to Screeners	69,006	39.3%
Total	175,461	100%

Assigned to Screeners

Assigned to Screeners	Number	Percentage
Not Screened Out	55,131	79.9%
Screened Out (P2 to PN)	13,875	20.1%
Total	69,006	100%

Note: When a case is a P2, all alleged victims are age 6 or older, and there is not currently an open case, a formal screening occurs. The purpose of the formal screening is to determine if CPS intervention is warranted. There may be eligible P2s not assigned to screeners. A PN is assessed when a situation appears to involve abuse or neglect, and a key piece of information from a specific identified person is needed in order to determine if an assignable allegation exists

Risk Assessment Finding of Completed Child Abuse/Neglect Investigations
Fiscal Year 2011

Disposition of Investigation	Confirmed	Unconfirmed	State Total
No Significant Risk Identified	78	11,758	11,836
No Significant Risk Identified (Percent)	0.7%	99.3%	100.0%
Risk Controlled	18,417	97,407	115,824
Risk Controlled (Percent)	15.9%	84.1%	100.0%
Risk Indicated	20,569	6,417	26,986
Risk Indicated (Percent)	76.2%	23.8%	100.0%
Risk Not Applicable Blank/ Invalid	199	20,576	20,775
Rick Not Applicable Blank/Invalid (Percent)	1.0%	99.0%	100.0%
Total	39,263	136,158	175,421
Percent	22.4%	77.6%	100.0%

Number of Completed Investigations Where Family Violence* Was Indicated in the Risk Assessment

Fiscal Year	Number of Complete Investigations	Family Violence Indicated	Family Violence Not Indicated
2008**	165,010	49,871	115,139
2009	165,444	54,143	111,301
2010	169,583	54,842	114,741
2011	175,421	56,068	119,353

* Family violence risk is determined by a positive response to one of two questions on the risk assessment: (1) Has any person in the home ever been a victim of family violence, and (2) Has any person in the home ever been a perpetrator of family violence

** The questions about family violence were not part of the risk assessment for a complete fiscal year until FY2008

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Case Action for Risk Indicated Completed Investigations
Fiscal Year 2011

Case Action for Risk Indicated Completed Investigations	Count	Percentage
Open to Services	25,827	95.7%
Not Open to Services	1,159	4.3%
Total	26,986	100%

Note: Only investigations with a risk finding of "Risk Indicated" can be opened for further services. Opened for services is defined as services provided after the investigation was completed.

Child Abuse/Neglect Allegation Dispositions

The categories used to record the findings of initial assessment/investigation of child abuse neglect are defined as:

Confirmed Investigations

Reason to believe – Based on preponderance of evidence, staff concluded that abuse or neglect occurred.

Unconfirmed Investigations

Ruled out - Staff determined, based upon on available information, that it is reasonable to conclude that abuse or neglect has not occurred.
Unable to complete – Before staff could reach a conclusion, the persons involved in the report moved, could not be located or refused to cooperate.
Unable to determine – Staff concluded that none of the other dispositions were appropriate.

Investigations of Child Abuse/Neglect by Source of Report for Completed Investigations

Validated APS Victims	FY 2009 Number	FY2009 Percent	FY2010 Number	FY2010 Percent	FY2011 Number	FY2011 Percent
School	36,495	18.7%	37,817	18.6%	37,540	17.7%
Medical Personnel	31,812	16.3%	32,786	16.2%	34,999	16.5%
Law Enforcement	30,351	15.6%	30,759	15.2%	32,234	15.2%
Relative	23,414	12.0%	24,575	12.1%	25,557	12.1%
Parent	15,969	8.2%	17,212	8.5%	17,959	8.5%
Other	12,636	6.5%	13,975	6.9%	15,165	7.2%
Friend-Neighbor	13,389	6.9%	13,756	6.8%	14,602	6.9%
Anonymous	9,212	4.7%	10,002	4.9%	11,277	5.3%
Community Agency	7,094	3.6%	7,072	3.5%	7,359	3.5%
DFPS Staff	5,772	3.0%	5,869	2.9%	5,799	2.7%
Legal/Court	2,768	1.4%	2,775	1.4%	2,691	1.3%
Day Care Provider	1,795	0.9%	1,717	0.8%	1,949	0.9%
Parent's Paramour	860	0.4%	967	0.5%	925	0.4%
Provider	930	0.5%	918	0.5%	813	0.4%
State Agency	868	0.4%	878	0.4%	928	0.4%
Victim	633	0.3%	626	0.3%	648	0.3%
Unrelated Home Member	306	0.2%	386	0.2%	411	0.2%
Religious Entity	370	0.2%	340	0.2%	361	0.2%
24 Hour Care Provider	164	0.1%	200	0.1%	229	0.1%
Institutional Personnel	126	0.1%	138	0.1%	171	0.1%
Blank/Unknown	39	0.0%	17	0.0%	18	0.0%
Financial Institution	14	0.0%	13	0.0%	14	0.0%
State Total	195,017	100.0%	202,798	100.0%	211,649	100.0%

Note: A report of abuse/neglect may come from multiple sources.

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Number of Child Abuse/Neglect Completed Investigations
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Total	Confirmed	% Confirmed Investigations	Unconfirmed Investigations
1 Lubbock	7,648	2,135	27.9%	5,513
2 Abilene	5,433	1,497	27.6%	3,936
3 Arlington	41,607	9,695	23.3%	31,912
4 Tyler	9,088	1,882	20.7%	7,206
5 Beaumont	6,643	1,366	20.6%	5,277
6 Houston	32,859	5,806	17.7%	27,053
7 Austin	20,857	4,530	21.7%	16,327
8 San Antonio	21,491	4,877	22.7%	16,614
9 Midland	4,998	1,259	25.2%	3,739
10 El Paso	5,310	1,400	26.4%	3,910
11 Edinburg	19,448	4,807	24.7%	14,641
Unknown	39	9	23.1%	30
State	175,421	39,263	22.4%	136,158

Family Cases Opened for Services as a Result of a Completed Investigation
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	In-Home Direct Delivery	In-Home Purchased	Family Substitute Care	Total
1 Lubbock	950	0	384	1,334
2 Abilene	807	1	230	1,038
3 Arlington	3,874	1	1,543	5,418
4 Tyler	594	1	430	1,025
5 Beaumont	332	0	239	571
6 Houston	2,891	1	1,540	4,432
7 Austin	1,293	0	961	2,254
8 San Antonio	2,912	2	1,093	4,007
9 Midland	618	0	250	868
10 El Paso	623	0	110	733
11 Edinburg	3,517	1	625	4,143
Unknown	0	0	4	4
State	18,411	7	7,409	25,827

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Confirmed Allegations of Child Abuse/Neglect by Type of Abuse
Fiscal Year 2011

Table Includes Abuse/Neglect Types:
Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Abandonment, Medical Neglect, and Physical Neglect

Region	Physical Abuse	Sexual Abuse	Emotional Abuse	Abandonment	Medical Neglect	Physical Neglect
1 Lubbock	712	282	53	12	76	356
2 Abilene	449	179	29	9	56	266
3 Arlington	3,546	1,443	72	42	361	1,105
4 Tyler	635	299	13	5	88	338
5 Beaumont	400	171	8	9	63	194
6 Houston	1,965	1,117	72	29	296	795
7 Austin	1,206	644	50	6	141	389
8 San Antonio	1,352	697	77	13	234	625
9 Midland	415	233	30	7	77	218
10 El Paso	459	187	15	7	73	243
11 Edinburg	1,406	841	91	17	315	732
Unknown	2	1	0	0	0	0
State Total	12,547	6,094	510	156	1,780	5,261

Table Includes Abuse/Neglect Types:
Neglectful Supervision, Refusal to Accept Parental Responsibility, Total Confirmed Allegations of Child Abuse/Neglect, Percent of Child Abuse/Neglect, and *Unduplicated Confirmed Victims

Region	Neglectful Supervision	Refusal to Accept Parental Responsibility	Total Confirmed Allegations of Child Abuse/Neglect	Percent of Child Abuse/Neglect	*Unduplicated Confirmed Victims
1 Lubbock	3,106	42	4,639	6.0%	3,923
2 Abilene	2,013	21	3,022	3.9%	2,537
3 Arlington	11,991	128	18,688	24.3%	15,883
4 Tyler	2,293	27	3,698	4.8%	3,096
5 Beaumont	1,652	10	2,507	3.3%	2,168
6 Houston	6,141	97	10,512	13.7%	9,009
7 Austin	5,810	74	8,320	10.8%	7,375
8 San Antonio	6,548	56	9,602	12.5%	8,382
9 Midland	1,591	24	2,595	3.4%	2,141
10 El Paso	1,884	18	2,886	3.8%	2,487
11 Edinburg	6,938	72	10,412	13.5%	8,934
Unknown	11	0	14	0.0%	13
State Total	49,978	569	76,895	100.00%	65,948

* Victims have been unduplicated by investigation stage.

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Children in Cases Opened for Services as a Result of a Completed Investigation
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	In-home Direct Delivery	In-home Purchased	% Opened In-home	Family Substitute Care*	Total
1 Lubbock	2,459	0	71.3%	990	3,449
2 Abilene	2,061	3	78.9%	551	2,615
3 Arlington	10,171	4	72.5%	3,850	14,025
4 Tyler	1,463	1	58.3%	1,048	2,512
5 Beaumont	829	0	58.0%	600	1,429
6 Houston	7,975	5	66.3%	4,060	12,040
7 Austin	3,646	0	58.0%	2,641	6,287
8 San Antonio	7,859	9	71.8%	3,085	10,953
9 Midland	1,650	0	73.0%	610	2,260
10 El Paso	1,763	0	84.9%	314	2,077
11 Edinburg	10,695	4	85.3%	1,844	12,543
Other	0	0	0.0%	6	6
Total	50,571	26	72.1%	19,599	70,196

*Includes all children in the case regardless of victimization.

Point Prevalence* Rate of Child Abuse/Neglect per 1,000 Children in Texas Population per Region
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Confirmed Rate	Alleged Rate
1 Lubbock	18.2	62.8
2 Abilene	19.0	69.4
3 Arlington	8.7	38.2
4 Tyler	11.6	56.8
5 Beaumont	11.9	60.8
6 Houston	5.6	33.5
7 Austin	10.4	49.2
8 San Antonio	12.6	55.8
9 Midland	14.6	58.9
10 El Paso	10.6	39.5
11 Edinburg	13.2	52.2
State	9.9	44.7

* Point prevalence is the number of children who are alleged/confirmed victims per 1,000 children in the region.

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Race/Ethnicity of Selected CPS Statistics Compared to Texas Child Population
Fiscal Year 2011

Race/Ethnicity of Selected CPS Statistics Compared to Texas Child Population	Total	African American	Anglo	Hispanic	Native American	Other
Texas Child Population	6,663,942	805,252	2,418,551	3,188,151	10,177	241,811
Percent	100%	12.1%	36.3%	47.8%	0.2%	3.6%
CPS Confirmed Victims	65,948	13,470	20,167	29,761	143	2,407
Percent	100%	20.4%	30.6%	45.1%	0.2%	3.6%
Number of Removals	17,108	4,482	5,129	6,983	34	480
Percent	100%	26.2%	30.0%	40.8%	0.2%	2.8%
Children Opened for Service*	70,196	14,501	18,284	34,536	131	2,744
Percent	100%	20.7%	26.0%	49.2%	0.2%	3.9%

Ethnicity of Children Awaiting Adoption on August 31, 2011 and Median Time Waiting by Ethnicity

Ethnicity of Children Awaiting Adoption and Median Time Waiting by Ethnicity	Total	African American	Anglo	Hispanic	Native American	Other
Texas Children Awaiting Adoption	6,342	2,334	1,555	2,336	12	105
Percent	100%	36.8%	24.5%	36.8%	0.2%	1.7%
State median Time Waiting for Adoption	10.1	11.3	9.0	10.5	6.7	5.3

* Includes removals from all stages of service
** Includes all children in the case regardless of victimization

Note: Other includes anyone not categorized as Anglo, African-American, Hispanic or Native American

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Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse/Neglect
Fiscal Year 2011

State Total: 65,948

Region	Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse/Neglect
1 Lubbock	3,923
2 Abilene	2,537
3 Arlington	15,883
4 Tyler	3,096
5 Beaumont	2,168
6 Houston	9,009
7 Austin	7,375
8 San Antonio	8,382
9 Midland	2,141
10 El Paso	2,487
11 Edinburg	8,934
Blank or Invalid	13
State Total	65,948

Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years, Fiscal Year 2011 by County

13 confirmed victims did not have a county designated.

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Profile of Confirmed Child Abuse/Neglect Victims
Fiscal Year 2011

Age: Under 1

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,376	1,270	1,897	6	14	261	4,824
Male	1,585	1,257	2,030	2	20	240	5,134
Unknown	10	5	8	0	0	6	29
Total	2,971	2,532	3,935	8	34	507	9,987

Age: 1-3 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	2,337	1,640	3,540	7	35	279	7,838
Male	2,623	1,792	3,726	13	47	263	8,464
Unknown	5	9	28	0	0	11	53
Total	4,965	3,441	7,294	20	82	553	16,355

Age: 4-6 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,989	1,250	3,092	15	25	202	6,573
Male	2,018	1,394	3,124	20	28	206	6,790
Unknown	6	1	8	0	0	8	23
Total	4,013	2,645	6,224	35	53	416	13,386

Age: 7-9 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,464	937	2,478	12	24	141	5,056
Male	1,537	967	2,193	16	15	119	4,847
Unknown	5	5	6	0	0	1	17
Total	3,006	1,909	4,677	28	39	261	9,920

Age: 10-12 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,316	710	2,055	15	23	117	4,236
Male	1,100	680	1,530	8	26	66	3,410
Unknown	1	2	3	0	0	1	7
Total	2,417	1,392	3,588	23	49	184	7,653

Age: 13-17 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,708	981	2,679	19	28	131	5,546
Male	1,081	563	1,354	10	9	59	3,076
Unknown	3	0	1	0	0	0	4
Total	2,792	1,544	4,034	29	37	190	8,626

Age Unknown

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Other	Total
Female	0	3	1	1	5
Male	2	1	6	0	9
Unknown	1	3	2	1	7
Total	3	7	9	2	21

Total Victims

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	10,190	6,791	15,742	74	149	1,132	34,078
Male	9,946	6,654	13,963	69	145	953	31,730
Unknown	31	25	56	0	0	28	140
Grand Total	20,167	13,470	29,761	143	294	2,113	65,948

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Alleged and Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse/Neglect
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Alleged Victims	Confirmed Victims	Unconfirmed Victims	Percent Confirmed
1 Lubbock	13,550	3,923	9,627	29.0%
2 Abilene	9,294	2,537	6,757	27.3%
3 Arlington	69,698	15,883	53,815	22.8%
4 Tyler	15,117	3,096	12,021	20.5%
5 Beaumont	11,081	2,168	8,913	19.6%
6 Houston	53,951	9,009	44,941	16.7%
7 Austin	34,797	7,375	27,422	21.2%
8 San Antonio	37,235	8,382	28,853	22.5%
9 Midland	8,664	2,141	6,523	24.7%
10 El Paso	9,246	2,487	6,759	26.9%
11 Edinburg	35,284	8,934	26,349	25.3%
Out of State	54	13	41	24.1%
State	297,971	65,948	232,021	22.1%

CPS Confirmed Victims Where the Confirmed Perpetrator was a Parent
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Confirmed Victims
1 Lubbock	3,868
2 Abilene	2,491
3 Arlington	15,441
4 Tyler	3,013
5 Beaumont	2,127
6 Houston	8,734
7 Austin	7,102
8 San Antonio	8,219
9 Midland	2,093
10 El Paso	2,452
11 Edinburg	8,758
State	64,298

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Characteristics Of Perpetrators In Confirmed Investigations of Child Abuse/Neglect
Fiscal Year 2011

Perpetrator Characteristic: Age

Age	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Under 18	816	1.5%	1,464	2.8%	2	0.0%	2,282	4.3%
18-25	10,511	19.8%	5,607	10.6%	8	0.0%	16,126	30.4%
26-35	11,942	22.5%	8,416	15.8%	12	0.0%	20,370	38.3%
36-45	4,616	8.7%	4,847	9.1%	6	0.0%	9,469	17.8%
Over 45	1,992	3.7%	2,844	5.4%	1	0.0%	4,837	9.1%
Invalid	5	0.0%	17	0.0%	20	0.0%	42	0.1%

Perpetrator Characteristic: Marital Status

Marital Status	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Married	7,001	13.2%	7,463	14.0%	0	0.0%	14,464	27.2%
Widowed	241	0.5%	99	0.2%	0	0.0%	340	0.6%
Separated	1,764	3.3%	1,248	2.3%	0	0.0%	3,012	5.7%
Divorced	2,138	4.0%	1,254	2.4%	0	0.0%	3,392	6.4%
Single	8,909	16.8%	4,504	8.5%	0	0.0%	13,413	25.2%
Unknown	9,046	17.0%	7,105	13.4%	47	0.1%	16,198	30.5%
Not Applicable (Under 18)	783	1.5%	1,522	2.9%	2	0.0%	2,307	4.3%

Perpetrator Characteristic: Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Anglo	11,962	22.5%	8,083	15.2%	2	0.00%	20,047	37.7%
African American	5,465	10.3%	3,913	7.4%	0	0.00%	9,378	17.7%
Hispanic	11,473	21.6%	9,692	18.2%	3	0.01%	21,168	39.8%
Native American	63	0.1%	44	0.1%	0	0.00%	107	0.2%
Asian	158	0.3%	151	0.3%	0	0.00%	309	0.6%
Other	761	1.4%	1,312	2.5%	44	0.08%	2,117	4.0%

Perpetrator Characteristic: Relation to Oldest Victim

Relation to Oldest Victim	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Parent	26,676	50.2%	14,895	28.0%	0	0.0%	41,571	78.2%
Grandparent	1,449	2.7%	817	1.5%	0	0.0%	2,266	4.3%
Sibling/Other Relative	392	0.7%	1,818	3.4%	7	0.0%	2,217	4.2%
Aunt/Uncle	548	1.0%	1,130	2.1%	1	0.0%	1,679	3.2%
Parent's Paramour	291	0.5%	3,339	6.3%	2	0.0%	3,632	6.8%
Other	526	1.0%	1,196	2.3%	39	0.1%	1,761	3.3%

Total Perpetrators

Total FY11	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Total Perpetrators	29,882	56.2%	23,195	43.7%	49	0.1%	53,126	100%

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Monthly Average Number of Families Receiving Preservation Services
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Regular	Intensive	Moderate	Strengthening Families Initiative	Contracted	Total
1 Lubbock	714	1	182	0	0	897
2 Abilene	232	0	209	0	0	441
3 Arlington	1,907	11	759	0	59	2,736
4 Tyler	560	0	50	0	0	610
5 Beaumont	227	0	47	0	0	274
6 Houston	2,202	1	484	0	0	2,687
7 Austin	702	14	263	0	0	979
8 San Antonio	1,765	3	98	0	0	1,866
9 Midland	325	4	86	0	0	415
10 El Paso	405	0	44	0	0	449
11 Edinburg	1,976	4	287	1	0	2,268
Out of State	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total	11,015	38	2,510	1	59	13,623

Annual Number of Families Receiving Preservation Services Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Regular	Intensive	Moderate	Strengthening Families Initiative	Contracted	Total
1 Lubbock	1,498	5	408	0	0	1,911
2 Abilene	642	1	578	0	1	1,222
3 Arlington	4,817	31	1,924	2	197	6,971
4 Tyler	1,166	2	176	1	1	1,346
5 Beaumont	550	1	148	0	0	699
6 Houston	4,879	6	1,141	0	0	6,026
7 Austin	1,578	35	662	0	0	2,275
8 San Antonio	4,304	10	234	0	1	4,549
9 Midland	776	9	258	0	0	1,043
10 El Paso	940	0	107	0	1	1,048
11 Edinburg	4,851	20	815	10	1	5,697
Out of State	1	0	2	0	1	4
Total	26,002	120	6,453	13	203	32,791

Family Preservation Services is under the umbrella of Family-Based Safety Services (FBSS).
Family Preservation Services are services provided to the child and the family without removing the child from the home.
Note: Families may receive more than one type of service.

Strengthening Families Initiative Services ended in October 2010

Contracted Regular, Intensive, and Moderate were collapsed into one column for FY 2011

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Monthly Average Number of Families Receiving Reunification Services per Month
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Regular	Intensive	Moderate	Total
1 Lubbock	92	0	2	94
2 Abilene	65	0	0	65
3 Arlington	318	0	3	321
4 Tyler	101	0	0	101
5 Beaumont	46	0	1	47
6 Houston	238	0	5	243
7 Austin	252	0	1	253
8 San Antonio	175	0	1	176
9 Midland	62	0	0	62
10 El Paso	35	1	0	36
11 Edinburg	151	2	12	165
Out of State	1	0	0	1
Total	1,536	3	25	1,564

Annual Number of Families Receiving Reunification Services
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Regular	Intensive	Moderate	Strengthening Families Initiative	Contracted	Total
1 Lubbock	223	0	5	0	0	228
2 Abilene	166	0	0	0	0	166
3 Arlington	900	0	11	0	1	912
4 Tyler	307	0	0	0	0	307
5 Beaumont	140	0	4	0	0	144
6 Houston	728	0	12	0	0	740
7 Austin	671	2	3	0	0	676
8 San Antonio	491	0	3	0	0	494
9 Midland	151	0	0	0	0	151
10 El Paso	102	1	2	0	0	105
11 Edinburg	441	4	36	3	0	484
Out of State	3	0	0	0	0	3
Total	4,323	7	76	3	1	4,410

Family Reunification Services are under the umbrella of Family-Based Safety Services (FBSS).
Family Reunification Services are provided to the family as a child is returning home from court-ordered substitute care.
Note: Families may receive more than one type of service.

Strengthening Families Initiative Services ended in October 2010

Contracted Regular, Intensive, and Moderate were collapsed into one column for FY 2011

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Children in Foster Care by County During
Fiscal Year 2011

State Total: 31,092

Region	Children in Foster Care
Region 1	1,884
Region 2	966
Region 3	6,062
Region 4	1,742
Region 5	1,048
Region 6	6,327
Region 7	3,500
Region 8	4,900
Region 9	1,099
Region 10	621
Region 11	2,943
Total	31,092

Children in Foster Care by County During, Fiscal Year 2011 by County

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Number of Children Removed from Home as a Result of CPS Abuse/Neglect Investigation

Fiscal Year	As a Result of an Investigation	From Family-Based Safety Services*	From Family Substitute Care Services	Total
2007	11,650	3,946	324	15,920
2008	10,808	3,276	211	14,295
2009	8,527	3,404	176	12,107
2010	11,266	4,815	266	16,347
2011	12,148	4,717	243	17,108

*Removals from Family-Based Safety Services includes Family Preservation and Family Reunification
Note: The data presented in this chart have been modified to more accurately report where a removal occurred and therefore will not match prior data books.

Point of Prevalence* for Children Entering Substitute Care
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Point Prevalence*
Lubbock (1)	4.3
Abilene (2)	3.0
Arlington (3)	1.9
Tyler (4)	3.9
Beaumont (5)	2.8
Houston (6)	2.1
Austin (7)	3.0
San Antonio (8)	4.3
Midland (9)	3.8
El Paso (10)	1.1
Edinburg (11)	2.4
State	2.6

*Point of prevalence is the number of children entering substitute care per 1,000 children in the region.

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Where are Children in DFPS Care?

… of the 28,463 children in DFPS substitute care on August 31, 2011:

17,183 children were in Foster Care.

11,280 children were in other types of Substitute Care

… of the 17,183 children were in Foster Care

11,797 children placed in Child Placing Agency (CPA) Foster Homes. Foster homes are families who accept foster children into their homes. These foster homes are recruited, trained, verified and managed by private CPAs. DFPS has contracts with over 100 CPAs. The majority of CPA foster homes are verified to provide therapeutic foster care services. 508 of these children were place in Kinship Verified Foster Homes.
2,147 children placed in DFPS Foster Homes. These are families who accept foster children into their homes and are recruited, trained, verified and managed by DFPS. The majority provide basic foster care services. 223 of these children were place in Kinship Verified Foster Homes.
782 children were placed in Basic Child Care. These are typically cottage and campus type settings meeting basic child needs.
1,509 children were placed in Residential Treatment Centers. An RTC is a very structured setting for children with serious emotional disturbance or mental health issues.
553 children were placed in Emergency Shelters. These are intended for stays of less than 30 days.
395 children were placed in Other types of foster care such as camps, maternity homes hospitals, juvenile detention, ICF-MR, HCS homes, state schools & hospitals.

... of the 11,280 children in other types of Substitute Care

9,858 children were placed in Kinship Care. DFPS supports relative caregivers by assisting with initial costs of accepting a child and through ongoing case management.
472 children were in pending adoptions in CPA Adoptive Homes.
- Verified Kinship Caregiver (Foster Parent)
  A verified kinship caregiver is licensed or verified as a foster parent to provide 24-hour residential care for a child, in accordance with Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code and related regulations.
  
  Verification as a foster parent is offered by either:
  
  • DFPS through the CPS Foster and Adoptive Home Development program (FAD); or
  
  • a private child-placing agency.
396 children were in pending adoptions in DFPS Adoptive Homes.
554 children were placed in Other Substitute Care which includes independent living programs, unauthorized absences and court ordered placements.

Notes

A. The 28,463 children includes 588 youth over the age of 18 in foster care, but who have "aged-out" of the legal conservatorship of DFPS.

B. There are a total of 30,204 children in DFPS legal responsibility. 2,329 are in legal conservatorship of DFPS but not in substitute care; the majority of these children are in a reunification stage and are living with their families of origin.

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Demographics of Children in Foster Care at the End of the Year By Fiscal Year 2011

Characteristic: Age

Age	Aug 2008 Number	Aug 2008 Percent	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent	Aug 2010 Number	Aug 2010 Percent	Aug 2011 Number	Aug 2011 Percent
Birth - 2	3,623	21.1%	3,319	20.8%	3,868	22.7%	3,797	22.1%
3-5	2,497	14.5%	2,249	14.1%	2,711	15.9%	2,903	16.9%
6-9	3,068	17.9%	2,679	16.8%	2,782	16.3%	2,948	17.2%
10-13	3,090	18.0%	2,930	18.4%	2,959	17.4%	2,972	17.3%
14-17	4,395	25.6%	4,225	26.5%	4,102	24.1%	3,976	23.1%
18-21	513	3.0%	530	3.3%	605	3.6%	587	3.4%

Characteristic: Gender

Gender	Aug 2008 Number	Aug 2008 Percent	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent	Aug 2010 Number	Aug 2010 Percent	Aug 2011 Number	Aug 2011 Percent
Male	9,245	53.8%	8,689	54.5%	9,203	54.0%	9,308	54.2%
Female	7,940	46.2%	7,243	45.5%	7,824	46.0%	7,874	45.8%
Unknown	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%

Characteristic: Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Aug 2008 Number	Aug 2008 Percent	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent	Aug 2010 Number	Aug 2010 Percent	Aug 2011 Number	Aug 2011 Percent
Anglo	5,094	29.6%	4,522	28.4%	5,008	29.4%	5,044	29.4%
African American	5,104	29.7%	4,903	30.8%	5,174	30.4%	5,199	30.3%
Hispanic	6,587	38.3%	6,169	38.7%	6,479	38.1%	6,545	38.1%
Native American	41	0.2%	49	0.3%	45	0.3%	51	0.3%
Asian	61	0.4%	52	0.3%	58	0.3%	59	0.3%
Other	299	1.7%	237	1.5%	263	1.5%	285	1.7%

Totals

Totals of Characteristics	Aug 2008 Number	Aug 2008 Percent	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent	Aug 2010 Number	Aug 2010 Percent	Aug 2011 Number	Aug 2011 Percent
Total	17,186	100%	15,932	100%	17,027	100.00%	17,183	100%

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Point of Prevalence* for Children in Substitute Care at The End of Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Point Prevalence*
Lubbock (1)	8.1
Abilene (2)	5.7
Arlington (3)	2.8
Tyler (4)	5.4
Beaumont (5)	4.3
Houston (6)	4.2
Austin (7)	4.2
San Antonio (8)	7.2
Midland (9)	6.6
El Paso (10)	2.0
Edinburg (11)	3.2
State	4.2

*Point of prevalence is the number of children entering substitute care per 1,000 children in the region. Includes children ages 0 - 17.

Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility, in Substitute Care or in Foster Care Placements at the End of Fiscal Year 2011

Region	DFPS Legal Responsibility	Substitute Care	Foster Care*
Lubbock (1)	1,916	1,792	1,174
Abilene (2)	864	784	537
Arlington (3)	5,435	5,150	3,236
Tyler (4)	1,563	1,456	885
Beaumont (5)	863	801	582
Houston (6)	7,192	6,832	3,654
Austin (7)	3,275	3,023	1,854
San Antonio (8)	5,082	4,943	2,791
Midland (9)	1,075	990	634
El Paso (10)	527	495	350
Edinburg (11)	2,412	2,197	1,486
State	30,204	28,463	17,183

Note: Includes youth who have aged out of DFPS legal responsibility but remain in foster care.

* Foster Care is a subset of Substitute Care

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Legal Status of Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility

Legal Status	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent	Aug 2010 Number	Aug 2010 Percent	Aug 2011 Number	Aug 2011 Percent
Care, Custody & Control*	62	0.2%	36	0.1%	25	0.1%
Temporary Managing Conservatorship**	12,843	48.5%	16,612	57.5%	17,489	57.9%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship * Parental Rights Not Terminated**	3,367	12.7%	2,929	10.1%	3,110	10.3%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship * Parental Rights Terminated** (ALL)	9,624	36.4%	8,885	30.8%	9,147	30.3%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship * Parental Rights Terminated** (One Parent)	526	2.0%	397	1.4%	396	1.3%
Possessory Conservatorship****	41	0.2%	34	0.1%	37	0.1%
Total	26,463	100%	28,893	100%	30,204	100%

* Care, Custody and Control - In some counties in Texas, this type of custody is given at an Ex Parte Hearing rather than appointing a temporary managing conservator. This provides legal authority for DFPS to ensure a child's safety and meet a child's basic needs for shelter, food, education.

** Temporary Managing Conservatorship - TMC is awarded to DFPS as a result of a court hearing and written order and continues until a judge issues another order changing the legal status. It authorizes DFPS to act in the child's best interest and has exclusive rights including but not limited to the following: designating the primary residence of a child, make decisions concerning the child's education, consent to marriage or enlistment in the armed forces.

*** Permanent Managing Conservatorship - PMC is awarded to DFPS as a result of a court hearing and written order. PMC authorizes DFPS to act in the child's best interest and have the rights of a Managing Conservator on a permanent basis.

**** Possessory Conservatorship - A judge appoints a parent as Possessory Conservator who is not appointed as a sole or joint managing conservator, unless this appointment is not in the best interest of the child. Possessory Conservators are provided with visitation orders,unless access would endanger the child physically or emotionally.

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Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility by Living Arrangement at the End of Each Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	Non-Foster Care	Foster Care	Total	% Change
2008	12,103	16,673	28,776	-6.4%
2009	11,061	15,402	26,463	-8.0%
2010	12,471	16,422	28,893	9.2%
2011	13,608	16,596	30,204	4.5%

Note: Foster care totals exclude youth over 18 who remain in foster care but have aged out of DFPS legal responsibility. Non-foster care placements include adoption, relative, own home and other.

Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility in Non-Foster Care Placements

Fiscal Year	Total Non-Foster Care	Other*	Adoption	Relative	Own Home
2008	12,103	768	807	8,490	2,038
2009	11,061	630	957	7,673	1,801
2010	12,471	573	815	8,894	2,189
2011	13,608	543	868	9,858	2,339

* Other includes independent living, hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities and unauthorized absences.

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Children* in Substitute Care Placements by Living Arrangement Categories As of August 31, 2011

Region	CPA Foster - Group Homes & Independent Homes	DFPS Foster & Foster Group Homes	DFPS Adoptive Homes	Private Adoptive Homes	Kinship
Lubbock (1)	588	173	16	27	522
Abilene (2)	313	121	13	8	212
Arlington (3)	2,364	367	33	104	1,696
Tyler (4)	554	141	28	36	488
Beaumont (5)	322	165	4	4	203
Houston (6)	2,629	410	174	150	2,719
Austin (7)	1,173	244	42	30	1,056
San Antonio (8)	1,802	194	50	63	1,908
Midland (9)	372	110	11	15	312
El Paso (10)	239	65	5	3	127
Edinburg (11)	1,051	139	20	32	615
Out of State	0	0	0	0	0
Total	11,407	2,129	396	472	9,858

Region	General Residential Operation	Emergency Shelters	Residential Treatment	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	147	59	151	74	1,757
Abilene (2)	5	22	51	21	766
Arlington (3)	77	48	212	130	5,031
Tyler (4)	36	19	102	33	1,437
Beaumont (5)	20	17	37	17	789
Houston (6)	68	64	296	206	6,716
Austin (7)	41	57	232	85	2,960
San Antonio (8)	240	167	214	186	4,824
Midland (9)	15	41	62	33	971
El Paso (10)	1	0	21	17	478
Edinburg (11)	69	41	109	70	2,146
Out of State	0	0	0	0	0
Total	719	535	1,487	872	27,875

*Excludes 588 young adults over 18 who have aged out of DFPS conservatorship but remain in DFPS care.

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Permanency Goal of Children in Substitute Care for Whom DFPS had Legal Responsibility Fiscal Year End 2011

Total Children: 24,608

Goal	Count	Percent
Adoption	12,066	49.0%
Reunification	7,774	31.6%
Permanent Placement with Relatives and Other Caregivers	2,069	8.4%
Alternative Long Term Living	1,435	5.8%
Adult Living	1,264	5.1%
Total Children	24,608	100%

Number of DFPS Foster, Foster/Adoptive and Adoptive Homes As of August 31, 2011

Region	Foster Homes	Foster/Adoptive Homes*	Adoptive Homes**
Lubbock (1)	10	140	18
Abilene (2)	5	90	13
Arlington (3)	48	354	102
Tyler (4)	10	100	55
Beaumont (5)	18	116	41
Houston (6)	45	301	224
Austin (7)	22	181	138
San Antonio (8)	15	132	91
Midland (9)	1	77	21
El Paso (10)	5	38	17
Edinburg (11)	15	68	26
Out of State	19	32	12
Total	213	1,629	758

* Includes 48 kinship homes.

** Includes 38 legal risk homes and 427 kinship homes.

*** This number does not include homes open only for receipt of adoption subsidy.

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Children Placed in Adoptive Homes by Region Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Number of Placements
Lubbock (1)	272
Abilene (2)	133
Arlington (3)	857
Tyler (4)	265
Beaumont (5)	143
Houston (6)	1,102
Austin (7)	633
San Antonio (8)	1,057
Midland (9)	121
El Paso (10)	82
Edinburg (11)	189
State Total	4,854
Total Unique Children	4,842

Demographics of 4,842 Children in Adoptive Homes
Fiscal Year 2011

Age

Age	Count	Percent
Under 1 year	93	1.9%
1 - 5 years	2,690	55.6%
6 - 12 years	1,581	32.7%
13 years and over	478	9.9%
Total	4,842	100%

Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Count	Percent
Anglo	1,330	27.5%
African American	1,398	28.9%
Hispanic	1,999	41.3%
Native American	11	0.2%
Asian	14	0.3%
Other	90	1.9%
Total	4,842	100%

Child Characteristics

Child Characteristics	Count	Percent
Disabling Condition	1,744	36.0%
No Special Characteristics	3,098	64.0%
Total	4,842	100%

Sex

Sex	Count	Percent
Female	2,414	49.9%
Male	2,428	50.1%
Total	4,842	100%

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Children with Disabling Conditions Placed in Adoptive Homes Fiscal Year 2011

Total number of children placed in adoptive homes: 4,842

Number of unique children with disabling conditions placed in adoptive homes: 1,744

Disabling Condition	Percentage of all Children Placed in Adoptive Homes	Number of children with Disabling condition
Drug/Alcohol*	16.5%	798
Learning Disabilities	13.7%	663
Emotionally Disturbed	10.3%	500
Medically Involved	6.4%	310
Physical	0.9%	44
Other**	0.4%	20

* Drug/Alcohol disabling condition can either be due to self abuse or exposure to an individual with the condition.

** Other includes teen parent or pregnant.

Note: Children may be duplicated across categories because some may have more than one disabling condition.

Children in Consummated Adoptions by Type of Agency by Fiscal Year

Legal Status	2008 Number	2008 Percent	2009 Number	2009 Percent	2010 Number	2010 Percent	2011 Number	2011 Percent
DFPS	2,426	53.7%	2,804	57.7%	2,841	59.2%	2,563	55.3%
Non DFPS*	2,091	46.3%	2,055	42.3%	1,962	40.8%	2,072	44.7%
Total Consummations	4,517	100%	4,859	100%	4,803	100%	4,635	100%

* Non DFPS includes private agency adoptions, relative adoptions and out of state adoptions.

Children in Consummated Adoptions by Region Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Adoptions Consummated
Lubbock (1)	239
Abilene (2)	115
Arlington (3)	824
Tyler (4)	254
Beaumont (5)	147
Houston (6)	1051
Austin (7)	648
San Antonio (8)	1,014
Midland (9)	102
El Paso (10)	78
Edinburg (11)	163
Total Unique Children	4,635

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Demographics of 4,635 Children in Consummated Adoptions
Fiscal Year 2011

Age

Age	Count	Percent
Under 1 year	72	1.6%
1 - 5 years	2,560	55.2%
6 - 12 years	1,540	33.2%
13 years and over	463	10.0%
Total	4,635	100%

Gender

Gender	Count	Percent
Male	2,337	50.4%
Female	2,298	49.6%
Total	4,635	100%

Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Count	Percent
Anglo	1,274	27.5%
African American	1,320	28.5%
Hispanic	1,920	41.4%
Native American	13	0.3%
Asian	14	0.3%
Other	94	2.0%
Total	4,635	100.0%

Race/Ethnicity of Children and Adoptive Parents by Fiscal Year

Legal Status	2008 Number	2008 Percent	2009 Number	2009 Percent	2010 Number	2010 Percent	2011 Number	2011 Percent
Race/Ethnicity of parent(s) is same as child	2,789	61.7%	3,109	64.0%	3,085	64.2%	2,811	60.6%
Race/Ethnicity of one or both parents differs from child's (Transracial)*	1,728	38.3%	1,750	36.0%	1,718	35.8%	1,824	39.4%
Total Adoptions	4,517	100%	4,859	100%	4,803	100%	4,635	100%

* Includes when Race/Ethnicity was not determined.

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CPS Outcomes Based on Data from Fiscal Year 2011

Child Safety Outcomes

Percent of children who remained safe in substitute care
(children in care during FY11 who did not experience a confirmed incident of maltreatment) 99.8%

Absence of Repeat Maltreatment
(child victims with a confirmed allegation within the prior 6 months; applies to children in any stage of care) 97.3%

Permanency Services

Percentage of children with 2 or fewer placements that have been in care 12 months or less 84.8%

Family Preservation Outcomes
(measured from start of services to end of services)
Average length of Service 8.4 months

Family Reunification Outcomes
(measured from removal to placement in own home and termination of DFPS conservatorship)
Percent of children returned to own home 33.4%
Average number of placements per child 1.9 placements
Average length of service 12.8 months
Median length of service 12.0 months
Children reunified with family, with DFPS conservatorship terminated, within 12 months of removal 65.3%

Adoption Services Outcomes
(measured from removal to adoption consummation)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility with an adoption consummation 28.8%
Average number of placements per child 3.5 placements
Average length of service 30.9 months

From removal to final order 14.1 months

From final order to adoptive placement 15.1 months

From placement to adoption consummated 1.7 months

Median length of service 25.3 months
Children adopted within 24 months of removal 45.3%

Permanent Relative Care Outcomes
(measured from removal to date DFPS legal responsibility ended)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility to a relative placement 27.6%
Average number of placements 2.0 placements
Average length of service 13.1 months
Median length of service 11.5 months

Children re-entering foster care within 12 months of discharge from a previous episode of foster care 5.4%

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CPS Outcomes Based on Data from Fiscal Year 2011

Long-term Substitute Care Outcomes

Emancipation (includes children who left DFPS legal responsibility by emancipation or turning 18)

(measured from removal to date DFPS legal responsibility ended or date child turns 18 years of age)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility 8.8%
Average number of placements 7.9 placements
Average length of service 58.2 months
Median length of service 48.5 months

Other Long-term Substitute Care

(measured from removal to date DFPS legal responsibility ended)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility 1.4%
Average number of placements 2.6 placements
Average length of service 19.3 months
Median length of service 9.1 months

Fiscal Year 2011 Recidivism Outcomes

For All Stages:

(measured as a new confirmed reason to believe allegation within 12 months of the end of services or a return to
substitute care or new Family Preservation services provided) 7.7%

For Family Preservation:

(measured as a new confirmed reason to believe allegation within 12 months of the end of Family Preservation
services or new Family Preservation services provided) 7.2%

For Family Reunification:

(measured as a new confirmed reason to believe allegation or a return to substitute care within 12 months of the
end of Family Reunification services or new Family Preservation services provided) 17.5%

Substitute Care Outcomes for Cases Open at the End of Fiscal Year 2011

Average length of service for children in temporary managing conservatorship: 6.8 months
Median length of service for children in temporary managing conservatorship: 5.7 months
Average length of service for children in permanent managing conservatorship: 40.2 months
Median length of service for children in permanent managing conservatorship: 27.6 months

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Status of Children No Longer in DFPS Legal Responsibility
Fiscal Year 2011

Total Children: 16,087

Outcome	Count	Percent
Family Reunification	5,372	33.4%
Custody Given To Relatives	4,441	27.6%
Adoption Consummated	4,635	28.8%
Children Emancipated	1,410	8.8%
Other	229	1.4%
State	16,087	100%

* Of the 1,410 youth emancipated in FY10, 1,084 were
emancipated from paid foster care.
** Other includes children absent without permission, children in
court ordered or independent living placements; children for whom
conservatorship was never obtained and children with a missing
discharge reason.

Average Length of Time in Months for Children
Leaving DFPS Responsibility by Type of Exit and Region
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Family Reunification	Relative Care	Adoption	Long Term Care-Emancipation	Long Term Care-Other
Lubbock (1)	15.1	12.1	32.7	69.6	28.9
Abilene (2)	12.1	14.5	30.1	58.9	6.0
Arlington (3)	11.3	11.4	29.6	57.0	12.1
Tyler (4)	12.5	10.6	28.5	49.6	30.1
Beaumont (5)	14.1	15.7	26.8	53.5	49.6
Houston (6)	14.2	15.2	33.9	66.1	23.1
Austin (7)	11.8	12.4	27.3	55.6	13.5
San Antonio (8)	12.6	13.5	30.5	61.1	13.4
Midland (9)	14.4	12.8	30.1	47.3	15.7
El Paso (10)	12.8	14.1	33.2	52.5	29.9
Edinburg (11)	13.2	14.2	41.0	43.6	16.1
State	12.8	13.1	30.9	58.2	19.3

Average Length of Time in Months for Children
Leaving DFPS Responsibility by Type of Exit and Race/Ethnicity
Fiscal Year 2011

Race/Ethnicity	Family Reunification	Relative Care	Adoption	Long Term Care-Emancipation	Long Term Care-Other
Anglo	12.8	12.6	28.0	55.5	23.7
African American	12.4	13.3	32.7	66.5	21.0
Hispanic	13.2	13.5	31.8	54.1	16.3
Native American	14.6	3.9	34.3	49.6	5.8
Asian	5.8	12.4	31.4	12.9	0.0
Other	11.1	11.9	27.6	46.2	12.3
State	12.8	13.1	30.9	58.2	19.3

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Average Number of Out-of-Home Placements for Children Who Attained Permanency Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Family Reunification	Relative Care	Adoption	Long Term Care-Emancipation	Long Term Care-Other
Lubbock (1)	2.4	2.0	3.7	8.4	4.4
Abilene (2)	1.8	2.2	3.5	7.8	2.0
Arlington (3)	1.7	1.9	3.5	7.4	2.5
Tyler (4)	1.9	1.9	3.2	6.9	4.9
Beaumont (5)	2.0	2.2	3.2	6.4	5.3
Houston (6)	1.9	2.0	3.3	8.4	2.8
Austin (7)	1.7	1.8	3.4	8.5	1.7
San Antonio (8)	2.0	2.0	3.7	9.1	1.7
Midland (9)	2.0	2.0	3.5	6.1	2.4
El Paso (10)	1.5	2.3	3.6	7.6	2.7
Edinburg (11)	2.0	2.3	4.0	5.9	2.0
State Total	1.9	2.0	3.5	7.9	2.6

Note: The average number of placements per child in substitute care for all children who attained permanency is 2.9 placements.

Length of Time in Care for Children Who Achieved Permanency Status*

Year: 2011

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	57.1%
13 to 24 months	25.6%
More than 24 months	17.2%

Year: 2010

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	51.1%
13 to 24 months	26.1%
More than 24 months	22.8%

Year: 2009

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	50.0%
13 to 24 months	28.7%
More than 24 months	21.4%

Year: 2008

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	55.2%
13 to 24 months	27.5%
More than 24 months	17.3%

Year: 2007

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	62.7%
13 to 24 months	24.0%
More than 24 months	13.3%

* Children who left substitute care via an own home, permanent relative placement or adoption consummation and DFPS legal responsibility was ended.

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Average Monthly Number of Children and Young Adults, FTEs*
in Paid Foster Care by Service Levels
Fiscal Year 2011

Service Level	Number of Children & Young Adults	Number of FTEs
Basic	11,338	10,047
Child Specific**	40	36
Emergency Shelter	978	612
Intense	291	258
Moderate	3,551	3,246
Psychiatric Transition	17	12
Specialized	2,737	2,490
Total	18,952***	16,701

Unduplicated Count: 18,446

Note: Calculations exclude children where cost of care was not covered by Title IV-E or state paid foster care.

* An FTE is calculated by dividing the number of paid foster care days in the month by the number of days in a month.
** Child Specific contracts do not have an actual level of care.
*** Duplicated count due to changes in service levels during the month.
Note: 24-Hour Residential Child Care Facilities Rates

Foster Care Expenditures by Source Fiscal Year 2011

Total Expenditures: $380,505,872

Service Level	Expenditures	Percent
Title IV-E	$118,539,887.98	31%
State Paid	$261,965,984.06	69%
Total	$380,505,872.04	100%

Title IV-E Federal Foster Care Program Description

The Federal Foster Care Program helps States provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children until the children are safely returned home, placed permanently with adoptive families or placed in other planned arrangements for permanency. Funds are available for: monthly maintenance payments to eligible foster care providers; administrative costs to manage the program; training staff and foster parents; foster parent recruitment; and other related expenses.

State Paid Foster Care may be funded with Federal Block Grant (TANF)

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Children and Young Adults* in Paid Foster Care Monthly Average by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	State Paid Children in Foster Care**	State Paid Young Adults* in Foster Care**	Title IV-E Children in Foster Care	Title IV-E Young Adults* Foster Care	Total Children & Young Adults in Foster Care***	% Change from Previous Fiscal Year
2007	5,002	618	14,335	533	20,488	-0.13%
2008	4,673	651	12,828	546	18,698	-8.74%
2009	4,344	700	11,485	545	17,074	-8.69%
2010	4,308	783	11,936	558	17,585	2.99%
2011	4,562	821	12,569	509	18,461	4.98%

Children and Young Adults* in Paid Foster Care Monthly Average by Region
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	State Paid Children in Foster Care**	State Paid Young Adults* in Foster Care**	Title IV-E Children in Foster Care	Title IV-E Young Adults* Foster Care	Total Children & Young Adults in Foster Care***
Lubbock (1)	280	50	866	32	1,228
Abilene (2)	109	28	471	24	632
Arlington (3)	841	162	2,317	80	3,400
Tyler (4)	356	41	579	25	1,001
Beaumont (5)	172	23	388	13	596
Houston (6)	867	150	2,835	124	3,976
Austin (7)	692	127	1,138	38	1,995
San Antonio (8)	726	127	2,010	83	2,946
Midland (9)	130	21	496	25	672
El Paso (10)	54	17	271	28	370
Edinburg (11)	335	75	1,199	38	1,647
Unknown	1	0	1	0	2
Total***	4,563	821	12,571	510	18,465

Unduplicated Count: 18,446

* A young adult is any person in foster care who was 18 to 21 years of age at anytime during the fiscal year.
** State Paid Foster Care may be funded with Federal Block Grant (TANF).
*** Some children are served in more than one region and/or eligibility type in a month.

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Families and Children Receiving Kinship Caregiver Monetary Assistance
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Family Served	Children Served
Lubbock (1)	333	557
Abilene (2)	150	255
Arlington (3)	1,551	2,660
Tyler (4)	260	460
Beaumont (5)	178	286
Houston (6)	1,712	3,038
Austin (7)	736	1,295
San Antonio (8)	712	1,371
Midland (9)	199	334
El Paso (10)	104	188
Edinburg (11)	481	950
Unknown	115	195
Total	6,531	11,589

Families and Children Kinship Caregiver Monetary Assistance Payments
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Total Integration Payments	Total Flexible Support Payments	Total Relative Caregiver Support
Lubbock (1)	$218,000.00	$205,000.00	$423,000.00
Abilene (2)	98,000.00	130,000.00	228,000.00
Arlington (3)	901,000.00	1,357,000.00	2,258,000.00
Tyler (4)	192,000.00	226,500.00	418,500.00
Beaumont (5)	78,000.00	136,500.00	214,500.00
Houston (6)	679,000.00	1,537,000.00	2,216,000.00
Austin (7)	437,000.00	683,500.00	1,120,500.00
San Antonio (8)	469,500.00	690,000.00	1,159,500.00
Midland (9)	85,000.00	169,500.00	254,500.00
El Paso (10)	65,000.00	90,000.00	155,000.00
Edinburg (11)	168,000.00	507,000.00	675,000.00
Unknown	45,000.00	93,000.00	138,000.00
Total	$3,435,500.00	$5,825,000.00	$9,260,500.00

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Average Number of Children Provided Adoption Subsidy* by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	State Paid Adoption Subsidies	Title IV-E Adoption Subsidies	Total Children Provided Adoption Subsidy	% Change from Previous Fiscal Year
2007	5,487	16,900	22,387	10.30%
2008	5,789	19,140	24,929	11.35%
2009	6,149	21,609	27,758	11.35%
2010	6,578	24,210	30,788	10.92%
2011	6,829	26,477	33,306	8.18%

Average Number of Children Provided Adoption Subsidy* per Month by Region, Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Clients
Lubbock (1)	1,658
Abilene (2)	862
Arlington (3)	7,058
Tyler (4)	1,399
Beaumont (5)	1,096
Houston (6)	7,337
Austin (7)	4,416
San Antonio (8)	6,761
Midland (9)	589
El Paso (10)	775
Edinburg (11)	1,352
Unknown	3

*Subsidy includes financial payments only, not medical and non-recurring subsidies.

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Number of Children Provided Permanency Care Assistance* by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	State Paid Permanency Care Assistance	Title IV-E Permanency Care Assistance	Total Children Provided Permanency Care Assistance	% Change from Previous Fiscal Year
2011	34	170	204	N/A

Note: The Permanency Care Assistance program began in FY2011.

Number of Children Provided Permanency Care Assistance* by Region,
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Clients
Lubbock (1)	2
Abilene (2)	22
Arlington (3)	48
Tyler (4)	19
Beaumont (5)	6
Houston (6)	9
Austin (7)	31
San Antonio (8)	18
Midland (9)	14
El Paso (10)	6
Edinburg (11)	29
Unknown	0

*Does not include non-recurring payments.

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Average Number of Children and Families Receiving Purchased Services per Month
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Living at Home	Living Out of Home	Post Adoption	Total Children	Total Adults	Total Clients
Lubbock (1)	495	453	139	1,087	942	2,029
Abilene (2)	144	276	89	509	455	964
Arlington (3)	1,185	1,580	129	2,894	2,108	5,002
Tyler (4)	388	413	43	844	1,048	1,892
Beaumont (5)	155	231	101	487	361	848
Houston (6)	681	1,632	162	2,475	3,305	5,780
Austin (7)	486	782	91	1,359	1,925	3,284
San Antonio (8)	829	964	94	1,887	2,292	4,179
Midland (9)	128	229	57	414	587	1,001
El Paso (10)	69	149	91	309	160	469
Edinburg (11)	676	463	3	1,142	2,202	3,344
Total	5,236	7,172	999	13,407	15,385	28,792

Note: Averages are rounded to the nearest whole number.

Average Monthly Percent of Children Receiving CPS Purchased Services by Region

Region	Number of In-Home Children Receiving Purchased Services	Total Number of In-Home Children	% of In-Home Children Receiving Purchased Services	Number of Children in Substitute Care Receiving Purchased Services	Total Number of Children in Substitute Care	% of Children in Substitute Care Receiving Purchased Services
Lubbock (1)	495	2,734	18.1%	453	1,759	25.8%
Abilene (2)	144	1,336	10.8%	276	890	31.0%
Arlington (3)	1,185	8,300	14.3%	1,580	5,377	29.4%
Tyler (4)	388	1,890	20.5%	413	1,576	26.2%
Beaumont (5)	155	804	19.3%	231	788	29.3%
Houston (6)	681	8,450	8.1%	1,632	7,266	22.5%
Austin (7)	486	3,589	13.5%	782	3,240	24.1%
San Antonio (8)	829	5,964	13.9%	964	4,831	20.0%
Midland (9)	128	1,282	10.0%	229	1,014	22.6%
El Paso (10)	69	1,445	4.8%	149	555	26.9%
Edinburg (11)	676	7,752	8.7%	463	2,329	19.9%
Total	5,236	43,546	12.0%	7,172	29,626	24.2%

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Family Group Decision Making (FGDM)

FGDM is a part of the CPS process to be family-centered. The goal is to enhance safety, permanency, and well-being for children by providing direct services and support services to their caregivers, whether biological or through affinity. FGDM describes a variety of practices to work with and engage families in problem solving, including Family Team Meetings (FTM), Family Group Conferences (FGC), and Circles of Support (COS):

Family Team Meeting (FTM) is designed as a rapid response to child safety and placement concerns and is used to achieve positive outcomes for children in the earliest stages of interaction between CPS and families.
Family Group Conference (FGC) is a process where families join with relatives, friends, and others in the community to develop a plan to ensure children are cared for and protected from future harm. This broader constellation of “family” convenes with information providers/community supports and CPS caseworkers in a unique partnership that empowers the “family group” with a high degree of decision-making authority and responsibility.
Circles of Support (COS) is a youth-focused, youth-driven meeting with the primary purpose of developing a plan for older youth to transition from foster care to adulthood. It may be used for other purposes as well. It includes broader participation of the youth’s support network.

Family Team Meetings Conducted By Race/Ethnicity
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	258	101	325	1	0	42	727
Abilene (2)	254	61	119	1	1	8	444
Arlington (3)	818	469	370	5	4	87	1,753
Tyler (4)	533	207	69	0	3	30	842
Beaumont (5)	123	96	33	0	0	6	258
Houston (6)	457	580	433	2	8	57	1,537
Austin (7)	650	386	422	0	5	72	1,535
San Antonio (8)	290	109	570	1	1	28	999
Midland (9)	73	20	90	0	0	9	192
El Paso (10)	35	10	140	1	4	3	193
Edinburg (11)	72	28	896	0	0	27	1,023
Other/Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	3,563	2,067	3,467	11	26	369	9,503

Family Group Conferences Conducted By Race/Ethnicity Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	147	68	178	6	1	10	410
Abilene (2)	171	40	80	2	0	22	315
Arlington (3)	419	322	196	2	3	51	993
Tyler (4)	208	104	45	0	2	18	377
Beaumont (5)	63	61	9	0	0	6	139
Houston (6)	336	406	215	1	1	49	1,008
Austin (7)	297	228	206	1	2	37	771
San Antonio (8)	196	139	726	1	3	32	1,097
Midland (9)	165	42	162	0	0	19	388
El Paso (10)	8	13	86	1	0	7	115
Edinburg (11)	106	21	996	0	0	23	1,146
Other/Unknown	0	3	0	0	0	1	4
Total	2,116	1,447	2,899	14	12	275	6,763

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Circles of Support Conducted by Race/Ethnicity
Fiscal Year 2011

Region	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	73	60	51	0	0	10	194
Abilene (2)	53	21	16	0	0	10	100
Arlington (3)	195	241	100	2	7	23	568
Tyler (4)	50	30	5	0	0	2	87
Beaumont (5)	38	26	1	0	0	3	68
Houston (6)	204	448	198	0	4	38	892
Austin (7)	116	106	68	0	1	20	311
San Antonio (8)	102	87	286	0	1	16	492
Midland (9)	67	14	45	0	0	4	130
El Paso (10)	7	2	33	0	0	9	51
Edinburg (11)	21	15	159	0	0	11	206
Total	926	1,050	962	2	13	146	3,099

Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) Services
Youth Ages 16 through 20

The Transitional Services Program includes Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) program services to help youth aging out of foster care prepare for adult life, and assist with the initial transition to adult living. PAL services ensure that DFPS foster youth and those aging out of care receive the tools, resources, supports, and personal and community connections they need to become self-sufficient adult. Supportive services and benefits are provided to eligible youth ages 16 to 21, and in some cases up to age 23 for certain educational/vocational needs, to assist when they leave foster care.

Fiscal Year	Eligible and Served	Eligible and Not Served	Total
2007	7,639	717	8,356
2008	7,622	988	8,610
2009	7,735	889	8,624
2010	7,701	996	8,697
2011	8,139	789	8,928

Note: 567 youth who were not served in FY 2011 received services prior to FY 2011.

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Fiscal Year 2004 and 2011 Daily Statistics

Total DFPS Calls Per Day

2004	1,987
2011	2,214

CPS Reports Per Day

2004	568
2011	609

Completed Investigations Per Day

2004	379
2011	480

Confirmed Investigations Per Day

2004	89
2011	107

Alleged Victims Per Day

2004	613
2011	816

Confirmed Victims Per Day

2004	138
2011	181

Children Removed Per Day

2004	37
2011	47

Total Children Exiting CVS Per Day

2004	30
2011	44

Where do children exiting CVS go?

Family Reunification Per Day

2004	11
2011	15

Custody Given to Relatives Per Day

2004	8
2011	12

Adoption Consummated Per Day

2004	7
2011	13

Child Emancipated Per Day

2004	3
2011	4

Other Per Day

2004	2
2011	1

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