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Legal Responsibility for the Division of Prevention
and Early intervention
Federal: Title XX, Social Security Act
Federal: Title IV-B, Part 2, Social Security Act
State: Texas Family Code, 264.301 also Chapter
265 – created through SB1574 below
State: Senate Bill 1574, 76th Legislature
State: Human Resources Code, 40.0561
The Division of Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) was created to consolidate child abuse prevention and juvenile delinquency prevention and early intervention programs within the jurisdiction of a single state agency. Consolidation of these programs is intended to eliminate fragmentation and duplication of contracted prevention and early intervention services for at-risk children, youth, and families.
- Community Youth Development (CYD) - The CYD program contracts with community-based organizations to develop juvenile delinquency prevention programs in ZIP codes with high juvenile crime rates. Approaches used by communities to prevent delinquency have included mentoring, youth employment programs, career preparation, youth leadership development and recreational activities. Communities prioritize and fund specific prevention services according to local needs. CYD services are available in 15 targeted Texas ZIP codes.
- Services to At-Risk Youth (STAR) - The STAR program contracts with community agencies to offer family crisis intervention counseling, short- term emergency respite care, and individual and family counseling. Youth up to age 17 and their families are eligible if they experience conflict at home, truancy or delinquency, or a youth who runs away from home. STAR services are available in all 254 Texas counties. Each STAR contractor also provides universal child abuse prevention services, ranging from local media campaigns to informational brochures and parenting classes.
- Texas Families: Together and Safe (TFTS) - The TFTS program funds evidence-based, community-based programs designed to alleviate stress and promote parental competencies and behaviors that increase the ability of families to become self-sufficient and successfully nurture their children. The goals of TFTS are to: improve and enhance access to family support services; increase the efficiency and effectiveness of community-based family support services; enable children to remain in their own homes by providing preventative services, and to increase collaboration among local programs, government agencies, and families.
- Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) - The CBCAP program seeks to increase community awareness of existing prevention services, strengthen community and parental involvementin child abuse prevention efforts, and encourage families to engage in services that are already available. CBCAP funds a variety of contracts with community-based organizations to provide child abuse and neglect prevention services. These include the Respite/Parent Education, Basic Parent Education, Fatherhood Effects, and the Home-Visiting, Education, and Leadership (HEAL) programs, as well as various special initiatives and public awareness campaigns
- Community Based Family Services (CBFS) - The CBFS program serves families who were investigated by CPS but whose allegations were low-priority or unsubstantiated, through community and evidence-based services. Services include home visitation, case management, and additional social services to provide a safe and stable home environment.
- Statewide Youth Services Network (SYSN) - The SYSN program contracts provide community and evidence-based juvenile delinquency prevention programs focused on youth ages 10 through 17, in each DFPS region.
- Helping through Intervention and Prevention (HIP) - The HIP program provides an extensive family assessment, home visiting that includes parent education and basic needs support to targeted families. Eligible families are those who have previously had their parental rights terminated due to child abuse and neglect in year 2011 or later who currently have a newborn child, families who have previously had a child die with the cause identified as child abuse or neglect in year 2011 or later who have a newborn child, or current foster youth who are pregnant or who have given birth in the last four months.
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- Healthy Outcomes through Prevention and Early Support (HOPES) - The HOPES program provides child abuse and neglect prevention services that target families with children between 0-5 years of age. Contracts have been awarded in eight counties and each include an evidence-based home-visiting component as well as other services that meet the needs of the target county. Each HOPES contract also has a focus on community collaboration that focus on early childhood and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
- Texas Youth and Runaway Hotlines - The 24-hour toll-free Texas Runaway Hotline and the Texas Youth Hotline offer crisis intervention, telephone counseling, and referrals to troubled youth and families. Volunteers answer the phones and interact with callers facing a variety of problems including family conflict, delinquency, truancy, and abuse and neglect issues. The program increases public awareness through media efforts that may include television, radio, billboards and other printed materials.
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Prevention and Early Intervention Expenditures and Staffing*
Fiscal Year 2014
Total Staff 25.3
| PEI Programs | Expenditures* | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|
Services to At-Risk Youth (STAR) |
$17,856,551.00 |
50.7% |
Community Youth Development (CYD) |
5,039,300.00 |
14.3% |
Statewide Youth Services Network (SYSN) |
3,110,423.00 |
8.8% |
Texas Families: Together and Safe (TFTS) |
2,310,039.00 |
6.6% |
Community-Based Family Services (CBFS) |
1,525,000.00 |
4.3% |
Healthy Outcomes through Prevention and Early Support (HOPES) |
1,469,414.00 |
4.2% |
Helping through Intervention and Prevention (HIP) |
1,382,210.00 |
3.9% |
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) |
640,153.00 |
1.8% |
Subtotal - Contracted Expenditures |
$33,333,090.00 |
94.6% |
| PEI Staff Costs | Expenditures* | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|
PEI Program Support and Training |
$1,363,175.00 |
3.9% |
Texas Runaway and Youth Hotline |
337,066.00 |
1.0% |
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention |
197,045.00 |
0.6% |
Sub-Total - Staff Expenditures |
$1,897,286.00 |
5.4% |
| Total Expenditures | $35.230,376.00 |
|---|
| Total Average Filled Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff | 25.3 |
|---|
*Source: DFPS Office of Finance and FY 2016-17 LAR (plus benefit replacement pay).
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STAR (Services To At-Risk) Youth Who Are Registered and Received a Service By Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Average Monthly - Youth Served | Annual Number - Youth Served |
|---|---|---|
2010 |
6,116 |
30,042 |
2011 |
6,438 |
30,168 |
2012 |
5,863 |
26,834 |
2013 |
5,351 |
23,677 |
2014 |
5,629 |
23,943 |
STAR (Services To At-Risk) Youth by Presenting Problem
Fiscal Year 2014
| Presenting Problem | Number of Youth | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|
Family Conflict* |
18,570 |
77.6% |
Truant |
3,196 |
13.3% |
Misdemeanor Offense |
1,910 |
8.0% |
Runaway |
208 |
0.9% |
Youth Under 10 Delinquent |
31 |
0.1% |
State Jail Felony Offense |
27 |
0.1% |
Other |
1 |
0.0% |
Total |
23,943 |
100% |
*Abuse/Neglect Prevention
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Community Youth Development (CYD) Youth Served
by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Average Monthly - Youth Served | Annual Number - Youth Served |
|---|---|---|
2010 |
5,930 |
17,799 |
2011 |
6,158 |
19,731 |
2012 |
5,530 |
16,900 |
2013 |
5,530 |
16,767 |
2014 |
6,914 |
17,932 |
Community Youth Development (CYD) Average Monthly Clients Served
Fiscal Year 2014
| City | Zip Code of Site | County | Average Unduplicated Youth Served per Month |
|---|---|---|---|
Amarillo |
79107 |
Potter |
315 |
Austin |
78744 |
Travis |
398 |
Brownsville |
78520 |
Cameron |
569 |
Corpus Christi |
78415 |
Nueces |
479 |
Dallas |
75216 |
Dallas |
399 |
Dallas |
75217 |
Dallas |
443 |
El Paso |
79924 |
El Paso |
709 |
Fort Worth |
76106 |
Tarrant |
418 |
Galveston |
77550 |
Galveston |
406 |
Houston |
77081 |
Harris |
263 |
Lubbock |
79415 |
Lubbock |
402 |
McAllen |
78501 |
Hidalgo |
570 |
Pasadena |
77506 |
Harris |
662 |
San Antonio |
78207 |
Bexar |
479 |
Waco |
76707 |
McLennan |
402 |
State Total |
NA |
NA |
6,914 |
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Texas Youth and Runaway Hotlines Incoming Calls by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Texas Youth & Runaway Hotlines |
|---|---|
2010 |
12,940 |
2011 |
9,757 |
2012 |
9,011 |
2013 |
7,462 |
2014 |
7,295 |
Characteristics of Hotline Callers Fiscal Year 2014
| Gender | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 4,888 |
67.0% |
| Male | 2,407 |
33.0% |
| Total | 7,295 |
100% |
| Age Group | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | 5,398 |
74.0% |
| Youth | 1,897 |
26.0% |
| Total | 7,295 |
100% |
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Number of Families (Primary Caregivers) Served in the
Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Programs
Fiscal Year 2014
Total Families Served 2014: 3,262
Unduplicated Families Served by Program
| Unduplicated Families Served by Program | 2012 Number | 2012 Percent | 2013 Number | 2013 Percent | 2014 Number | 2014 Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) |
577 |
21.7% |
990 |
32.9% |
837 |
25.7% |
Community-Based Family Services (CBFS) |
206 |
7.8% |
287 |
9.5% |
329 |
10.1% |
Texas Families: Together and Safe (TFTS) |
1,870 |
70.5% |
1,736 |
57.6% |
2,096 |
64.2% |
Total |
2,653 |
100% |
3,013 |
100% |
3,262 |
100% |
Characteristics of Families (Primary Caregivers) Served
Fiscal Year 2014
Primary Caregivers Ethnicity
| Primary Caregivers Race/Ethnicity* | CBCAP | CBPS | TFTS | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 55 |
25 |
258 |
338 |
10.4% |
| Anglo | 74 |
90 |
354 |
518 |
15.9% |
| Asian | 4 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
0.4% |
| Hispanic | 696 |
209 |
1,460 |
2,365 |
72.5% |
| Native American | 1 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
0.2% |
| Other | 7 |
1 |
12 |
20 |
0.6% |
| Total | 837 |
329 |
2,096 |
3,262 |
100% |
Primary Caregivers Gender
| Primary Caregivers Gender | CBCAP | CBPS | TFTS | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 659 |
283 |
1,863 |
2,805 |
86.0% |
| Male | 178 |
46 |
233 |
457 |
14.0% |
| Total | 837 |
329 |
2,096 |
3,262 |
100% |
Primary Caregivers Age Group
| Primary Caregivers Age Group | CBCAP | CBPS | TFTS | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 43 |
8 |
19 |
70 |
2.1% |
| 18-25 | 180 |
95 |
220 |
495 |
15.2% |
| 26-35 | 285 |
146 |
842 |
1,273 |
39.0% |
| 36-45 | 217 |
60 |
665 |
942 |
28.9% |
| Over 45 | 112 |
20 |
350 |
482 |
14.8% |
| Total | 837 |
329 |
2,096 |
3,262 |
100% |
* 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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Number of Youth Served in the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs By Fiscal Year
Unduplicated Youth Served
| Program | 2012 Number | 2012 Percent | 2013 Number | 2013 Percent | 2014 Number | 2014 Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services to At Risk Youth (STAR) | 26,834 |
54.8% |
23,677 |
52.8% |
23,943 |
52.0% |
| Community Youth Development (CYD) | 16,900 |
34.4% |
16,767 |
37.4% |
17,932 |
38.9% |
| Statewide Youth Services Network (SYSN) | 5,273 |
10.8% |
4,384 |
9.8% |
4,191 |
9.1% |
| Total | 49,007 |
100% |
44,828 |
100% |
46,066 |
100% |
Characteristics of Youth Served in the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs
Fiscal Year 2014
| Race/Ethnicity* | STAR | CYD | SYSN | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 96 |
3,254 |
1,446 |
4,796 |
10.4% |
| Anglo | 179 |
630 |
648 |
1,457 |
3.1% |
| Asian | 0 |
202 |
20 |
222 |
0.5% |
| Hispanic | 12,926 |
13,530 |
1,927 |
28,383 |
61.6% |
| Native American | 0 |
14 |
10 |
24 |
0.1% |
| Other | 10,742 |
302 |
140 |
11,184 |
24.3% |
| Total | 23,943 |
17,932 |
4,191 |
46,066 |
100% |
| Gender | STAR | CYD | SYSN | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 10,876 |
9,494 |
2,294 |
22,664 |
49.2% |
| Male | 13,065 |
8,415 |
1,897 |
23,377 |
50.7% |
| Unknown | 2 |
23 |
0 |
25 |
0.1% |
| Total | 23,943 |
17,932 |
4,191 |
46,066 |
100% |
| Age Group | STAR | CYD | SYSN | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 6 |
2,057 |
4 |
239 |
2,300 |
5.0% |
6-9 |
4,828 |
2,972 |
129 |
7,929 |
17.2% |
10-17 |
17,058 |
14,332 |
3,823 |
35,213 |
76.4% |
Over 17 |
0 |
624 |
0 |
624 |
1.4% |
Total |
23,943 |
17,932 |
4,191 |
46,066 |
100.0% |
* 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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Prevention and Early Intervention Performance Outcomes, Outputs and Efficiencies by Fiscal Year
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs
| Community Youth Development (CYD) | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of CYD Youth Not Referred to Juvenile Probation |
98.8% |
98.1% |
98.6% |
98.8% |
Annual number of youth served |
19,731 |
16,900 |
16,767 |
17,932 |
Average monthly number of CYD youth served |
6,158 |
5,530 |
5,530 |
6,914 |
Average monthly cost per CYD youth served |
$82.77 |
$69.91 |
$71.63 |
$62.11 |
| Statewide Youth Services Network (SYSN)* | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of SYSN Youth not referred to juvenile probation |
98.4% |
98.3% |
98.5% |
98.6% |
Annual number of youth served |
5,720 |
5,273 |
4,384 |
4,191 |
Average monthly number of SYSN youth served |
3,126 |
3,055 |
2,506 |
2,251 |
Average monthly cost per SYSN youth served |
$52.94 |
$43.65 |
$50.71 |
$56.48 |
Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Programs
| Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of CBCAP Children who remain safe |
99.2% |
99.1% |
99.8% |
99.7% |
Annual number of families served |
461 |
577 |
990 |
837 |
Average monthly number of CBCAP families served |
141 |
132 |
234 |
159 |
| Community-Based Family Services (CBFS) | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of CBFS Children who remain safe |
97.7% |
96.6% |
97.9% |
98.9% |
Annual number of families served |
280 |
206 |
287 |
329 |
Average monthly number of CBFS families Served |
82 |
58 |
75 |
83 |
| Texas Families: Together and Safe (TFTS) | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of TFTS Children who remain safe |
99.0% |
99.0% |
98.6% |
99.5% |
Annual number of families served |
2,110 |
1,870 |
1,736 |
2,096 |
Average monthly number of families served by TFTS Program |
573 |
586 |
574 |
391 |
Average monthly cost per family served in the TFTS Program |
$433.71 |
$362.54 |
$334.79 |
$460.56 |
Child Abuse/Neglect and Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs
| Services to At-Risk Youth (STAR) | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of STAR Children remain safe |
99.6% |
99.7% |
99.7% |
99.6% |
Percent of STAR Children not referred to juvenile probation |
96.3% |
96.6% |
93.6% |
93.8% |
Percent of STAR Youth with better outcomes 90 days after termination |
87.7% |
87.5% |
86.4% |
86.8% |
Annual number of youth served |
30,168 |
26,834 |
23,677 |
23,943 |
Average monthly number of youth served |
6,438 |
5,863 |
5,351 |
5,629 |
Average monthly cost per STAR youth served |
$246.38 |
$243.84 |
$255.16 |
$252.48 |