CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2006, CHAPTER 203] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY DIVISION OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Arizona Revised Statute § 8-526, as amended by Laws 2006, Chapter 203 requires the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) to compile information and produce a semi-annual report for the periods ending on March 31 and September 30 of each year regarding Child Welfare Services, including Child Protective Services (CPS). This report, submitted in satisfaction of that mandate, is for the semiannual reporting period beginning on October 1, 2009 and ending on March 31, 2010. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010) 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010) 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010) 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 Executive Summary The Arizona Department of Economic Security’s Division of Children, Youth and Families (Division) is pleased to publish this semi-annual report for October 2009 through March 2010 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 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 28,339 calls during this reporting period. Of those, 11,229 – or 39.6 percent – did not meet the statutory criteria for a CPS report. Calls that did not meet the criteria for a CPS report included: requests for information or referrals for services; questions about current cases; and allegations of abuse or neglect where the alleged perpetrator was not the child’s parent, guardian or custodian (those calls are referred to law enforcement for response). Every call that does not meet the criteria for a CPS report is reviewed within 48 hours by quality assurance staff to ensure the accuracy of that decision. The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 17,110 calls during this reporting period that met the statutory criteria for a CPS report. Of those, 220 were referred to other jurisdictions, the military or tribal governments for investigation and an additional 288 reports were not assigned for investigation, primarily as a result of the impact of staffing reductions pursuant to budget reduction strategies. This resulted in 16,602 CPS reports being assigned to child welfare specialists for investigation. Compared to the same reporting period last year, this represents a decrease of 218 CPS reports assigned for investigation – or 1.3 percent. This decrease in CPS reports requiring an investigation has mainly occurred in Maricopa and Pima counties. Of the 16,602 CPS reports assigned for investigation during this reporting period, 8,149 reports – or 49.1 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 plan is put in place, as needed. Many factors can impact the closure of investigations, including time -4- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 needed for child welfare specialists to obtain all information needed to complete an accurate and thorough assessment. Of the 16,602 CPS reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, 1,311 – or 7.9 percent – were substantiated. An additional 447 CPS reports – or 2.7 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 remains committed to working with the community to keep children safe, strengthen families, and prevent the need for children to be removed from their homes. The number of children in out-of-home care increased slightly from 10,112 in the prior reporting period to 10,207 in March 2010. Of the children in out-of-home care, the Division continues its success in placing children in the most familylike setting possible. In March 2010, 8,437 children – or 82.6 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives or licensed foster parents. An additional 46 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 293 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-ofhome placement resulted in 560 new homes being licensed during this reporting period. The Division continues to focus on the number of young children in shelter and group home care. In March 2010, there were 22 young children ages 0 through 3 in shelter care. This represents a decrease of 9 children – or 29.0 percent – since March 2006. Placement of young children in shelter care continues to be influenced by the need to place some children after regular work hours, such as weekends, as well as the placement of children in a specialized shelter in Pima County for medically fragile children. The Division has also worked diligently to reduce the number of very young children in group homes. In March 2010, there were 4 young children ages 0 to 6 in group homes. This represents a decrease of 32 children – or 88.9 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 704 children – or 62.5 percent – a significant improvement. Compared to the same reporting period last year, the number of children in these temporary care settings decreased by 106 children – or 20.1 percent. The state requires monthly face to face visitation with children in foster care. The current report shows that 87.9 percent of the children in foster care received their visitation during the last month of the reporting period. This compares to 81.1 percent receiving their visit during the last month of the reporting period ending September 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. 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 3,124 this reporting period, compared to 3,027 the same reporting period last year. As evidenced below, the Division increased adoptions by 35.3 percent over the same period a year ago; it also increased -5- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 guardianship by 1.3 percent for the same period. The reunification of children with their parents for the same period a year ago decreased by 9.1 percent. Compared to the same reporting period last year, in this reporting period: ƒ ƒ ƒ 1,778 children exited the system to family reunification, a decrease of 177 children – or 9.1 percent. 1,034 children exited to adoption, an increase of 270 children – or 35.3 percent. 312 children exited to guardianship, an increase of 4 children – or 1.3 percent. Challenges The Division faces a number of challenges in its efforts to ensure safety and promote permanency for abused and neglected children. Some of the challenges the Division has faced in meeting these goals are: ƒ ƒ ƒ Retention of trained and qualified staff. Economic factors which create additional stress upon families and increases factors that place children at risk of maltreatment. Budget reductions which impacts the array of services available to families and decreases the Division's capacity to contract for family support and prevention 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 Semi-Annual Comparisons 1 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 Oct 2009 through Mar 2010 16,781 16,612 18,078 17,628 17,493 17,094 16,134 17,110 1,376 1,369 1,413 1,223 1,331 1,238 1,296 1,311 10% 10% 10% 8% 9% 9% 9% 8% 16,256 15,017 12,722 10,760 10,064 10,686 10,397 8,149 16,619 16,422 17,876 17,413 17,310 16,820 15,496 16,602 3,773 3,683 3,924 3,742 4,546 3,889 3,819 3,936 386 398 468 408 370 319 148 125 9,833 9,773 9,701 9,721 10,303 10,404 10,112 10,207 744 705 679 626 585 529 450 423 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 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%) 8,973 (87.9%) 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%) 1,234 (12.1%) 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%) 1,578 (64.8%) 3,256 3,177 3,512 3,592 3,615 3,923 3,954 3,932 6,469 6,498 6,639 6,283 7,116 8,293 8,625 8,789 426 432 435 794 162 648 107 560 166 232 100 445 139 340 76 582 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%) 3,240 (82.4%) 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%) 692 (17.6) 3,595 3,553 3,824 3,512 3,773 3,590 3,894 3,650 2,302 2,439 2,186 1,954 1,856 2,047 2,505 2,411 Number of Children With a Finalized Adoption 736 695 773 765 797 764 891 1,034 Since the appeals process delays the substantiation of reports, revisions to the substantiation rate for the prior reporting period will occur with every semi-annual report produced. -7- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 Reports of Abuse & Neglect Child abuse and neglect are defined in A.R.S. §8-201 and A.R.S. §13-3623 (A). These definitions provide the major categories in this report. Between October 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010, there were 17,110 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 220 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. This compares to 16,134 incoming communications received during the last reporting period which met the criteria of a report of abuse or neglect. Table 1 shows the number of reports received by the Department by category of maltreatment for the last eight reporting periods. The table shows that for the current reporting period 10,127 or 59.2 percent of the 17,110 reports of maltreatment were related to allegations of neglect, 5,866 or 34.3 percent of the reports were related to allegations of physical abuse, 930 or 5.4 percent of the reports were related to allegations of sexual abuse, and 187 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 April 2006 - September 2006 10,201 60.7% 5,346 31.9% 1,019 6.1% 215 1.3% 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 2009 – March 2010 10,127 59.2% 5,866 34.3% 930 5.4% 187 1.1% 17,110 100.0% -8- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 Chart 1 shows that the number of CPS reports received by the CPS Hotline has increased over the past year. Comparing the current reporting period to the prior reporting period, the number of reports received increased by 976 reports or 6.0 percent. CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 18,500 18,000 18,078 17,500 17,628 17,493 17,000 17,094 16,500 17,110 16,781 16,612 16,000 16,134 15,500 15,000 April 2006 October 2006 – April 2007 October 2007 – April 2008 October 2008 – April 2009 October 2009 – September 2006 March 2007 September 2007 March 2008 September 2008 March 2009 September 2009 March 2010 -9- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 In addition to the 17,110 reports during the current reporting period, the Child Abuse Hotline received 11,229 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 50 47 52.1% 40 23 25.6% 30 20 7 7.8% 5 5.6% 10 8 8.9% 0 0.0% 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 15.2 percent of the reports received as high risk, 29.7 percent as moderate risk, 43.6 percent as low risk, and 11.5 percent as potential risk. For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 1.1 percent of CPS reports as emotional abuse, 59.2 percent as neglect, 34.3 percent as physical abuse, and 5.4 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 April 2006 September 2006 October 2006 – March 2007 HIGH RISK April 2007 September 2007 October 2007 March 2008 MODERATE RISK April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 March 2009 LOW RISK April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 March 2010 POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 12 21 30 6 69 0.4% COCHISE 54 132 187 38 411 2.4% COCONINO 42 102 129 48 321 1.9% GILA 19 15 31 10 75 0.4% GRAHAM 19 36 28 3 86 0.5% GREENLEE 2 3 5 2 12 0.1% LA PAZ 9 24 26 5 64 0.4% MARICOPA 1,615 2,924 4,310 1,163 10,012 58.5% MOHAVE 78 177 222 57 534 3.1% NAVAJO 41 88 118 27 274 1.6% PIMA 414 913 1,496 351 3,174 18.6% PINAL 167 337 473 125 1,102 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 9 17 32 10 68 0.4% YAVAPAI 63 167 212 76 518 3.0% YUMA 64 126 157 43 390 2.3% STATEWIDE 2,608 5,082 7,456 1,964 17,110 100.0% % OF TOTAL 15.2% 29.7% 43.6% 11.5% 100.0% - 11 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 3 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% CHART 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2006 September 2006 October 2006 – March 2007 EMOTIONAL ABUSE April 2007 September 2007 October 2007 March 2008 NEGLECT - 12 - April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 – March 2009 PHYSICAL ABUSE April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 – March 2010 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 41 25 3 69 0.4% COCHISE 3 253 143 12 411 2.4% COCONINO 3 179 124 15 321 1.9% GILA 0 48 24 3 75 0.4% GRAHAM 1 60 18 7 86 0.5% GREENLEE 0 7 4 1 12 0.1% LA PAZ 1 37 19 7 64 0.4% MARICOPA 98 5,846 3,496 572 10,012 58.5% MOHAVE 5 326 185 18 534 3.1% NAVAJO 3 165 89 17 274 1.6% PIMA 52 1,919 1,049 154 3,174 18.6% PINAL 13 617 404 68 1,102 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 34 32 2 68 0.4% YAVAPAI 6 338 145 29 518 3.0% YUMA 2 257 109 22 390 2.3% STATEWIDE 187 10,127 5,866 930 17,110 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 59.2% 34.3% 5.4% 100.0% TABLE 5 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% - 13 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the reporting period, there were 17,110 calls to the hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of those, 220 reports fell within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and 288 reports were not investigated. This left 16,602 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 7,377 8,000 6,847 7,000 6,000 5,087 5,021 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,547 2,242 2,000 1,657 1,320 1,000 0 April 2009 - September 2009 HIGH October 2009 – March 2010 MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 7 13 22 2 44 0.3% COCHISE 54 131 187 34 406 2.5% COCONINO 38 92 103 36 269 1.6% GILA 13 13 31 9 66 0.4% GRAHAM 16 36 28 2 82 0.5% GREENLEE 2 3 5 2 12 0.1% LA PAZ 6 22 20 3 51 0.3% MARICOPA 1,604 2,913 4,293 1,000 9,810 59.1% MOHAVE 73 175 221 47 516 3.1% NAVAJO 32 78 108 21 239 1.4% PIMA 412 909 1,492 289 3,102 18.7% PINAL 157 326 468 102 1,053 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 9 17 32 8 66 0.4% YAVAPAI 61 167 211 66 505 3.0% YUMA 63 126 156 36 381 2.3% STATEWIDE 2,547 5,021 7,377 1,657 16,602 100.0% % OF TOTAL 15.3% 30.2% 44.5% 10.0% 100.0% - 14 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 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% CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 11,000 9,867 9,339 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 5,632 5,077 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 906 174 920 183 0 April 2009 - September 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE October 2009 – March 2010 NEGLECT - 15 - PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 26 17 1 44 0.3% COCHISE 3 252 139 12 406 2.5% COCONINO 0 151 105 13 269 1.6% GILA 0 40 23 3 66 0.4% GRAHAM 1 56 18 7 82 0.5% GREENLEE 0 7 4 1 12 0.1% LA PAZ 1 27 16 7 51 0.3% MARICOPA 97 5,767 3,377 569 9,810 59.1% MOHAVE 5 315 178 18 516 3.1% NAVAJO 3 141 79 16 239 1.4% PIMA 52 1,880 1,016 154 3,102 18.7% PINAL 13 588 386 66 1,053 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 33 31 2 66 0.4% YAVAPAI 6 330 140 29 505 3.0% YUMA 2 254 103 22 381 2.3% STATEWIDE 183 9,867 5,632 920 16,602 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 59.5% 33.9% 5.5% 100.0% TABLE 9 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% - 16 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 During this reporting period, there were 16,602 reports assigned for investigation. Of these, CPS completed 8,149 investigations or 49.1 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 OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 1 1 0.4% COCHISE 0 0 0 4 4 1.4% COCONINO 0 0 1 6 7 2.4% GILA 0 0 0 1 1 0.4% GRAHAM 0 0 0 1 1 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 0 2 162 164 56.9% MOHAVE 0 0 0 9 9 3.1% NAVAJO 0 0 0 3 3 1.0% PIMA 0 0 0 60 60 20.8% PINAL 0 0 0 19 19 6.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 2 2 0.7% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 10 10 3.5% YUMA 0 0 0 7 7 2.4% STATEWIDE 0 0 3 285 288 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 99.0% 100.0% By statute, a random sample of reports not responded to for the period is required. For the current reporting period there were 288 reports that were not responded to. A random sample of 55 reports not responded to were reviewed. Chart 7 displays the 55 reports in brief descriptive categories. - 17 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS NOT RESPONDED TO BY CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 50 40 72.7% Number of Communications 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 8 14.6% 5 2 3.6% 0 0.0% B C Categories 5 9.1% 0 A D E N=55 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 5,000 4,314 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,392 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 450 153 899 848 724 149 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 HIGH RISK Oct 2009 - March 2010 MODERATE RISK - 18 - LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 2 5 16 0 23 0.3% COCHISE 20 75 124 24 243 2.9% COCONINO 10 40 52 16 118 1.4% GILA 3 2 9 3 17 0.2% GRAHAM 8 30 26 2 66 0.8% GREENLEE 2 3 3 2 10 0.1% LA PAZ 2 12 9 1 24 0.3% MARICOPA 474 1,238 2,282 478 4,472 52.9% MOHAVE 21 88 142 28 279 3.3% NAVAJO 13 43 83 14 153 1.8% PIMA 133 425 905 195 1,658 19.6% PINAL 94 257 407 72 830 9.8% SANTA CRUZ 5 14 31 6 56 0.7% YAVAPAI 29 91 133 38 291 3.4% YUMA 32 69 92 20 213 2.5% STATEWIDE 848 2,392 4,314 899 8,453 100.0% % OF TOTAL 10.0% 28.3% 51.1% 10.6% 100.0% TABLE 12 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 4 2 0 7 0.5% COCHISE 11 23 34 7 75 5.1% COCONINO 3 8 3 2 16 1.1% GILA 1 2 3 0 6 0.4% GRAHAM 3 3 1 1 8 0.5% GREENLEE 0 0 1 0 1 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 44 114 165 34 357 24.2% MOHAVE 3 1 5 1 10 0.7% NAVAJO 6 15 26 4 51 3.5% PIMA 30 138 271 58 497 33.5% PINAL 47 120 189 39 395 26.8% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 2 0 3 0.2% YAVAPAI 4 17 17 2 40 2.7% YUMA 0 4 5 1 10 0.7% STATEWIDE 153 450 724 149 1,476 100.0% % OF TOTAL 10.4% 30.5% 49.0% 10.1% 100.0% - 19 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 5500 4,669 5000 4500 4000 3,163 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 845 1000 500 16 509 510 111 106 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2009 - March 2010 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 15 8 0 23 0.3% COCHISE 2 143 91 7 243 2.9% COCONINO 0 59 53 6 118 1.4% GILA 0 12 4 1 17 0.2% GRAHAM 1 46 15 4 66 0.8% GREENLEE 0 7 2 1 10 0.1% LA PAZ 0 10 9 5 24 0.3% MARICOPA 49 2,408 1,731 284 4,472 52.9% MOHAVE 4 165 99 11 279 3.3% NAVAJO 3 85 53 12 153 1.8% PIMA 35 944 595 84 1,658 19.6% PINAL 13 430 328 59 830 9.8% SANTA CRUZ 0 26 29 1 56 0.7% YAVAPAI 2 183 89 17 291 3.4% YUMA 2 136 57 18 213 2.5% STATEWIDE 111 4,669 3,163 510 8,453 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.3% 55.3% 37.4% 6.0% 100.0% - 20 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 14 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 5 0 2 7 0.5% COCHISE 0 45 22 8 75 5.1% COCONINO 0 7 8 1 16 1.1% GILA 0 6 0 0 6 0.4% GRAHAM 0 6 2 0 8 0.5% GREENLEE 0 0 1 0 1 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 1 200 131 25 357 24.2% MOHAVE 0 6 3 1 10 0.7% NAVAJO 1 25 21 4 51 3.5% PIMA 9 270 176 42 497 33.5% PINAL 3 243 132 17 395 26.8% SANTA CRUZ 1 1 1 0 3 0.2% YAVAPAI 1 24 9 6 40 2.7% YUMA 0 7 3 0 10 0.7% STATEWIDE 16 845 509 106 1,476 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 57.2% 34.5% 7.2% 100.0% - 21 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED 5 10 APACHE 32 33 21 26 17 9 COCHISE COCONINO GILA 8 3 3 0 GRAHAM GREENLEE 3 LA PAZ 2 969 MARICOPA 930 52 51 32 28 MOHAVE NAVAJO 532 PIMA 541 92 87 PINAL 3 0 SANTA CRUZ 46 43 19 14 YAVAPAI YUMA 0 100 200 300 400 500 April 2009 - September 2009 - 22 - 600 700 800 900 October 2009 - March 2010 1,000 1,100 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 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 44 5 11.4% COCHISE 406 32 7.9% COCONINO 269 21 7.8% GILA 66 17 25.8% GRAHAM 82 8 9.8% GREENLEE 12 3 25.0% LA PAZ 51 3 5.9% MARICOPA 9,810 969 9.9% MOHAVE 516 52 10.1% NAVAJO 239 32 13.4% PIMA 3,102 532 17.2% PINAL 1,053 92 8.7% SANTA CRUZ 66 3 4.6% YAVAPAI 505 46 9.1% YUMA 381 19 5.0% STATEWIDE 16,602 1,834 11.0% TABLE 16 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% - 23 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 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 1,311. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 902 to 1,296 to reflect subsequent decisions based on parents’ rights to due process. For the current reporting period, 44.7 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as high risk, 30.1 percent as moderate risk, 20.7 percent as low risk, and 4.5 percent as potential risk. Prior to October 1, 2009 potential risk reports were not substantiated by CPS. For the prior reporting period, 29.4 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as high risk, 39.6 percent as moderate risk, and 31.0 percent as low risk. • There were 16,602 reports received during the current reporting period that were subject to substantiation. This results in a preliminary substantiation rate of 8 percent for the current reporting period. • There were 14,186 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% 12% 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% 10% 9% 9% 8% October 2008 March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 March 2010 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% April 2006 September 2006 October 2006 March 2007 April 2007 September 2007 October 2007 March 2008 - 24 - April 2008 September 2008 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 187 200 175 150 122 125 93 100 75 45 50 25 14 20 12 1 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 HIGH RISK Oct 2009 - March 2010 MODERATE RISK LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 1 1 2 0.5% COCHISE 3 1 1 0 5 1.1% COCONINO 2 3 3 0 8 1.8% GILA 3 3 4 0 10 2.2% GRAHAM 3 0 0 0 3 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 0 0 0 1 0.2% MARICOPA 135 69 56 39 299 66.7% MOHAVE 8 4 4 0 16 3.6% NAVAJO 2 1 0 0 3 0.7% PIMA 13 31 15 2 61 13.7% PINAL 11 5 3 1 20 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 5 4 4 2 15 3.4% YUMA 1 1 2 0 4 0.9% STATEWIDE 187 122 93 45 447 100.0% % OF TOTAL 41.8% 27.3% 20.8% 10.1% 100.0% - 25 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 18 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 1 0 0 1 2.1% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 1 0 0 1 2.1% GILA 1 0 0 0 1 2.1% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 1 0 0 1 2.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 8 11 9 0 28 59.7% MOHAVE 1 2 0 0 3 6.4% NAVAJO 2 0 0 0 2 4.3% PIMA 1 3 1 0 5 10.6% PINAL 1 1 1 1 4 8.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 1 0 1 2.1% STATEWIDE 14 20 12 1 47 100.0% % OF TOTAL 29.8% 42.6% 25.5% 2.1% 100.0% CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 400 360 350 300 250 200 150 100 64 26 50 13 23 8 0 0 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Oct 2009 - March 2010 PHYSICAL ABUSE - 26 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 2 0 0 2 0.5% COCHISE 0 3 0 2 5 1.1% COCONINO 0 3 4 1 8 1.8% GILA 0 9 1 0 10 2.2% GRAHAM 0 3 0 0 3 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% MARICOPA 0 251 35 13 299 66.7% MOHAVE 0 13 3 0 16 3.6% NAVAJO 0 3 0 0 3 0.7% PIMA 0 44 11 6 61 13.7% PINAL 0 17 3 0 20 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 9 5 1 15 3.4% YUMA 0 2 2 0 4 0.9% STATEWIDE 0 360 64 23 447 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 80.5% 14.3% 5.2% 100.0% TABLE 20 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 1 1 2.1% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 1 0 1 2.1% GILA 0 0 1 0 1 2.1% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 1 0 1 2.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 15 7 6 28 59.7% MOHAVE 0 3 0 0 3 6.4% NAVAJO 0 2 0 0 2 4.3% PIMA 0 4 1 0 5 10.6% PINAL 0 2 1 1 4 8.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 1 0 1 2.1% STATEWIDE 0 26 13 8 47 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 55.3% 27.7% 17.0% 100.0% - 27 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 700 587 600 513 500 400 402 394 381 271 300 200 59 100 0 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 HIGH RISK Oct 2009 - March 2010 MODERATE RISK LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 21 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 12 16 3 0 31 2.4% COCONINO 3 6 0 0 9 0.7% GILA 1 0 1 1 3 0.2% GRAHAM 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.2% MARICOPA 355 172 121 49 697 53.1% MOHAVE 24 7 5 1 37 2.8% NAVAJO 1 1 1 0 3 0.2% PIMA 142 166 117 1 426 32.5% PINAL 21 10 11 4 46 3.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 12 10 10 1 33 2.5% YUMA 15 5 1 2 23 1.8% STATEWIDE 587 394 271 59 1,311 100.0% % OF TOTAL 44.7% 30.1% 20.7% 4.5% 100.0% - 28 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 22 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 2 2 0 5 0.4% COCHISE 9 18 9 0 36 2.8% COCONINO 6 10 5 0 21 1.6% GILA 1 2 1 0 4 0.3% GRAHAM 2 1 1 0 4 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% MARICOPA 192 231 194 0 617 47.6% MOHAVE 16 13 14 0 43 3.3% NAVAJO 3 8 2 0 13 1.0% PIMA 123 177 129 0 429 33.1% PINAL 16 17 18 0 51 3.9% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 8 22 16 0 46 3.6% YUMA 4 11 11 0 26 2.0% STATEWIDE 381 513 402 0 1,296 100.0% % OF TOTAL 29.4% 39.6% 31.0% 0.0% 100.0% CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1100 1016 1000 900 775 800 700 600 500 414 400 300 240 200 100 104 52 3 3 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2009 - March 2010 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 29 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 23 6 2 31 2.4% COCONINO 0 5 4 0 9 0.7% GILA 0 1 2 0 3 0.2% GRAHAM 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.2% MARICOPA 1 542 125 29 697 53.1% MOHAVE 0 31 6 0 37 2.8% NAVAJO 0 2 1 0 3 0.2% PIMA 2 329 77 18 426 32.5% PINAL 0 35 10 1 46 3.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 26 5 2 33 2.5% YUMA 0 20 3 0 23 1.8% STATEWIDE 3 1,016 240 52 1,311 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.2% 77.5% 18.3% 4.0% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 2 2 1 5 0.4% COCHISE 0 24 11 1 36 2.8% COCONINO 0 15 4 2 21 1.6% GILA 0 2 1 1 4 0.3% GRAHAM 0 3 1 0 4 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 1 1 0.1% MARICOPA 1 300 246 70 617 47.6% MOHAVE 0 32 8 3 43 3.3% NAVAJO 0 11 2 0 13 1.0% PIMA 2 314 96 17 429 33.1% PINAL 0 27 20 4 51 3.9% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 27 16 3 46 3.6% YUMA 0 18 7 1 26 2.0% STATEWIDE 3 775 414 104 1,296 100.0% - 30 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 % OF TOTAL 0.2% 59.9% 31.9% 8.0% 100.0% The preliminary number of CPS investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 6,391. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were unsubstantiated was revised from 9,355 to 12,678 to reflect updated information in the CHILDS case management information system. For the prior reporting period, 13.4 percent of unsubstantiated reports were classified as high risk, 32.4 percent as moderate risk, 45.0 percent as low risk, and 9.2 percent as potential risk. Just over one percent of these unsubstantiated reports related to emotional abuse, 60.8 percent to neglect, 32.6 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 7,000 5,702 6,000 5,000 4,111 4,000 2,699 3,000 2,113 2,000 1,704 1,161 925 654 1,000 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 HIGH RISK Oct 2009 - March 2010 MODERATE RISK LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 25 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 5 8 5 1 19 0.3% COCHISE 19 39 59 10 127 2.0% COCONINO 23 43 48 20 134 2.1% GILA 6 8 17 5 36 0.6% GRAHAM 4 6 2 0 12 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 2 0 2 0.0% LA PAZ 3 9 10 2 24 0.4% MARICOPA 640 1,434 1,834 434 4,342 67.7% MOHAVE 20 76 70 18 184 2.9% NAVAJO 16 33 24 7 80 1.3% PIMA 124 287 455 91 957 15.0% PINAL 31 54 47 25 157 2.5% SANTA CRUZ 4 3 1 2 10 0.2% YAVAPAI 15 62 64 25 166 2.6% YUMA 15 51 61 14 141 2.2% STATEWIDE 925 2,113 2,699 654 6,391 100.0% - 31 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements % OF TOTAL 14.5% October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 33.1% 42.2% 10.2% 100.0% TABLE 26 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 12 17 5 38 0.3% COCHISE 31 100 157 24 312 2.5% COCONINO 30 81 122 20 253 2.0% GILA 9 17 32 8 66 0.5% GRAHAM 9 33 29 9 80 0.6% GREENLEE 2 5 6 0 13 0.1% LA PAZ 1 9 12 3 25 0.2% MARICOPA 1,173 2,645 3,672 737 8,227 64.9% MOHAVE 57 156 241 26 480 3.8% NAVAJO 18 52 67 14 151 1.2% PIMA 208 618 828 189 1,843 14.5% PINAL 85 165 190 64 504 4.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 1 0 1 <0.1% YAVAPAI 34 123 184 30 371 2.9% YUMA 43 95 144 32 314 2.5% STATEWIDE 1,704 4,111 5,702 1,161 12,678 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.4% 32.4% 45.0% 9.2% 100.0% CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 10000 7,704 8000 6000 4,137 3,821 4000 2,166 2000 682 155 335 69 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2009 - March 2010 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 32 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 9 9 1 19 0.3% COCHISE 1 83 42 1 127 2.0% COCONINO 0 84 44 6 134 2.1% GILA 0 18 16 2 36 0.6% GRAHAM 0 6 3 3 12 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 2 0 2 0.0% LA PAZ 1 15 6 2 24 0.4% MARICOPA 47 2,565 1,487 243 4,342 67.7% MOHAVE 1 106 70 7 184 2.9% NAVAJO 0 51 25 4 80 1.3% PIMA 15 563 333 46 957 15.0% PINAL 0 106 45 6 157 2.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 7 2 1 10 0.2% YAVAPAI 4 112 41 9 166 2.6% YUMA 0 96 41 4 141 2.2% STATEWIDE 69 3,821 2,166 335 6,391 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 59.8% 33.9% 5.2% 100.0% TABLE 28 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 26 11 1 38 0.3% COCHISE 8 184 109 11 312 2.5% COCONINO 4 156 81 12 253 2.0% GILA 0 39 19 8 66 0.5% GRAHAM 0 45 30 5 80 0.6% GREENLEE 0 11 2 0 13 0.1% LA PAZ 0 16 8 1 25 0.2% MARICOPA 99 4,952 2,748 428 8,227 64.9% MOHAVE 5 298 152 25 480 3.8% NAVAJO 1 100 40 10 151 1.2% PIMA 20 1,106 597 120 1,843 14.5% PINAL 5 336 139 24 504 4.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 0 0 1 <0.1% YAVAPAI 10 232 110 19 371 2.9% YUMA 3 202 91 18 314 2.5% STATEWIDE 155 7,704 4,137 682 12,678 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.2% 60.8% 32.6% 5.4% 100.0% - 33 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS There were no newborn infants delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2009 – March 2010 reporting period. This compares to two infants being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the April 2009 – September 2009 reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During this reporting period, 3,936 children entered care as compared to 3,819 children for the April 2009 through September 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 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 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 The number of children entering out-of-home placement through voluntary foster care agreements for this reporting period was 125, which represents 3.2 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 29 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 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 9 0.2% 1 0.8% COCHISE 71 1.8% 0 0.0% COCONINO 37 0.9% 2 1.6% GILA 43 1.1% 1 0.8% GRAHAM 19 0.5% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 12 0.3% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 3 0.1% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,145 54.6% 60 48.0% MOHAVE 117 3.0% 3 2.4% NAVAJO 48 1.2% 4 3.2% PIMA 1,059 26.9% 40 32.0% PINAL 212 5.4% 1 0.8% SANTA CRUZ 13 0.3% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 107 2.7% 8 6.4% YUMA 41 1.0% 5 4.0% STATEWIDE 3,936 100.0% 125 100.0% - 35 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 30 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 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% - 36 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 The Department recognizes that the unwarranted re-entry into foster care is something to be avoided and continues to take steps to ensure that these re-entries are in the best interests of the child and family. In 2005, the Department began collaborating with the Chapin Hall Center for Children on a measure to aid the Department in identifying key factors in re-entry into foster care. This will enable the Department to utilize cohort data and help to identify if changes are needed in policy or practices. TABLE 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 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 9 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% COCHISE 71 1.8% 4 5.6% 0 0.0% COCONINO 37 0.9% 4 10.8% 0 0.0% GILA 43 1.1% 3 7.0% 8 18.6% GRAHAM 19 0.5% 3 15.8% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 12 0.3% 1 8.3% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 3 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,145 54.6% 202 9.4% 55 2.6% MOHAVE 117 3.0% 6 5.1% 4 3.4% NAVAJO 48 1.2% 1 2.1% 5 10.4% PIMA 1,059 26.9% 128 12.1% 43 4.1% PINAL 212 5.4% 17 8.0% 13 6.1% SANTA CRUZ 13 0.3% 1 7.7% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 107 2.7% 11 10.3% 2 1.9% YUMA 41 1.0% 3 7.3% 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 3,936 100.0% 384 9.8% 130 3.3% - 37 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 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% CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,936 3,819 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 401 384 101 0 April 2009 - Sept 2009 Oct 2009 - March 2010 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 - 130 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE On March 31, 2010, there were 10,207 children in out-of-home care as compared to 10,112 children on September 30, 2009, an increase of 95 children. During this reporting period, 8,437 children or 82.6 percent were placed in family settings either with relatives or in foster homes. This compares to 8,293 or 82.0 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 10,303 9,833 9,773 9,701 10,404 9,721 10,207 10,112 9,000 8,000 7,000 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 March 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 March 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 March 2010 Chart 21 displays the decrease in the number of young children ages 0-6 placed in group homes. Comparing June 2006 to March 2010, the number of young children in group homes decreased by 14 children or 77.8 percent. Chart 22 displays the decrease in the number of young children ages 0-3 placed in shelter care. Comparing March 2006 to March 2010, the number of young children in shelters decreased by 9 children or 29.0 percent. Chart 23 shows that the average length of time in shelter care has increased slightly; comparing March 2008 to March 2010, 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 36 18 13 9 10 4 ar ch 20 10 20 09 M Se pt e M m ar ch be r 20 09 20 08 be r pt e Se Se Se m ar ch M m pt e 20 08 20 07 be r 20 07 ar ch M pt e m Ju ne be r 20 06 20 06 4 ar ch M 14 10 10 20 06 Number of Children CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN GROUP HOMES AGES 0 TO 63 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER CARE AGES 0 TO 3 60 55 50 Number of Children 45 40 35 30 31 33 34 24 24 22 25 21 20 22 13 15 10 5 0 March 2006 September March 2007 September March 2008 September March 2009 September March 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Excludes infants placed with their mothers and children placed in foster home group models. - 40 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 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 103.4 111.7 96.6 100 102.5 90 78.6 80 70 September March 2007 September March 2008 September March 2009 September March 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 The majority of children in out-of-home care fall within the 1-5 age range (34.0 percent) and the 13-17 age range (24.8 percent). The majority of children in out-of-home care are either Caucasian (37.7 percent) or Hispanic (37.5 percent), followed by African American at 13.8 percent. CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 5000 3,418 33.8% Number of Children 4000 3,467 34.0% 2,532 2,575 24.8% 25.5% 3000 2000 1000 729 7.2% 1,369 13.5% 776 7.6% 1,347 13.2% 1,442 1,493 14.3% 14.6% 579 5.7% 592 5.8% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2010, N=10,207 - 41 - 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 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% 3,857 37.7% 3,875 3,829 38.3% 37.5% 3,000 1,407 1,405 13.9% 13.8% 2,000 705 7.0% 730 7.2% 1,000 87 0.9% 103 1.0% 284 2.8% 283 2.8% 0 C aucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2010, N=10,207 For 49.2 percent of the children in out-of-home care, family reunification remains the primary case plan goal. This is followed by: adoption, 23.6 percent; independent living, 10.7 percent; long-term foster care, 2.7 percent; live with other relative, 1.6 percent; and, guardianship at 0.4 percent. For the remaining 11.8 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 5,099 5,012 50.3% 49.2% Number of Children 5,000 4,000 2,505 24.8% 3,000 2,411 23.6% 2,000 199 2.0% 1,000 167 1.6% 282 276 2.8% 2.7% 1,128 11.2% 1,093 10.7% 1,207 860 11.8% 8.5% 41 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, 2010, N=10,207 - 42 - Case Plan Goal Being Developed Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHART 27 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE 6,000 4,820 47.7% 5,500 5,000 4,945 48.4% Number of Children 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,473 34.3% 3,492 34.2% 3,000 2,500 783 7.7% 2,000 1,500 775 7.6% 476 453 4.7% 4.4% 1,000 500 301 293 3.0% 2.9% 209 203 2.1% 2.0% 50 46 0.5% 0.5% 0 Relative Family Foster Home Group Home Residential Treatment Independent Living Runaway Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2010, N=10,207 - 43 - Trial Home Visit Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 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 1 310 454 2 6 0 0 4 776 7.6% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 367 372 315 242 218 202 214 188 169 134 144 104 93 101 85 110 98 482 406 379 327 302 245 233 231 204 201 221 194 194 190 182 217 219 2 0 6 2 5 5 6 11 13 16 20 36 59 88 118 148 188 4 6 6 6 3 4 5 2 0 7 4 16 25 42 53 58 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 30 46 73 4 4 3 1 4 0 1 0 3 4 2 0 1 2 1 2 6 859 789 709 578 532 456 459 432 389 362 392 350 376 435 469 581 671 18 AND OLDER 26 64 50 124 288 36 4 592 8.3% 7.7% 7.0% 5.7% 5.2% 4.5% 4.5% 4.2% 3.8% 3.6% 3.8% 3.4% 3.7% 4.3% 4.6% 5.7% 6.6% 5.8% TOTAL 3,492 34.2% 4,945 48.5% 775 7.6% 453 4.4% 293 2.8% 203 2.0% 46 0.5% 10,207 100.0% % OF TOTAL 4 This category includes shelter, detention, and hospital placement types. - 44 - 100.0% Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 During the reporting period 423 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 October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010 and shows that 353 or 83.4 percent of the children were six years of age or older. In addition, 7 or 1.7 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 500 400 Number of Children 299 66.5% 300 249 58.7% 200 100 11 2.4% 7 1.7% 63 49 14.9% 10.9% 21 4.7% 18 4.3% 57 51 11.3% 13.5% 19 4.2% 29 6.9% 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, 2009 - March 31, 2010, N=423 …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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 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 4,814 47.1% 4000 2,575 25.5% 3000 2,573 25.2% 2,306 22.8% 2,251 22.1% 2000 1000 547 5.4% 569 5.6% 0 30 days or less 31 days to 12 months 13 to 24 months More than 24 months Length of T ime in Out-of-Home Care September 30, 2009, N=10,112 March 31, 2010, N=10,207 For the children in out-of-home care on September 30, 2009 the average number of placements was 2.8, the median number of placements was 2.0, and the range for the number of placements was 1 to 39 placements during their current removal episode. TABLE 34 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON MARCH 31, 2010 Placements 2.8 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 396 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHART 30 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LEGAL STATUS 5,000 4,222 41.8% 4,256 41.7% Number of Children 4,000 3,745 37.0% 3,868 37.9% 3,000 1,692 16.7% 1,680 16.5% 2,000 290 254 2.9%% 2.5% 1,000 81 63 0.8% 0.6% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 24 21 0.2% 0.2% 58 65 0.6% 0.6% 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, 2010, N=10,207 At the end of the reporting period there were 10,207 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was accurately documented in the automated system for 8,973 children. As displayed in Chart 31, during this reporting period, the percent of children receiving required visits by their CPS specialists increased by 6.8 percent to 87.9 percent. The required child visitation is performed monthly by DES case managers, contracted case managers, and/or other professionals as approved by a supervisor or as established by policy. The Department has verified that more children received the required visitation than is indicated in Chart 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHART 31 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 11,000 10,000 9,000 Number of Children 8,973 87.9% 8,201 81.1% 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 1,911 18.9% 3,000 1,234 12.1% 2,000 1,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited September 2009, N=10,112 March 2010, N=10,207 According to Administration for Children, Youth and Families policy, case managers shall have face-toface contact with all parents at least once a month, including any alleged parents and parents residing outside of the child’s home where the case plan goal is family reunification or remain with family. During the reporting period, there were 1,578 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of return home. Of those parents requiring visitation, 1,022 or 64.8 percent received the required visitation. The 64.8 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 8,973 8,201 9,000 7,610 8,000 7,283 7,376 7,664 7,247 Number of Children 6,437 7,000 6,000 5,000 3,396 3,157 4,000 2,163 3,000 2,418 2,345 2,639 1,911 1,234 2,000 1,000 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 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 FOSTER HOMES As of March 31, 2010, there were 3,9327 licensed foster homes with 8,789 spaces available for Administration for Children, Youth and Families placements. Licensed foster homes include family foster homes, professional family foster homes, respite foster homes, receiving foster homes, and developmentally disabled homes with DCYF children placed in them. Foster home licenses specify the age range, gender and maximum number of children that can be placed in a home. Foster parents, in consultation with the licensing worker, decide the type of physical, behavioral, and psychological needs of children they can effectively parent based upon their own skill level, experiences, and desires. As of March 31, 2010, there were 3,047 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, 560 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 582 homes left the system. This compares to 107 new homes being licensed and 76 homes leaving the system for the period covering April 2009 through September 2009. The chart below gives the reasons for foster home closures for the period of October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010. CHART 33 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 Number of Foster Homes 300 250 185 31.8% 200 150 210 36.1% 93 16.0% 100 57 9.8% 37 6.4% D E 50 0 A B C Closure Reasons N=582 A = Adoption / Guardianship Finalized B = Failed to Renew C = Family Request D = Other E = Relocation 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 utilizes foster homes that are licensed for developmental disabilities, licensed by the tribes, etc. - 49 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 During the reporting period, there were 3,932 foster homes that required visitation. Of the 3,932 foster homes requiring visitation, 3,240 foster homes received their required visitation. This compares to 3,224 or 81.6 percent of the foster homes that received the required visitation for the period April 2009 through September 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* 4,500 4,000 Number of Homes 3,500 3,224 81.6% 3,240 82.4% 3,000 2,500 2,000 730 18.4% 1,500 692 17.6% 1,000 500 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2009-September 2009, N=3,954 October 2009-March 2010, N=3,885 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing case managers. - 50 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF HOME CARE During the reporting period, 3,650 children left the custody of the Department. This compares to 3,894 children exiting care during the prior reporting period. The comparison between the two reporting periods shows that 6.3 percent fewer children left care this reporting period for a decrease of 244 children exiting care. TABLE 35 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD 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% OCTOBER 2009 – MARCH 2010 3,650 -6.3% CHART 35 CHILDREN ENTERING AND EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5000 Number of Children 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Number of New Removals Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON MARCH 31, 2010 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 187 5.1% Ages 1 – 5 1,357 37.1% Ages 6 – 8 503 13.8% Ages 9 – 12 510 14.0% Ages 13 – 17 783 21.5% 18 and Over 310 8.5% 100.0% Total 3,650 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,349 1,397 496 260 39 109 3,650 Percentage 37.0% 38.2% 13.6% 7.1% 1.1% 3.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 2,000 743 360 202 110 235 3,650 Percentage 54.8% 20.4% 9.9% 5.5% 3.0% 6.4% 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 837 1,021 957 835 3,650 Percentage 22.9% 28.0% 26.2% 22.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.7 2.3 16.4 Median 7.6 1.0 12.7 - 52 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 37 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “REUNIFICATION WITH PARENTS OR PRIMARY CARETAKER” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2010 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 147 8.3% Ages 1 - 5 651 36.6% Ages 6 – 8 261 14.7% Ages 9 - 12 264 14.8% Ages 13 - 17 451 25.4% 18 and Over 4 0.2% 100.0% Total 1,778 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 648 675 250 108 23 74 1,778 Percentage 36.4% 37.9% 14.1% 6.1% 1.3% 4.2% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,216 334 118 52 24 34 1,778 Percentage 68.5% 18.8% 6.6% 2.9% 1.3% 1.9% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 718 719 280 61 1,778 Percentage 40.5% 40.4% 15.7% 3.4% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.0 2.3 16.4 Median 6.9 1.0 3.2 - 53 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2010 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 2 7.7% Ages 1 - 5 11 42.3% Ages 6 – 8 2 7.7% Ages 9 - 12 2 7.7% Ages 13 - 17 9 34.6% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 26 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 13 9 1 1 0 2 26 Percentage 50.0% 34.7% 3.8% 3.8% 0.0% 7.7% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 24 2 0 0 0 0 26 Percentage 92.3% 7.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 23 3 0 0 26 Percentage 88.5% 11.5% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.2 1.0 0.5 Median 6.0 1.0 0.1 - 54 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2010 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 18 1.7% Ages 1 - 5 557 54.0% Ages 6 – 8 169 16.3% Ages 9 - 12 172 16.6% Ages 13 - 17 117 11.3% 18 and Over 1 0.1% 100.0% Total 1,034 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 420 434 115 48 6 11 1,034 Percentage 40.6% 42.0% 11.1% 4.6% 0.6% 1.1% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 450 281 155 73 41 34 1,034 Percentage 43.4% 27.2% 15.0% 7.1% 4.0% 3.3% 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 74 438 522 1,034 Percentage 0.0% 7.2% 42.4% 50.4% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 6.4 2.2 26.6 Median 5.1 2.0 24.2 - 55 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2010 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 2 0.6% Ages 1 - 5 87 27.9% Ages 6 – 8 54 17.3% Ages 9 - 12 55 17.6% Ages 13 - 17 114 36.6% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 312 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 87 120 37 57 6 5 312 Percentage 27.9% 38.4% 11.9% 18.3% 1.9% 1.6% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 155 59 39 26 17 16 312 Percentage 49.8% 18.9% 12.5% 8.3% 5.4% 5.1% 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 14 106 136 56 312 Percentage 4.5% 34.0% 43.6% 17.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 9.8 2.3 16.7 Median 9.6 2.0 14.5 - 56 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2010 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 1.3% 18 and Over 300 98.7% 100.0% Total 304 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 129 97 62 8 3 5 304 Percentage 42.5% 31.9% 20.4% 2.6% 1.0% 1.6% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 32 34 32 37 24 145 304 Percentage 10.5% 11.2% 10.5% 12.2% 7.9% 47.7% 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 3 55 65 181 304 Percentage 1.0% 18.1% 21.4% 59.5% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 18.7 7.1 44.6 Median 18.1 5.0 32.1 - 57 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2010 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 17 12.4% Ages 1 – 5 51 37.2% Ages 6 – 8 16 11.7% Ages 9 – 12 17 12.4% Ages 13 – 17 32 23.4% 18 and Over 4 2.9% 100.0% Total 137 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 39 35 22 31 1 9 137 Percentage 28.5% 25.5% 16.1% 22.6% 0.7% 6.6% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 76 26 15 14 2 4 137 Percentage 55.5% 19.0% 10.9% 10.2% 1.5% 2.9% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 39 53 34 11 137 Percentage 28.5% 38.7% 24.8% 8.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.5 2.1 10.0 Median 6.2 1.0 6.6 - 58 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2010 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 56 98.2% 18 and Over 1 1.8% 100.0% Total 57 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 13 26 9 6 0 3 57 Percentage 22.8% 45.6% 15.8% 10.5% 0.0% 5.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 46 6 1 0 2 2 57 Percentage 80.7% 10.5% 1.8% 0.0% 3.5% 3.5% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 40 10 4 3 57 Percentage 70.2% 17.5% 7.0% 5.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 16.5 1.4 4.0 Median 16.8 1.0 0.1 - 59 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2010 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 1 50.0% Ages 1 - 5 0 0.0% Ages 6 – 8 1 50.0% Ages 9 - 12 0 0.0% Ages 13 - 17 0 0.0% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 2 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Percentage 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Percentage 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 1 0 1 2 Percentage 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 4.6 1.5 21.8 Median 4.6 1.5 21.8 - 60 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 TABLE 45 CHILDREN EXITING CARE FOR REASON OF DEATH BY CAUSE OF DEATH, PLACEMENT TYPE AT TIME OF DEATH, AND COUNTY COUNTY CAUSE OF DEATH TYPE OF PLACEMENT AT TIME OF DEATH Maricopa Undetermined at the time of this report. Family Foster Home Maricopa Blunt force trauma - accidental Family Foster Home TABLE 46 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN AN OPEN CASE WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ALLEGED ABUSE AS CATEGORIZED BY THE CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP AND COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 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 1 0 0 0 3 75.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.0% 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 3 1 0 0 0 4 100.0% % OF TOTAL 75.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% - 61 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHILDREN WITH ADOPTIVE CASE PLAN GOALS Of the 10,207 children in out-of-home care on March 31, 2010, 2,411 or 23.6 percent had a case plan goal of adoption. The majority of those children, 46.9 percent, are in the 1-5 year old age range, followed by 19.3 percent in the 9-12 year old age range, and 18.5 percent in the 6-8 year old age range. The remaining children, 368 or 15.3 percent, fall within the under one or 13 and over age range. The majority of these children are Caucasian (940 or 39.0 percent), Hispanic (929 or 38.5 percent), or African American (326 or 13.5 percent). The remaining 216 children or 9.0 percent are American Indian, Asian or other. Eighty-seven percent, or 2,098 of the children free for adoption, are currently placed in their adoptive homes. TABLE 47 NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2010 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 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% COCHISE 12 0 0 0 12 1.0% COCONINO 17 0 0 0 17 1.5% GILA 7 0 0 0 7 0.6% GRAHAM 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0..0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 655 6 0 10 671 57.4% MOHAVE 19 1 0 0 20 1.7% NAVAJO 3 0 0 1 4 0.3% PIMA 317 1 0 4 322 27.5% PINAL 70 0 0 0 70 6.0% SANTA CRUZ 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% YAVAPAI 40 0 0 0 40 3.4% YUMA 3 0 0 0 3 0.3% STATEWIDE 1,146 8 0 15 1,169 100.0% % OF TOTAL 98.0% 0.7% 0.0% 1.5% 100.0% - 62 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 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, 4 months. There were a total of 2,411 children with case plan goals of adoption during this reporting period. Of this total, 2,098 were placed and 313 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 1400 Number of Children 1200 1,054 50.3% 1000 800 600 393 18.7% 371 17.7% 400 200 47 2.2% 3 1.0% 80 25.6% 233 11.1% 93 29.6% 52 16.6% 85 27.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children Placed, N=2,098 Not Placed, N=313 - 63 - 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 CHART 37 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 1000 900 822 39.1% 809 38.6% 800 Number of Children 700 600 500 400 271 12.9% 300 200 131 41.8% 107 34.2% 100 153 7.3% 55 17.6% 16 5.1% 14 0.7% 0 0.0% 29 1.4% 4 1.3% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Other Ethnicity Placed, N=2,098 Not Placed, N=313 CHART 38 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 1800 1600 1,471 70.1% Number of Children 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 209 66.7% 401 19.1% 76 24.3% 200 226 10.8% 28 9.0% 0 Legally Free Not Free Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=2,098 Not Placed, N=313 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. - 64 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 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 1,800 1,414 67.5% 1,600 Number of Children 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 112 5.3% 123 5.9% 147 7.0% 133 6.3% 1 to 3 months 3 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 400 200 76 3.6% 93 4.4% 2 to 3 years 3 or more years 0 Less than 1 month** Length of T ime Placed, N=2,098 **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 1200 1100 1000 1,034 Number of Children 900 800 891 700 600 736 773 765 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 695 797 764 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 500 400 300 200 100 0 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Mar 2007 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 There were 1,034 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 October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 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 1000 Number of Children 800 756 73.0% 610 68.5% 600 400 154 17.3% 200 138 13.4% 77 8.6% 66 6.4% 50 5.6% 74 7.2% 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 2009-March 2010, N=1,034 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 500 492 47.6% 400 300 200 162 18.2% 232 22.4% 227 25.5% 234 22.6% 72 8.1% 100 76 7.4% 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 2009-March 2010, N=1,034 - 66 -