Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

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CPS
Child protective Services Overview

CPS

Total Average Filled Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff*

Caseworkers (Investigation)	2,030.7
Caseworkers (Family-Based Safety Services)	863.6
Caseworkers (Conservatorship)	1,758.5
Caseworkers (FAD)	187.5
Caseworkers (Kinship)	179.6
Caseworkers (Other Workers)	168.2
Supervisors	809.7
Program Directors/Administrators	191.9
Admin/Clerical	826.7
Case Aides	561.1
Other Staff	831.5
CPS Program Support	522.3
Total CPS Staff	8,931.3

Worker demographic

Turnover Rate		25.2%
Agency Tenure	Less than 1 Year	34.5%
	1-3 Years	28.0%
	Greater than 3 Years	37.5%
Entry Salary (INV)*		$37,328.96
Entry Salary (Non INV)*		$32,328.96
Average Age		36.1
Race/Ethnicity	African American	32.7%
	Anglo	37.6%
	Hispanic	28.1%
	Other	1.6%

Supervisor Demographics

Turnover Rate		6.3%
Tenure as Supervisor	Less than 1 Year	24.2%
	1-3 Years	20.0%
	Greater than 3 Years	55.8%
Entry Salary*		$41,416.08
Average Age		41.3
Race/Ethnicity	African American	26.3%
	Anglo	47.0%
	Hispanic	24.9%
	Other	1.7%

CPS Expenditures*

CPS Staff	$525,145,929
Purchased Client Services	$102,420,898
Foster Care Payments	$399,426,761
Adoption Subsidy Payments	$218,382,136
Permanency Care Assistance	$7,097,917
Relative/Other Designated Caregiver Reimbursement Program	$10,124,858
Other Client Services	$6,893,494
Total CPS Expenditures	$1,269,491,993

*Source: DFPS Office of Finance and FY2016-17 LAR (plus benefit replacement pay)

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 Next 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 2014

Texas State Child Population 7,266,760
Children, Alleged Victims 273,091
Children in Confirmed Investigations 106,318
Children Removed 17,378

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Child Protective Services Vision, Mission, and Values

CPS Vision: “Children First: Protected and Connected”

Mission

The Mission of Child Protective Services is to protect children and to act in the children’s best interest. To seek active involvement of the children’s parents and other family members to solve problems that lead to abuse and neglect.

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 for completed investigations
- School (18.6%)
Allegation confirmed
- Neglectful Supervision (67.3%)
Confirmed perpetrator of abuse/neglect
- Relationship: Parent (78.9%)
- Gender: Female (56.6%)
- Age: Age 26-35 (40.6%)
Characteristic of confirmed victim
- Age: Age 1 to 3 (22.7%)
- Gender: Female (51.1%)

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 is 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
Social climate
Social violence

Caregiver Capability

Knowledge
Skills
Capacity

Quality of Care

Quality of connection
Emotional care
Physical care

Response to CPS

Attitude
Deception

Maltreatment Pattern

Chronicity
Current severity
Trends

Protective Capacities

Protective capacities

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.

NOTES ABOUT CPS DATA

Caseloads

Average daily caseloads are calculated using the methodology set forth by the Legislative Budget Board (LBB). For each type of caseworker, (Investigation, Family-Based Safety Services, Substitute Care, Foster/Adoptive Home Development and Kinship), the LBB methodology counts the number of open stages. Caseworkers may have more than one type of stage on their workload.

Intake and Investigation

An intake or investigation represents a report of abuse or neglect and can involve multiple children.
The data on completed investigations does not include investigative stages that were administratively closed or merged into another investigation.
All completed investigations have a case disposition and a risk finding.
A case disposition reflects the finding on the allegations of abuse or neglect and can include any of the following:

Confirmed Investigations

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

Unconfirmed Investigations

Ruled out - Staff determined, based on available information, 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.

A risk finding reflects whether there is a reasonable likelihood of abuse or neglect in the immediate or foreseeable future. Only those investigations that are identified as risk indicated are eligible to be opened for family preservation or conservatorship services.

Children in DFPS Custody, Substitute Care and Foster Care

DFPS custody includes all children under the age of 18 over whom DFPS has legal custody, regardless of their placement. This includes children living with relatives, in foster care or on a trial home visit with their parents.
Substitute care includes all children who are living in a DFPS out of home placement. It does not include children in DFPS custody who are living with their parents on a trial home visit. But unless specifically noted, it does include youth over 18 who are in extended foster care but are not in DFPS custody (because they are legal adults).
Foster care is a subset of substitute care and includes all children living in a verified foster care placement. It includes children living with relatives who are verified foster parents but does not include children living with relative caregivers who have not been verified as foster parents.
Paid foster care is a subset of foster care and includes all children living in a verified foster care placement where the state is making foster care payments.

Race and Ethnicity

As recommended by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to ensure consistency across all HHSC agencies, in 2012 DFPS adopted the HHSC methodology on how to categorize race and ethnicity. As a result, data broken down by race and ethnicity in 2012 and after is not directly comparable to race and ethnicity data in 2011 and before.

Page References for Data Related to Child Protective Services

Prevention and Early Intervention:

State and Region: 105-113, 115, 118, 120, 122
County: 244-249

Staff and Caseloads:

State and Region: 27, 30, 35-36

Cross Subject Summaries:

State and Region: 42, 56-57
County: 150-155, 181-183

Child Abuse and Neglect Reports and Investigations:

State and Region: 37-41
County: 138-143, 144-149, 156-161, 162-167

Child Abuse and Neglect Victims and Perpetrators:

State and Region: 42-45, 46
County: 156-161, 162-167, 168-173

Child Fatalities:

State and Region: 71
County: 174

Family-Based Safety Services:

State and Region: 45
County: 175-180, 181-183

Family Group Decision Making Services

Notes on data: 69
State and Region: 69-70

Removals

State and region: 48
County: 184-189, 190-195

Children and Youth in DFPS Custody, Substitute Care or Foster Care

Number of Children and Youth:

State and Region: 49, 51, 52
County: 184-189

Legal Status of Children in DFPS Legal Custody:

State: 52
County: 214-219

Living Arrangements for Children and Youth in Substitute and Foster Care:

State and Region: 49, 53-54, 58-59
County: 184-189

Characteristics of Children and Youth in Foster Care

State and Region: 50, 58-59, 60
County: 190-201

Goals and Exits for Children and Youth

State and Region: 55, 61-62
County: 202-207, 208-213

Paid Placements and Services

State and Region: 63-68, 115, 117, 119 (FCR), 120-122
County: 223-225, 226-231

Preparation for Adult Living Services

Notes on data: 70
State: 70

Race and ethnicity data:

State and Region: 42, 44, 46, 50, 58, 60
County: 132-137, 168-173, 190-195, 196-201

Residential Child Care Licensing:

Number and Type of Available Residential Child Care Licensing Placements, including foster care

State and Region: 55, 92-95
County: 220-222, 238-243

Inspections and Investigations of Residential Child Care Licensing Operations, including Foster Care Placements

State and Region: 96-103

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Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years
Fiscal Year 2014

State Total: 7,266,760

Region	Child Pop Ages Birth - 17 Years
1 Lubbock	230,711
2 Abilene	131,517
3 Arlington	1,979,195
4 Tyler	277,731
5 Beaumont	188,473
6 Houston	1,797,315
7 Austin	818,321
8 San Antonio	731,727
9 Midland	158,368
10 El Paso	254,213
11 Edinburg	699,189
State Total	7,266,760

Population Data Source: Texas State Data Center, University of Texas (San Antonio). Based on Census 2010 data.

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Child Protective Services Completed Investigations
Fiscal Year 2014

State Total: 168,164

Region	Completed Investigations
Region 1	6,885
Region 2	5,475
Region 3	42,229
Region 4	8,369
Region 5	6,239
Region 6	30,873
Region 7	21,323
Region 8	19,873
Region 9	4,613
Region 10	4,979
Region 11	17,274
Blank/Unknown	32
Total	168,164

Note: 32 investigations did not have the county designated.

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CPS Average Daily Caseload Fiscal Year 2014

Stage of Service by Region	Investigation	Family-based Safety Services	Substitute Care Services	Foster/Adoptive Home Development	Kinship
1 Lubbock	19.9	14.5	32.2	19.4	30.1
2 Abilene	17.6	19.3	30.1	21.7	31.6
3 Arlington	18.3	15.3	32.3	16.8	34.7
4 Tyler	16.8	16.6	28.3	22.6	28.7
5 Beaumont	17.9	11.8	27.5	25.8	40.1
6 Houston	21.0	17.3	26.7	16.4	34.9
7 Austin	24.0	14.7	34.2	20.2	35.6
8 San Antonio	19.2	16.8	33.3	23.9	24.2
9 Midland	19.9	15.0	37.4	18.6	59.7
10 El Paso	17.5	17.8	31.3	23.6	32.1
11 Edinburg	18.9	12.9	32.6	13.1	19.8
State	19.5	15.6	31.1	19.5	32.1

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CPS Average Daily Caseload Fiscal Year 2013

Stage of Service by Region	Investigation	Family-based Safety Services	Substitute Care Services	Foster/Adoptive Home Development	Kinship
1 Lubbock	18.7	14.7	34.3	21.8	64.3
2 Abilene	23.8	16.2	28.9	20.1	44.8
3 Arlington	18.5	13.9	31.8	19.2	51.4
4 Tyler	18.1	12.1	32.8	19.1	82.2
5 Beaumont	19.4	14.8	32.2	32.4	80.5
6 Houston	21.5	15.1	27.8	17.2	48.8
7 Austin	21.2	18.6	33.5	20.7	48.2
8 San Antonio	17.9	17.1	34.6	22.5	34.0
9 Midland	24.4	17.0	39.1	23.4	62.8
10 El Paso	19.9	13.7	25.4	22.8	45.7
11 Edinburg	21.1	14.7	32.7	16.4	20.8
State	19.9	15.1	31.8	20.5	48.6

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CPS Total Initial Intakes and Screened Out Cases
Fiscal Year 2014

Total Initial Intakes

Total Initial Intakes	Number	Percentage
PN	7,439	2.9%
P1	73,285	28.8%
P2	173,552	68.3%
Total	254,276	100%

Total P2 Intakes

Total P2 Intakes	Number	Percentage
Not eligible for screening	100,266	57.8%
Eligible and assigned to Screeners	73,286	42.2%
Total	173,552	100%

Eligible and assigned to Screeners

Eligible and Assigned to Screeners	Number	Percentage
Advanced to Investigation Stage	55,449	75.7%
Screened Out (P2 to PN)	17,837	24.3%
Total	73,286	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 or it involves past abuse/neglect. As of Feb. 1 2013, all PNs are being formally screened.

Risk Assessment Finding of Completed Child Abuse/Neglect Investigations
Fiscal Year 2014

Disposition of Investigation	Confirmed	Unconfirmed	State Total
No Significant Risk Identified	62	8,125	8,187
No Significant Risk Identified (Percent)	0.2%	6.4%	4.9%
Risk Controlled	17,586	83,148	100,734
Risk Controlled (Percent)	43.6%	65.1%	59.9%
Risk Indicated	22,550	6,890	29,440
Risk Indicated (Percent)	55.9%	5.4%	17.5%
Risk Not Applicable Blank/ Invalid	171	29,632	29,803
Risk Not Applicable Blank/Invalid (Percent)	0.4%	23.2%	17.7%
Total	40,369	127,795	168,164

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

Fiscal Year	Completed Investigations	Family Violence Indicated	Family Violence Not Indicated
2011	175,421	56,068	119,353
2012	166,211	53,705	112,505
2013	160,240	55,754	104,486
2014	168,164	57,624	110,540

* 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

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Case Action for Risk Indicated Completed Investigations
Fiscal Year 2014

Case Action for Risk Indicated Completed Investigations	Count	Percentage
Open to Services	27,796	94.4%
Not Open to Services	1,644	5.6%
Total	29,440	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. Reasons for an investigation to be risk indicated but not opened for ongoing services include the family was unwilling to participate in family preservation services and formal legal intervention was not an option, or the family moved and, despite CPS' best efforts, CPS could not locate them to provide services.

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.

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

Sources	FY2012 Number	FY2012 Percent	FY2013 Number	FY2013 Percent	FY2014 Number	FY2014 Percent
Medical Personnel	33,787	16.9%	33,464	17.6%	35,111	17.5%
School	35,100	17.6%	33,146	17.5%	37,440	18.6%
Law Enforcement	31,949	16.0%	30,853	16.3%	32,070	16.0%
Relative	23,386	11.7%	21,408	11.3%	22,525	11.2%
Parent	16,267	8.2%	15,329	8.1%	16,211	8.1%
Other	14,577	7.3%	13,482	7.1%	14,273	7.1%
Friend-Neighbor	12,638	6.3%	11,601	6.1%	11,264	5.6%
Anonymous	10,751	5.4%	10,214	5.4%	10,876	5.4%
Community Agency	6,647	3.3%	6,237	3.3%	6,551	3.2%
DFPS Staff	5,804	2.9%	5,688	3.0%	5,583	2.8%
Legal/Court	2,500	1.3%	2,323	1.2%	2,739	1.3%
Day Care Provider	1,804	0.9%	1,769	0.9%	1,772	0.9%
Parent's Paramour	960	0.5%	902	0.5%	968	0.5%
State Agency	789	0.4%	809	0.4%	998	0.5%
Provider	706	0.4%	771	0.4%	750	0.4%
Victim	560	0.3%	507	0.3%	532	0.3%
Unrelated Home Member	451	0.2%	434	0.2%	463	0.2%
Religious Entity	338	0.2%	390	0.2%	348	0.2%
24 Hour Care Provider	280	0.1%	277	0.1%	280	0.1%
Institutional Personnel	148	0.1%	121	0.1%	141	0.1%
Blank/Unknown	18	0.0%	10	0.0%	14	0.0%
Financial Institution	14	0.0%	13	0.0%	12	0.0%
State Total	199,474	100%	189,748	100%	200,921	100%

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

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Number of Child Abuse/Neglect Completed Investigations
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Total Completed Investigations	Confirmed Investigations	% Confirmed Investigations	Ruled Out Investigations	Unable To Determine Investigations	Unable To Complete Investigations	Total Unconfirmed Investigations	% Unconfirmed Investigations
1 Lubbock	6,885	2,061	29.9%	4,105	544	175	4,824	70.1%
2 Abilene	5,475	1,627	29.7%	3,268	517	63	3,848	70.3%
3 Arlington	42,229	11,203	26.5%	24,055	6,063	908	31,026	73.5%
4 Tyler	8,369	2,257	27.0%	5,158	791	163	6,112	73.0%
5 Beaumont	6,239	1,369	21.9%	4,161	605	104	4,870	78.1%
6 Houston	30,873	5,901	19.1%	20,459	3,433	1,080	24,972	80.9%
7 Austin	21,323	4,752	22.3%	15,102	1,198	271	16,571	77.7%
8 San Antonio	19,873	4,660	23.4%	13,756	1,307	150	15,213	76.6%
9 Midland	4,613	1,224	26.5%	2,964	326	99	3,389	73.5%
10 El Paso	4,979	1,339	26.9%	3,124	453	63	3,640	73.1%
11 Edinburg	17,274	3,970	23.0%	11,631	1,383	290	13,304	77.0%
Unknown	32	6	18.8%	14	2	10	26	81.3%
State	168,164	40,369	24.0%	107,797	16,622	3,376	127,795	76.0%

Case Action for Families In Completed Investigations
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Not Opened To Services	Family Preservation	Family Substitute Care*	Total
1 Lubbock	5,518	1,010	357	6,885
2 Abilene	4,266	963	246	5,475
3 Arlington	35,738	4,442	2,049	42,229
4 Tyler	7,091	716	562	8,369
5 Beaumont	5,604	327	308	6,239
6 Houston	26,172	3,427	1,274	30,873
7 Austin	18,841	1,249	1,233	21,323
8 San Antonio	15,805	2,964	1,104	19,873
9 Midland	3,750	606	257	4,613
10 El Paso	4,046	822	111	4,979
11 Edinburg	13,506	3,191	577	17,274
Other	31	0	1	32
State	140,368	19,717	8,079	168,164

*Investigations that resulted in at least one child (not necessarily all children in the home) being removed.
Does not equal number of children removed.

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Children in Cases Opened for Services as a Result of a Completed Investigation
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Family Preservation	% Family Preservation	Family Substitute Care*	Total
1 Lubbock	2,685	74.6%	914	3,599
2 Abilene	2,500	80.7%	599	3,099
3 Arlington	11,639	68.7%	5,305	16,944
4 Tyler	1,805	56.1%	1,415	3,220
5 Beaumont	858	53.3%	751	1,609
6 Houston	9,578	74.4%	3,298	12,876
7 Austin	3,303	50.2%	3,272	6,575
8 San Antonio	8,173	72.1%	3,161	11,334
9 Midland	1,569	72.1%	608	2,177
10 El Paso	2,247	88.4%	295	2,542
11 Edinburg	9,733	85.1%	1,699	11,432
Other	0	0.0%	1	1
Total	54,090	71.7%	21,318	75,408

*Includes all children in the case regardless of victimization. Does not equal the number of children removed.

Point Prevalence* Rate of Child Abuse/Neglect per 1,000 Children in Texas Population per Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Confirmed Rate	Alleged Rate
1 Lubbock	16.0	50.2
2 Abilene	20.7	69.3
3 Arlington	9.3	34.4
4 Tyler	13.3	49.3
5 Beaumont	11.6	53.2
6 Houston	5.0	26.9
7 Austin	9.2	41.2
8 San Antonio	10.9	44.9
9 Midland	12.9	47.2
10 El Paso	9.1	32.3
11 Edinburg	10.1	42.8
State	9.2	37.6

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

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Confirmed Allegations of Child Abuse/Neglect by Type of Abuse
Fiscal Year 2014

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	667	293	38	7	73	351
2 Abilene	427	180	29	11	49	233
3 Arlington	3,409	1,422	82	42	416	1,198
4 Tyler	692	257	20	12	102	340
5 Beaumont	411	148	6	7	50	234
6 Houston	1,823	949	61	47	298	695
7 Austin	1,086	606	35	16	125	328
8 San Antonio	1,157	613	44	19	204	554
9 Midland	424	176	37	6	82	217
10 El Paso	379	166	23	0	70	186
11 Edinburg	1,037	750	56	12	230	521
Unknown	2	3	0	0	0	0
State Total	11,514	5,563	431	179	1,699	4,857

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	2,914	22	4,365	5.8%	3,702
2 Abilene	2,160	24	3,113	4.2%	2,721
3 Arlington	14,139	164	20,872	27.5%	18,318
4 Tyler	2,967	35	4,425	5.8%	3,696
5 Beaumont	1,661	17	2,534	3.3%	2,183
6 Houston	6,305	102	10,280	13.5%	9,020
7 Austin	5,984	86	8,266	10.9%	7,509
8 San Antonio	6,271	56	8,918	11.7%	8,012
9 Midland	1,540	10	2,492	3.3%	2,038
10 El Paso	1,830	16	2,670	3.5%	2,313
11 Edinburg	5,419	58	8,083	10.6%	7,050
Unknown	7	0	12	0.0%	10
State Total	51,197	590	76,030	100.00%	66,572

* Victims have been unduplicated by investigation stage.

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Race/Ethnicity* by Selected CPS Statistics Compared to Texas Child Population
Fiscal Year 2014

Race/Ethnicity of Selected CPS Statistics Compared to Texas Child Population	Total	African American	Anglo	Hispanic	Native American	Other
Texas Child Population	7,266,760	835,497	2,343,432	3,610,544	20,500	456,787
Percent		11.5%	32.2%	49.7%	0.3%	6.3%
CPS Confirmed Victims	66,572	11,180	21,978	29,266	87	4,061
Percent		16.8%	33.0%	44.0%	0.1%	6.1%
Number of Removals**	17,378	3,021	5,864	7,403	19	1,071
Percent		17.4%	33.7%	42.6%	0.1%	6.2%
Children Opened for Service***	75,408	12,320	21,115	37,350	74	4,549
Percent		16.4%	28.0%	49.5%	0.1%	6.0%

Ethnicity of Children Awaiting Adoption on August 31, 2014 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	6,595	1,527	1,899	2,779	5	385
Percent		23.2%	28.8%	42.1%	0.1%	5.8%
State median Time Waiting for Adoption	10.5	12.5	8.6	10.5	12.2	9.4

* As recommended by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to ensure consistency across all HHSC agencies, in 2012, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) adopted the HHSC methodology on how to categorize race and ethnicity. As a result, data broken down by race/ethnicity in 2012 and after is not directly comparable to race/ethnicity data in 2011 and before.

** 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 2014

State Total: 66,572

Region	Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse/Neglect
1 Lubbock	3,702
2 Abilene	2,721
3 Arlington	18,318
4 Tyler	3,696
5 Beaumont	2,183
6 Houston	9,020
7 Austin	7,509
8 San Antonio	8,012
9 Midland	2,038
10 El Paso	2,313
11 Edinburg	7,050
Blank or Invalid	10
State Total	66,572

10 confirmed victims did not have a county designated.

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Profile of Confirmed Child Abuse/Neglect Victims*
Fiscal Year 2014

Age: Under 1

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,627	1,079	1,867	4	9	421	5,007
Male	1,885	1,180	2,076	9	23	426	5,599
Unknown	11	8	12	0	0	10	41
Total	3,523	2,267	3,955	13	32	857	10,647

Age: 1-3 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	2,360	1,173	3,267	6	30	427	7,263
Male	2,587	1,322	3,327	9	35	521	7,801
Unknown	13	8	20	0	1	13	55
Total	4,960	2,503	6,614	15	66	961	15,119

Age: 4-6 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	2,198	1,151	3,071	6	32	359	6,817
Male	2,247	1,094	3,182	7	32	370	6,932
Unknown	4	3	9	0	0	5	21
Total	4,449	2,248	6,262	13	64	734	13,770

Age: 7-9 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,745	776	2,450	10	30	231	5,242
Male	1,731	862	2,379	9	30	262	5,273
Unknown	8	3	5	0	0	2	18
Total	3,484	1,641	4,834	19	60	495	10,533

Age: 10-12 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,322	597	2,055	5	22	182	4,183
Male	1,223	589	1,538	5	16	146	3,517
Unknown	1	2	5	0	0	0	8
Total	2,546	1,188	3,598	10	38	328	7,708

Age: 13-17 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,835	803	2,606	13	33	226	5,516
Male	1,176	522	1,389	4	17	142	3,250
Unknown	1	1	3	0	0	3	8
Total	3,012	1,326	3,998	17	50	371	8,774

Age Unknown

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Asian	Other	Total
Female	2	3	2	0	2	9
Male	1	3	3	1	0	8
Unknown	1	1	0	0	2	4
Total	4	7	5	1	4	21

Total Victims

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	11,089	5,582	15,318	44	156	1,848	34,037
Male	10,850	5,572	13,894	43	154	1,867	32,380
Unknown	39	26	54	0	1	35	155
Grand Total	21,978	11,180	29,266	87	311	3,750	66,572

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Alleged and Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse/Neglect
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Alleged Victims	Unconfirmed Victims	Confirmed Victims	Percent Confirmed
1 Lubbock	11,590	7,888	3,702	31.9%
2 Abilene	9,119	6,398	2,721	29.8%
3 Arlington	68,023	49,705	18,318	26.9%
4 Tyler	13,692	9,996	3,696	27.0%
5 Beaumont	10,028	7,845	2,183	21.8%
6 Houston	48,398	39,378	9,020	18.6%
7 Austin	33,723	26,214	7,509	22.3%
8 San Antonio	32,841	24,829	8,012	24.4%
9 Midland	7,473	5,435	2,038	27.3%
10 El Paso	8,219	5,906	2,313	28.1%
11 Edinburg	29,934	22,884	7,050	23.6%
Out of State	51	41	10	19.6%
State	273,091	206,519	66,572	24.4%

Annual Number of Families Receiving Family Preservation Services Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Number of Families	Number of Children	Children Removed From Home	Percent of Children Removed
1 Lubbock	1,707	4,524	272	6.0%
2 Abilene	1,313	3,366	122	3.6%
3 Arlington	6,484	17,128	663	3.9%
4 Tyler	1,208	3,141	233	7.4%
5 Beaumont	552	1,470	142	9.7%
6 Houston	5,823	17,035	617	3.6%
7 Austin	2,084	5,535	375	6.8%
8 San Antonio	4,516	12,891	1,091	8.5%
9 Midland	861	2,298	164	7.1%
10 El Paso	1,184	3,245	140	4.3%
11 Edinburg	4,897	15,039	528	3.5%
Out of State	5	22	1	4.5%
Total	30,634	85,694	4,348	5.1%

NOTE: 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 where the caregiver retains legal custody.

*Children removed from home during Family Preservation. Does not equal total children removed during fiscal year.

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Characteristics Of Perpetrators In Confirmed Investigations of Child Abuse/Neglect
Fiscal Year 2014

Perpetrator Characteristic: Age

Age	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Age Total	Percent of Total
Under 18	592	1.1%	1,414	2.6%	5	0.0%	2,011	3.7%
18-25	10,211	19.0%	5,280	9.8%	13	0.0%	15,504	28.8%
26-35	12,889	23.9%	8,956	16.6%	25	0.1%	21,870	40.6%
36-45	4,753	8.8%	4,838	9.0%	12	0.0%	9,603	17.8%
Over 45	2,059	3.8%	2,827	5.3%	8	0.0%	4,894	9.1%
Invalid	1	0.0%	15	0.0%	18	0.0%	34	0.0%

Perpetrator Characteristic: Marital Status

Marital Status	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Marital Status	Percent of Total
Married	6,960	12.9%	7,251	13.5%	10	0.0%	14,221	26.4%
Widowed	272	0.5%	141	0.3%	0	0.0%	413	0.8%
Separated	1,750	3.3%	1,186	2.2%	3	0.0%	2,939	5.5%
Divorced	2,084	3.9%	1,297	2.4%	2	0.0%	3,383	6.3%
Single	10,898	20.2%	5,678	10.5%	10	0.0%	16,586	30.7%
Unknown	7,875	14.6%	6,275	11.6%	55	0.1%	14,205	26.3%
Not Applicable (Under 18)	666	1.2%	1,502	2.8%	1	0.0%	2,169	4.0%

Perpetrator Characteristic: Race/Ethnicity*

Race/Ethnicity	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Anglo	13,088	24.3%	8,611	16.0%	20	0.0%	21,719	40.3%
African American	5,492	10.2%	4,056	7.5%	5	0.0%	9,553	17.7%
Hispanic	10,879	20.2%	9,418	17.5%	15	0.0%	20,312	37.7%
Native American	58	0.1%	21	0.0%	0	0.0%	79	0.1%
Asian	163	0.3%	148	0.3%	0	0.0%	311	0.6%
Other	825	1.5%	1,076	2.0%	41	0.1%	1,942	3.6%

Perpetrator Characteristic: Relation to Oldest Victim

Relation to Oldest Victim	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Relationship Total	Percent of Total
Parent	27,335	50.7%	15,204	28.2%	31	0.0%	42,570	78.9%
Grandparent	1,334	2.5%	811	1.5%	4	0.0%	2,149	4.0%
Sibling/Other Relative	379	0.7%	1,799	3.3%	2	0.0%	2,180	4.0%
Aunt/Uncle	529	1.0%	1,007	1.9%	1	0.0%	1,537	2.9%
Parent's Paramour	379	0.7%	3,452	6.4%	3	0.0%	3,834	7.1%
Other	549	1.0%	1,057	2.0%	40	0.1%	1,646	3.1%

Total Perpetrators

Total FY13	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Total Perpetrators	30,505	56.6%	23,330	43.3%	81	0.1%	53,916	100%

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Children in Foster Care by County During
Fiscal Year 2014

State Total: 31,176

Region	Children in Foster Care
1 Lubbock	1,779
2 Abilene	958
3 Arlington	6,937
4 Tyler	1,883
5 Beaumont	1,121
6 Houston	5,707
7 Austin	3,423
8 San Antonio	4,816
9 Midland	1,097
10 El Paso	655
11 Edinburg	2,800
Total	31,176

Children in Foster Care by County During
Fiscal Year 2014 by County
State Total: 30, 740

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Number of Children Removed from Home Investigation by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	As a Result of an Investigation	From an Open Service Stage*	Total
2010	11,266	5,081	16,347
2011	12,148	4,960	17,108
2012	12,538	4,434	16,972
2013	12,629	4,393	17,022
2014	13,175	4,203	17,378

*Removals from open service stages includes Family Preservation, Family Substitute Care 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 per 1,000
Children in Texas Population by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Point Prevalence*
1 Lubbock	3.7
2 Abilene	3.3
3 Arlington	2.0
4 Tyler	4.6
5 Beaumont	3.5
6 Houston	1.5
7 Austin	3.0
8 San Antonio	3.6
9 Midland	3.4
10 El Paso	1.2
11 Edinburg	2.2
State	2.4

*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 28,523 children in DFPS substitute care on August 31, 2014:

16,961 children were in Foster Care.

11,562 children were in other types of Substitute Care

… of the 16,961 children who were in Foster Care

11,882 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. 695 of these children were placed in Kinship Verified Foster Homes.
1,582 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. 400 of these children were place in Kinship Verified Foster Homes.
755 children were placed in Basic Child Care. These are typically cottage and campus type settings meeting basic child needs.
1,635 children were placed in Residential Treatment Centers. An RTC is a very structured setting for children with serious emotional disturbance or mental health issues.
640 children were placed in Emergency Shelters. These are intended for stays of less than 30 days.
467 children were placed in Other types of foster care such as camps, maternity homes, hospitals, juvenile detention, ICFs-IID, HCS homes, state schools & hospitals.

... of the 11,562 children in other types of Substitute Care

10,415 children were placed in Kinship Care. DFPS supports eligible relative caregivers by assisting with initial costs of accepting a child and through ongoing case management.
485 children were in pending adoptions in CPA Adoptive Homes.
197 children were in pending adoptions in DFPS Adoptive Homes.
465 children were placed in Other Substitute Care which includes independent living programs, unauthorized absences and court ordered placements.

Notes

A. The 28,523 children includes 615 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 30,153 children in DFPS legal responsibility. 2,245 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 On August 31 By Fiscal Year

Characteristic: Age

Age	Aug 2011 Number	Aug 2011 Percent	Aug 2012 Number	Aug 2012 Percent	Aug 2013 Number	Aug 2013 Percent	Aug 2014 Number	Aug 2014 Percent
Birth - 2	3,797	22.1%	3,614	21.6%	3,634	21.8%	3,882	22.9%
3-5	2,903	16.9%	2,766	16.6%	2,837	17.0%	2,851	16.8%
6-9	2,948	17.2%	2,948	17.7%	3,050	18.3%	3,221	19.0%
10-13	2,972	17.3%	2,820	16.9%	2,774	16.6%	2,778	16.4%
14-17	3,976	23.1%	3,947	23.6%	3,747	22.5%	3,614	21.3%
18-21	587	3.4%	602	3.6%	634	3.8%	615	3.6%

Characteristic: Gender

Gender	Aug 2011 Number	Aug 2011 Percent	Aug 2012 Number	Aug 2012 Percent	Aug 2013 Number	Aug 2013 Percent	Aug 2014 Number	Aug 2014 Percent
Male	9,308	54.2%	9,030	54.1%	8,886	53.3%	9,033	53.3%
Female	7,874	45.8%	7,667	45.9%	7,790	46.7%	7,928	46.7%
Unknown	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%

Characteristic: Race/Ethnicity*

Race/Ethnicity	Aug 2011 Number	Aug 2011 Percent	Aug 2012 Number	Aug 2012 Percent	Aug 2013 Number	Aug 2013 Percent	Aug 2014 Number	Aug 2014 Percent
Anglo	5,044	29.3%	5,048	30.3%	4,970	29.8%	5,333	31.4%
African American	4,126	24.0%	3,825	22.9%	3,858	23.1%	3,670	21.6%
Hispanic	6,995	40.7%	6,813	40.8%	6,882	41.3%	6,952	41.0%
Native American	31	0.2%	22	0.1%	17	0.1%	17	0.1%
Asian	44	0.3%	38	0.2%	47	0.3%	42	0.3%
Other	943	5.5%	951	5.7%	902	5.4%	947	5.6%

Totals

Totals of Characteristics	Aug 2011 Number	Aug 2011 Percent	Aug 2012 Number	Aug 2012 Percent	Aug 2013 Number	Aug 2013 Percent	Aug 2014 Number	Aug 2014 Percent
Total	17,183	100%	16,697	100%	16,676	100%	16,961	100%

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Point Prevalence* for Children in Substitute Care per 1,000 Children in Texas Population by Region
on August 31, 2014

Region	Point Prevalence*
1 Lubbock	6.7
2 Abilene	5.7
3 Arlington	3.0
4 Tyler	6.2
5 Beaumont	4.9
6 Houston	2.9
7 Austin	4.1
8 San Antonio	6.4
9 Midland	7.0
10 El Paso	1.8
11 Edinburg	3.2
State	3.8

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

Legal Status of Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility on August 31, by Fiscal Year

Legal Status	2012 Count	2012 Percent	2013 Count	2013 Percent	2014 Count	2014 Percent
Care, Custody & Control*	49	0.2%	65	0.2%	55	0.2%
Temporary Managing Conservatorship**	17,332	58.2%	17,572	59.5%	18,214	60.4%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship * Parental Rights Not Terminated**	2,863	9.6%	2,732	9.3%	2,829	9.4%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship * Parental Rights Terminated** (ALL)	9,105	30.6%	8,772	29.7%	8,695	28.8%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship * Parental Rights Terminated** (One Parent)	400	1.3%	366	1.2%	341	1.1%
Possessory Conservatorship****	26	0.1%	16	0.1%	19	0.1%
Total	29,775	100%	29,523	100%	30,153	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, and education.

** Temporary Managing Conservatorship (TMC) - is a court-ordered legal relationship between a child and a parent or nonparent. If a judge appoints DFPS as temporary managing conservator, the court will order DFPS to exercise specific rights and duties, which include but are not limited to the right to have physical possession of the child, the duty of care, control, and protection of the child, the right to designate the primary residence of the child, and the right to make decisions concerning the child's health-care and education. Generally, TMC continues for up to 12 to 18 months at which time the judge issues a final order returning the child home, appointing an individual or DFPS as a Permanent Managing Conservator, and/or terminating parental rights thereby making the child eligible for adoption.

*** Permanent Managing Conservatorship (PMC) - is the status a court awards to DFPS in a final order. DFPS can be awarded PMC with or without termination of the rights of the child's parents. The rights and duties of a PMC are typically the same as those of the TMC; however, as the PMC, DFPS continues to exercise those rights until the child is adopted, until PMC is transferred to a suitable individual, or the child becomes a legal adult at age 18.

**** Possessory Conservatorship - Although uncommon, DFPS may be appointed Possessory Conservator (PC) in certain situations. As Possessory Conservator, DFPS has more limited rights and duties with respect to the child, as enumerated in the court's order naming DFPS as possessory conservator.

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Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility, in Substitute Care
or in Foster Care Placements on August 31, 2014

Region	DFPS Legal Responsibility	Substitute Care	Foster Care*
1 Lubbock	1,719	1,582	1,038
2 Abilene	843	765	533
3 Arlington	6,405	6,003	3,679
4 Tyler	1,845	1,753	1,026
5 Beaumont	1,009	941	612
6 Houston	5,555	5,381	3,203
7 Austin	3,639	3,437	1,738
8 San Antonio	4,998	4,796	2,647
9 Midland	1,189	1,127	656
10 El Paso	520	482	342
11 Edinburg	2,431	2,256	1,487
State	30,153	28,523	16,961

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

* Foster Care is a subset of Substitute Care

Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility, in Substitute Care
or in Foster Care Placements During Fiscal Year

Region	DFPS Legal Responsibility	Substitute Care	Foster Care*
1 Lubbock	2,545	2,469	1,779
2 Abilene	1,249	1,211	958
3 Arlington	9,976	9,683	6,937
4 Tyler	2,984	2,875	1,883
5 Beaumont	1,477	1,438	1,121
6 Houston	8,568	8,408	5,707
7 Austin	5,865	5,677	3,423
8 San Antonio	7,766	7,610	4,816
9 Midland	1,749	1,703	1,097
10 El Paso	870	842	655
11 Edinburg	3,774	3,709	2,800
State	46,823	45,625	31,176

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

* Foster Care is a subset of Substitute Care

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Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility by Living Arrangement on August 31, by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	Non-Foster Care	Foster Care	Total	% Change
2011	13,608	16,596	30,204	4.5%
2012	13,680	16,095	29,775	-1.4%
2013	13,481	16,042	29,523	-0.8%
2014	13,807	16,346	30,153	2.1%

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 on August 31, by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	Total Non-Foster Care	Other*	Adoption	Relative	Own Home
2011	13,608	543	868	9,858	2,339
2012	13,680	484	756	9,982	2,458
2013	13,481	465	722	10,059	2,235
2014	13,807	465	682	10,415	2,245

* 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
on August 31, 2014

Region	CPA Foster - Group Homes & Independent Homes	DFPS Foster & Foster Group Homes	DFPS Adoptive Homes	Private Adoptive Homes	Kinship
1 Lubbock	555	166	6	32	475
2 Abilene	386	24	0	5	216
3 Arlington	2,792	313	19	76	2,135
4 Tyler	592	171	11	21	676
5 Beaumont	315	189	6	11	293
6 Houston	2,329	195	76	240	1,789
7 Austin	1,117	217	27	24	1,603
8 San Antonio	1,673	144	28	47	1,970
9 Midland	475	16	7	15	431
10 El Paso	213	54	3	6	123
11 Edinburg	1,116	82	14	8	704
Out of State	0	0	0	0	0
Total	11,563	1,571	197	485	10,415

Region	General Residential Operation	Emergency Shelters	Residential Treatment	Other**	Total
1 Lubbock	130	30	110	50	1,554
2 Abilene	6	23	74	15	749
3 Arlington	83	73	237	160	5,888
4 Tyler	67	37	97	49	1,721
5 Beaumont	33	15	36	28	926
6 Houston	50	70	342	133	5,224
7 Austin	34	49	218	81	3,370
8 San Antonio	220	187	255	157	4,681
9 Midland	21	46	67	33	1,111
10 El Paso	8	8	37	18	470
11 Edinburg	39	82	113	56	2,214
Out of State	0	0	0	0	0
Total	691	620	1,586	780	27,908

*Excludes 615 young adults over 18 who have aged out of DFPS conservatorship but remain in DFPS care.

** Other living arrangements types include: Camps, maternity homes, hospitals, juvenile detention, ICF-IID, HSC homes, state schools, hospitals, independent living programs, unauthorized absences, and court ordered placements.

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Permanency Goal of Children in Substitute Care for Whom DFPS had Legal Responsibility on August 31, 2014

Total Children: 22,110

Goal	Count	Percent
Adoption	11,102	50.2%
Reunification	7,767	35.1%
Permanent Placement with Relatives and Other Caregivers	2,253	10.2%
Alternative Long Term Living	463	2.1%
Adult Living	525	2.4%
Total Children	22,110	100.0%

Number of DFPS Foster, Foster/Adoptive and Adoptive Homes
on August 31, 2014

Region	Foster Homes*	Foster/Adoptive Homes**	Adoptive Homes***
1 Lubbock	3	109	15
2 Abilene	0	15	6
3 Arlington	31	192	66
4 Tyler	5	100	35
5 Beaumont	14	108	22
6 Houston	21	160	95
7 Austin	11	130	106
8 San Antonio	4	98	203
9 Midland	0	1	14
10 El Paso	1	32	11
11 Edinburg	4	35	25
Out of State	42	77	9
Total	136	1,057	607

* Includes 67 verified kinship homes.
** Includes 3 legal risk homes and 354 verified kinship homes.
*** This number does not include homes open only for receipt of adoption subsidy.

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CPS Outcomes Based on Data from Fiscal Year 2014

Child Safety

Percent of children who remained safe in substitute care (children in care during FY14 who did not experience a confirmed incident of maltreatment) 99.9%
Absence of Repeat Maltreatment (child victims without a subsequent confirmed allegation within 6 months of the prior confirmed allegation) 97.1%

Initial Placement Stability

Percentage of children in substitute care 12 months or less with 2 or fewer placements 84.3%

Family Preservation

(measured from start of services to end of services)
Average length of Service 7.4 months

Family Reunification

(measured from removal to adoption consummation)
Percent of children returned to own home 30.7%
Average number of placements per child 1.9 placements
Average length of service 13.2 months
Median length of service 12.2 months
Percentage of children reunified with family, with DFPS conservatorship terminated, within 12 months of removal 62.1%

Adoption Services

(measured from removal to adoption consummation)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility with an adoption consummation 30.6%
Average number of placements per child 2.6 placements
Average length of service 28.7 months
From removal to final order 13.8 months
From final order to adoptive placement 13.6 months
From placement to adoption consummated 1.3 months
Median length of service 24.2 months
Percentage of children adopted within 24 months of removal 49.0%

Relative as Permanent Managing Conservator

(measured from removal to date Relative takes legal custody as Permanent Managing Conservator)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility to a relative placement 30.1%
Average number of placements 1.9 placements
Average length of service 14.4 months
Median length of service 11.7 months

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CPS Outcomes Based on Data from Fiscal Year 2014

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 7.4%
Average number of placements 6.4 placements
Average length of service 54.0 months
Median length of service 38.9. months

Other Long-term Substitute Care

(measured from removal to date DFPS legal responsibility ended. Included children/youth who left DFPS legal responsibility due to one of the following reasons: runaway, death, an individual taking legal custody that is not included in one of the other exit categories, and transfer to another state agency.)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility 1.2%
Average number of placements 1.5 placements
Average length of service 13.2 months
Median length of service 6.0 months

Fiscal Year 2014 Recidivism Outcomes

Percentage of children re-entering foster care within 12 months of discharge from a previous episode of foster care. 5.7%

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) 8.0%

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) 7.4%

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) 16.1%

Length of Time in Substitute Care for children in DFPS Custody on August 31, 2014

Average length of service for children in temporary managing conservatorship: 6.9 months
Median length of service for children in temporary managing conservatorship: 5.8 months
Average length of service for children in permanent managing conservatorship: 37.0 months
Median length of service for children in permanent managing conservatorship: 25.6 months

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Children Placed in Adoptive Homes by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Number of Placements
1 Lubbock	298
2 Abilene	87
3 Arlington	913
4 Tyler	260
5 Beaumont	130
6 Houston	1,042
7 Austin	669
8 San Antonio	1,354
9 Midland	210
10 El Paso	114
11 Edinburg	154
State Total	5,231
Total Unique Children	5,224

Demographics of 5,224 Children in Adoptive Homes
Fiscal Year 2014

Age

Age	Count	Percent
Under 1 year	82	1.6%
1 - 5 years	2,933	56.1%
6 - 12 years	1,718	32.9%
13 years and over	491	9.4%
Total	5,224	100.0%

Race/Ethnicity*

Race/Ethnicity	Count	Percent
Anglo	1,438	27.5%
African American	1,110	21.2%
Hispanic	2,341	44.8%
Native American	3	0.1%
Asian	11	0.2%
Other	321	6.1%
Total	5,224	100.0%

Child Characteristics

Child Characteristics	Count	Percent
Disabling Condition	1,623	31.1%
No Special Characteristics	3,601	68.9%
Total	5,224	100.0%

Sex

Sex	Count	Percent
Female	2,571	49.2%
Male	2,653	50.8%
Total	5,224	100.0%

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Children with Disabling Conditions Placed in Adoptive Homes Fiscal Year 2014

Total number of children placed in adoptive homes: 5,224

Number of unique children with disabling conditions placed in adoptive homes: 1,623

Disabling Condition	Percentage of all Children Placed in Adoptive Homes	Number of children with Disabling condition
Learning Disabilities	13.8%	720
Drug/Alcohol*	13.2%	692
Emotionally Disturbed	7.7%	402
Medically Involved	5.1%	267
Physical	0.9%	48
Other**	0.1%	4

* 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	2011 Count	2011 Percent	2012 Count	2012 Percent	2013 Count	2013 Percent	2014 Count	2014 Percent
DFPS	2,563	55.3%	2,823	56.0%	2,770	51.6%	2,337	45.2%
Non DFPS*	2,072	44.7%	2,217	44.0%	2,594	48.4%	2,838	54.8%
Total Consummations	4,635		5,040		5,364		5,175

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

Children in Consummated Adoptions by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Adoptions Consummated
1 Lubbock	288
2 Abilene	87
3 Arlington	961
4 Tyler	277
5 Beaumont	131
6 Houston	960
7 Austin	679
8 San Antonio	1,352
9 Midland	184
10 El Paso	104
11 Edinburg	152
Total Unique Children	5,175

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Demographics of 5,175 Children in Consummated Adoptions
Fiscal Year 2014

Age

Age	Count	Percent
Under 1 year	69	1.3%
1 - 5 years	2,848	55.0%
6 - 12 years	1,758	34.0%
13 years and over	500	9.7%
Total	5,175	100%

Gender

Gender	Count	Percent
Male	2,661	51.4%
Female	2,514	48.6%
Total	5,175	100%

Race/Ethnicity*

Race/Ethnicity	Count	Percent
Anglo	1,426	27.6%
African American	1,093	21.1%
Hispanic	2,330	45.0%
Native American	3	0.1%
Asian	13	0.2%
Other	310	6.0%
Total	5,175	100.0%

Race/Ethnicity* of Children and Adoptive Parents for Adoptions Consummated by Fiscal Year

Legal Status	2011 Number	2011 Percent	2012 Number	2012 Percent	2013 Number	2013 Percent	2014 Number	2014 Percent
Race/Ethnicity of parent(s) is same as child	2,718	58.6%	3,071	60.9%	3,295	61.4%	3,141	60.7%
Race/Ethnicity of one or both parents differs from child's (Multiracial)**	1917	41.4%	1,969	39.1%	2,069	38.6%	2,034	39.3%
Total Adoptions	4,635	100%	5,040	100%	5,364	100%	5,175	100%

* Includes when Race/Ethnicity was not determined.

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Status of Children Who Exited DFPS Legal Custody
Fiscal Year 2014

Total Children: 16,912

Outcome	Count	Percent
Family Reunification	5,192	30.7%
Custody to Relatives with PCA	601	3.6%
Custody to Relatives without PCA	4,488	26.5%
Relative Adoption Consummated	2,528	14.9%
Non-Relative Adoption Consummated	2,647	15.7%
Children Emancipated*	1,246	7.4%
Other**	210	1.2%
State	16,912	100.0%

* Of the 1,246 youth emancipated in FY14, 929 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 Who Exited DFPS Custody by Type of Exit and Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Family Reunification	Relative Care With PCA	Relative Care Without PCA	Adoption by Relative	Adoption by Non-Relative	Long Term Care-Emancipation	Long Term Care-Other
Lubbock (1)	15.1	34.4	16.5	29.1	31.3	66.8	30.9
Abilene (2)	14.6	24.2	16.3	30.9	30.2	55.3	17.0
Arlington (3)	12.9	27.0	12.2	24.9	28.2	49.0	9.9
Tyler (4)	12.5	21.2	9.8	24.0	30.1	54.2	11.8
Beaumont (5)	11.2	21.4	12.7	23.7	29.3	71.6	9.0
Houston (6)	13.7	22.3	15.5	32.5	34.9	61.3	13.8
Austin (7)	12.2	23.2	12.1	25.8	29.6	47.3	14.4
San Antonio (8)	14.6	23.7	13.7	23.3	28.0	49.1	7.2
Midland (9)	14.2	29.2	16.1	27.9	33.9	50.2	14.7
El Paso (10)	12.0	23.3	12.0	25.8	32.3	53.2	1.5
Edinburg (11)	12.7	19.6	11.7	30.4	51.1	50.5	10.6
State	13.2	24.2	13.1	26.6	30.8	54.0	13.2

Average Length of Time in Months for Children Who Exited DFPS Custody by Type of Exit and Race/Ethnicity***
Fiscal Year 2014

Race/Ethnicity	Family Reunification	Relative Care With PCA	Relative Care Without PCA	Adoption by Relative	Adoption by Non-Relative	Long Term Care-Emancipation	Long Term Care-Other
Anglo	12.4	23.1	12.4	24.6	28.0	53.8	11.1
African American	13.5	26.1	15.0	30.6	35.6	57.0	17.0
Hispanic	13.7	23.5	13.0	25.3	31.4	52.8	12.2
Native American	44.6	0.0	0.6	21.0	59.0	19.5	24.7
Asian	10.2	0.0	11.8	34.1	35.5	72.6	0.2
Other	12.6	25.9	12.2	29.5	26.2	47.4	15.4
State	13.2	24.2	13.1	26.6	30.8	54.0	13.2

*** As recommended by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to ensure consistency across all HHSC agencies, in 2012, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) adopted the HHSC methodology on how to categorize race and ethnicity. As a result, data broken down by race/ethnicity in 2012 and after is not directly comparable to race/ethnicity data in 2011 and before.

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Average Number of Out-of-Home Placements for Children Who Exited DFPS Legal Custody*
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Family Reunification	Relative Care With PCA	Relative Care Without PCA	Adoption by Relative	Adoption by Non-Relative	Long Term Care-Emancipation	Long Term Care-Other
Lubbock (1)	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.7	3.0	8.2	1.4
Abilene (2)	2.0	1.5	2.4	2.3	2.8	5.6	2.5
Arlington (3)	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.2	2.8	6.3	1.1
Tyler (4)	1.8	1.8	1.7	2.1	3.0	6.1	2.0
Beaumont (5)	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.5	2.9	6.0	1.0
Houston (6)	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.3	2.8	6.8	1.8
Austin (7)	1.7	2.2	1.8	2.2	2.7	5.9	1.8
San Antonio (8)	2.1	1.7	1.7	2.2	3.1	6.3	0.9
Midland (9)	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.8	5.3	1.8
El Paso (10)	2.0	1.5	2.0	2.4	3.1	5.9	1.0
Edinburg (11)	2.0	1.8	2.3	2.5	4.0	6.2	1.4
State Total	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.3	2.9	6.4	1.5

Note: The average number of placements per child in substitute care for all children who attained permanency is 2.4 placements.

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

Length of Time in Care for Children Who Exited DFPS Custody* to a Permanent Home**

Year: 2014

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	52.9%
13 to 24 months	29.2%
25+ months	17.9%

*Children who left substitute care via own home, permanent relative placement or adoption consummation and DFPS legal responsibility was ended.
**Permanent home means an exit to reunification, an individual taking custody as a permanent managing conservator, or adoption.

Year: 2013

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	52.9%
13 to 24 months	29.8%
25+ months	17.3%

Year: 2012

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	55.1%
13 to 24 months	28.8%
25+ months	16.1%

Year: 2011

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

Year: 2010

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

Children who left substitute care via own home, permanent relative placement or adoption consummation and DFPS legal responsibility was ended.
* Permanent home means an exit to reunification, an individual taking custody as a permanent managing conservator, or adoption.

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Average Monthly Number of Children and Young Adults, FTEs*
in Paid Foster Care
Fiscal Year 2014

State Payment Rate	Number of Children & Young Adults	Number of FTEs
Basic	10,948	9,654
Moderate	2,909	2,630
Specialized	2,575	2,311
Intense	350	301
Child Specific**	34	30
Emergency Shelter	864	543
Psychiatric Transition	39	27
Blended Rate (Single Stream Continuum Contract - SSCC)	910	752
Exceptional Rate (SSCC)	3	2
Supported Independent Living (SSCC and Legacy)	32	28
Total Average Monthly Counts***	18,664	16,278

Unduplicated Count: 18,038

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

*Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) are calculated by dividing the number of paid foster care days in the month by the number of days in a month.

** Child Specific, Emergency Shelters, SIL and Blended Rate 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 2014

Total Expenditures: $397,462,117

Service Level	Expenditures	Percent
State Paid	$164,207,890.47	41.3%
Title IV-E	$233,254,226.85	58.7%
Total	$397,462,117.32	100.0%

Title IV-E Federal Foster Care Program

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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Monthly Average Number of Children and Young Adults* in Paid Foster Care by Payment Source

Fiscal Year	Children in State Paid Foster Care**	Young Adults in State Paid Foster Care**	Children in Title IV-E Paid Foster Care	Young Adults in Title IV-E Paid Foster Care	Total Monthly Average***	% Annual Change
2010	4,308	783	11,936	558	17,585	3.0%
2011	4,562	821	12,569	509	18,461	5.0%
2012	4,649	726	12,283	525	18,183	-1.5%
2013	5,357	703	11,192	524	17,776	-2.2%
2014	6,403	714	10,506	431	18,054	1.6%

* 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.

Monthly Average Number of Children and Young Adults* in Paid Foster Care by Payment Source and Region
Fiscal Year 2014

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***
1 Lubbock	394	38	670	33	1,135
2 Abilene	164	20	388	14	586
3 Arlington	1,333	137	2,230	81	3,781
4 Tyler	463	40	515	20	1,038
5 Beaumont	267	22	319	10	618
6 Houston	1,011	145	2,281	124	3,561
7 Austin	908	108	772	25	1,813
8 San Antonio	1,021	111	1,682	67	2,881
9 Midland	230	24	453	13	720
10 El Paso	67	10	291	10	378
11 Edinburg	548	59	911	35	1,553
Total***	6,406	714	10,512	432	18,064

Unduplicated Monthly Average***: 18,038

* 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 2014

Region	Family Served	Children Served
1 Lubbock	279	496
2 Abilene	162	268
3 Arlington	1,778	3,063
4 Tyler	320	550
5 Beaumont	217	354
6 Houston	1,361	2,290
7 Austin	954	1,629
8 San Antonio	989	1,727
9 Midland	192	330
10 El Paso	110	190
11 Edinburg	523	1,013
Unknown*	130	1,769
Total	7,015	13,679

*Many of the Additional Integration Payments, which were introduced in FY14, were processed outside of IMPACT with no region captured.

Kinship Caregiver Monetary Assistance Payments
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Integration Payments	Flexible Support Payments	Total Relative Caregiver Support
1 Lubbock	$146,880.00	$202,500.00	$349,380.00
2 Abilene	$110,900.00	$132,500.00	$243,400.00
3 Arlington	$1,040,475.00	$1,342,000.00	$2,382,475.00
4 Tyler	$195,395.00	$258,000.00	$453,395.00
5 Beaumont	$127,405.00	$146,500.00	$273,905.00
6 Houston	$441,050.00	$1,075,500.00	$1,516,550.00
7 Austin	$663,895.00	$876,000.00	$1,539,895.00
8 San Antonio	$814,140.00	$463,500.00	$1,277,640.00
9 Midland	$108,405.00	$167,000.00	$275,405.00
10 El Paso	$83,910.00	$82,500.00	$166,410.00
11 Edinburg	$208,770.00	$532,500.00	$741,270.00
Unknown*	$834,120.00	$88,000.00	$922,120.00
Statewide	$4,775,345.00	$5,366,500.00	$10,141,845.00

*Many of the Additional Integration Payments, which were introduced in FY14, were processed outside of IMPACT with no region captured.

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Number of Children Provided Adoption Subsidy* by Payment Source and Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	State Paid Adoption Subsidies	Title IV-E Adoption Subsidies	Total Children Provided Adoption Subsidy	% Change from Previous Fiscal Year
2010	7,146	26,558	33,704	9.8%
2011	7,296	28,994	36,290	7.7%
2012	7,550	31,506	39,056	7.6%
2013	7,795	34,284	42,079	7.7%
2014	7,987	37,034	45,021	7.0%

Number of Children Provided Adoption Subsidy* by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Clients
1 Lubbock	2,364
2 Abilene	1,094
3 Arlington	8,888
4 Tyler	2,029
5 Beaumont	1,434
6 Houston	9,876
7 Austin	6,052
8 San Antonio	9,818
9 Midland	866
10 El Paso	936
11 Edinburg	1,658
Unknown	6
Statewide	45,021

*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	Title IV-E	Total Children	% Change
2011	33	168	201	N/A
2012	118	417	535	166.2%
2013	123	459	582	8.8%
2014	194	407	601	3.3%

Note: The Permanency Care Assistance program began in Fiscal Year 2011.

Number of Children Provided Permanency Care Assistance* by Region,
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Clients
Lubbock (1)	18
Abilene (2)	37
Arlington (3)	174
Tyler (4)	42
Beaumont (5)	15
Houston (6)	125
Austin (7)	63
San Antonio (8)	63
Midland (9)	13
El Paso (10)	6
Edinburg (11)	45
Statewide	601

*Does not include non-recurring payments.

For children who cannot reunify and for who adoption has been ruled out, the Permanency Care Assistance (PCA) Program provides a monthly subsidy to relatives and fictive kin that take legal custody as a permanent managing conservator and have been a verified foster care provider for the child for at least 6 months. The PCA subsidy is similar to an adoption subsidy.

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Average Number of Children and Families Receiving Purchased Services per Month
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Living at Home	Living Out of Home	Post Adoption	Total Children	Total Adults	Total Clients
1 Lubbock	153	394	13	560	1,014	1,574
2 Abilene	57	195	9	261	533	794
3 Arlington	274	1,793	83	2,150	2,442	4,592
4 Tyler	159	338	8	505	1,337	1,842
5 Beaumont	58	194	67	319	521	840
6 Houston	352	1,203	147	1,702	3,419	5,121
7 Austin	447	791	26	1,264	2,280	3,544
8 San Antonio	420	978	18	1,416	1,983	3,399
9 Midland	105	214	18	337	570	907
10 El Paso	26	142	10	178	211	389
11 Edinburg	239	376	3	618	2,383	3,001
Unknown	0	0	3	3	0	3
Total	2,290	6,618	405	9,313	16,693	26,006

Note: Averages are rounded to the nearest whole number.

Average Monthly Number and Percent of Children Receiving CPS Purchased Services by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

	Total Number of In-Home Children	Number of In-Home Children Receiving Purchased Services	% of In-Home Children Receiving Purchased Services	Total Number of Children in Substitute Care	Number of Children In Substitute Care Receiving Purchased Services	% of Children in Substitute Care Receiving Purchased Services
1 Lubbock	2,386	153	6.4%	1,689	394	23.3%
2 Abilene	1,812	57	3.1%	828	195	23.5%
3 Arlington	7,879	274	3.5%	6,098	1,793	29.4%
4 Tyler	1,640	159	9.7%	1,719	338	19.7%
5 Beaumont	715	58	8.1%	913	194	21.3%
6 Houston	8,426	352	4.2%	5,816	1,203	20.7%
7 Austin	2,979	447	15.0%	3,473	791	22.8%
8 San Antonio	6,158	420	6.8%	5,102	978	19.2%
9 Midland	1,106	105	9.5%	1,176	214	18.2%
10 El Paso	1,666	26	1.6%	548	142	25.9%
11 Edinburg	6,466	239	3.7%	2,293	376	16.4%
Unknown	8	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%
Statewide	41,243	2,290	5.6%	29,654	6,618	22.3%

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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 2014

Region	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
1 Lubbock	178	37	224	1	1	39	480
2 Abilene	312	34	114	0	0	19	479
3 Arlington	887	334	415	0	4	148	1,788
4 Tyler	442	113	61	0	1	65	682
5 Beaumont	113	75	16	0	0	19	223
6 Houston	367	326	291	2	6	69	1,061
7 Austin	681	263	614	1	2	127	1,688
8 San Antonio	309	75	1,016	0	3	57	1,460
9 Midland	75	11	118	0	0	6	210
10 El Paso	24	6	214	4	0	5	253
11 Edinburg	117	11	946	0	0	28	1,102
Other/Unknown	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	3,507	1,285	4,029	8	17	582	9,428

Family Group Conferences Conducted By Race/Ethnicity Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	160	21	210	0	1	38	430
Abilene (2)	318	28	111	2	0	43	502
Arlington (3)	458	202	232	2	5	81	980
Tyler (4)	426	90	73	0	1	82	672
Beaumont (5)	156	72	36	2	0	35	301
Houston (6)	310	438	344	2	3	102	1,199
Austin (7)	351	125	258	0	1	99	834
San Antonio (8)	295	76	903	0	2	69	1,345
Midland (9)	140	31	177	0	0	25	373
El Paso (10)	8	11	108	1	0	6	134
Edinburg (11)	202	14	1,491	1	1	58	1,767
Total	2,824	1,108	3,943	10	14	638	8,537

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Circles of Support Conducted by Race/Ethnicity*
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Asian	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	51	18	28	0	9	106
Abilene (2)	30	9	18	0	8	65
Arlington (3)	206	205	122	4	49	586
Tyler (4)	88	52	32	0	18	190
Beaumont (5)	39	21	6	0	10	76
Houston (6)	154	269	170	3	68	664
Austin (7)	101	104	86	2	47	340
San Antonio (8)	60	56	207	0	33	356
Midland (9)	43	4	20	0	4	71
El Paso (10)	2	3	35	0	3	43
Edinburg (11)	18	1	184	0	26	229
Total	792	742	908	9	275	2,726

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 adults. 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
2010	7,701	996	8,697
2011	8,139	789	8,928
2012	7,458	1274	8,732
2013	7,265	1354	8,619
2014	7,376	1,307	8,683

Note: 907 youth who were not served in FY 2014 received services prior to FY 2014.

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Confirmed Victims in Completed CPS Investigations and Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities

Statewide	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Texas Child Population*	6,584,709	6,663,942	7,054,634	7,159,172	7,266,760
DFPS Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities**	227	231	212	156	151
Confirmed Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities per 100,000 Texas children	3.4	3.5	3.0	2.2	2.1

Population Data Source: Texas State Data Center, University of Texas (San Antonio).

**Includes child fatalities investigated and confirmed by Child Protective Services (143), Adult Protective Services (0), Child Day Care Licensing (4) and Residential Child Care Licensing (4). Fatality information does not include corrections or updates, if any, that may subsequently be made to DFPS data after fiscal year end.

Confirmed Victims in Completed CPS Investigations and Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Region	Texas Child Population (ages 0-17)	Confirmed Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities	Confirmed Child Abuse/Neglect Related Fatalities per 100,000 Texas children
1 Lubbock	230,711	3	1.3
2 Abilene	131,517	8	6.1
3 Arlington	1,979,195	37	1.9
4 Tyler	277,731	13	4.7
5 Beaumont	188,473	12	6.4
6 Houston	1,797,315	27	1.5
7 Austin	818,321	22	2.7
8 San Antonio	731,727	17	2.3
9 Midland	158,368	3	1.9
10 El Paso	254,213	4	1.6
11 Edinburg	699,189	5	0.7
Total	7,266,760	151	2.1

*Population Data Source: Texas State Data Center, University of Texas (San Antonio). "
**Includes child fatalities investigated and confirmed by Child Protective Services (143), Adult Protective Services (0), Child Day Care Licensing (4) and Residential Child Care Licensing (4). Fatality information does not include corrections or updates, if any, that may subsequently be made to DFPS data after fiscal year end. " .

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