_ ttitttft_. ._ DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY / Your Partner For A Strooaer Arizona Neal Young Director Janice K. Brewer Governor JAN 2 1 2010 The Honorable Janice K. Brewer Governor of Arizona 1700 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Dear Governor Brewer: Pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-526, the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) submits the enclosed semi-annual report on child welfare for the period of April 1,2009 through September 30, 2009. This report provides information relative to reports of child abuse and neglect, investigations, shelter and receiving home 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, Neal Young Director Enclosure 1717 W. Jefferson, SIC OlOA, Phoenix, AZ 85007 • P.O. Box 6123, Phoenix, AZ 85005 Telephone (602) 542-5678 • Fax (602) 542-5339 • www.azdes.goY ( cc: President Robert L. Burns, Arizona State Senate Speaker Kirk D. Adams, Arizona State House of Representatives Senator Linda Gray, Chairman, Senate Public Safety and Human Services Committee Representative Nancy K. Barto, Chairman, House Health and Human Services Committee Secretary of State Ken Bennett GladysAnn Wells, Director, Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records Beth Kohler Lazare, Policy Advisor for Health and Human Services, Office of the Governor Christina Estes-Werther, Policy Advisor for Human Services, Office of the Governor John Arnold, Director, Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting Eileen Klein, Chief of Staff, 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 Ingrid Garvey, Analyst, House Health and Human Services Committee Wendy Baldo, Chief of Staff, Senate Majority Caucus Barbara Guenther, Policy Advisor, Senate Democratic Caucus Steve Moortel, Policy Advisor, House Majority Caucus Holly Baumann, Policy Advisor, House Democratic Caucus 1717 W. Jefferson, SIC 010A, Phoenix, AZ 85007· P.O. Box 6123, Phoenix, AZ 85005 Telephone (602) 542-5678 • Fax (602) 542-5339 • www.azdes.gov CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 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 April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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 April 1, 2009 and ending on September 30, 2009. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009) 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 19 20 20 22 24 25 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009) 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 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Number of Safe Haven infants delivered during reporting period 34 CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE New entries by county – children under 18 years voluntary placement New entries by county New entries – statewide data 35 37 38 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 The average length of stay in a shelter placement for children ages 03 in a shelter placement on the last day of the reporting period 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- 39 40 40 41 41-42 42-43 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 49 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009) 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 The placement and number of children with case plan goals of adoption by age The placement and number of children with case plan goals of adoption by ethnicity The placement and 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 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 61 62 63 64 64 65 66 66 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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 April 2009 through September 2009 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. The Division continues to implement the 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 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 28,046 calls during this reporting period. Of those, 11,912 – or 42.5 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 16,134 calls during this reporting period that met the statutory criteria for a CPS report. Of those, 213 were referred to other jurisdictions, the military or tribal governments for investigation and an additional 425 were reports that were not assigned for investigation, primarily as a result of the impact of staffing reductions pursuant to budget reduction strategies. This resulted in 15,496 CPS reports being assigned to child welfare specialists for investigation. Compared to the same reporting period last year, this represents a decrease of 1,324 CPS reports assigned for investigation – or 7.9 percent. This decrease in CPS reports requiring an investigation has mainly occurred in Maricopa and Pima counties. Of the 15,496 CPS reports assigned for investigation during this reporting period, 10,391 reports – or 67.1 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 -4- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 plan is put in place, as needed. Many factors can impact the closure of investigations, including time needed for child welfare specialists to become more proficient with the new risk assessment and case planning process and the corresponding automated version. Of the 14,176 CPS reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, 902 – or 6.4 percent – were substantiated. An additional 134 CPS reports – or 0.9 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. 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. The number of children in out-of-home care decreased from 10,404 in the prior reporting period to 10,112 in September 2009. Of the children in out-of-home care, the Division continues its success in placing children in the most family-like setting possible. In September 2009, 8,293 children – or 82.0 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives or licensed foster parents. An additional 50 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 301 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 107 new homes being licensed during this reporting period. The Division continues to focus on reducing the number of young children in shelter and group home care. In September 2009, there were 22 young children ages 0 through 3 in shelter care. This represents a decrease of 86 children – or 79.6 percent – since March 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 September 2009, there were 10 young children ages 0 to 6 in group homes. This represents a decrease of 26 children – or 72.2 percent – since March 2006. 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. Since March 2005, the number of children placed in shelter or receiving home care for 21 days or more decreased by 677 children – or 60.1 percent – a significant improvement. Compared to the same reporting period last year, the number of children in these temporary care settings decreased by 135 children – or 23.1 percent. The state requires monthly face to face visitation with children in foster care. The current report shows that 81.1 percent of the children in foster care received their visitation during the last month of the reporting period. This compares to 69.7 percent receiving their visit during the last month of the reporting period ending March 2009. 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. -5- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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 3,252 in this reporting period, compared to 3,190 in the same reporting period last year. Compared to the same reporting period last year, in this reporting period:    1,987 children exited the system to family reunification, a decrease of 96 children – or 4.6 percent. 891 children exited to adoption, an increase of 94 children – or 11.8 percent. 374 children exited to guardianship, a increase of 64 children – or 20.6 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, 2006 and 2008. For 2006, Arizona achieved the highest amount among states 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:     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. Funding cuts to the Division have had devastating impacts on services. These impacts have been felt through reduced staffing, severe reductions in the preventative and family support services provided by the Division and large decreases in the amount of in-home services provided to clients. Unfortunately, as the economic crisis continues, the prospect of further funding cuts will yield yet greater impacts to clients and services. 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 April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 Semi-Annual Comparisons Number of Reports Received Number of Reports Substantiated1 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 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 Apr 2008 through Sep 2008 Oct 2008 through Mar 2009 Apr 2009 through Sep 2009 17,756 16,781 16,612 18,078 17,628 17,493 17,094 16,134 1,326 1,376 1,369 1,413 1,223 1,331 1,238 902 9% 10% 10% 10% 8% 9% 9% 6% N/A 16,256 15,017 12,722 10,760 10,064 10,686 10,397 N/A 16,619 16,422 17,876 17,413 17,310 16,820 15,496 3,753 3,773 3,683 3,924 3,742 4,546 3,889 3,819 290 386 398 468 408 370 319 148 9,902 9,833 9,773 9,701 9,721 10,303 10,404 10,112 840 744 705 679 626 585 529 450 6,411 (64.7%) 6,437 (65.5%) 7,610 (77.9%) 7,283 (75.1%) 7,376 (75.9%) 7,664 (74.4%) 7,247 (69.7%) 8,201 (81.1%) 3,491 (35.3%) 3,396 (34.5%) 2,163 (22.1%) 2,418 (24.9%) 2,345 (24.1%) 2,639 (25.6%) 3,157 (30.3%) 1,911 (18.9%) 1,154 (52.1%) 1,131 (51.8%) 1,398 (63.1%) 1,241 (63.5%) 1,025 (62.3%) 1,022 (60.2%) 939 (53.6%) 1,364 (59.6%) 2,863 3,256 3,177 3,512 3,592 3,615 3,923 3,954 5,668 6,469 6,498 6,639 6,283 7,116 8,293 8,625 328 426 432 435 794 162 648 107 295 166 232 100 445 139 340 76 1,833 (64.0%) 1,790 (55.0%) 2,116 (66.6%) 1,739 (49.5%) 2,137 (59.5%) 2,412 (66.7%) 2,993 (76.3%) 3,224 (81.6%) 1,030 (36.0%) 1,466 (45.0%) 1,061 (33.4%) 1,773 (50.5%) 1,455 (40.5%) 1,203 (33.3%) 930 (23.7%) 730 (18.4%) 3,506 3,595 3,553 3,824 3,512 3,773 3,590 3,894 2,345 2,302 2,439 2,186 1,954 1,856 2,047 2,505 586 736 695 773 765 797 764 891 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 April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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 April 1, 2009 and September 30, 2009, there were 16,134 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 213 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. This compares to 17,094 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 9,666 or 59.9 percent of the 16,134 reports of maltreatment were related to allegations of neglect, 5,372 or 33.3 percent of the reports were related to allegations of physical abuse, 919 or 5.7 percent of the reports were related to allegations of sexual abuse, and 177 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 10,592 59.6% 10,201 60.7% 5,890 33.2% 5,346 31.9% 1,010 5.7% 1,019 6.1% 264 1.5% 215 1.3% 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 2008 – September 2008 10,539 60.2% 5,737 32.8% 1,028 5.9% 189 1.1% 17,493 100.0% October 2008 – March 2009 9,845 57.6% 6,064 35.5% 975 5.7% 210 1.2% 17,094 100.0% April 2009 – September 2009 9,666 59.9% 5,372 33.3% 919 5.7% 177 1.1% 16,134 100.0% October 2005 – March 2006 April 2006 - September 2006 -8- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 Chart 1 shows that the number of CPS reports received by the CPS Hotline has decreased over the past year. Comparing the current reporting period to the prior reporting period, the number of reports received decreased by 960 reports or 5.6 percent. CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 18,500 18,000 18,078 17,500 17,756 17,628 17,493 17,000 17,094 16,500 16,781 16,612 16,000 16,134 15,500 15,000 October 2005 – April 2006 October 2006 – April 2007 October 2007 – April 2008 October 2008 – April 2009 March 2006 September 2006 March 2007 September 2007 March 2008 September 2008 March 2009 September 2009 -9- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 In addition to the 16,134 reports during the current reporting period, the Child Abuse Hotline received 11,912 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 Number of Communications 70 60 52 57.8% 50 40 24 26.7% 30 20 5 5.6% 6 6.6% 10 0 0.0% 3 3.3% 0 0.0% 0 A B C D Categories 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 Jurisdiction2 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 April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 14.2 percent of the reports received as high risk, 31.9 percent as moderate risk, 43.0 percent as low risk, and 10.9 percent as potential risk. For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 1.1 percent of CPS reports as emotional abuse, 59.9 percent as neglect, 33.3 percent as physical abuse, and 5.7 percent as sexual abuse. CHART 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 October 2005 – March 2006 April 2006 September 2006 HIGH RISK October 2006 – March 2007 April 2007 September 2007 MODERATE RISK October 2007 March 2008 April 2008 September 2008 LOW RISK October 2008 March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 11 25 32 7 75 0.5% COCHISE 51 141 202 42 436 2.7% COCONINO 53 111 157 42 363 2.3% GILA 11 22 38 9 80 0.5% GRAHAM 14 37 33 13 97 0.6% GREENLEE 2 6 7 1 16 0.1% LA PAZ 3 12 17 3 35 0.2% MARICOPA 1,424 3,006 4,052 1,024 9,506 58.9% MOHAVE 78 174 263 39 554 3.4% NAVAJO 40 80 109 24 253 1.6% PIMA 365 939 1,244 325 2,873 17.8% PINAL 153 308 405 136 1,002 6.2% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 2 1 3 <0.1% YAVAPAI 45 164 220 51 480 3.0% YUMA 47 111 161 42 361 2.2% STATEWIDE 2,297 5,136 6,942 1,759 16,134 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.2% 31.9% 43.0% 10.9% 100.0% - 11 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 17 20 30 11 78 0.5% COCHISE 58 120 213 61 452 2.6% COCONINO 42 111 160 58 371 2.2% GILA 8 12 27 5 52 0.3% GRAHAM 10 26 38 16 90 0.5% GREENLEE 3 4 5 1 13 0.1% LA PAZ 8 12 18 7 45 0.3% MARICOPA 1,420 2,832 4,288 1,491 10,031 58.6% MOHAVE 68 202 246 68 584 3.4% NAVAJO 41 79 111 34 265 1.6% PIMA 336 886 1,430 514 3,166 18.5% PINAL 139 301 418 159 1,017 6.0% SANTA CRUZ 3 6 7 8 24 0.1% YAVAPAI 42 180 242 81 545 3.2% YUMA 60 108 141 52 361 2.1% STATEWIDE 2,255 4,899 7,374 2,566 17,094 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.2% 28.7% 43.1% 15.0% 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 October 2005 – March 2006 April 2006 September 2006 EMOTIONAL ABUSE October 2006 – March 2007 April 2007 September 2007 NEGLECT - 12 - October 2007 March 2008 April 2008 September 2008 PHYSICAL ABUSE October 2008 – March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 44 20 11 75 0.5% COCHISE 9 257 149 21 436 2.7% COCONINO 5 217 123 18 363 2.3% GILA 0 51 20 9 80 0.5% GRAHAM 0 59 33 5 97 0.6% GREENLEE 0 11 5 0 16 0.1% LA PAZ 1 20 12 2 35 0.2% MARICOPA 102 5,600 3,271 533 9,506 58.9% MOHAVE 5 345 174 30 554 3.4% NAVAJO 2 162 75 14 253 1.6% PIMA 31 1,743 918 181 2,873 17.8% PINAL 8 628 319 47 1,002 6.2% SANTA CRUZ 0 2 1 0 3 <0.1% YAVAPAI 11 295 146 28 480 3.0% YUMA 3 232 106 20 361 2.2% STATEWIDE 177 9,666 5,372 919 16,134 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 59.9% 33.3% 5.7% 100.0% TABLE 5 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 52 23 2 78 0.5% COCHISE 13 248 163 28 452 2.6% COCONINO 6 203 141 21 371 2.2% GILA 2 35 14 1 52 0.3% GRAHAM 3 54 29 4 90 0.5% GREENLEE 0 10 3 0 13 0.1% LA PAZ 1 27 16 1 45 0.3% MARICOPA 103 5,712 3,620 596 10,031 58.6% MOHAVE 5 356 193 30 584 3.4% NAVAJO 4 167 85 9 265 1.6% PIMA 45 1,811 1,126 184 3,166 18.5% PINAL 10 604 355 48 1,017 6.0% SANTA CRUZ 1 9 11 3 24 0.1% YAVAPAI 12 323 183 27 545 3.2% YUMA 4 234 102 21 361 2.1% STATEWIDE 210 9,845 6,064 975 17,094 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.2% 57.6% 35.5% 5.7% 100.0% - 13 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the reporting period, there were 16,134 calls to the hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of those, 213 reports fell within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and 425 reports were not investigated. This left 15,496 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 7,305 8,000 6,847 7,000 6,000 5,087 4,859 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,459 2,242 2,000 2,197 1,320 1,000 0 April 2009 - September 2009 HIGH October 2008 – March 2009 MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 6 19 21 5 51 0.3% COCHISE 51 141 202 31 425 2.7% COCONINO 39 99 130 23 291 1.9% GILA 11 21 37 8 77 0.5% GRAHAM 14 37 31 10 92 0.6% GREENLEE 2 6 7 0 15 0.1% LA PAZ 1 10 12 3 26 0.1% MARICOPA 1,413 3,000 4,042 774 9,229 59.6% MOHAVE 76 172 261 26 535 3.5% NAVAJO 29 75 95 18 217 1.4% PIMA 365 936 1,237 257 2,795 18.0% PINAL 143 299 391 100 933 6.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 2 0 2 <0.1% YAVAPAI 45 162 218 32 457 3.0% YUMA 47 110 161 33 351 2.3% STATEWIDE 2,242 5,087 6,847 1,320 15,496 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.5% 32.8% 44.2% 8.5% 100.0% - 14 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 11 16 25 7 59 0.4% COCHISE 58 120 212 60 450 2.7% COCONINO 37 98 139 46 320 1.9% GILA 7 12 27 5 51 0.3% GRAHAM 10 26 37 16 89 0.5% GREENLEE 3 4 5 1 13 0.1% LA PAZ 7 10 18 6 41 0.2% MARICOPA 1,405 2,827 4,274 1,439 9,945 59.2% MOHAVE 65 201 245 66 577 3.4% NAVAJO 27 71 101 29 228 1.4% PIMA 333 883 1,422 497 3,135 18.6% PINAL 129 297 410 152 988 5.9% SANTA CRUZ 3 6 7 7 23 0.1% YAVAPAI 42 180 242 79 543 3.2% YUMA 60 108 141 49 358 2.1% STATEWIDE 2,197 4,859 7,305 2,459 16,820 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.1% 28.9% 43.4% 14.6% 100.0% CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 11,000 9,687 9,339 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 5,956 5,077 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 174 906 967 210 0 April 2009 - September 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE October 2008 – March 2009 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 15 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 33 13 5 51 0.3% COCHISE 9 253 142 21 425 2.7% COCONINO 4 177 95 15 291 1.9% GILA 0 48 20 9 77 0.5% GRAHAM 0 54 33 5 92 0.6% GREENLEE 0 11 4 0 15 0.1% LA PAZ 0 16 8 2 26 0.2% MARICOPA 101 5,466 3,131 531 9,229 59.5% MOHAVE 5 338 162 30 535 3.5% NAVAJO 2 138 63 14 217 1.4% PIMA 31 1,704 879 181 2,795 18.0% PINAL 8 590 289 46 933 6.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 2 0 0 2 <0.1% YAVAPAI 11 282 136 28 457 3.0% YUMA 3 227 102 19 351 2.3% STATEWIDE 174 9,339 5,077 906 15,496 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 60.2% 32.8% 5.9% 100.0% TABLE 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 38 19 1 59 0.4% COCHISE 13 246 163 28 450 2.7% COCONINO 6 178 118 18 320 1.9% GILA 2 34 14 1 51 0.3% GRAHAM 3 53 29 4 89 0.5% GREENLEE 0 10 3 0 13 0.1% LA PAZ 1 26 13 1 41 0.2% MARICOPA 103 5,673 3,573 596 9,945 59.2% MOHAVE 5 349 193 30 577 3.4% NAVAJO 4 141 75 8 228 1.4% PIMA 45 1,790 1,116 184 3,135 18.6% PINAL 10 585 348 45 988 5.9% SANTA CRUZ 1 9 10 3 23 0.1% YAVAPAI 12 322 182 27 543 3.2% YUMA 4 233 100 21 358 2.1% STATEWIDE 210 9,687 5,956 967 16,820 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.3% 57.5% 35.4% 5.8% 100.0% - 16 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 During this reporting period, there were 15,496 reports assigned for investigation. Of these, CPS completed 9,977 investigations or 64.4 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 awaiting 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 APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 1 1 0.2% COCHISE 0 0 0 11 11 2.6% COCONINO 0 0 0 14 14 3.3% GILA 0 0 0 1 1 0.2% GRAHAM 0 0 0 3 3 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 1 1 0.2% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 0 0 249 249 58.7% MOHAVE 0 0 0 13 13 3.1% NAVAJO 0 0 0 3 3 0.7% PIMA 0 0 0 68 68 16.0% PINAL 0 0 0 33 33 7.8% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 1 1 0.2% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 18 18 4.2% YUMA 0 0 0 9 9 2.1% STATEWIDE 0 0 0 425 425 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% By statute, a random sample of reports not responded to for the period is required. For the current reporting period there were 425 reports that were not responded to. A random sample of 203 reports not responded to were reviewed. Chart 7 displays the 203 reports in brief descriptive categories. - 17 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS NOT RESPONDED TO BY CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 175 139 68.4% Number of Communications 150 125 100 75 50 25 12.3% 29 14.3% 25 6 3.0% 4 2.0% B C Categories 0 A D E N=203 A= Adolescent, Past abuse, No current Injuries B= Inadequate Housekeeping Standards C= Inappropriate Vehicle Operation D= No Specific Allegations E= Past abuse no current injuries CHART 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 3,500 3,000 2,421 2,500 1,686 2,000 1,500 1,000 566 432 500 13 30 66 26 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 HIGH RISK Oct 2008 - March 2009 MODERATE RISK - 18 - LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 1 10 5 3 19 0.4% COCHISE 25 68 91 18 202 4.0% COCONINO 20 50 54 10 134 2.6% GILA 5 11 14 3 33 0.7% GRAHAM 3 9 10 4 26 0.5% GREENLEE 0 1 1 0 2 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 2 0 2 <0.1% MARICOPA 290 875 1,253 197 2,615 51.2% MOHAVE 28 61 78 6 173 3.4% NAVAJO 11 29 39 8 87 1.7% PIMA 75 292 489 104 960 18.8% PINAL 86 210 281 66 643 12.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 2 0 2 <0.1% YAVAPAI 7 31 49 4 91 1.8% YUMA 15 39 53 9 116 2.3% STATEWIDE 566 1,686 2,421 432 5,105 100.0% % OF TOTAL 11.1% 33.0% 47.4% 8.5% 100.0% TABLE 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 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 5 0 7 5.2 GRAHAM 0 0 2 0 2 1.5 GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 MARICOPA 1 2 1 2 6 4.4 MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PIMA 4 16 42 19 81 60.0 PINAL 8 10 16 5 39 28.9 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 13 30 66 26 135 100.0% % OF TOTAL 9.6% 22.2% 48.9% 19.3% 100.0% - 19 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 5000 4500 4000 3500 2,915 3000 2500 1,779 2000 1500 1000 500 356 55 82 3 47 3 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Oct 2008 - March 2009 PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 12 3 4 19 0.4% COCHISE 2 125 61 14 202 4.0% COCONINO 0 78 48 8 134 2.6% GILA 0 19 9 5 33 0.7% GRAHAM 0 16 10 0 26 0.5% GREENLEE 0 0 2 0 2 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 1 1 0 2 <0.1% MARICOPA 28 1,436 963 188 2,615 51.2% MOHAVE 1 115 44 13 173 3.4% NAVAJO 2 48 29 8 87 1.7% PIMA 13 546 330 71 960 18.8% PINAL 6 395 214 28 643 12.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 2 0 0 2 <0.1% YAVAPAI 3 55 26 7 91 1.8% YUMA 0 67 39 10 116 2.3% STATEWIDE 55 2,915 1,779 356 5,105 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 57.0% 34.9% 7.0% 100.0% - 20 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 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 0 0 0 0.0% GILA 0 6 1 0 7 5.2% GRAHAM 0 1 1 0 2 1.5% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 5 0 1 6 4.4% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 2 43 35 1 81 60.0% PINAL 1 27 10 1 39 28.9% 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 3 82 47 3 135 100.0% % OF TOTAL 2.2% 60.8% 34.8% 2.2% 100.0% - 21 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED 9 10 APACHE 37 33 27 26 COCHISE COCONINO 8 9 6 3 2 0 GILA GRAHAM GREENLEE 6 2 LA PAZ 997 MARICOPA 930 42 51 21 28 MOHAVE NAVAJO 464 PIMA 541 71 87 PINAL SANTA CRUZ 0 5 55 43 21 14 YAVAPAI YUMA 0 100 200 300 400 500 April 2009 - September 2009 - 22 - 600 700 800 900 October 2008 - March 2009 1,000 1,100 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 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 51 10 19.6% COCHISE 425 33 7.8% COCONINO 291 26 8.9% GILA 77 9 11.7% GRAHAM 92 3 3.3% GREENLEE 15 0 0.0% LA PAZ 26 2 7.7% MARICOPA 9,229 930 10.1% MOHAVE 535 51 9.5% NAVAJO 217 28 12.9% PIMA 2,795 541 19.4% PINAL 933 87 9.3% SANTA CRUZ 2 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 457 43 9.4% YUMA 351 14 4.0% STATEWIDE 15,496 1,777 11.5% TABLE 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 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 59 9 15.3% COCHISE 451 37 8.2% COCONINO 321 27 8.4% GILA 51 8 15.7% GRAHAM 89 6 6.7% GREENLEE 13 2 15.4% LA PAZ 41 6 14.6% MARICOPA 9,993 997 10.0% MOHAVE 579 42 7.3% NAVAJO 230 21 9.1% PIMA 3,149 464 14.7% PINAL 990 71 7.2% SANTA CRUZ 24 5 20.8% YAVAPAI 545 55 10.1% YUMA 361 21 5.8% STATEWIDE 16,896 1,771 10.5% - 23 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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 902. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 652 to 1,238 to reflect subsequent decisions based on parents’ rights to due process. For the current reporting period, 33.7 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as high risk, 38.2 percent as moderate risk, and 28.1 percent as low risk. Potential risk reports are not substantiated by CPS. For the prior reporting period, 25.5 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as high risk, 39.6 percent as moderate risk, and 34.9 percent as low risk. • There were 14,176 reports received during the current reporting period that were subject to substantiation. This results in a preliminary substantiation rate of 6 percent for the current reporting period. • There were 14,361 reports received during the prior reporting period that were subject to substantiation. This results in a 9 percent substantiation rate for the prior reporting period. CHART 11 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 16% 14% 10% 12% 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% 9% 9% 6% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% October 2005 - March 2006 April 2006 September 2006 October 2006 - March 2007 April 2007 September 2007 - 24 - October 2007 - March 2008 April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 - March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 120 100 80 55 60 40 52 27 25 20 2 0 9 0 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 HIGH RISK Oct 2008 - March 2009 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 APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 1 2 0 3 2.2% COCONINO 2 1 1 0 4 3.0% 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 16 42 37 0 95 70.8% MOHAVE 1 1 2 0 4 3.0% NAVAJO 2 0 2 0 4 3.0% PIMA 4 4 4 0 12 9.0% PINAL 1 0 1 0 2 1.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 3 1 0 4 3.0% YUMA 1 3 2 0 6 4.5% STATEWIDE 27 55 52 0 134 100.0% % OF TOTAL 20.2% 41.0% 38.8% 0.0% 100.0% - 25 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 18 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 1 0 1 2.8% 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 4 12 0 16 44.4% MOHAVE 1 2 0 0 3 8.3% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 1 3 7 0 11 30.6% PINAL 0 0 3 0 3 8.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 1 0 1 2.8% YUMA 0 0 1 0 1 2.8% STATEWIDE 2 9 25 0 36 100.0% % OF TOTAL 5.6% 25.0% 69.4% 0.0% 100.0% CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 120 100 73 80 52 60 40 21 20 10 8 1 5 0 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Oct 2008 - March 2009 PHYSICAL ABUSE - 26 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 1 2 0 3 2.2% COCONINO 0 4 0 0 4 3.0% 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 46 41 8 95 70.8% MOHAVE 0 3 1 0 4 3.0% NAVAJO 0 3 1 0 4 3.0% PIMA 1 6 5 0 12 9.0% PINAL 0 1 1 0 2 1.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 4 0 0 4 3.0% YUMA 0 5 1 0 6 4.5% STATEWIDE 1 73 52 8 134 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 54.4% 38.8% 6.0% 100.0% TABLE 20 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 1 0 1 2.8% 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 1 11 4 16 44.4% MOHAVE 0 3 0 0 3 8.3% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 6 4 1 11 30.6% PINAL 0 0 3 0 3 8.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 1 0 1 2.8% YUMA 0 0 1 0 1 2.8% STATEWIDE 0 10 21 5 36 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 27.8% 58.3% 13.9% 100.0% - 27 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 700 600 490 500 432 400 345 304 316 253 300 200 100 0 0 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 HIGH RISK Oct 2008 - March 2009 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 APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 1 1 2 0 4 0.4% COCHISE 7 11 5 0 23 2.6% COCONINO 3 5 5 0 13 1.4% GILA 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% GRAHAM 2 1 0 0 3 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% MARICOPA 144 132 96 0 372 41.4% MOHAVE 13 10 8 0 31 3.4% NAVAJO 2 6 0 0 8 0.9% PIMA 110 146 106 0 362 40.1% PINAL 13 9 12 0 34 3.8% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 8 16 14 0 38 4.2% YUMA 1 6 5 0 12 1.3% STATEWIDE 304 345 253 0 902 100.0% % OF TOTAL 33.7% 38.2% 28.1% 0.0% 100.0% - 28 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 22 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 2 4 2 0 3 0.7% COCHISE 13 16 12 0 41 3.3% COCONINO 2 9 7 0 18 1.5% GILA 2 1 1 0 4 0.3% GRAHAM 1 2 1 0 4 0.3% GREENLEE 1 2 0 0 3 0.2% LA PAZ 3 2 1 0 6 0.5% MARICOPA 144 202 214 0 560 45.1% MOHAVE 11 10 6 0 27 2.2% NAVAJO 10 9 4 0 23 1.9% PIMA 94 165 147 0 406 32.8% PINAL 16 36 22 0 74 6.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 10 29 13 0 52 4.2% YUMA 7 3 2 0 12 1.0% STATEWIDE 316 490 432 0 1,238 100.0% % OF TOTAL 25.5% 39.6% 34.9% 0.0% 100.0% CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1000 900 800 643 700 582 600 466 500 400 254 300 200 124 65 100 5 1 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2008 - March 2009 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 29 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 2 1 1 4 0.4% COCHISE 0 16 7 0 23 2.6% COCONINO 0 10 2 1 13 1.4% GILA 0 0 0 1 1 0.1% GRAHAM 0 3 0 0 3 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 1 1 0.1% MARICOPA 0 194 136 42 372 41.4% MOHAVE 0 25 4 2 31 3.4% NAVAJO 0 8 0 0 8 0.9% PIMA 1 273 76 12 362 40.1% PINAL 0 22 10 2 34 3.8% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 20 15 3 38 4.2% YUMA 0 9 3 0 12 1.3% STATEWIDE 1 582 254 65 902 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 64.5% 28.2% 7.2% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 6 1 1 8 0.7% COCHISE 1 23 13 4 41 3.3% COCONINO 0 8 9 1 18 1.5% GILA 0 3 1 0 4 0.3% GRAHAM 0 3 0 1 4 0.3% GREENLEE 0 2 1 0 3 0.2% LA PAZ 0 5 1 0 6 0.5% MARICOPA 0 231 267 62 560 45.1% MOHAVE 0 11 12 4 27 2.2% NAVAJO 0 17 5 1 23 1.9% PIMA 3 251 114 38 406 32.8% PINAL 1 44 21 8 74 6.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 31 19 2 52 4.2% YUMA 0 8 2 2 12 1.0% STATEWIDE 5 643 466 124 1,238 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.4% 52.0% 37.6% 10.0% 100.0% - 30 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 The preliminary number of CPS investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 9,355. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were unsubstantiated was revised from 9,883 to 15,407 to reflect updated information in the CHILDS case management information system. For the prior reporting period, 12.1 percent of unsubstantiated reports were classified as high risk, 28.2 percent as moderate risk, 43.9 percent as low risk, and 15.8 percent as potential risk. Just over one percent of these unsubstantiated reports related to emotional abuse, 58.1 percent to neglect, 35.2 percent to physical abuse, and 5.4 percent to sexual abuse. CHART 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION 6,769 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,338 4,121 4,000 3,001 2,430 3,000 2,000 1,870 1,344 889 1,000 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 HIGH RISK Oct 2008 - March 2009 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 APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 4 8 14 2 28 0.3% COCHISE 19 61 104 13 197 2.1% COCONINO 14 43 70 13 140 1.5% GILA 6 9 23 5 43 0.5% GRAHAM 9 27 21 6 63 0.7% GREENLEE 2 5 6 0 13 0.1% LA PAZ 1 9 10 3 23 0.3% MARICOPA 962 1,951 2,656 577 6,146 65.6% MOHAVE 34 100 173 21 328 3.5% NAVAJO 14 40 54 10 118 1.3% PIMA 176 494 638 153 1,461 15.6% PINAL 43 80 97 34 254 2.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 30 112 154 28 324 3.5% YUMA 30 62 101 24 217 2.3% STATEWIDE 1,344 3,001 4,121 889 9,355 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.4% 32.1% 44.0% 9.5% 100.0% - 31 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 26 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 9 12 23 7 51 0.3% COCHISE 45 104 199 60 408 2.7% COCONINO 35 89 132 46 302 2.0% GILA 5 8 20 5 38 0.3% GRAHAM 9 24 34 16 83 0.5% GREENLEE 2 2 5 1 10 0.1% LA PAZ 4 8 17 6 35 0.2% MARICOPA 1,260 2,623 4,040 1,438 9,361 30.6% MOHAVE 53 189 241 65 548 3.6% NAVAJO 17 62 97 29 205 1.3% PIMA 236 700 1,222 476 2,634 17.1% PINAL 106 254 368 146 874 5.7% SANTA CRUZ 3 6 7 7 23 0.2% YAVAPAI 32 152 227 79 490 3.2% YUMA 54 105 137 49 345 2.2% STATEWIDE 1,870 4,338 6,769 2,430 15,407 100.0% % OF TOTAL 12.1% 28.2% 43.9% 15.8% 100.0% CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 10000 8,950 8000 5,768 6000 4000 5,421 2,993 2000 833 477 117 203 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2008 - March 2009 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 32 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 19 9 0 28 0.3% COCHISE 7 111 72 7 197 2.1% COCONINO 4 85 45 6 140 1.5% GILA 0 29 11 3 43 0.5% GRAHAM 0 35 23 5 63 0.7% GREENLEE 0 11 2 0 13 0.1% LA PAZ 0 15 7 1 23 0.3% MARICOPA 73 3,789 1,991 293 6,146 65.6% MOHAVE 4 195 114 15 328 3.5% NAVAJO 0 79 33 6 118 1.3% PIMA 16 879 468 98 1,461 15.6% PINAL 2 172 64 16 254 2.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 8 203 95 18 324 3.5% YUMA 3 146 59 9 217 2.3% STATEWIDE 117 5,768 2,993 477 9,355 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.3% 61.6% 32.0% 5.1% 100.0% TABLE 28 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 32 18 0 51 0.3% COCHISE 12 223 149 24 408 2.7% COCONINO 6 170 109 17 302 2.0% GILA 2 25 11 0 38 0.3% GRAHAM 3 49 28 3 83 0.5% GREENLEE 0 8 2 0 10 0.1% LA PAZ 1 21 12 1 35 0.2% MARICOPA 103 5,432 3,297 529 9,361 60.6% MOHAVE 5 336 182 25 548 3.6% NAVAJO 4 124 70 7 205 1.3% PIMA 41 1,492 959 142 2,634 17.1% PINAL 8 513 315 38 874 5.7% SANTA CRUZ 1 9 10 3 23 0.2% YAVAPAI 12 290 163 25 490 3.2% YUMA 4 226 96 19 345 2.2% STATEWIDE 203 8,950 5,421 833 15,407 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.3% 58.1% 35.2% 5.4% 100.0% - 33 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS There were two newborn infants delivered to Safe Haven providers during the April 2009 – September 2009 reporting period. This compares to two infants being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2008 – March 2009 reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During this reporting period, 3,819 children entered care as compared to 3,889 children for the October 2008 through March 2009 reporting period. Chart 18 displays children entering out-of-home care by reporting period. CHART 18 TOTAL CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD Number of Children 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 Oct 2005 Mar 2006 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 The number of children entering out-of-home placement through voluntary foster care agreements for this reporting period was 148, which represents 3.9 percent of the children entering care this reporting period. 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. - 34 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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 APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 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 20 0.5% 0 0.0% COCHISE 62 1.6% 1 0.7% COCONINO 55 1.4% 8 5.4% GILA 26 0.7% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 8 0.2% 2 1.4% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 3 0.1% 1 0.7% MARICOPA 2,126 55.7% 57 38.3% MOHAVE 91 2.4% 17 11.5% NAVAJO 51 1.3% 4 2.7% PIMA 1,020 26.7% 38 25.7% PINAL 212 5.6% 6 4.1% SANTA CRUZ 4 0.1% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 96 2.5% 12 8.1% YUMA 45 1.2% 2 1.4% STATEWIDE 3,819 100.0% 148 100.0% - 35 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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 OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 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% 10 3.1% COCHISE 55 1.4% 2 0.6% COCONINO 48 1.2% 16 5.0% GILA 37 1.0% 1 0.3% GRAHAM 24 0.6% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 6 0.2% 1 0.3% MARICOPA 2,252 58.0% 162 50.9% MOHAVE 83 2.1% 23 7.2% NAVAJO 45 1.2% 2 0.6% PIMA 984 25.3% 70 21.9% PINAL 161 4.1% 2 0.6% SANTA CRUZ 8 0.2% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 106 2.7% 26 8.2% YUMA 55 1.4% 4 1.3% STATEWIDE 3,889 100.0% 319 100.0% - 36 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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 APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 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 20 0.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% COCHISE 62 1.6% 6 9.7% 4 6.5% COCONINO 55 1.4% 5 9.1% 1 1.8% GILA 26 0.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 8 0.2% 4 50.0% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 3 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,126 55.7% 221 10.4% 51 2.4% MOHAVE 91 2.4% 5 5.5% 3 3.3% NAVAJO 51 1.3% 5 9.8% 2 3.9% PIMA 1,020 26.7% 124 12.2% 30 2.9% PINAL 212 5.6% 19 9.0% 3 1.4% SANTA CRUZ 4 0.1% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 96 2.5% 11 11.5% 5 5.2% YUMA 45 1.2% 0 0.0% 2 4.4% STATEWIDE 3,819 100.0% 401 10.5% 101 2.6% - 37 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2009 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% 2 8.0% 2 8.0% COCHISE 55 1.4% 8 14.6% 0 0.0% COCONINO 48 1.2% 6 12.5% 1 2.1% GILA 37 1.0% 4 10.8% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 24 0.6% 4 16.7% 1 4.2% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 6 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,252 58.0% 229 10.2% 53 2.4% MOHAVE 83 2.1% 16 19.3% 1 1.2% NAVAJO 45 1.2% 4 8.9% 1 2.2% PIMA 984 25.3% 101 10.3% 25 2.5% PINAL 161 4.1% 12 7.5% 10 6.2% SANTA CRUZ 8 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 106 2.7% 9 8.5% 1 0.9% YUMA 55 1.4% 7 12.7% 6 10.9% STATEWIDE 3,889 100.0% 402 10.3% 101 2.6% CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,889 3,819 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 401 402 101 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 Oct 2008 - March 2009 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 - 38 - 101 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE On September 30, 2009, there were 10,112 children in out-of-home care as compared to 10,404 children on March 31, 2009, a decrease of 292 children. During this reporting period, 8,293 children or 82.0 percent were placed in family settings either with relatives or in foster homes. This compares to 8,345 or 80.2 percent of the children in the prior reporting period. CHART 20 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 9,902 9,833 9,773 10,303 9,701 10,404 10,112 9,721 9,000 8,000 7,000 Oct 2005 - Apr 2006 - Oct 2006 - Apr 2007 - Oct 2007 - Apr 2008 - Oct 2008 - Apr 2009 Mar 2006 Sep 2006 Mar 2007 Sep 2007 March 2008 Sep 2008 March 2009 Sep 2009 Chart 21 displays the decrease in the number of young children ages 0-6 placed in group homes. Comparing March 2006 to September 2009, the number of young children in group homes decreased by 26 children or 72.2 percent. Chart 22 displays the decrease in the number of young children ages 0-3 placed in shelter care. Comparing March 2005 to September 2009, the number of young children in shelters decreased by 86 children or 79.6 percent. Chart 23 shows that the average length of time in shelter care has increased slightly; comparing March 2008 to September 2009, the average length of stay in shelter increased from 103.4 to 111.7 days, an increase of 8.3 days or 8.0 percent. - 39 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN GROUP HOMES AGES 0 TO 63 45 36 40 Number of Children 35 30 25 20 18 15 10 14 10 10 13 9 10 4 5 0 March 2006 June 2006 September 2006 March 2007 September 2007 March 2008 September 2008 March 2009 September 2009 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER CARE AGES 0 TO 3 140 108 120 104 Number of Children 100 80 60 31 40 34 24 33 24 21 22 20 13 3 Excludes infants placed with their mothers and children placed in foster home group models. - 40 - 20 09 Se pt em be r2 00 9 ar ch M 20 08 Se pt em be r2 00 8 ar ch M 20 07 Se pt em be r2 00 7 ar ch M 20 06 Se pt em be r2 00 6 ar ch M M ar ch 20 05 Se pt em be r2 00 5 0 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 23 THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IN A SHELTER PLACEMENT FOR CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 3 IN A SHELTER PLACEMENT ON THE LAST DAY OF THE REPORTING PERIOD 120 113.1 111.7 115.7 110 Number of Days 103.4 96.6 100 102.5 90 78.6 80 70 September 2006 March 2007 September 2007 March 2008 September 2008 March 2009 September 2009 The majority of children in out-of-home care fall within the 1-5 age range (33.8 percent) and the 13-17 age range (25.5 percent). The majority of children in out-of-home care are either Caucasian (37.1 percent) or Hispanic (38.3 percent), followed by African American at 13.9 percent. CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 5000 3,418 33.8% Number of Children 4000 3,469 33.4% 2,575 25.5% 3000 2000 1000 729 7.2% 1,369 1,357 13.5% 13.0% 755 7.3% 2,684 25.8% 1,442 1,500 14.3% 14.4% 579 5.7% 639 6.1% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and Over Ages of Children September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2009, N=10,404 - 41 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 25 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 6,000 Number of Children 5,000 4,000 3,754 37.1% 3,985 3,875 3,885 38.3% 38.3% 37.3% 3,000 1,407 1,424 13.9% 13.7% 2,000 705 7.0% 726 7.0% 1,000 87 82 0.9% 0.8% 302 284 2.8% 2.9% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2009, N=10,404 For 50.3 percent of the children in out-of-home care, family reunification remains the primary case plan goal. This is followed by: adoption, 24.8 percent; independent living, 11.2 percent; long-term foster care, 2.8 percent; live with other relative, 2.0 percent; and, guardianship at 0.4 percent. For the remaining 8.5 percent of the children, the case plan goal is in the process of development. CHART 26 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY CASE PLAN GOAL 7,000 6,000 5,690 54.7% 5,099 50.3% Number of Children 5,000 4,000 2,505 24.8% 3,000 2,047 19.7% 1,210 11.6% 2,000 199 2.0% 1,000 197 1.9% 282 322 2.8% 3.1% 860 893 8.5% 8.6% 1,128 11.2% 45 39 0.4% 0.4% 0 Return to Family Live With Other Relatives Adoption Long Term Foster Care Independent Living Guardianship Case Plan Goals September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2009, N=10,404 - 42 - Case Plan Goal Being Developed Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 27 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE 6,000 4,820 47.7% 5,500 Number of Children 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,473 34.3% 4,753 45.7% 3,592 34.5% 3,000 2,500 783 7.7% 2,000 1,500 868 8.3% 1,000 476 507 4.7% 4.9% 301 384 3.0% 3.7% Residential Treatment Independent Living 500 209 264 2.1% 2.5% 50 36 0.5% 0.4% 0 Relative Family Foster Home Group Home Runaway Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2009, N=10,404 - 43 - Trial Home Visit Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 33 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE AND AGE RELATIVE FAMILY FOSTER GROUP HOME RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT4 INDEPENDENT LIVING RUNAWAY TRIAL HOME VISIT TOTAL % OF TOTAL UNDER 1 283 434 3 5 0 0 4 729 7.2% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 374 350 299 277 231 224 222 176 160 140 108 106 94 107 104 97 93 498 429 338 310 249 242 247 217 208 219 179 203 193 192 176 218 220 6 2 5 1 2 3 10 11 15 15 23 37 59 73 121 168 170 7 7 5 6 5 3 0 2 4 4 6 12 30 35 62 79 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 19 57 76 2 7 3 5 0 4 4 4 0 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 2 887 795 650 599 487 476 483 410 387 380 317 358 382 424 484 621 664 18 AND OLDER 28 48 59 106 296 40 2 579 8.8% 7.9% 6.4% 5.9% 4.8% 4.7% 4.8% 4.1% 3.8% 3.8% 3.1% 3.5% 3.8% 4.2% 4.8% 6.1% 6.6% 5.7% TOTAL 3,473 34.3% 4,820 47.7% 783 7.7% 476 4.7% 301 3.0% 209 2.1% 50 0.5% 10,112 100.0% % OF TOTAL 4 This category includes shelter, detention, and hospital placement types. - 44 - 100.0% Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 During the reporting period 450 children remained in a shelter or receiving home for more than 21 consecutive days. Chart 28 displays children in shelter greater than 21 days for the period of April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009 and shows that 390 or 86.7 percent of the children were six years of age or older. In addition, 11 or 2.4 percent of the children were under one year old. CHART 28 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER OR RECEIVING HOMES FOR MORE THAN 21 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BY AGE OF CHILD5 500 345 65.2% 400 Number of Children 299 66.5% 300 200 100 11 2.4% 13 2.5% 54 49 10.9% 10.2% 21 4.7% 26 4.9% 59 51 11.3% 11.2% 19 4.2% 32 6.0% 0 Under 1 year 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and over Ages of Children April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009, N=450 5 October 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009, N=529 …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. - 45 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 29 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LENGTH OF TIME IN CARE 6000 4,684 46.3% Number of Children 5000 5,189 49.9% 4000 2,575 25.5% 3000 2,306 22.8% 2,321 22.3% 2,425 23.3% 2000 1000 547 5.4% 469 4.5% 0 30 days or less 31 days to 12 months 13 to 24 months More than 24 months Length of Time in Out-of-Home Care September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2009, N=10,404 For the children in out-of-home care on September 30, 2009 the average number of placements was 2.9, the median number of placements was 2.0, and the range for the number of placements was 1 to 48 placements during their current removal episode. TABLE 34 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 Placements 2.9 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 486 Range Maximum 6 .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. - 46 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 30 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LEGAL STATUS 5,000 4,222 41.8% 4,687 45.1% 3,745 37.0% Number of Children 4,000 3,848 37.0% 3,000 1,692 16.7% 2,000 1,313 12.6% 290 314 2.9%% 3.0% 1,000 81 138 0.8% 1.3% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 24 25 0.2% 0.2% 58 79 0.6% 0.8% Voluntary Placement Under 18 Voluntary Placement Over 18 Dually Adjudicated Other 0 Adjudicated Dependent Only Legally Free for Adoption Temporary Custody Partially Free for Adoption Legal Status September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2009, N=10,404 At the end of the reporting period there were 10,112 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was accurately documented in the automated system for 8,201 children. As displayed in Chart 31, during this reporting period, the percent of children receiving required visits by their CPS specialists increased by 11.4 percent to 81.1 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 31. 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. - 47 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 31 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 10,000 8,201 81.1% 9,000 Number of Children 8,000 7,247 69.7% 7,000 6,000 3,157 30.3% 5,000 4,000 1,911 18.9% 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited September 2009, N=10,112 March 2009, N=10,404 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 2,289 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of return home. Of those parents requiring visitation, 1,364 or 59.6 percent received the required visitation. The 59.6 percent visitation rate does not reflect attempted visitation where contact with the parent(s) did not take place. CHART 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING AND NOT RECEIVING VISITATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 8,201 9,000 7,610 7,283 Number of Children 8,000 6,411 6,437 3,491 3,396 7,376 7,664 7,247 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,639 2,163 2,418 3,157 2,345 1,911 2,000 1,000 Oct 2005 - Apr 2006 - Oct 2006 - Apr 2007 - Oct 2007 - Apr 2008 - Oct 2008 - Apr 2009 Mar 2006 Sep 2006 Mar 2007 Sep 2007 Mar 2008 Sep 2008 Mar 2009 Sep 2009 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 - 48 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 FOSTER HOMES As of September 30, 2009, there were 3,9547 licensed foster homes with 8,625 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 September 30, 2009, there were 3,790 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, 107 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 76 homes left the system. This compares to 648 new homes being licensed and 340 homes leaving the system for the period covering October 2008 through March 2009. The chart below gives the reasons for foster home closures for the period of April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009. CHART 33 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 Number of Foster Homes 40 30 27 35.5% 24 31.6% 20 12 15.8% 6 7.9% 10 5 6.6% 1 1.3% 1 1.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% H I 0 A B C D E F G Closure Reasons N=76 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 I = Transfer to Division of Developmental Disabilities 7 The number of homes cited in this report differs from the official number cited by the Office of Licensing, Certification & Regulation (OLCR) due to the fact that the Division for Children, Youth & Families utilize foster homes that are licensed for developmental disabilities, licensed by the tribes, etc. - 49 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 During the reporting period, there were 3,954 foster homes that required visitation. Of the 3,954 foster homes requiring visitation, 3,224 foster homes received their required visitation. This compares to 2,993 or 76.3% percent of the foster homes that received the required visitation for the period October 2008 through March 2009. 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 34 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FOSTER HOMES WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION* 4,000 Number of Homes 3,500 3,224 81.6% 2,993 76.3% 3,000 2,500 2,000 730 18.4% 1,500 930 23.7% 1,000 500 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2009-September 2009, N=3,954 October 2008-March 2009, N=3,923 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing case managers. - 50 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF HOME CARE During the reporting period, 3,894 children left the custody of the Department. This compares to 3,590 children exiting care during the prior reporting period. The comparison between the two reporting periods shows that 8.5 percent more children left care this reporting period for an increase of 304 children exiting care. TABLE 35 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD 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% APRIL 2008 – SEPTEMBER 2008 3,773 +7.4% OCTOBER 2008 – MARCH 2009 3,590 -4.9% APRIL 2009 – SEPTEMBER 2009 3,894 +8.5% CHART 35 CHILDREN ENTERING AND EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5000 Number of Children 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Oct 2005 Mar 2006 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Number of New Removals Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 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. - 51 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 197 5.1% Ages 1 – 5 1,370 35.1% Ages 6 – 8 504 12.9% Ages 9 – 12 587 15.1% Ages 13 – 17 847 21.8% 18 and Over 389 10.0% 100.0% Total 3,894 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,559 1,383 515 279 40 118 3,894 Percentage 40.1% 35.5% 13.2% 7.2% 1.0% 3.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,969 882 429 181 130 303 3,894 Percentage 50.5% 22.7% 11.0% 4.7% 3.3% 7.8% 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 864 1,217 938 875 3,894 Percentage 22.2% 31.2% 24.1% 22.5% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 9.0 2.4 16.2 Median 8.3 1.0 11.7 - 52 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 37 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “REUNIFICATION WITH PARENTS OR PRIMARY CARETAKER” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 161 8.1% Ages 1 - 5 716 36.0% Ages 6 – 8 256 12.9% Ages 9 - 12 330 16.6% Ages 13 - 17 519 26.1% 18 and Over 5 0.3% 100.0% Total 1,987 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 787 692 280 124 21 83 1,987 Percentage 39.6% 34.8% 14.1% 6.2% 1.1% 4.2% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,286 417 153 59 31 41 1,987 Percentage 64.6% 21.0% 7.7% 3.0% 1.6% 2.1% 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 741 845 328 73 1,987 Percentage 37.3% 42.5% 16.5% 3.7% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.1 1.7 7.3 Median 7.3 1.0 4.4 - 53 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 0 0.0% Ages 1 - 5 11 42.4% Ages 6 – 8 7 26.9% Ages 9 - 12 3 11.5% Ages 13 - 17 5 19.2% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 26 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 8 12 2 4 0 0 26 Percentage 30.8% 46.1% 7.7% 15.4% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 22 3 0 0 1 0 26 Percentage 84.7% 11.5% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8% 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 20 5 1 0 26 Percentage 77.0% 19.2% 3.8% 0.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.5 1.3 1.8 Median 6.4 1.0 0.1 - 54 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 9 1.0% Ages 1 - 5 477 53.5% Ages 6 – 8 181 20.3% Ages 9 - 12 145 16.3% Ages 13 - 17 79 8.9% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 891 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 387 349 101 32 12 10 891 Percentage 43.5% 39.2% 11.3% 3.6% 1.3% 1.1% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 294 269 162 60 41 65 891 Percentage 33.0% 30.2% 18.2% 6.7% 4.6% 7.3% 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 26 362 503 891 Percentage 0.0% 2.9% 40.6% 56.5% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 6.3 2.5 28.4 Median 5.4 2.0 25.1 - 55 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 7 1.9% Ages 1 - 5 97 25.9% Ages 6 – 8 41 11.0% Ages 9 - 12 90 24.1% Ages 13 - 17 139 37.1% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 374 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 146 126 46 42 4 10 374 Percentage 39.0% 33.7% 12.3% 11.2% 1.1% 2.7% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 202 95 34 15 14 14 374 Percentage 54.1% 25.4% 9.1% 4.0% 3.7% 3.7% 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 41 135 146 52 374 Percentage 11.0% 36.1% 39.0% 13.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 10.0 2.0 14.2 Median 11.0 1.0 13.4 - 56 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 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 4 1.0% 18 and Over 382 99.0% 100.0% Total 386 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 170 123 57 29 3 4 386 Percentage 44.0% 31.9% 14.8% 7.5% 0.8% 1.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 39 46 53 42 36 170 386 Percentage 10.1% 11.9% 13.7% 10.9% 9.3% 44.1% 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 87 72 227 386 Percentage 0.0% 22.5% 18.7% 58.8% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 18.8 6.6 41.1 Median 18.3 5.0 30.7 - 57 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 16 9.9% Ages 1 – 5 66 40.8% Ages 6 – 8 19 11.7% Ages 9 – 12 17 10.5% Ages 13 – 17 43 26.5% 18 and Over 1 0.6% 100.0% Total 162 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 40 54 19 46 0 3 162 Percentage 24.7% 33.3% 11.7% 28.4% 0.0% 1.9% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 81 46 21 3 5 6 162 Percentage 50.0% 28.3% 13.0% 1.9% 3.1% 3.7% 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 29 99 21 13 162 Percentage 17.9% 61.1% 13.0% 8.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.5 2.0 9.6 Median 5.5 1.5 7.2 - 58 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 2 3.2% Ages 1 – 5 0 0.0% Ages 6 – 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 – 12 1 1.6% Ages 13 – 17 58 93.6% 18 and Over 1 1.6% 100.0% Total 62 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 19 25 9 1 0 8 62 Percentage 30.6% 40.4% 14.5% 1.6% 0.0% 12.9% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 43 4 4 2 2 7 62 Percentage 69.3% 6.5% 6.5% 3.2% 3.2% 11.3% 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 33 17 6 6 62 Percentage 53.2% 27.4% 9.7% 9.7% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 16.1 2.4 9.1 Median 16.9 1.0 0.5 - 59 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 2 33.3% Ages 1 - 5 3 50% Ages 6 – 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 - 12 1 16.6% Ages 13 - 17 0 0.0% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 6 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 Percentage 33.3% 33.3% 16.6% 16.6% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 2 2 2 0 0 0 6 Percentage 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 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 2 1 6 Percentage 0.0% 50.0% 33.3% 16.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 3.0 2.0 12.7 Median 1.2 2.0 8.1 - 60 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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 Coconino Pneumonia Family Foster Home Pima Autopsy Pending Hospital Pima Suicide Family Foster Home Maricopa Drowning Family Foster Home Maricopa Undetermined at the time of this report. Family Foster Home Yuma Undetermined at the time of this report. 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 APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 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 2 0 0 2 0 4 100.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 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 2 0 4 100.0% % OF TOTAL 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 100.0% - 61 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHILDREN WITH ADOPTIVE CASE PLAN GOALS Of the 10,112 children in out-of-home care on September 30, 2009, 2,505 or 24.8 percent had a case plan goal of adoption. The majority of those children, 46.6 percent, are in the 1-5 year old age range, followed by 19.7 percent in the 9-12 year old age range, and 18.0 percent in the 6-8 year old age range. The remaining children, 332 or 15.7 percent, fall within the under one or 13 and over age range. The majority of these children are Hispanic (1,007 or 40.2 percent), Caucasian (958 or 38.2 percent), or African American (332 or 13.3 percent). The remaining 208 children or 8.3 percent are American Indian, Asian or other. Eighty-five and five tenths of a percent, or 2,142 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 APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 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 0.4% COCHISE 16 0 0 0 16 1.2% COCONINO 15 0 0 0 15 1.1% GILA 3 0 0 0 3 0.2% GRAHAM 5 0 0 0 5 0.4% GREENLEE 2 0 0 0 2 0.2% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 706 7 6 19 738 54.9% MOHAVE 38 0 0 0 38 2.8% NAVAJO 9 0 0 0 9 0.7% PIMA 366 1 1 6 374 27.9% PINAL 66 0 0 2 68 5.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 49 0 1 2 52 3.9% YUMA 16 0 0 0 16 1.2% STATEWIDE 1,296 8 8 29 1,341 100.0% % OF TOTAL 96.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2.2% 100.0% - 62 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 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, 3 months. There were a total of 2,505 children with case plan goals of adoption during this reporting period. Of this total, 2,142 were placed and 363 were not placed. The population of children with case plan goals of adoption averaged 2.9 placements and had a median placement count of 2.0. Their placement count ranged from 1 to 39. TABLE 48 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION Placements 2.9 Average 2.0 Median 1.0 Range Minimum 39.0 Range Maximum CHART 36 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY AGE 1200 1,044 48.8% Number of Children 1000 800 600 398 18.6% 397 18.5% 400 200 54 2.5% 5 1.4% 247 11.5% 126 34.6% 95 26.2% 54 14.9% 83 22.9% 2 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children Placed, N=2,142 Not Placed, N=363 - 63 - 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 37 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 1100 1000 900 879 41.0% 808 37.7% Number of Children 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 282 13.2% 150 41.2% 128 35.3% 100 50 13.8% 116 5.4% 32 8.8% 11 0.5% 1 0.3% 46 2.2% 2 0.6% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Other Ethnicity Placed, N=2,142 Not Placed, N=363 CHART 38 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 1800 1600 1,454 67.9% Number of Children 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 238 65.6% 433 20.2% 90 24.8% 200 255 11.9% 35 9.6% 0 Legally Free Not Free Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=2,142 Not Placed, N=363 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. - 64 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 39 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 2,000 1,800 1,467 68.4% Number of Children 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 87 4.1% 118 5.5% 139 6.5% 149 7.0% 1 to 3 months 3 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 400 200 85 4.0% 97 4.5% 2 to 3 years 3 or more years 0 Less than 1 month** Length of Time Placed, N=2,142 **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 40 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION 1000 900 891 Number of Children 800 700 736 765 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 764 695 600 500 797 773 586 400 300 200 100 0 Oct 2005 Mar 2006 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 There were 891 children with a finalized adoption during the reporting period. Chart 41 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. - 65 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 CHART 41 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT BEFORE ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT 800 Number of Children 700 610 68.5% 600 461 60.3% 500 400 300 154 17.3% 200 142 18.6% 77 10.1% 50 5.6% 100 84 11.0% 77 8.6% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2009-September 2009, N=891 October 2008-March 2009, N=764 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 42 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME IN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT BEFORE THE FINAL ORDER OF ADOPTION 600 430 48.2% Number of Children 500 400 310 40.5% 227 25.5% 300 200 162 18.2% 185 24.2% 196 25.7% 72 8.1% 100 73 9.6% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2009-September 2009, N=891 October 2008-March 2009, N=764 - 66 -