ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY -------Janet Napolitano Governor 1717 W. Jefferson· P.O. Box 6123 • Phoenix, AZ 85005 -------Tracy L. Wareing Director AUG 11 2008 The Honorable Janet Napolitano Governor of Arizona 1700 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Dear Governor Napolitano: Pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-526, enclosed is the semi-annual report on child welfare for the period of October I, 2007 through March 31, 2008. This report provides information relative to reports of child abuse and neglect, investigations, shelter and receiving horne services, foster homes, length of care, and adoptions. We continue to work diligently to improve the quality of services for children and their families. Compiling this report provides us another opportunity to review our work and consider new ways to improve. If you have any questions, please contact me at (602) 542-5757. Sincerely, Tracy 1. Wareing Director Enclosure cc: Governor Janet Napolitano President Timothy S. Bee, Arizona State Senate Speaker James P. Weiers, Arizona State House of Representatives Senator Linda Gray, Chairman, Senate Public Safety and Human Services Committee Senator Karen S. Johnson, Co-Chairman, Joint Legislative Committee on Children and Family Services Representative Pete Hershberger, Chairman, House Human Services Committee Representative Nancy K. Barto, Co-Chairman, Joint Legislative Committee on Children and Family Services Secretary of State Janice K. Brewer GladysAnn Wells, Director, Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records Angie Rodgers, Policy Advisor for Human Services, Office of the Governor James Apperson, Director, Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting Juliet Peters, Division Chief Council, Child and Family Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General Amber O'Dell, Analyst, Senate Public Safety and Human Services Committee Amy Bjelland, Legal Counsel, Senate Majority Caucus Barbara Guenther, Policy Advisor, Senate Democratic Caucus John Mills, Senior Policy Advisor, House Majority Caucus Eden Rolland, Analyst, House Human Services Committee Helena Whitney, Policy Advisor, House Democratic Caucus CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2006, CHAPTER 203] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY DIVISION OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Arizona Revised Statute §8-526, as amended by Laws 2006, Chapter 203 requires the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) to compile information and produce a semi-annual report for the periods ending on March 31 and September 30 of each year regarding Child Welfare Services, including Child Protective Services (CPS). This report, submitted in satisfaction of that mandate, is for the semiannual reporting period beginning on October 1, 2007 and ending on March 31, 2008. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: October 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008) Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 SEMI-ANNUAL COMPARISONS 7 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Reports by reporting period and type of child maltreatment – statewide data Sample communications to hotline, not meeting definition of report Reports received by risk level- statewide data Number of reports received by risk level – county specific data Number of reports received by maltreatment – statewide data Number of reports received by maltreatment – county specific data ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS Reports assigned for investigation by risk level – statewide data Reports assigned for investigation by risk level – county specific data Reports assigned for investigation by type of maltreatment – statewide data Reports assigned for investigation by type of maltreatment – county specific data INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Reports not responded to by risk level- county specific data Investigations by risk level – investigation still open – statewide data Investigations by risk level – investigation still open – county specific data Investigations by type of child maltreatment– investigation still open – statewide data Investigations by type of child maltreatment– investigation still open – county specific data Reports where removal occurred – county specific data COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS Substantiation rate by reporting period Investigations by risk level - proposed substantiated reports – statewide data -1- 8 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 23 24 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008) Page Investigations by risk level – proposed substantiated reports – county specific data Investigations by type of child maltreatment – proposed substantiated reports – statewide data Investigations by type of child maltreatment – proposed substantiated reports – county specific data Investigations by risk level - substantiated reports – statewide data Investigations by risk level – substantiated reports county specific data Investigations by type of child maltreatment - substantiated reports – statewide data Investigations by type of child maltreatment – substantiated reports – county specific data Investigations by risk level – unsubstantiated reports – statewide data Investigations by risk level – unsubstantiated reports – county specific data Investigations by type of child maltreatment - unsubstantiated reports – statewide data Investigations by type of child maltreatment – unsubstantiated reports – county specific data 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Number of Safe Haven infants delivered during reporting period 33 CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE New entries by county – children under 18 years voluntary placement New entries by county New entries – statewide data 34 36 37 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE Children in out-of-home care by reporting period Children in group homes ages 0-6 Children in shelter ages 0-3 Average length of stay for children ages 0-3 exiting out-of-home care who were in a shelter placement All children in care by age and ethnicity All children in care by case plan goal and placement type All children in care by placement type and age Children in shelter or receiving homes for more than 21 days Children in out-of-home care by length of time in care Children in out-of-home care by legal status Children receiving required visitation FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, AND VISITATIONS Foster homes licensed Foster homes closed and reason for closure Child bed spaces available -2- 38 39 39 40 40-41 41-42 43 44 45 46 47 48 48 48 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008) Number of foster homes receiving the required visitation CHILDREN LEAVING OUT-OF-HOME CARE Semi-Annual comparisons of total number leaving care – For all reasons Total number leaving care Total number leaving care – For reason of reunification with parents Total number leaving care – For reason of living with other relatives Total number leaving care – For reason of adoption Total number leaving care – For reason of guardianship Total number leaving care – For reason of reaching age of majority Total number leaving care – For reason of transfer to another agency Total number leaving care – For reason of runaway Total number leaving care – For reason of death of child Total number leaving care - by cause of death Total number for reason of death of child - with alleged abuse CHILDREN WITH CASE PLAN GOALS OF ADOPTION Number of children with a petition for termination of parental rights Number of children with case plan goals of adoption by age Number of children with case plan goals of adoption by ethnicity Number of children with case plan goals of adoption by legal status Number of children– length of time from change of case plan goal of adoption to adoptive placement ADOPTIVE SERVICES Number of children with a finalized adoption by average length of time in out-of-home placement before adoptive placement Number of children with a finalized adoption by average length of time in adoptive placement before the final order of adoption -3- Page 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 60 61 62 63 63 64 65 65 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 Executive Summary The Arizona Department of Economic Security’s Division of Children, Youth and Families (Division) is pleased to publish this semi-annual report for October 2007 through March 2008 in compliance with A.R.S. § 8-526. This report is intended to provide its readers an opportunity to review the Division’s progress in implementing systemic improvement strategies as they impact key performance indicators. In September 2005, the Division released Strengthening Families – A Blueprint for Realigning Arizona’s Child Welfare System. The Blueprint outlined ambitious goals and key strategies for (1) enhancing the ability of parents to create safe, stable and nurturing home environments; (2) strengthening families so children can remain safely in their homes; (3) finding more permanent homes more quickly for children; and (4) placing children in the least restrictive, most family-like setting possible. The improved outcomes for children and families that have resulted from the implementation of those strategies have been highlighted in previous editions of this report and other Division publications. Additional successes are expected as the Division continues the statewide implementation of other continuous improvement strategies, such as embedding the Division’s comprehensive Child Safety Assessment, Strengths and Risk Assessment, and Case Planning (CSA/SRA/CP) process into child welfare practice. This enhanced process assists Child Welfare Specialists (CWS) in more effectively assessing risk and engaging families in planning for and completing the services that are going to help them to create safe, stable living environments for their children. The hard-copy version of this process was implemented between February and June 2006. The Division launched a fully automated version of the process in November 2007. The data contained in this Semi-Annual Report, when combined with other child welfare-related information in the Department, demonstrate the significant progress made in many of the Division’s areas of focus and identify areas where continued focus is needed. Child Abuse Hotline and Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigations The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 30,021 calls during this reporting period. Of those, 12,393 – or 41.3 percent – did not meet the statutory criteria for a CPS report. Calls that did not meet the criteria for a CPS report included: requests for information or referrals for services; questions about current cases; and allegations of abuse or neglect where the alleged perpetrator was not the child’s parent, guardian or custodian (those calls are referred to law enforcement for response). Every call that does not meet the criteria for a CPS report is reviewed within 48 hours by quality assurance staff to ensure the accuracy of that decision. The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 17,628 calls during this reporting period that met the statutory criteria for a CPS report. Of those, 215 were referred to other jurisdictions, the military or tribal governments for investigation. This resulted in 17,413 CPS reports being assigned to child welfare specialists for investigation. Compared to the same reporting period last year, this represents an increase of 991 CPS reports assigned for investigation – or 6.0 percent. This increase in CPS reports requiring an investigation has mainly impacted Maricopa and Pima counties. Of the 17,413 CPS reports assigned for investigation during this reporting period, 10,760 reports – or 61.8 percent – had investigation closures entered into the Children’s Information Library and Data Source (CHILDS) statewide case management information system. Closing a case means that the initial investigation to the original allegations of abuse or neglect has been completed and the appropriate case plan is put in place, as needed. -4- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 Of the 14,540 CPS reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, 739 – or 5.1 percent – were substantiated. An additional 207 CPS reports – or 1.4 percent – were proposed for substantiation by child welfare specialists and are currently awaiting the results of the appeals process. Over time, the number of substantiated and proposed substantiated CPS reports associated with this time period will increase as investigation findings are entered into CHILDS. It is sometimes difficult to substantiate allegations of abuse or neglect because current state laws that define child maltreatment do not include many situations related to child neglect or sexual abuse. The Department attempted to remedy this situation by supporting the introduction of House Bill 2704 in the Forty-eighth Legislature, Second Session. Although the bill successfully passed the House Human Services and Rules committees, the bill was not heard when it was subsequently assigned to the Senate Judiciary and Rules committees. Children in Out-of-Home Care The Division continues to engage the community in efforts to keep children safe, strengthen families, and prevent the need for children to be removed from their homes through the statewide implementation of strategies such as the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Family to Family Initiative. Family to Family includes four basic principles: (1) a child's safety is paramount; (2) children belong in families; (3) families need strong communities; and (4) public child welfare systems need partnerships with the community and with other systems to achieve strong outcomes for children. Although the number of children in out-of-home care increased from 9,701 in the prior reporting period to 9,721 in March 2008, the number of children in care as a percentage of the total children in the state actually decreased by 5 percent during that time frame. The Department’s efforts to provide in-home services to strengthen families continue to show progress in safely reducing the number of children in out-of-home care, as a proportion of the total number of children in the state. The Division continues it success in placing children in the most family-like setting possible. In March 2008, 7,462 children – or 76.8 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives or licensed foster parents. An additional 52 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 373 youth were residing in independent living settings. Efforts to increase the number of licensed foster parents who are able to meet the needs of children requiring out-of-home placement resulted in 794 new homes being licensed during this reporting period. The Division continues to make tremendous strides in reducing the number of young children in shelter and group home care. In March 2008, there were 24 young children ages 0 through 3 in shelter care. This represents a decrease of 86 children – or 78.2 percent – since June 2005. Placement of young children in shelter care continues to be influenced by the need to place some children after regular work hours, such as weekends, as well as the placement of children in a specialized shelter in Pima County for medically fragile children. The Division has also worked diligently to reduce the number of very young children in group homes. In March 2008, there were 9 young children ages 0 to 6 in group homes. This represents a decrease of 121 children – or 93.1 percent – since June 2005. There are times when placement of young children in group homes is in the best interests of the children; for example, when group placement would allow siblings to stay together or when group placement is considered the least restrictive placement for a child with behavioral issues. The length of time that all children spend in shelter care continues to decrease. Since March 2005, the number of children placed in shelter or receiving home care for 21 days or more decreased by 501 children – or 44.5 percent – a significant improvement. Compared to the same reporting period last year, the number of children in these temporary care settings decreased by 79 children – or 11.2 percent. -5- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 The state requires monthly face to face visitation with children in foster care. The current report shows that 75.9 percent of the children in foster care received their visitation during the last month of this reporting period. This is a significant increase from 68.2 percent of children receiving visitation during the last month of the reporting period, ending March 2005. The Department recognizes a strong correlation between caseworker visits with children and positive outcomes for these children, such as achieving permanency and other indicators of child well-being, and continues to make efforts to improve our rate of visitation. Permanency for Children The Division continues to work toward achieving permanency for children placed in out-of-home care. The total number of children achieving permanency through family reunification, adoption or legal guardianship was 2,944 in this reporting period, compared to 2,953 in the same reporting period last year. Compared to the same reporting period last year, in this reporting period: ƒ ƒ ƒ 1,814 children exited the system to family reunification, an increase of 31 children – or 1.7 percent. 765 children exited to adoption, an increase of 70 children – or 10.1 percent. 365 children exited to guardianship, a decrease of 110 children – or 23.1 percent. This data demonstrates that more children are being reunified with their parents and more children are achieving permanency through adoption, which is considered the most permanent plan for a child who can not safely return home. Arizona continues to be recognized for its high rate of adoptions through receipt of federal Adoption Incentive funding. Incentive funding was awarded in federal fiscal years 2005 and 2006. In 2006, Arizona achieved the highest amount among state receiving incentive funding, and Arizona was in the top three among states receiving incentives in 2005. Challenges The Division faces a number of challenges in its efforts to ensure safety and promote permanency for abused and neglected children. Some of the challenges the Division has faced in meeting these goals are: ƒ ƒ ƒ Recruiting staff with expertise in child welfare and the retention of trained and qualified staff. Increased expectations for staff to implement new practices and meet new federal requirements without adequate funding. Economic factors which create additional stress upon families and increases factors that place children at risk of maltreatment. Despite these challenges, the Division continues to ensure child welfare staff has the tools they need to do their jobs effectively, and that both state and federal standards are being implemented. The Division continues to work in partnership with the federal government to meet the federal Child and Family Service Review (CFSR) standards to improve outcomes for the children and families we serve. -6- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 Semi-Annual Comparisons Number of Reports Received Number of Reports Substantiated 1 Substantiation Rate Number of Reports Investigated & Closed Number of Reports Responded To Number of new removals Number of new removals with Voluntary under 18 Number of Children in Out-of-Home Care on the Last Day of Reporting Period Number of Children in Shelter for More than 21 Days Number and Percentage of Children Receiving Visitation In the Last Month of Reporting Period Number and Percentage of Children not Receiving Visitation Number and Percentage of Parents Receiving Visitation Number of Licensed Foster Homes Number of Foster Home Spaces Available to ACYF Number of New Foster Homes Number of Foster Homes Closed Number and Percentage of Foster Homes Receiving Visitation In the Last Qtr. Of Reporting Period Number and Percentage of Foster Homes not Receiving Visitation Number of Children Leaving DES Custody Number of Children With a Case Plan Goal of Adoption Number of Children With a Finalized Adoption 1 Apr 2004 through Sep 2004 Oct 2004 through Mar 2005 Apr 2005 through Sep 2005 Oct 2005 through Mar 2006 Apr 2006 through Sep 2006 Oct 2006 through Mar 2007 Apr 2007 through Sep 2007 Oct 2007 through Mar 2008 19,165 18,839 18,797 17,756 16,781 16,612 18,078 17,628 2,157 1,734 1,677 1,326 1,376 1,369 1,413 739 14% 11% 11% 9% 10% 10% 10% 5% N/A N/A N/A N/A 16,256 15,017 12,722 10,760 N/A N/A N/A N/A 16,619 16,422 17,876 17,413 3,630 3,617 4,078 3,753 3,773 3,683 3,924 3,742 279 118 420 290 386 398 468 408 8,839 9,536 9,906 9,902 9,833 9,773 9,701 9,721 1,319 1,127 1,039 840 744 705 679 626 5,475 (61.9%) 6,506 (68.2%) 6,045 (61.0%) 6,411 (64.7%) 6,437 (65.5%) 7,610 (77.9%) 7,283 (75.1%) 7,376 (75.9%) 3,364 (38.1%) 3,030 (31.8%) 3,861 (39.0%) 3,491 (35.3%) 3,396 (34.5%) 2,163 (22.1%) 2,418 (24.9%) 2,345 (24.1%) 1,049 (50.4%) 1,255 (56.0%) 1,080 (47.9%) 1,154 (52.1%) 1,131 (51.8%) 1,398 (63.1%) 1,241 (63.5%) 1,025 (62.3%) 2,191 2,267 2,288 2,863 3,256 3,177 3,512 3,592 4,044 5,020 4,905 5,668 6,469 6,498 6,639 6,283 410 400 397 328 426 432 435 794 197 410 258 295 166 232 100 445 1,723 (78.7%) 1,791 (79.0%) 1,672 (63.3%) 1,833 (64.0%) 1,790 (55.0%) 2,116 (66.6%) 1,739 (49.5%) 2,137 (59.5%) 466 (21.3%) 476 (21.0%) 968 (36.7%) 1,030 (36.0%) 1,466 (45.0%) 1,061 (33.4%) 1,773 (50.5%) 1,455 (40.5%) 2,883 2,726 3,488 3,506 3,595 3,553 3,824 3,512 1,893 2,044 2,170 2,345 2,302 2,439 2,186 1,954 373 430 570 586 736 695 773 765 Since the appeals process delays the substantiation of reports, revisions to the substantiation rate for the prior reporting period will occur with every semi-annual report produced. -7- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 Reports of Abuse & Neglect Child abuse and neglect are defined in A.R.S. §8-201 and A.R.S. §13-3623 (A). These definitions provide the major categories in this report. Between October 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008, there were 17,628 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 215 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. This compares to 18,078 incoming communications received during the last reporting period which met the criteria of a report of abuse or neglect. Table 1 shows the number of reports received by the Department by category of maltreatment for the last eight reporting periods. The table shows that for the current reporting period 10,449 or 59.2 percent of the 17,628 reports of maltreatment were related to allegations of neglect, 6,005 or 34.1 percent of the reports were related to allegations of physical abuse, 980 or 5.6 percent of the reports were related to allegations of sexual abuse, and 194 or 1.1 percent of the reports were related to allegations of emotional abuse. TABLE 1 REPORTS BY REPORTING PERIOD AND TYPE OF MALTREATMENT Neglect Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Emotional Abuse Total 11,604 60.5% 10,950 58.2% 11,282 60.0% 10,592 59.6% 10,201 60.7% 6,028 31.5% 6,504 34.5% 6,139 32.7% 5,890 33.2% 5,346 31.9% 1,178 6.1% 1,112 5.9% 1,135 6.0% 1,010 5.7% 1,019 6.1% 355 1.9% 273 1.4% 241 1.3% 264 1.5% 215 1.3% 19,165 100.0% 18,839 100.0% 18,797 100.0% 17,756 100.0% 16,781 100.0% October 2006 – March 2007 9,838 59.2% 5,571 33.5% 1,007 6.1% 196 1.2% 16,612 100.0% April 2007 – September 2007 10,922 60.4% 5,836 32.3% 1,108 6.1% 212 1.2% 18,078 100.0% October 2007 – March 2008 10,449 59.2% 6,005 34.1% 980 5.6% 194 1.1% 17,628 100.0% April 2004 – September 2004 October 2004 – March 2005 April 2005 - September 2005 October 2005 – March 2006 April 2006 - September 2006 -8- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 Chart 1 shows that the number of CPS reports received by the CPS Hotline has increased over the past year. Comparing the current reporting period to the prior reporting period, the number of reports received decreased by 450 reports or 2.5%. CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 19,500 19,000 19,165 18,500 18,839 18,797 18,000 18,078 17,500 17,756 17,628 17,000 16,500 16,781 16,612 16,000 15,500 15,000 April 2004 – October 2004 – April 2005 October 2005 – April 2006 October 2006 – April 2007 October 2007 – September 2004 March 2005 September 2005 March 2006 September 2006 March 2007 September 2007 March 2008 -9- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 In addition to the 17,628 reports during the current reporting period, the Child Abuse Hotline received 12,393 communications that did not meet the statutory criteria of a report of maltreatment. A random sample of these communications is contained in the chart below. CHART 2 SAMPLE OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE THAT DO NOT MEET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF A REPORT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT 80 N um be r o f C om mun ic atio ns 70 67 7 4.2% 60 50 40 30 10 1 1.5 % 20 3 3.3% 10 0 0.0% 2 2.2% 6 6 .6% 2 2.2% 0 A B C D Ca tego rie s E F G N=90 A B C D E F G = = = = = = = Concern Only/No Allegation of Child Abuse or Neglect Out of CPS Jurisdiction Call Appropriate for Law Enforcement Jurisdiction 2 Non-Caretaker Neglect/Child No Longer at Risk Insufficient Information Truancy/Custody Issues Current Case Questions or Referrals All communications that do not meet the statutory requirements for a field investigation of abuse or neglect are reviewed within 48 hours by DES quality assurance staff. 2 The category “Call Appropriate for Law Enforcement Jurisdiction” refers to a situation where the alleged perpetrator is not a parent or primary caretaker and the allegations, if true, would constitute a crime. - 10 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 13.9 percent of the reports received as high risk, 27.9 percent as moderate risk, 41.7 percent as low risk, and 16.5 percent as potential risk. For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 1.1 percent of CPS reports as emotional abuse, 59.2 percent as neglect, 34.1 percent as physical abuse, and 5.6 percent as sexual abuse. CHART 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 April 2004 – September 2004 October 2004 – March 2005 HIGH RISK April 2005 September 2005 October 2005 – March 2006 MODERATE RISK April 2006 September 2006 October 2006 – March 2007 LOW RISK April 2007 September 2007 October 2007 March 2008 POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 14 27 36 17 94 0.5% COCHISE 48 142 189 79 458 2.6% COCONINO 62 92 165 66 385 2.2% GILA 29 46 73 21 169 1.0% GRAHAM 14 21 35 14 84 0.5% GREENLEE 1 5 10 7 23 0.1% LA PAZ 11 17 26 9 63 0.4% MARICOPA 1,487 2,908 4,172 1,685 10,252 58.1% MOHAVE 83 162 245 86 576 3.3% NAVAJO 49 62 98 44 253 1.4% PIMA 341 883 1,453 568 3,245 18.4% PINAL 179 256 404 165 1,004 5.7% SANTA CRUZ 16 23 42 11 92 0.5% YAVAPAI 57 160 222 70 509 2.9% YUMA 62 115 169 75 421 2.4% STATEWIDE 2,453 4,919 7,339 2,917 17,628 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.9% 27.9% 41.7% 16.5% 100.0% - 11 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 13 24 34 16 87 0.5% COCHISE 45 144 230 75 494 2.7% COCONINO 64 133 146 59 402 2.2% GILA 36 61 80 46 223 1.2% GRAHAM 8 38 51 13 110 0.6% GREENLEE 8 7 8 3 26 0.1% LA PAZ 12 15 24 11 62 0.3% MARICOPA 1,666 2,747 4,103 1,768 10,284 57.0% MOHAVE 97 200 254 101 652 3.6% NAVAJO 70 90 140 47 347 1.9% PIMA 348 879 1,394 579 3,200 17.7% PINAL 175 287 401 194 1,057 5.9% SANTA CRUZ 12 33 54 9 108 0.6% YAVAPAI 49 182 253 117 601 3.3% YUMA 65 131 143 86 425 2.4% STATEWIDE 2,668 4,971 7,315 3,124 18,078 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.8% 27.5% 40.4% 17.3% 100.0% CHART 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2004 – September 2004 October 2004 – March 2005 EMOTIONAL ABUSE April 2005 September 2005 October 2005 – March 2006 NEGLECT - 12 - April 2006 September 2006 October 2006 – March 2007 PHYSICAL ABUSE April 2007 September 2007 October 2007 March 2008 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 63 23 7 94 0.5% COCHISE 5 281 147 25 458 2.6% COCONINO 3 223 132 27 385 2.2% GILA 2 116 43 8 169 1.0% GRAHAM 2 48 32 2 84 0.5% GREENLEE 0 15 6 2 23 0.1% LA PAZ 0 37 22 4 63 0.4% MARICOPA 94 5,941 3,643 574 10,252 58.1% MOHAVE 8 358 182 28 576 3.3% NAVAJO 3 164 73 13 253 1.4% PIMA 48 1,946 1,079 172 3,245 18.4% PINAL 13 612 322 57 1,004 5.7% SANTA CRUZ 1 58 27 6 92 0.5% YAVAPAI 9 312 149 39 509 2.9% YUMA 5 275 125 16 421 2.4% STATEWIDE 194 10,449 6,005 980 17,628 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 59.2% 34.1% 5.6% 100.0% TABLE 5 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 47 33 6 87 0.5% COCHISE 6 312 154 22 494 2.7% COCONINO 3 248 124 27 402 2.2% GILA 2 148 59 14 223 1.2% GRAHAM 1 61 36 12 110 0.6% GREENLEE 0 16 8 2 26 0.1% LA PAZ 2 35 17 8 62 0.3% MARICOPA 117 6,098 3,424 645 10,284 57.0% MOHAVE 4 417 197 34 652 3.6% NAVAJO 3 234 101 9 347 1.9% PIMA 50 1,924 1,045 181 3,200 17.7% PINAL 14 648 315 80 1,057 5.9% SANTA CRUZ 2 63 38 5 108 0.6% YAVAPAI 4 381 181 35 601 3.3% YUMA 3 290 104 28 425 2.4% STATEWIDE 212 10,922 5,836 1,108 18,078 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.2% 60.4% 32.3% 6.1% 100.0% - 13 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the reporting period there were 17,628 reports that were appropriate for investigation. Of those, 215 reports fell within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments. This left 17,413 reports that were assigned to be investigated by CPS. The following tables and charts in this section provide statewide and county level information on these reports. CHART 5 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD 9,000 8,000 7,274 7,265 7,000 6,000 4,911 4,884 5,000 4,000 3,000 3,097 2,873 2,603 2,382 2,000 1,000 0 April 2007 - September 2007 HIGH October 2007 – March 2008 MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 13 23 30 13 79 0.5% COCHISE 48 142 187 79 456 2.6% COCONINO 53 83 145 60 341 2.0% GILA 20 43 70 15 148 0.8% GRAHAM 10 21 35 14 80 0.5% GREENLEE 1 5 10 7 23 0.1% LA PAZ 9 6 22 8 55 0.3% MARICOPA 1,471 2,901 4,165 1,672 10,209 58.6% MOHAVE 80 162 243 86 571 3.3% NAVAJO 42 59 87 39 227 1.3% PIMA 338 879 1,448 566 3,231 18.6% PINAL 166 253 401 158 978 5.6% SANTA CRUZ 16 23 42 11 92 0.5% YAVAPAI 55 160 221 70 506 2.9% YUMA 60 114 168 75 417 2.4% STATEWIDE 2,382 4,884 7,274 2,873 17,413 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.7% 28.0% 41.8% 16.5% 100.0% - 14 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 12 19 28 12 71 0.4% COCHISE 45 144 230 75 494 2.8% COCONINO 54 118 135 58 365 2.0% 25 56 79 43 203 1.1% GILA GRAHAM 8 37 51 12 108 0.6% GREENLEE 8 7 8 3 26 0.1% LA PAZ 12 13 20 10 55 0.3% MARICOPA 1,656 2,741 4,093 1,764 10,254 57.4% MOHAVE 93 199 254 101 647 3.6% NAVAJO 55 76 131 43 305 1.7% PIMA 344 876 1,390 575 3,185 17.8% PINAL 165 280 397 189 1,031 5.8% SANTA CRUZ 12 33 54 9 108 0.6% YAVAPAI 49 181 253 117 600 3.4% YUMA 65 131 142 86 424 2.4% STATEWIDE 2,603 4,911 7,265 3,097 17,876 100.0% 40.6% % OF TOTAL 14.6% 27.5% 17.3% 100.0% CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 10,793 11,000 10,299 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 5,954 5,778 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 1,094 967 193 211 0 April 2007 - September 2007 EMOTIONAL ABUSE October 2007 – March 2008 NEGLECT - 15 - PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 53 19 6 79 0.5% 147 23 456 2.6% COCHISE 5 281 3 197 116 25 341 2.0% COCONINO GILA 2 100 40 6 148 0.8% GRAHAM 2 44 32 2 80 0.5% GREENLEE 0 15 6 2 23 0.1% LA PAZ 0 31 20 4 55 0.3% MARICOPA 94 5,910 3,634 571 10,209 58.6% MOHAVE 8 354 181 28 571 3.3% NAVAJO 3 147 65 12 227 1.3% PIMA 48 1,936 1,076 171 3,231 18.6% PINAL 12 590 320 56 978 5.6% SANTA CRUZ 1 58 27 6 92 0.5% YAVAPAI 9 311 147 39 506 2.9% YUMA 5 272 124 16 417 2.4% STATEWIDE 193 10,299 5,954 967 17,413 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 59.1% 34.2% 5.6% 100.0% TABLE 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 2007 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 42 25 3 71 0.4% COCHISE 6 312 154 22 494 2.8% COCONINO 3 226 112 24 365 2.0% GILA 2 132 57 12 203 1.1% GRAHAM 1 61 35 11 108 0.6% GREENLEE 0 16 8 2 26 0.1% LA PAZ 1 34 13 7 55 0.3% MARICOPA 117 6,076 3,419 642 10,254 57.4% MOHAVE 4 412 197 34 647 3.6% NAVAJO 3 204 89 9 305 1.7% PIMA 50 1,913 1,041 181 3,185 17.8% PINAL 14 632 306 79 1,031 5.8% SANTA CRUZ 2 63 38 5 108 0.6% YAVAPAI 4 381 180 35 600 3.4% YUMA 3 289 104 28 424 2.4% STATEWIDE 211 10,793 5,778 1,094 17,876 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.2% 60.4% 32.3% 6.1% 100.0% - 16 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 During this reporting period, there were 17,413 reports assigned for investigation. Of these, CPS completed 10,760 investigations or 61.8 percent. Investigations not completed remain open when the investigation is still in process, when the CPS specialist is waiting for the results of a law enforcement investigation and/or receipt of records that impact the investigation finding, or when the investigation has been completed but is waiting supervisory review and approval. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT TABLE 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS NOT RESPONDED TO BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% By statute, a random sample of reports not responded to for the period is required. In addition, short descriptions of these reports are also required. As there were no reports without a response for this reporting period, the sample of reports has been omitted. - 17 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 3,500 2,995 3,000 2,500 1,847 2,000 1,500 1,110 1,000 500 701 330 491 180 138 0 April 2007 - Sept 2007 HIGH RISK Oct 2007 - March 2008 MODERATE RISK LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 6 14 22 11 53 0.8% COCHISE 11 48 79 30 168 2.5% COCONINO 40 51 93 42 226 3.4% GILA 6 16 20 9 51 0.8% GRAHAM 5 11 19 11 46 0.7% GREENLEE 1 5 8 7 21 0.3% LA PAZ 1 4 6 2 13 0.2% MARICOPA 406 1,029 1,689 624 3,748 56.5% MOHAVE 32 89 119 41 281 4.2% NAVAJO 8 13 20 11 52 0.8% PIMA 93 395 642 230 1,360 20.4% PINAL 63 107 180 59 409 6.1% SANTA CRUZ 5 12 15 4 36 0.5% YAVAPAI 4 14 24 5 47 0.7% YUMA 20 39 59 24 142 2.1% STATEWIDE 701 1,847 2,995 1,110 6,653 100.0% % OF TOTAL 10.5% 27.8% 45.0% 16.7 100.0% - 18 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 4 8 12 9 33 2.9% COCHISE 2 5 5 1 13 1.1% COCONINO 9 29 40 12 90 7.9% GILA 2 3 5 1 11 1.0% GRAHAM 0 0 1 0 1 0.1% GREENLEE 0 0 2 0 2 0.2% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 64 109 145 66 384 33.7% MOHAVE 12 29 39 12 92 8.1% NAVAJO 1 1 1 0 3 0.3% PIMA 36 131 204 65 436 38.2% PINAL 8 11 30 13 62 5.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.2% YAVAPAI 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% YUMA 0 2 6 1 9 0.8% STATEWIDE 138 330 491 180 1,139 100.0% % OF TOTAL 12.1% 29.0% 43.1% 15.8% 100.0% CHART 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 3,779 4000 3500 3000 2,378 2500 2000 1500 1000 640 430 373 500 113 13 66 0 April 2007 - Sept 2007 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Oct 2007 - March 2008 PHYSICAL ABUSE - 19 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 34 15 4 53 0.8% COCHISE 0 108 51 9 168 2.5% COCONINO 1 141 67 17 226 3.4% GILA 0 37 12 2 51 0.8% GRAHAM 1 24 20 1 46 0.7% GREENLEE 0 14 5 2 21 0.3% LA PAZ 0 5 8 0 13 0.2% MARICOPA 36 2,070 1,418 224 3,748 56.5% MOHAVE 5 164 93 19 281 4.2% NAVAJO 0 37 13 2 52 0.8% PIMA 16 768 462 114 1,360 20.4% PINAL 4 239 144 22 409 6.1% SANTA CRUZ 1 24 9 2 36 0.5% YAVAPAI 0 25 16 6 47 0.7% YUMA 2 89 45 6 142 2.1% STATEWIDE 66 3,779 2,378 430 6,653 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.0% 56.8% 35.7% 6.5% 100.0% TABLE 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 16 14 3 33 2.9% COCHISE 0 10 3 0 13 1.1% COCONINO 1 56 31 2 90 7.9% GILA 0 9 2 0 11 1.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 1 1 0.1% GREENLEE 0 1 1 0 2 0.2% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2 210 133 39 384 33.7% MOHAVE 2 61 24 5 92 8.1% NAVAJO 0 1 0 2 3 0.3% PIMA 8 231 141 56 436 38.2% PINAL 0 37 21 4 62 5.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.2% YAVAPAI 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% YUMA 0 6 2 1 9 0.8% STATEWIDE 13 640 373 113 1,139 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 56.3% 32.7% 9.9% 100.0% - 20 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED 13 15 28 53 29 31 17 24 3 9 2 6 8 6 APACHE COCHISE COCONINO GILA GRAHAM GREENLEE LA PAZ 1,018 987 MARICOPA 57 67 25 33 MOHAVE NAVAJO 430 458 PIMA 88 96 PINAL 7 10 SANTA CRUZ 61 56 39 32 YAVAPAI YUMA 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 April 2007 - September 2007 - 21 - 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 October 2007 - March 2008 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % OF REPORTS WHERE REPORTS REPORTS ASSIGNED A CHILD WAS PLACED ASSIGNED WITH A REMOVAL IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE APACHE 79 13 16.5% COCHISE 456 28 6.1% COCONINO 341 29 8.5% GILA 148 17 11.5% GRAHAM 80 3 3.8% GREENLEE 23 2 8.7% LA PAZ 55 8 14.5% MARICOPA 10,209 1,018 10.0% MOHAVE 571 57 10.0% NAVAJO 227 25 11.0% PIMA 3,231 430 13.3% PINAL 978 88 9.0% SANTA CRUZ 92 7 7.6% YAVAPAI 506 61 12.1% YUMA 417 39 9.4% STATEWIDE 17,413 1,825 10.5% TABLE 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 COUNTY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % OF REPORTS WHERE REPORTS REPORTS ASSIGNED A CHILD WAS PLACED ASSIGNED WITH A REMOVAL IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE APACHE 71 15 21.1% COCHISE 494 53 10.7% COCONINO 365 31 8.5% GILA 203 24 11.8% GRAHAM 108 9 8.3% GREENLEE 26 6 23.1% LA PAZ 55 6 10.9% MARICOPA 10,254 987 9.6% MOHAVE 647 67 10.4% NAVAJO 305 33 10.8% PIMA 3,185 458 14.4% PINAL 1,031 96 9.3% SANTA CRUZ 108 10 9.3% YAVAPAI 600 56 9.3% YUMA 424 32 7.5% STATEWIDE 17,876 1,883 10.5% - 22 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS Substantiated reports are reports where the Department has determined that at least one of the allegations in the report of abuse and neglect is true. The number of reports that are considered substantiated are a subset of the total number of reports that were received, investigated, and closed during the reporting period. The preliminary number of CPS reports that are substantiated for this reporting period is 739. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,011 to 1,413 to reflect further results of parents’ rights to due process. For the current reporting period, 32.1 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as high risk, 36.6 percent as moderate risk, and 31.3 percent as low risk. Potential risk reports are not substantiated by CPS. For the prior reporting period, 26.4 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as high risk, 39.0 percent as moderate risk, and 34.6 percent as low risk. • There were 14,540 reports received during the current reporting period that were subject to substantiation. This results in a preliminary substantiation rate of 5 percent for the current reporting period. • There were 14,779 reports received during the prior reporting period that were subject to substantiation. This results in a 10 percent substantiation rate for the prior reporting period. CHART 10 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 16% 14% 14% 11% 12% 11% 9% 10% 10% 10% 10% 8% 5% 6% 4% 2% 0% APR 2004 - OCT 2004 - APR 2005 - OCT 2005 - APR 2006 - OCT 2006 - APR 2007 - OCT 2007 SEP 2004 MAR 2005 SEP 2005 MAR 2006 SEP 2006 MAR 2007 SEP 2007 MAR 2008 - 23 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 120 96 100 80 68 60 43 40 20 6 8 13 0 0 0 April 2007 - Sept 2007 HIGH RISK Oct 2007 - March 2008 MODERATE RISK LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 30, 2008 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 1 3 0 0 4 1.9% COCHISE 1 2 1 0 4 1.9% COCONINO 0 4 1 0 5 2.4% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 0 0 0 1 0.5% MARICOPA 27 40 74 0 141 68.1% MOHAVE 1 4 2 0 7 3.4% NAVAJO 0 2 0 0 2 1.0% PIMA 8 8 12 0 28 13.5% PINAL 1 0 1 0 2 1.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 1 0 1 0.5% YAVAPAI 2 3 2 0 7 3.4% YUMA 1 2 2 0 5 2.4% STATEWIDE 43 68 96 0 207 100.0% % OF TOTAL 20.8% 32.9% 46.3% 0.0% 100.0% - 24 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 18 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 1 0 1 3.7% GILA 0 1 1 0 2 7.4% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 0 0 0 1 3.7% MARICOPA 3 7 6 0 16 59.3% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 3 0 3 11.1% PIMA 1 0 2 0 3 11.1% PINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 1 0 0 0 1 3.7% STATEWIDE 6 8 13 0 27 100.0% % OF TOTAL 22.2% 29.6% 48.2% 0.0% 100.0% CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 120 98 100 86 80 60 40 23 20 13 11 3 0 0 0 April 2007 - Sept 2007 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Oct 2007 - March 2008 PHYSICAL ABUSE - 25 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 4 0 0 4 1.9% 1 0 4 1.9% COCHISE 0 3 COCONINO 0 2 2 1 5 2.4% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% MARICOPA 0 55 69 17 141 68.1% MOHAVE 0 4 3 0 7 3.4% NAVAJO 0 2 0 0 2 1.0% PIMA 0 18 6 4 28 13.5% PINAL 0 1 1 0 2 1.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% YAVAPAI 0 5 2 0 7 3.4% YUMA 0 2 2 1 5 2.4% STATEWIDE 0 98 86 23 207 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 47.4% 41.5% 11.1% 100.0% TABLE 20 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 1 0 1 3.7% GILA 0 1 1 0 2 7.4% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 3.7% MARICOPA 0 6 7 3 16 59.3% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 3 0 0 3 11.1% PIMA 0 1 2 0 3 11.1% PINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 1 0 0 1 3.7% STATEWIDE 0 13 11 3 27 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 48.2% 40.7% 11.1% 100.0% - 26 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 700 600 551 489 500 400 373 300 237 271 231 200 100 0 0 0 April 2007 - Sept 2007 HIGH RISK Oct 2007 - March 2008 MODERATE RISK LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 21 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 1 2 1 0 4 0.5% COCHISE 4 13 7 0 24 3.2% COCONINO 1 2 2 0 5 0.7% GILA 3 1 0 0 4 0.5% GRAHAM 1 1 1 0 3 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 1 0 0 2 0.3% MARICOPA 93 105 90 0 288 39.1% MOHAVE 6 6 4 0 16 2.2% NAVAJO 5 2 2 0 9 1.2% PIMA 82 87 83 0 252 34.1% PINAL 17 21 17 0 55 7.4% SANTA CRUZ 2 1 0 0 3 0.4% YAVAPAI 16 24 20 0 60 8.1% YUMA 5 5 4 0 14 1.9% STATEWIDE 237 271 231 0 739 100.0% % OF TOTAL 32.1% 36.6% 31.3% 0.0% 100.0% - 27 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 22 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 2 1 3 0 6 0.4% COCHISE 10 30 7 0 47 3.3% COCONINO 15 21 15 0 51 3.6% GILA 3 3 6 0 12 0.8% GRAHAM 0 7 1 0 8 0.6% GREENLEE 2 0 2 0 4 0.3% LA PAZ 1 3 0 0 4 0.3% MARICOPA 170 246 224 0 640 45.2% MOHAVE 17 20 9 0 46 3.3% NAVAJO 17 7 8 0 32 2.3% PIMA 95 137 149 0 381 27.0% PINAL 18 36 28 0 82 5.8% SANTA CRUZ 1 2 5 0 8 0.6% YAVAPAI 13 24 23 0 60 4.2% YUMA 9 14 9 0 32 2.3% STATEWIDE 373 551 489 0 1,413 100.0% % OF TOTAL 26.4% 39.0% 34.6% 0.0% 100.0% CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1000 900 800 719 700 600 541 500 422 400 254 300 200 100 146 56 7 7 0 April 2007 - Sept 2007 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2007 - March 2008 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 28 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 1 1 1 4 0.5% COCHISE 1 10 12 1 24 3.2% COCONINO 0 1 3 1 5 0.7% GILA 0 3 1 0 4 0.5% GRAHAM 0 1 2 0 3 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.3% MARICOPA 3 136 116 33 288 39.1% MOHAVE 0 8 7 1 16 2.2% NAVAJO 0 6 2 1 9 1.2% PIMA 2 173 69 8 252 34.1% PINAL 0 32 18 5 55 7.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 2 1 0 3 0.4% YAVAPAI 0 39 16 5 60 8.1% YUMA 0 9 5 0 14 1.9% STATEWIDE 7 422 254 56 739 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.9% 57.1% 34.4% 7.6% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 4 1 0 6 0.4% COCHISE 0 32 11 4 47 3.3% COCONINO 0 37 10 4 51 3.6% GILA 0 6 4 2 12 0.8% GRAHAM 0 5 3 0 8 0.6% GREENLEE 0 2 2 0 4 0.3% LA PAZ 0 2 1 1 4 0.3% MARICOPA 1 249 310 80 640 45.2% MOHAVE 0 25 16 5 46 3.3% NAVAJO 1 18 11 2 32 2.3% PIMA 4 234 116 27 381 27.0% PINAL 0 46 25 11 82 5.8% SANTA CRUZ 0 3 5 0 8 0.6% YAVAPAI 0 38 14 8 60 4.2% YUMA 0 18 12 2 32 2.3% STATEWIDE 7 719 541 146 1,413 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 50.9% 38.3% 10.3% 100.0% - 29 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 The preliminary number of CPS investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 9,814. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were unsubstantiated was revised from 11,592 to 15,315 to reflect updated information in the CHILDS case management information system. For the prior reporting period, 13.7 percent of unsubstantiated reports were classified as high risk, 26.3 percent as moderate risk, 41.0 percent as low risk, and 19.0 percent as potential risk. Just over one percent of these unsubstantiated reports related to emotional abuse, 61.6 percent to neglect, 31.7 percent to physical abuse, and 5.4 percent to sexual abuse. CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION 7,000 6,283 6,000 5,000 4,025 3,952 4,000 2,915 3,000 2,698 2,092 2,000 1,763 1,401 1,000 0 April 2007 - Sept 2007 HIGH RISK Oct 2007 - March 2008 MODERATE RISK LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 25 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 5 4 7 2 18 0.2% COCHISE 32 79 100 49 260 2.6% COCONINO 12 26 49 18 105 1.1% GILA 11 26 50 6 93 0.9% GRAHAM 4 9 15 3 31 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 2 0 2 <0.1% LA PAZ 6 11 16 6 39 0.4% MARICOPA 945 1,727 2,312 1,048 6,032 61.5% MOHAVE 41 63 118 45 267 2.7% NAVAJO 29 42 65 28 164 1.7% PIMA 155 389 711 336 1,591 16.2% PINAL 85 125 203 99 512 5.2% SANTA CRUZ 9 10 26 7 52 0.5% YAVAPAI 33 119 175 65 392 4.0% YUMA 34 68 103 51 256 2.6% STATEWIDE 1,401 2,698 3,952 1,763 9,814 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.3% 27.5% 40.2% 18.0% 100.0% - 30 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 26 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 6 10 13 3 32 0.2% COCHISE 33 110 218 74 435 2.8% COCONINO 30 67 79 45 221 1.4% GILA 20 48 68 40 176 1.1% GRAHAM 8 30 49 12 99 0.7% GREENLEE 6 7 4 3 20 0.1% LA PAZ 10 10 20 10 50 0.3% MARICOPA 1,419 2,379 3,727 1,698 9,223 60.3% MOHAVE 64 150 208 89 511 3.3% NAVAJO 37 68 119 43 267 1.7% PIMA 214 609 1,035 509 2,367 15.6% PINAL 142 234 338 176 890 5.9% SANTA CRUZ 11 30 48 9 98 0.6% YAVAPAI 36 158 230 118 542 3.5% YUMA 56 115 127 86 384 2.5% STATEWIDE 2,092 4,025 6,283 2,915 15,315 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.7% 26.3% 41.0% 19.0% 100.0% CHART 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 10000 9,429 8000 6,000 6000 4,862 4000 3,236 2000 832 191 458 120 0 April 2007 - Sept 2007 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2007 - March 2008 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 31 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 14 3 1 18 0.2% COCHISE 4 160 83 13 260 2.6% COCONINO 2 53 44 6 105 1.1% GILA 2 60 27 4 93 0.9% GRAHAM 1 19 10 1 31 0.3% GREENLEE 0 1 1 0 2 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 24 11 4 39 0.4% MARICOPA 55 3,649 2,031 297 6,032 61.5% MOHAVE 3 178 78 8 267 2.7% NAVAJO 3 102 50 9 164 1.7% PIMA 30 977 539 45 1,591 16.2% PINAL 8 318 157 29 512 5.2% SANTA CRUZ 0 31 17 4 52 0.5% YAVAPAI 9 242 113 28 392 4.0% YUMA 3 172 72 9 256 2.6% STATEWIDE 120 6,000 3,236 458 9,814 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.2% 61.1% 33.0% 4.7% 100.0% TABLE 28 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 22 10 0 32 0.2% COCHISE 6 270 141 18 435 2.8% COCONINO 2 131 70 18 221 1.4% GILA 2 115 49 10 176 1.1% GRAHAM 1 56 32 10 99 0.7% GREENLEE 0 13 5 2 20 0.1% LA PAZ 1 31 12 6 50 0.3% MARICOPA 114 5,616 2,972 520 9,222 60.3% MOHAVE 2 328 157 24 511 3.3% NAVAJO 2 182 78 5 267 1.7% PIMA 38 1,447 784 98 2,367 15.6% PINAL 14 550 262 64 890 5.9% SANTA CRUZ 2 59 32 5 98 0.6% YAVAPAI 4 344 167 27 542 3.5% YUMA 3 265 91 25 384 2.5% STATEWIDE 191 9,429 4,862 832 15,314 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.3% 61.6% 31.7% 5.4% 100.0% - 32 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS There were no newborn infants delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2007 - March 20078 reporting period. This compares to one infant being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the April 2007 – September 2007 reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During this reporting period, 3,742 children entered care as compared to 3,924 children for the April 2007 through September 2007 reporting period. Chart 17 displays children entering out-of-home care by reporting period. The number of children entering out-of-home placement through voluntary foster care agreements for this reporting period was 408, which represents 10.9 percent of the children entering care this reporting period. CHART 17 TOTAL CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5000 Number of Children 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 Apr 2004 Sep 2004 Oct 2004 Mar 2005 Apr 2005 Sep 2005 Oct 2005 Mar 2006 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Table 29 shows the number of children entering out-of-home care through voluntary placements for the current reporting period by county. Voluntary foster care may be provided when the parents or legal guardians of a child have requested such assistance and have signed a legally binding written agreement, not to exceed 90 days, for the temporary placement of the child in foster care while risk factors are addressed to enable the child to live safely at home. A voluntary foster care agreement may be utilized only when the circumstances that brought the child into foster care are likely to be remedied within the 90 day period of time. A.R.S. §8-806 authorizes the Department to provide voluntary foster care placement for children for a period not to exceed 90 days and no more than twice within 24 consecutive months. - 33 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 29 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING % OF CHILDREN OF TOTAL OUT-OF-HOME CARE UNDER THE REMOVED WHO CHILDREN REMOVALS AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE ARE VOLUNTARY REMOVED VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS PLACEMENTS APACHE 29 0.8% 8 27.6% COCHISE 52 1.4% 2 3.8% COCONINO 61 1.6% 11 18.0% GILA 35 0.9% 0 0% GRAHAM 11 0.3% 0 0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0% LA PAZ 15 0.4% 12 80.0% MARICOPA 1,999 53.4% 232 11.6% MOHAVE 108 2.9% 39 36.1% NAVAJO 57 1.5% 8 14.0% PIMA 935 25.0% 73 7.8% PINAL 192 5.1% 4 2.1% SANTA CRUZ 14 0.4% 1 7.1% YAVAPAI 153 4.1% 7 4.6% YUMA 81 2.2% 11 13.6% STATEWIDE 3,742 100.0% 408 10.9% - 34 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 30 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING % OF CHILDREN OF TOTAL OUT-OF-HOME CARE UNDER THE REMOVED WHO CHILDREN REMOVALS AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE ARE VOLUNTARY REMOVED VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS PLACEMENTS APACHE 25 0.6% 6 24.0% COCHISE 94 2.4% 10 10.6% COCONINO 65 1.7% 5 7.7% GILA 40 1.0% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 13 0.3% 2 15.4% GREENLEE 10 0.3% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 13 0.3% 9 69.2% MARICOPA 1,998 51.0% 265 13.3% MOHAVE 119 3.0% 37 31.1% NAVAJO 80 2.0% 16 20.0% PIMA 951 24.2% 74 7.8% PINAL 270 6.9% 7 2.6% SANTA CRUZ 23 0.6% 2 8.7% YAVAPAI 133 3.4% 9 6.8% YUMA 90 2.3% 26 28.9% STATEWIDE 3,924 100.0% 468 11.9% - 35 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 The Department recognizes that the unwarranted re-entry into foster care is something to be avoided and continues to take steps to ensure that these re-entries are in the best interests of the child and family. In 2005 the Department began collaborating with the Chapin-Hall Center for Children on a measure to aid the Department in identifying key factors in re-entry into foster care. This will enable the Department to utilize cohort data and help to identify if changes are needed in policy or practices. TABLE 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 3 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF % OF NUMBER OF % OF OF TOTAL CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN REMOVALS WITH A PRIOR WITH A WITH A WITH A REMOVED REMOVAL IN PRIOR REMOVAL PRIOR THE LAST 12 REMOVAL IN THE REMOVAL MONTHS IN THE PRIOR 12 TO IN THE LAST 12 24 MONTHS PRIOR 12 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS APACHE 29 0.8% 6 20.7% 1 3.4% COCHISE 52 1.4% 1 1.9% 1 1.9% COCONINO 61 1.6% 8 13.1% 2 3.3% GILA 35 0.9% 1 2.9% 1 2.9% GRAHAM 11 0.3% 1 9.1% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 15 0.4% 2 13.3% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 1,999 53.4% 237 11.9% 64 3.2% MOHAVE 108 2.9% 28 25.9% 0 0.0% NAVAJO 57 1.5% 7 12.3% 0 0.0% PIMA 935 25.0% 100 10.7% 32 3.4% PINAL 192 5.1% 20 10.4% 5 2.6% SANTA CRUZ 14 0.4% 2 14.3% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 153 4.1% 12 7.8% 1 0.7% YUMA 81 2.2% 6 7.4% 3 3.7% STATEWIDE 3,742 100.0% 431 11.5% 110 2.9% 3 These numbers differ from those reported in the April, 1 2006 through September 30, 2006 report. This is due to a change in the methodology for calculating the numbers. The new methodology is consistent with federal methodologies. - 36 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF % OF NUMBER OF % OF OF TOTAL CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN REMOVALS WITH A PRIOR WITH A WITH A WITH A REMOVED REMOVAL IN PRIOR REMOVAL PRIOR THE LAST 12 REMOVAL IN THE REMOVAL MONTHS IN THE PRIOR 12 TO IN THE LAST 12 24 MONTHS PRIOR 12 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS APACHE 25 0.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% COCHISE 94 2.4% 13 13.8% 3 3.2% COCONINO 65 1.7% 6 9.2% 2 3.1% GILA 40 1.0% 6 15.0% 1 2.5% GRAHAM 13 0.3% 2 15.4% 1 7.7% GREENLEE 10 0.3% 2 20.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 13 0.3% 1 7.7% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 1,998 51.0% 276 13.8% 68 3.4% MOHAVE 119 3.0% 21 17.6% 4 3.4% NAVAJO 80 2.0% 6 7.5% 4 5.0% PIMA 951 24.2% 117 12.3% 48 5.0% PINAL 270 6.9% 16 5.9% 13 4.8% SANTA CRUZ 23 0.6% 3 13.0% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 133 3.4% 7 5.3% 10 7.5% YUMA 90 2.3% 10 11.1% 5 5.6% STATEWIDE 3,924 100.0% 486 12.4% 159 4.1% CHART 18 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,924 3,742 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 486 500 431 159 110 0 April 2007 - Sept 2007 Oct 2007 - March 2008 Number of Children Removed Number of Children with a Prior Removal in the Last 12 Months Number of Children with a Prior Removal in the Prior 12 to 24 Months - 37 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE On March 31, 2008, there were 9,721 children in out-of-home care as compared to 9,701 children on September 30, 2007, an increase of 20 children. During this reporting period, 7,462 children or 76.8 percent were placed in family settings either with relatives or in foster homes. This compares to 7,317 or 75.4 percent of the children in the prior reporting period. CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON THE LAST DAY OF THE REPORTING PERIOD BY REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 11,000 10,000 9,906 9,902 9,536 9,000 9,721 9,833 9,773 9,701 8,839 8,000 7,000 Apr 2004 Sep 2004 Oct 2004 Mar 2005 Apr 2005 Sep 2005 Oct 2005 Mar 2006 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 - Oct 2007 Sep 2007 March 2008 Chart 20 displays the decrease in the number of young children ages 0-6 placed in group homes. Comparing March 2006 to March 2008, the number of young children in group homes decreased by 27 children or 75.0 percent. Chart 21 displays the decrease in the number of young children ages 0-3 placed in shelter care. Comparing March 2005 to March 2008, the number of young children in shelters decreased by 84 children or 77.8 percent. Chart 22 shows that the average length of time in shelter care continues to decrease; comparing September 2006 to September 2007, the average length of stay in shelter increased from 72 to 78 days, a decrease of 6 days or 8.3 percent. - 38 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 20 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN GROUP HOMES AGES 0 TO 6 4 45 40 36 Nu mbe r of Ch il dre n 35 30 25 20 18 15 10 10 10 6 4 9 5 0 Ma rch 2 00 6 J un e 20 06 Se pte mbe r D ec emb er Mar ch 20 07 S ep te mb er Marc h 20 08 20 06 2 00 6 20 07 CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER CARE AGES 0 TO 3 1 40 1 20 1 08 N um be r of Ch ild ren 10 4 1 00 80 60 31 40 34 24 33 24 20 0 Ma rch 2 00 5 4 Se pte mbe r 20 05 Ma rch 2 00 6 Se ptem be r 2 00 6 Marc h 20 07 Excludes infants placed with their mothers and children placed in foster home group models - 39 - Sep tem ber 2 00 7 M arch 20 08 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 22 AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 3, EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE WHO WERE IN A SHELTER PLACEMENT ON THE LAST DAY OF THE REPORTING PERIOD 5 10 0 91 Num be r of Da ys 78 72 80 73 53 60 40 20 0 Se pte mbe r 20 06 De ce mbe r 20 06 Marc h 20 07 Se ptem be r 20 07 Marc h 20 08 The majority of children in out-of-home care fall within the 1-5 age range (31.6 percent) and the 13-17 age range (28.6 percent). The majority of children in out-of-home care are either Caucasian (40.8 percent) or Hispanic (35.4 percent), followed by African American at 12.9 percent. CHART 23 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 40 00 3,1 34 32 .2 % 35 00 3,06 5 3 1.6 % 2,68 2 2 7.7 % N um be r of Ch ild ren 30 00 2 ,783 2 8.6% 25 00 20 00 1 ,30 0 1 ,28 8 1 3.4% 1 3.2% 15 00 10 00 6 94 7 .2 % 1,39 4 1 ,37 1 14 .4 % 1 4.1 % 49 7 5.1% 68 1 7.0 % 53 3 5.5 % 5 00 0 Un de r 1 1-5 6-8 9 -12 1 3-1 7 A ge s of Ch il dre n Se pte mbe r 30 , 2 00 7, N=9,7 01 5 Marc h 31 , 2 00 8, N=9 ,7 21 The September 2007 number has been revised. - 40 - 1 8 a nd Ove r Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 6 ,0 00 Nu mbe r of Ch il dre n 5 ,0 00 4,08 9 42.0 % 3 ,962 4 0.8% 4 ,0 00 3,37 3 3,44 3 34 .8 % 35.4 % 3 ,0 00 1 ,22 8 1,2 56 1 2.7% 12 .9 % 2 ,0 00 6 70 6 .9% 70 8 7.3 % 1 ,0 00 74 0.8% 83 0.9% 2 67 2 .8 % 26 9 2.8% 0 Ca uca sia n His pa nic Afri can Am A m Ind ian Asi an Othe r Ethn ici ty Se ptem be r 3 0, 20 07 , N =9,70 1 Ma rch 3 1, 20 08 , N =9 ,72 1 For 52.8 percent of the children in out-of-home care, family reunification remains the primary case plan goal. This is followed by: adoption, 20.2 percent; independent living, 12.0 percent; long-term foster care, 3.8 percent; live with other relative, 2.3 percent; and, guardianship at 0.5 percent. For the remaining 8.3 percent of the children, the case plan goal is in the process of development. CHART 25 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY CASE PLAN GOAL 6,00 0 5,50 0 5,00 0 5 ,1 46 4,90 3 53 .0% 5 0.5 % N um be r o f C hi ld ren 4,50 0 4,00 0 3,50 0 3,00 0 2 ,1 86 2 2.5% 2,50 0 1 ,9 54 2 0.1% 2,00 0 1,23 5 1 2.7 % 1,50 0 1,00 0 38 6 37 0 4.0 % 3.8 % 28 3 22 7 2.9 % 2.3 % 50 0 1 ,16 4 1 2.0% 80 8 64 4 8.3% 6.6% 64 52 0.7 % 0.5 % 0 Return to Fam ily Live W ith Ot her A dopti on Rel ativ es Long Term Foster I ndependent Care Liv ing Guardians hip Ca se P lan Goa ls Se pte mbe r 30 , 2 00 7, N=9,7 01 March 31 , 2 00 8, N=9,7 21 - 41 - Cas e Plan Goal Bei ng Dev eloped Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 26 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE 5,50 0 4,28 7 4 ,36 2 4 4.1 % 4 4.9 % 5,00 0 N um be r o f C hi ld ren 4,50 0 4,00 0 3,50 0 3,03 0 31 .2 % 3,10 0 31.9 % 3,00 0 2,50 0 2,00 0 1,1 30 11 .7 % 1,50 0 9 59 9 .9% 1,00 0 6 08 6 18 6 .3 % 6 .4% 50 0 3 51 3 73 3 .6 % 3 .8 % 2 38 2 57 2 .5 % 2 .6 % Independent Liv ing Runaway 57 52 0 .6 % 0 .5 % 0 Relat iv e Fam ily Fost er Home G roup Hom e Res ident ial Treatm ent Ou t-of-H ome Pla ce men t Typ es S epte mb er 30 , 2 00 7, N=9 ,7 01 Ma rch 3 1, 20 08 , N =9 ,72 1 - 42 - Trial Home Vi si t Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 33 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE AND AGE RELATIVE FAMILY FOSTER GROUP HOME RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT 6 INDEPENDENT LIVING RUNAWAY 7 TRIAL HOME VISIT TOTAL % OF TOTAL UNDER 1 239 425 4 10 0 1 2 681 7.0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 347 288 277 233 219 182 176 146 155 127 102 101 94 108 90 99 100 485 353 293 257 236 283 221 225 194 179 175 138 151 151 166 172 197 7 2 1 5 3 5 7 16 19 29 40 48 83 114 142 193 202 7 8 7 5 5 7 6 9 12 7 14 22 43 64 111 109 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 15 47 65 99 6 6 6 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 7 4 3 854 657 585 502 467 477 412 399 381 345 333 312 377 453 563 642 748 18 AND OLDER 17 61 39 42 356 18 0 533 8.8% 6.8% 6.0% 5.2% 4.8% 4.9% 4.2% 4.1% 3.9% 3.5% 3.4% 3.2% 3.9% 4.7% 5.8% 6.6% 7.7% 5.5% TOTAL 3,100 31.9% 4,362 44.9% 959 9.9% 618 6.4% 373 3.8% 257 2.6% 52 0.5% 9,721 100.0% % OF TOTAL 100.0% 6 This category includes shelter, detention, and hospital placement types. 7 Of the children age twelve or less on runaway status, all were last reported to be with their parents. Police reports have been filed but the families have not been located. - 43 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 During the reporting period 626 children remained in a shelter or receiving home for more than 21 consecutive days. Chart 27 displays children in shelter greater than 21 days for the period of October 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008 and shows that 528 or 84.3 percent of the children were six years of age or older. In addition, 11 or 1.8 percent of the children were under one year old. CHART 27 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER OR RECEIVING HOMES FOR MORE THAN 21 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BY AGE OF CHILD 8 5 00 35 4 33 1 56 .5% 4 8.7% Num be r of Ch ild ren 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 11 9 17 .5% 18 2.7 % 87 1 3.9 % 11 1.8 % 84 12 .4 % 57 9 .1 % 10 2 94 1 5.0% 1 5.0% 25 3.7 % 23 3.7 % 0 Un de r 1 ye ar 1 -5 6 -8 9-1 2 1 3-1 7 18 a nd ove r A ges o f Ch ild ren A pri l 1, 20 07 - S ep te mb er 30 , 200 7, N =6 79 8 Octob er 1 , 2 00 7 - Marc h 31 , 2 00 8, N=6 26 …The chart displays children who spent more than 21 days in shelter during the period. This number differs from the other out...of-home charts as they display children in out-of-home care on the last day of the reporting period. - 44 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 28 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LENGTH OF TIME IN CARE 60 00 4 ,306 4 4.4% Num be r of Ch ild ren 50 00 4,30 4 44 .4 % 40 00 30 00 2 ,2 15 22 .8% 2,6 98 27 .8% 2 ,3 27 2 3.9% 2,5 70 26 .4% 20 00 10 00 4 82 5 .0 % 520 5.3% 0 3 0 d ays o r l es s 3 1 da ys to 12 mo nths 13 to 2 4 mo nth s Mo re th an 2 4 mo nth s L en gth o f Tim e in Out-of-H om e Ca re Se pte mbe r 30 , 2 00 7, N=9,7 01 Ma rch 3 1, 20 08 , N =9,72 1 For the children in out-of-home care on March 31, 2008 the average number of placements was 3.1, the median number of placements was 2.0, and the range for the number of placements was 1 to 45 placements during their current removal episode. TABLE 34 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON March 31, 2008 Placements 3.1 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 45 9 Range Maximum 9 .Some children are so damaged by the severity of the abuse they have suffered that they become unable to form meaningful ….relationships or to respond to services. These children tend to go through multiple placements with numerous individuals and ….agencies. - 45 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 29 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LEGAL STATUS 5 ,00 0 4 ,2 66 4 3.9% 4 ,32 6 4 4.5% Num be r of Ch ild ren 4 ,00 0 3,29 4 33 .9 % 3,46 3 35 .6 % 3 ,00 0 1 ,3 92 1 ,34 4 1 4.4% 1 3.8 % 2 ,00 0 1 ,00 0 3 74 3 01 3 .9 % 3 .1% 21 2 1 90 2 .2 % 2 .0 % 43 19 0.4% 0.2 % 27 26 0.3% 0.3% 93 52 1 .0% 0 .5% Volun tary Placeme nt Over 18 Dual ly Adjud icated Other 0 Adj udicated D ependent Only Legally Free fo r Adoption Temp orary C ustody Parti ally Free for Ado ptio n Vol untary Placement Under 18 Le ga l Statu s Sep tem ber 3 0, 20 07 , N =9,70 1 M arch 31, 2 008 , N=9,72 1 At the end of the reporting period there were 9,721 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was accurately documented in the automated system for 7,376 children. As displayed in Chart 30, during this reporting period, the percent of children receiving required visits by their CPS specialists increased by 0.8 percent to 75.9 percent. The required child visitation is performed monthly by DES case managers, contracted case managers, and/or other professionals as approved by a supervisor or as established by policy. The Department has verified that more children received the required visitation than is indicated in Chart 30. This information is clearly documented in the automated case notes. However, the Department is unable to compile and tabulate data based solely upon case note text. The Department continues to issue instructions to all direct service staff regarding the system requirements for capturing all visitations. A child was deemed to have received the required visitation if the child received the visitation during the last month of the reporting period. - 46 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 30 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 9,0 00 7 ,37 6 7 5.9% 7 ,28 3 7 5.1% 8,0 00 Num be r of Ch ild ren 7,0 00 6,0 00 5,0 00 2,3 45 24 .1% 2 ,4 18 2 4.9% 4,0 00 3,0 00 2,0 00 1,0 00 0 N um ber V isi te d Nu mb er N ot Vis ited Sep temb er 2 00 7, N=9,7 01 Ma rch 2 00 8, N=9 ,7 21 According to Administration for Children, Youth and Families policy, case managers shall have face-toface contact with all parents at least once a month, including any alleged parents and parents residing outside of the child’s home where the case plan goal is family reunification or remain with family. During the reporting period, there were 1,645 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of return home. Of those parents requiring visitation, 1,025 or 62.3 percent received the required visitation. The 62.3 percent visitation rate does not reflect attempted visitation where contact did not take place. CHART 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING AND NOT RECEIVING VISITATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 9,000 7,610 8,000 Number of Children 6,506 7,000 6,045 6,411 7,283 7,376 6,437 5,475 6,000 5,000 3,861 4,000 3,364 3,030 3,491 3,396 2,163 3,000 2,418 2,345 2,000 Apr 2004 - Oct 2004 - Apr 2005 - Oct 2005 - Apr 2006 - Oct 2006 - Apr 2007 - Oct 2007 Sep 2004 Mar 2005 Sep 2005 Mar 2006 Sep 2006 Mar 2007 Sep 2007 Mar 2008 Number of Children Receiving Visitation the Last Month of the Reporting Period Number of Children Not Receiving Visitation the Last Month of the Reporting Period - 47 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 FOSTER HOMES As of March 31, 2008, there were 3,592 licensed foster homes with 6,283 spaces available for Administration for Children, Youth and Families placements. Licensed foster homes include family foster homes, professional family foster homes, respite foster homes, receiving foster homes, and developmentally disabled homes with DCYF children placed in them. Foster home licenses specify the age range, gender and maximum number of children that can be placed in a home. Foster parents, in consultation with the licensing worker, decide the type of physical, behavioral, and psychological needs of children they can effectively parent based upon their own skill level, experiences, and desires. As of March 31, 2008, there were 2,108 unused spaces within these foster homes. Of the unused spaces, a match between the available spaces and children’s needs was not possible. During the reporting period, 794 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 445 homes left the system. This compares to 435 new homes being licensed and 100 homes leaving the system for the period covering April 2007 through September 2007. The chart below gives the reasons for foster home closures for the period of October 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. CHART 32 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 N umb er o f Fo ster Ho me s 250 225 181 24.2% 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 108 24.2% 72 16.2% 52 11.7% 14 13.2% 25 0 A B C D E 6 1.4% F C los ure R ea so ns N=445 A = Personal or Family Issues or Problems B = Other or Foster Parent Did Not State Reason C = Non-Compliance with Licensing Requirements D = Adoption of Foster Child E = Family Relocation F = Child Left Care G = Philosophical Disagreement H = Behavior of Child - 48 - 11 2.5 % G 1 0.2% 0 0.0% H I Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 I = Transfer to Division of Developmental Disabilities During the reporting period, there were 3,592 foster homes that required visitation. Of the 3,592 foster homes requiring visitation, 2,137 foster homes received their required visitation. This compares to 1,739 or 49.5 percent of the foster homes that received the required visitation for the period April 2007 through September 2007. The Department believes that more foster homes received the required visitation than is indicated in the chart below. The underreporting of foster home visitation is attributable to the lack of automation being used in reporting the foster home visitation process. The Department recognizes this as a problem and is working to correct this issue. CHART 33 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FOSTER HOMES WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION* 3,000 2,137 59.5% Number of Homes 2,500 2,000 1,773 50.5% 1,739 49.5% 1,455 40.5% 1,500 1,000 500 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited Ap ril 2 00 7-S ep te mb er 20 07 , N =3,51 2 Oc to be r 20 07- March 20 08 , N =3 ,59 2 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing case managers. - 49 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF HOME CARE During the reporting period, 3,512 children left the custody of the Department. This compares to 3,824 children exiting care during the prior reporting period. The comparison between the two reporting periods shows that 8.2 percent fewer children left care this reporting period for a decrease of 312 children exiting care. TABLE 35 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD APRIL 2004 – SEPTEMBER 2004 2,883 +8.6% OCTOBER 2004 – MARCH 2005 2,726 -5.4% APRIL 2005 – SEPTEMBER 2005 3,488 +28.0% OCTOBER 2005 – MARCH 2006 3,506 +0.5% APRIL 2006 – SEPTEMBER 2006 3,595 +2.5% OCTOBER 2006 – MARCH 2007 3,553 -1.2% APRIL 2007 – SEPTEMBER 2007 3,824 +7.6% OCTOBER 2007 – MARCH 2008 3,512 -8.2 CHART 34 CHILDREN ENTERING AND EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5000 Number of Children 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Apr 2004 Sep 2004 Oct 2004 Mar 2005 Apr 2005 Sep 2005 Oct 2005 Mar 2006 Number of New Removals Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Number of Exiting Foster Care The following nine tables depict the children who exited out-of-home care by the reason for leaving care. The tables display the following information: reasons the child left custody, their age, their ethnicity, the number of placements each child had, and the length of time in out-of-home care. - 50 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON MARCH 31, 2008 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 225 6.4% Ages 1 – 5 1,250 35.5% Ages 6 – 8 462 13.2% Ages 9 – 12 547 15.6% Ages 13 – 17 740 21.1% 18 and Over 288 8.2% 100.0% Total 3,512 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,443 1,194 452 278 34 111 3,512 Percentage 41.0% 34.0% 12.9% 7.9% 1.0% 3.2% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,834 737 393 212 103 233 3,512 Percentage 52.3% 21.0% 11.2% 6.0% 2.9% 6.6% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 952 954 786 820 3,512 Percentage 27.1% 27.2% 22.4% 23.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.7 2.4 15.4 Median 7.8 1.0 10.7 - 51 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 37 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “REUNIFICATION WITH PARENTS OR PRIMARY CARETAKER” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2008 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 188 10.4% Ages 1 - 5 604 33.2% Ages 6 – 8 246 13.6% Ages 9 - 12 313 17.3% Ages 13 - 17 459 25.3% 18 and Over 4 0.2% 100.0% Total 1,814 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 751 593 246 131 21 72 1,814 Percentage 41.4% 32.6% 13.6% 7.2% 1.2% 4.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,205 355 136 61 23 34 1,814 Percentage 66.3% 19.6% 7.5% 3.4% 1.3% 1.9% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 781 677 264 92 1,814 Percentage 43.0% 37.3% 14.6% 5.1% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.0 1.6 6.6 Median 7.3 1.0 2.5 - 52 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2008 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 9 13.4% Ages 1 - 5 23 34.4% Ages 6 – 8 7 10.4% Ages 9 - 12 15 22.4% Ages 13 - 17 12 17.9% 18 and Over 1 1.5% 100.0% Total 67 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 27 20 9 8 1 2 67 Percentage 40.3% 29.9% 13.4% 11.9% 1.5% 3.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 58 6 2 1 0 0 67 Percentage 86.5% 9.0% 3.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 100. 0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 52 13 0 2 67 Percentage 77.6% 19.4% 0.0% 3.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.6 1.2 1.8 Median 7.5 1.0 0.1 - 53 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2008 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 3 0.4% Ages 1 - 5 443 58.0% Ages 6 – 8 138 18.0% Ages 9 - 12 133 17.4% Ages 13 - 17 47 6.1% 18 and Over 1 0.1% 100.0% Total 765 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 318 287 102 42 8 8 765 Percentage 41.7% 37.5% 13.3% 5.5% 1.0% 1.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 227 215 160 79 40 44 765 Percentage 29.7% 28.1% 20.9% 10.3% 5.2% 5.8% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 6 272 487 765 Percentage 0.0% 0.8% 35.6% 63.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 6.0 2.6 29.7 Median 4.9 2.0 27.5 - 54 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2008 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 8 2.2% Ages 1 - 5 125 34.2% Ages 6 – 8 54 14.8% Ages 9 - 12 69 18.9% Ages 13 - 17 109 29.9% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 365 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 134 132 35 47 3 14 365 Percentage 36.7% 36.2% 9.6% 12.9% 0.8% 3.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 181 92 38 30 16 8 365 Percentage 49.6% 25.2% 10.4% 8.2% 4.4% 2.2% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 39 120 150 56 365 Percentage 10.7% 32.9% 41.1% 15.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 9.0 2.1 15.4 Median 8.9 2.0 14.4 - 55 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2008 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 0 0.0% Ages 1 - 5 0 0.0% Ages 6 – 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 - 12 0 0.0% Ages 13 - 17 1 0.4% 18 and Over 275 99.6% 100.0% Total 276 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 134 79 33 25 1 4 276 Percentage 48.5% 28.6% 12.0% 9.1% 0.4% 1.4% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 31 26 38 32 18 131 276 Percentage 11.2% 9.4% 13.8% 11.6% 6.5% 47.5% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 4 50 63 159 276 Percentage 1.4% 18.1% 22.8% 57.7% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 18.6 7.3 40.7 Median 18.0 5.0 29.9 - 56 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2008 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 16 12.3% Ages 1 – 5 52 40.0% Ages 6 – 8 17 13.1% Ages 9 – 12 15 11.5% Ages 13 – 17 27 20.8% 18 and Over 3 2.3% 100.0% Total 130 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 54 37 14 20 0 5 130 Percentage 41.5% 28.5% 10.8% 15.4% 0.0% 3.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 66 33 16 6 3 6 130 Percentage 50.8% 25.4% 12.3% 4.6% 2.3% 4.6% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 23 67 24 16 130 Percentage 17.7% 51.5% 18.5% 12.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.1 2.1 12.6 Median 5.7 1.0 7.0 - 57 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2008 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 0 0.0% Ages 1 – 5 1 1.1% Ages 6 – 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 – 12 1 1.1% Ages 13 – 17 85 93.4% 18 and Over 4 4.4% 100.0% Total 91 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 25 44 13 4 0 5 91 Percentage 27.5% 48.3% 14.3% 4.4% 0.0% 5.5% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 62 10 3 3 3 10 91 Percentage 68.1% 11.0% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 11.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 53 18 12 8 91 Percentage 58.2% 19.8% 13.2% 8.8% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 16.3 2.3 6.9 Median 16.6 1.0 0.2 - 58 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2008 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 1 25.0% Ages 1 - 5 2 50.0% Ages 6 – 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 - 12 1 25.0% Ages 13 - 17 0 0.0% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 4 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 Percentage 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 Percentage 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 3 1 0 4 Percentage 0.0% 75.0% 25.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 3.9 1.0 7.7 Median 2.4 1.0 6.5 - 59 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 TABLE 45 CHILDREN EXITING CARE FOR REASON OF DEATH BY CAUSE OF DEATH, PLACEMENT TYPE AT TIME OF DEATH, AND COUNTY COUNTY CAUSE OF DEATH TYPE OF PLACEMENT AT TIME OF DEATH Maricopa Pending Autopsy Family Foster home Maricopa Pending Autopsy Family Foster home Maricopa Pre-existing medical condition Family Foster home Maricopa Pre-existing medical condition Family Foster home TABLE 46 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN AN OPEN CASE WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ALLEGED ABUSE AS CATEGORIZED BY THE CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP AND COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 30, 2008 COUNTY BIOLOGICAL OTHER ADOPTIVE FOSTER OTHER OUT-OF- TOTAL % OF PARENT(S) FAMILY PARENT(S) CARE HOME CARE TOTAL MEMBER PARENT(S) PROVIDER APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 1 0 0 0 0 1 50.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 1 0 0 0 0 1 50.0% PINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 2 0 0 0 0 2 100.0% % OF TOTAL 100.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% There were no children in an open case who died as a result of abuse from a household adult not accounted for in the prior table. - 60 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHILDREN WITH ADOPTIVE CASE PLAN GOALS Of the 9,721 children in out-of-home care on March 31, 2008, 1,954 or 20.1 percent had a case plan goal of adoption. The majority of those children, 47.6 percent, are in the 1-5 year old age range, followed by 20.3 percent in the 6-8 year old age range, and 19.0 percent in the 9-12 year old age range. The remaining children, 255 or 13.1 percent, fall within the under one or 13 and over age range. The majority of these children are Caucasian (832 or 42.6 percent), Hispanic (717 or 36.7 percent), or African American (260 or 13.3 percent). The remaining 145 children or 7.4 percent are American Indian, Asian or other. Sixty-eight and eight tenths of a percent, or 1,344 of the children free for adoption, are currently placed in their adoptive homes. TABLE 47 NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008 COUNTY TERMINATION TERMINATION TERMINATION TERMINATION TOTAL % OF OF RIGHTS OF RIGHTS OF RIGHTS OF RIGHTS TOTAL GRANTED DENIED GRANTED IN WITHDRAWN PART/DENIED IN PART APACHE 5 0 0 0 5 1.0% COCHISE 12 0 0 4 16 3.1% COCONINO 1 0 0 0 1 0.2% GILA 3 0 0 0 3 0.6% GRAHAM 3 0 0 0 3 0.6% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 139 0 0 8 147 28.8% MOHAVE 25 0 2 0 27 5.3% NAVAJO 11 0 0 0 11 2.2% PIMA 210 0 1 6 217 42.4% PINAL 11 0 0 1 12 2.4% SANTA CRUZ 7 0 0 0 7 1.4% YAVAPAI 48 0 0 2 50 9.8% YUMA 9 0 0 2 11 2.2% STATEWIDE 484 0 3 23 510 100.0% % OF TOTAL 94.9% 0.0% 0.6% 4.5% 100.0% - 61 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 The average length of time that a child with a case plan goal of “adoption” has spent in out-of-home care is 2 years, 5 months. There were a total of 1,954 children with case plan goals of adoption during this reporting period. Of this total, 1,744 were placed and 210 were not placed. The population of children with case plan goals of adoption averaged 3.3 placements and had a median placement count of 2.0. Their placement count ranged from 1 to 23. TABLE 48 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION Placements 3.3 Average 2.0 Median 1.0 Range Minimum 23.0 Range Maximum CHART 35 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY AGE 1 40 0 N umb er o f C hi ldre n 1 20 0 8 79 50 .5 % 1 00 0 80 0 60 0 35 4 2 0.3% 40 0 20 0 35 2.0% 6 2.9% 30 6 17 .5% 52 2 4.7 % 65 3 0.9% 43 20 .5 % 1 68 9 .6% 44 21 .0% 2 0.1 % 0 0.0% 0 U nd er 1 1 -5 6 -8 9- 12 13 -17 Age s of Ch il dre n Pl ace d, N=1,7 44 N ot Pl ace d, N=21 0 - 62 - 1 8 a nd Ove r Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 CHART 36 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY ETHNICITY 1 00 0 N umb er o f C hi ldre n 80 0 7 35 4 2.2 % 6 45 3 7.0% 60 0 40 0 228 13 .1 % 20 0 97 4 6.1% 72 3 4.3 % 95 5.4% 32 15 .2% 6 2.9% 7 0 .4% 1 0 .5% 34 1 .9 % 2 1 .0 % 0 Ca uca sia n H isp an ic Africa n Am . Am. Ind ian Asia n Oth er Ethnicity Pla ced , N =1,74 4 N ot Pl ace d, N=21 0 CHART 37 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 16 00 14 00 Nu mbe r of Ch il dre n 12 00 1,20 3 6 9.0 % 10 00 8 00 6 00 4 00 2 00 14 1 6 7.1% 270 15 .5 % 27 1 1 5.5% 39 1 8.6 % 30 14 .3 % 0 Le gal ly Fre e No t Fre e Parti all y Free * Leg al Status Pl ace d, N=1,7 44 No t Pl ace d, N=2 10 - 63 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. CHART 38 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LENGTH OF TIME FROM CHANGE OF CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION TO ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT 1 ,40 0 Num be r of Ch ild ren 1 ,20 0 9 87 5 6.5 % 1 ,00 0 80 0 60 0 40 0 20 0 1 89 10 .8 % 1 98 11.4 % 6 to 1 2 mo nths 1 to 2 yea rs 11 6 6.7% 73 4.2 % 76 4 .4 % 10 5 6.0 % 2 to 3 ye ars 3 o r mor e yea rs 0 Le ss tha n 1 m on th * 1 to 3 m on ths 3 to 6 m on th s Le ng th of Ti me Pla ced , N =1,74 4 *About 70 percent of children are adopted by relatives or their foster parents and are already in their prospective adoptive placement at the time the case plan goal changes to adoption. ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 39 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION 1000 900 Number of Children 800 700 736 695 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 600 500 400 300 570 586 Apr 2005 Sep 2005 Oct 2005 Mar 2006 773 765 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 430 373 200 100 0 Apr 2004 Sep 2004 Oct 2004 Mar 2005 - 64 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2007- March 31, 2008 There were 765 children with a finalized adoption during the reporting period. Chart 40 displays the number of children with a finalized adoption during the reporting period by the average length of time in out-of-home placement before adoptive placement. CHART 40 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT BEFORE ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT 70 0 Nu mbe r of Ch ild ren 60 0 5 18 67 .0 % 5 38 70 .3 % 50 0 40 0 30 0 12 8 16 .6% 20 0 11 1 14 .5% 76 9 .8 % 10 0 58 7 .6 % 58 7 .6% 51 6 .6% 0 Le ss tha n 1 ye ar 1 to 2 yea rs 2 to 3 yea rs More th an 3 ye ars L en gth o f Ti me April 2007-September 2007, N= 773 October 2007-March 2008, N=765 The chart below displays the number of children with a finalized adoption by average length of time in adoptive placement before the final order of adoption. CHART 41 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME IN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT BEFORE THE FINAL ORDER OF ADOPTION 4 50 Number of Children 4 00 3 42 4 4.2 % 3 50 35 7 46 .7% 3 00 2 13 27 .6 % 2 50 2 00 1 50 13 6 17 .6% 19 4 2 5.4% 1 38 1 8.0 % 82 1 0.6% 1 00 76 9 .9% 50 0 L es s th an 1 yea r 1 to 2 ye ars 2 to 3 yea rs M ore th an 3 yea rs L en gth o f Tim e A pril 20 07 -Sep temb er 2 00 7, N=77 3 Oc to be r 20 07 -Marc h 20 08 , N =7 65 - 65 -