Janice K. Brewer Governor Clarence H. Carter Director 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 October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. 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, Clarence H. Carter Director Enclosure _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1717 W. Jefferson, S/C 010A, Phoenix, AZ 85007  P.O. Box 6123, Phoenix, AZ 85005 Telephone (602) 542-5678  Fax (602) 542-5339  www.azdes.gov cc: President Russell Pearce, Arizona State Senate Speaker Andy Tobin, Arizona State House of Representatives Senator Linda Gray, Chairman, Senate Public Safety and Human Services Committee Representative Cecil P. Ash, Chairman, House Health and Human Services Committee Secretary of State Ken Bennett Janet Fisher, Acting Director, Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records Beth Kohler Lazare, Policy Advisor for Health and Human Services, Office of the Governor Leah Koestner, Assistant Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor John Arnold, Director, Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting Eileen Klein, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor Nicole Davis, 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 Katy Proctor, Policy Advisor, Senate Majority Caucus Wendy Baldo, Chief of Staff, Senate Majority Caucus Barbara Guenther, Policy Advisor, Senate Democratic Caucus Steve Moortel, Policy Advisor, House Majority Caucus Elizabeth Nevran, Policy Advisor, House Democratic Caucus _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1717 W. Jefferson, S/C 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 OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 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, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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, 2010 and ending on March 31, 2011. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011) 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 a 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……………………. 8 10 11 11 12 13 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……... 14 14 15 16 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………….. 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…………………….. -1- 17 18 18 19 20 21 23 24 24 25 26 27 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011) 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……………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Number of Safe Haven infants delivered during reporting period………………………. 33 CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE New entries by county – children under 18 years voluntary placement…………………. New entries by county…………………………………………………………………… New entries – statewide data……………………………………………………………... 34 35 36 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 0-3 who were 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…………………………………………………… 39 39-40 40-41 42 43 44 45 46 FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, AND VISITATIONS Foster homes licensed……………………………………………………………………. Foster homes closed and reason for closure……………………………………………... Child bed spaces available……………………………………………………………….. Number of foster homes receiving the required visitation……………………………….. 47 47 47 48 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………………………………... 49 50 51 52 53 54 -2- 37 38 38 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011) 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 55 56 57 58 59 59 60 61 62 62 63 64 64 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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 2010 through March 2011 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 has continuously pursued strategies to achieve improved outcomes for children and families. Many of these strategies have been highlighted in previous editions of this report and other Division publications, and have included strengthening of the Division's quality improvement system, increasing staff skill in the application of the Division's integrated child safety assessment and risk assessment tools, and strengthening in-home services to safely avoid removing children from their homes. Current areas of focus and development include conducting targeted case reviews to identify specific opportunities to move toward reunification or other permanency plans in a more timely fashion; enhancing and strengthening Child Protective Services (CPS) clinical supervision through training and coaching experiences; and modifying the Team Decision Making (TDM) process to better incorporate the existing safety decision-making model into child welfare practice. The data contained within this Semi-Annual Report, when combined with other child welfare-related information in the Department, highlights progress made in certain areas while also helping to identify where continued focus is needed. Child Abuse Hotline and Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigations The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 27,715 calls during this reporting period. Of those, 10,129 – or 36.5 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 17,586 calls during this reporting period that met the statutory criteria for a CPS report. Of those, 208 were referred to other jurisdictions, the military or tribal governments for investigation. This resulted in 17,378 CPS reports being assigned to child welfare specialists for investigation. Compared to the same reporting period last year, this represents an increase of 776 CPS reports assigned for investigation – or 4.7 percent. This increase in CPS reports requiring an investigation has mainly occurred in Maricopa and Pima counties. Of the 17,378 CPS reports assigned for investigation during this reporting period, 8,481 reports – or 48.8 percent – had investigation closures entered into the Children’s Information Library and Data Source (CHILDS) statewide case management information system. Closing a case means that the initial investigation to the original allegations of abuse or neglect has been completed and the appropriate case plan is put in place, as needed. Many factors can impact the closure of investigations, including time needed for child welfare specialists to obtain all information needed to complete an accurate and thorough assessment. Of the 17,378 CPS reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, 1,366 – or 7.9 percent – were substantiated. An additional 441 CPS reports – or 2.5 percent – were proposed for substantiation by child welfare specialists and are currently awaiting the results of the appeals process. Over time, the -4- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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 from 10,514 in the prior reporting period to 10,707 in March 2011. Of the children in out-of-home care, the Division continues its success in placing children in the most family-like setting possible. In March 2011, 8,759 children – or 81.9 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives or licensed foster parents. An additional 20 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 302 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 524 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 2011, there were 16 young children ages 0 through 3 in shelter care. This represents a decrease of 15 children – or 48.4 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 2011, there were 2 young children ages 0 to 6 in group homes. This represents a decrease of 34 children – or 94.4 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. The state requires monthly face-to-face visitation with children in foster care. The current report shows that 82.5 percent of the children in foster care received their visitation during the last month of the reporting period. This compares to 84.9 percent receiving their visit during the last month of the reporting period ending September 2010. The Department recognizes a strong correlation between CPS specialist 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 3,188 this reporting period, compared to 3,124 the same reporting period last year. As evidenced below, the Division increased adoptions by 14.7 percent over the same period a year ago; however, guardianship decreased by 25.3 percent for the same period. The reunification of children with their parents for the same period a year ago decreased by 0.5 percent. Compared to the same reporting period last year, in this reporting period:    1,769 children exited the system to family reunification, a decrease of 9 children – or 0.5 percent. 1,186 children exited to adoption, an increase of 152 children – or 14.7 percent. 233 children exited to guardianship, a decrease of 79 children – or 25.3 percent. -5- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 Challenges The Division continues to face 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:        Impact of vacancies in CPS specialist positions. Hiring and retaining trained and qualified staff. Economic factors which create additional stress upon families and increases factors that place children at risk of maltreatment. More complex family situations, as noted by child welfare staff who conduct investigations and work with families. Recruitment of foster homes for older youth ages 12 to 18 years old. Impact of reductions in behavioral health services for both children and adults. Increase in the number of Child Abuse Hotline reports in the urban counties. Despite these challenges, the Division continues to ensure its 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, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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 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 Apr 2010 through Sep 2010 Oct 2010 through Mar 2011 18,078 17,628 17,493 17,094 16,134 17,110 17,068 17,586 1,413 1,223 1,331 1,238 1,296 2,122 2,264 1,366 10% 8% 9% 9% 9% 13% 13% 8% 12,722 10,760 10,064 10,686 10,397 8,149 8,403 8,481 17,876 17,413 17,310 16,820 15,496 16,602 16,853 17,378 3,924 3,742 4,546 3,889 3,819 3,936 4,010 3,978 468 408 370 319 148 125 135 192 9,701 9,721 10,303 10,404 10,112 10,207 10,514 10,707 679 626 585 529 450 423 471 534 7,283 (75.1%) 7,376 (75.9%) 7,664 (74.4%) 7,247 (69.7%) 8,201 (81.1%) 8,973 (87.9%) 8,930 (84.9%) 8,838 (82.5%) 2,418 (24.9%) 2,345 (24.1%) 2,639 (25.6%) 3,157 (30.3%) 1,911 (18.9%) 1,234 (12.1%) 1,584 (15.1%) 1,869 (17.5%) 1,241 (63.5%) 1,025 (62.3%) 1,022 (60.2%) 939 (53.6%) 1,364 (59.6%) 1,578 (64.8%) 1,128 (56.4%) 1,144 (57.3%) 3,512 3,592 3,615 3,923 3,954 3,932 3,747 3,595 6,639 6,283 7,116 8,293 8,625 8,789 8,693 8,483 435 794 162 648 107 560 718 524 100 445 139 340 76 582 903 676 1,739 (49.5%) 2,137 (59.5%) 2,412 (66.7%) 2,993 (76.3%) 3,224 (81.6%) 3,240 (82.4%) 3,102 (82.8%) 3,182 (88.5%) 1,773 (50.5%) 1,455 (40.5%) 1,203 (33.3%) 930 (23.7%) 730 (18.4%) 692 (17.6) 645 (17.2%) 413 (11.5%) 3,824 3,512 3,773 3,590 3,894 3,650 3,559 3,649 2,186 1,954 1,856 2,047 2,505 2,411 2,450 2,426 773 765 797 764 891 1,034 991 1,186 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, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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, 2010 and March 31, 2011, there were 17,586 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 208 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. This compares to 17,068 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 10,960 or 62.3 percent of the 17,586 reports of maltreatment were related to allegations of neglect, 5,755 or 32.7 percent of the reports were related to allegations of physical abuse, 712 or 4.1 percent of the reports were related to allegations of sexual abuse, and 159 or 0.9 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 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% April 2010 – September 2010 10,561 61.8% 5,515 32.3% 812 4.8% 180 1.1% 17,068 100.0% October 2010 – March 2011 10,960 62.3% 5,755 32.7% 712 4.1% 159 0.9% 17,586 100.0% -8- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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 518 reports or 3.0 percent. CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 18,500 18,000 18,078 17,500 17,628 17,586 17,493 17,000 17,110 17,094 17,068 16,500 16,000 16,134 15,500 15,000 April 2007 October 2007 – April 2008 October 2008 – April 2009 October 2009 – April 2010 October 2010 – September 2007 March 2008 September 2008 March 2009 September 2009 March 2010 September 2010 March 2011 -9- Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 In addition to the 17,586 reports during the current reporting period, the Child Abuse Hotline received 10,129 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 57 63.3% 50 40 16 17.8% 30 6 6.7% 7 7.8% 20 4 4.4% 0 0.0% 10 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, 2010 - March 31, 2011 For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 14.9 percent of the reports received as high risk, 16.7 percent as moderate risk, 47.8 percent as low risk, and 20.6 percent as potential risk. For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 0.9 percent of CPS reports as emotional abuse, 62.3 percent as neglect, 32.7 percent as physical abuse, and 4.1 percent as sexual abuse. CHART 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 April 2007 September 2007 October 2007 March 2008 HIGH RISK April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 March 2009 MODERATE RISK April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 March 2010 LOW RISK April 2010 September 2010 October 2010 March 2011 POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 9 11 31 20 71 0.4% COCHISE 54 65 185 81 385 2.2% COCONINO 34 47 168 69 318 1.8% GILA 32 31 76 30 169 1.0% GRAHAM 13 25 39 21 98 0.6% GREENLEE 3 3 8 3 17 0.1% LA PAZ 9 10 18 12 49 0.3% MARICOPA 1,572 1,703 4,835 2,135 10,245 58.2% MOHAVE 82 105 255 114 556 3.1% NAVAJO 44 40 149 39 272 1.6% PIMA 436 551 1,664 664 3,315 18.8% PINAL 182 189 527 222 1,120 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 20 11 33 15 79 0.5% YAVAPAI 66 86 235 100 487 2.8% YUMA 61 67 186 91 405 2.3% STATEWIDE 2,617 2,944 8,409 3,616 17,586 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.9% 16.7% 47.8% 20.6% 100.0% - 11 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 12 22 36 15 85 0.5% COCHISE 63 83 170 64 380 2.2% COCONINO 60 86 118 56 320 1.9% GILA 13 17 34 9 73 0.4% GRAHAM 13 32 37 9 91 0.5% GREENLEE 3 7 10 0 20 0.1% LA PAZ 11 14 18 12 55 0.3% MARICOPA 1,598 2,479 4,233 1,649 9,959 58.3% MOHAVE 103 159 257 79 598 3.5% NAVAJO 47 56 105 43 251 1.5% PIMA 424 746 1,405 495 3,070 18.0% PINAL 150 299 502 218 1,169 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 21 23 28 15 87 0.5% YAVAPAI 47 131 265 97 540 3.2% YUMA 51 79 168 72 370 2.2% STATEWIDE 2,616 4,233 7,386 2,833 17,068 100.0% % OF TOTAL 15.3% 24.8% 43.3% 16.6% 100.0% CHART 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 April 2007 September 2007 October 2007 March 2008 EMOTIONAL ABUSE April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 – March 2009 NEGLECT - 12 - April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 – March 2010 PHYSICAL ABUSE April 2010 September 2010 October 2010 – March 2011 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 47 20 4 71 0.4% COCHISE 3 235 124 23 385 2.2% COCONINO 5 185 122 6 318 1.8% GILA 2 126 38 3 169 1.0% GRAHAM 0 66 29 3 98 0.6% GREENLEE 0 11 5 1 17 0.1% LA PAZ 0 37 10 2 49 0.3% MARICOPA 91 6,328 3,401 425 10,245 58.2% MOHAVE 4 370 155 27 556 3.1% NAVAJO 2 189 73 8 272 1.6% PIMA 31 2,098 1,076 110 3,315 18.8% PINAL 14 658 401 47 1,120 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 49 23 7 79 0.5% YAVAPAI 4 294 161 28 487 2.8% YUMA 3 267 117 18 405 2.3% STATEWIDE 159 10,960 5,755 712 17,586 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.9% 62.3% 32.7% 4.1% 100.0% TABLE 5 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 55 26 4 85 0.5% COCHISE 6 232 125 17 380 2.2% COCONINO 1 204 100 15 320 1.9% GILA 0 50 18 5 73 0.4% GRAHAM 1 59 28 3 91 0.5% GREENLEE 0 10 8 2 20 0.1% LA PAZ 1 39 11 4 55 0.3% MARICOPA 104 6,100 3,263 492 9,959 58.3% MOHAVE 2 409 163 24 598 3.5% NAVAJO 3 174 62 12 251 1.5% PIMA 33 1,961 955 121 3,070 18.0% PINAL 15 686 405 63 1,169 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 1 48 30 8 87 0.5% YAVAPAI 9 319 191 21 540 3.2% YUMA 4 215 130 21 370 2.2% STATEWIDE 180 10,561 5,515 812 17,068 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 61.8% 32.3% 4.8% 100.0% - 13 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the reporting period, there were 17,586 calls to the hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of those, 208 reports fell within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments. This left 17,378 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 10,000 8,332 9,000 8,000 7,323 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,191 4,000 3,000 3,575 2,794 2,562 2,545 2,909 2,000 1,000 0 October 2010 – March 2011 April 2010 - September 2010 HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 8 5 25 11 49 0.3% COCHISE 54 65 184 81 384 2.2% COCONINO 30 40 143 64 277 1.6% GILA 28 28 71 30 157 0.9% GRAHAM 11 25 39 21 96 0.6% GREENLEE 3 3 8 3 17 0.1% LA PAZ 4 8 18 7 37 0.2% MARICOPA 1,563 1,697 4,827 2,129 10,216 58.7% MOHAVE 79 105 255 112 551 3.2% NAVAJO 40 37 137 32 246 1.4% PIMA 432 547 1,656 662 3,297 19.0% PINAL 166 186 517 217 1,086 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 18 11 33 15 77 0.4% YAVAPAI 66 85 234 100 485 2.8% YUMA 60 67 185 91 403 2.3% STATEWIDE 2,562 2,909 8,332 3,575 17,378 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.7% 16.7% 48.0% 20.6% 100.0% - 14 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 9 13 32 10 64 0.4% COCHISE 62 83 170 63 378 2.2% COCONINO 46 75 106 47 274 1.6% GILA 11 17 33 8 69 0.4% GRAHAM 12 30 36 8 86 0.5% GREENLEE 3 7 10 0 20 0.1% LA PAZ 6 12 14 11 43 0.3% MARICOPA 1,583 2,474 4,225 1,647 9,929 58.9% MOHAVE 100 157 255 78 590 3.5% NAVAJO 38 51 93 36 218 1.3% PIMA 419 745 1,400 491 3,055 18.1% PINAL 142 295 491 214 1,142 6.8% SANTA CRUZ 21 23 28 15 87 0.5% YAVAPAI 46 131 262 95 534 3.2% YUMA 47 78 168 71 364 2.2% STATEWIDE 2,545 4,191 7,323 2,794 16,853 100.0% % OF TOTAL 15.1% 24.9% 43.4% 16.6% 100.0% CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 10,812 10,405 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 5,465 5,704 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 178 805 155 707 0 October 2010 – March 2011 April 2010 - September 2010 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 15 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 34 13 2 49 0.3% COCHISE 3 235 123 23 384 2.2% COCONINO 3 167 103 4 277 1.6% GILA 2 118 34 3 157 0.9% GRAHAM 0 65 28 3 96 0.6% GREENLEE 0 11 5 1 17 0.1% LA PAZ 0 26 9 2 37 0.2% MARICOPA 91 6,306 3,394 425 10,216 58.7% MOHAVE 4 365 155 27 551 3.2% NAVAJO 2 168 68 8 246 1.4% PIMA 30 2,082 1,076 109 3,297 19.0% PINAL 13 630 396 47 1,086 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 47 23 7 77 0.4% YAVAPAI 4 293 160 28 485 2.8% YUMA 3 265 117 18 403 2.3% STATEWIDE 155 10,812 5,704 707 17,378 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.9% 62.2% 32.8% 4.1% 100.0% TABLE 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 42 21 1 64 0.4% COCHISE 6 231 124 17 378 2.2% COCONINO 1 172 87 14 274 1.6% GILA 0 46 18 5 69 0.4% GRAHAM 1 57 26 2 86 0.5% GREENLEE 0 10 8 2 20 0.1% LA PAZ 0 29 10 4 43 0.3% MARICOPA 103 6,078 3,257 491 9,929 58.9% MOHAVE 2 402 162 24 590 3.5% NAVAJO 3 151 53 11 218 1.3% PIMA 33 1,951 950 121 3,055 18.1% PINAL 15 665 399 63 1,142 6.8% SANTA CRUZ 1 48 30 8 87 0.5% YAVAPAI 9 314 190 21 534 3.2% YUMA 4 209 130 21 364 2.2% STATEWIDE 178 10,405 5,465 805 16,853 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.1% 61.7% 32.4% 4.8% 100.0% - 16 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 During this reporting period, there were 17,378 reports assigned for investigation. Of these, CPS completed 8,481 investigations or 48.8 percent. Investigations not completed remain open when the investigation is still in process, when the CPS specialist is waiting for the results of a law enforcement investigation and/or receipt of records that impact the investigation finding, or when the investigation has been completed but is 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, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% By statute, a random sample of reports not responded to for the period is required. In addition, short descriptions of these reports are also required. As there were no reports without a response for this reporting period, the sample of reports has been omitted. - 17 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 5,000 4,551 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 876 1,500 1,399 980 712 1,000 500 1,967 1,872 2,000 410 0 April 2010 - Sept 2010 HIGH RISK Oct 2010 - March 2011 MODERATE RISK LOW RISK POTENTIAL RISK TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 7 3 17 8 35 0.4% COCHISE 23 29 93 42 187 2.1% COCONINO 9 10 42 18 79 0.9% GILA 17 11 42 19 89 1.0% GRAHAM 7 22 35 18 82 0.9% GREENLEE 2 3 8 3 16 0.2% LA PAZ 2 8 18 7 35 0.4% MARICOPA 542 794 2,534 1,098 4,968 55.8% MOHAVE 44 68 165 82 359 4.0% NAVAJO 28 25 117 24 194 2.2% PIMA 175 258 955 396 1,784 20.1% PINAL 67 109 312 147 635 7.1% SANTA CRUZ 15 7 27 10 59 0.7% YAVAPAI 19 27 105 45 196 2.2% YUMA 23 25 81 50 179 2.0% STATEWIDE 980 1,399 4,551 1,967 8,897 100.0% % OF TOTAL 11.0% 15.7% 51.2% 22.1% 100.0% - 18 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 3 10 15 2 30 0.8% COCHISE 18 26 72 17 133 3.4% COCONINO 2 1 4 1 8 0.2% GILA 0 1 1 0 2 0.1% GRAHAM 8 9 12 4 33 0.9% GREENLEE 1 4 5 0 10 0.3% LA PAZ 5 12 13 10 40 1.0% MARICOPA 189 418 871 355 1,833 47.3% MOHAVE 18 33 84 31 166 4.3% NAVAJO 18 32 72 27 149 3.9% PIMA 86 189 439 159 873 22.5% PINAL 41 94 182 60 377 9.7% SANTA CRUZ 12 18 24 9 63 1.6% YAVAPAI 3 10 27 17 57 1.5% YUMA 6 19 51 20 96 2.5% STATEWIDE 410 876 1,872 712 3,870 100.0% % OF TOTAL 10.6% 22.6% 48.4% 18.4% 100.0% CHART 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 6000 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 5,291 3,131 2,262 1,375 37 April 2010 - Sept 2010 EMOTIONAL ABUSE 391 84 196 Oct 2010 - March 2011 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 19 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 24 9 2 35 0.4% COCHISE 3 108 60 16 187 2.1% COCONINO 0 52 26 1 79 0.9% GILA 0 65 22 2 89 1.0% GRAHAM 0 54 27 1 82 0.9% GREENLEE 0 11 4 1 16 0.2% LA PAZ 0 24 9 2 35 0.4% MARICOPA 49 2,880 1,796 243 4,969 55.8% MOHAVE 3 238 102 16 359 4.0% NAVAJO 1 131 56 6 194 2.2% PIMA 18 1,091 624 51 1,784 20.1% PINAL 7 355 251 22 635 7.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 34 20 5 59 0.7% YAVAPAI 1 111 70 14 196 2.2% YUMA 2 114 54 9 179 2.0% STATEWIDE 84 5,292 3,130 391 8,897 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.9% 59.5% 35.2% 4.4% 100.0% TABLE 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 21 9 0 30 0.8% COCHISE 1 84 43 5 133 3.4% COCONINO 0 7 0 1 8 0.2% GILA 0 1 1 0 2 0.1% GRAHAM 1 23 9 0 33 0.8% GREENLEE 0 5 4 1 10 0.3% LA PAZ 0 26 10 4 40 1.0% MARICOPA 17 1,040 670 106 1,833 47.3% MOHAVE 0 111 48 7 166 4.3% NAVAJO 3 101 39 6 149 3.9% PIMA 8 529 310 26 873 22.6% PINAL 5 197 150 25 377 9.7% SANTA CRUZ 1 37 20 5 63 1.6% YAVAPAI 1 30 24 2 57 1.5% YUMA 0 50 38 8 96 2.5% STATEWIDE 37 2,262 1,375 196 3,870 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.0% 58.4% 35.5% 5.1% 100.0% - 20 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED 9 7 APACHE 38 35 COCHISE 19 32 21 9 8 4 1 1 COCONINO GILA GRAHAM GREENLEE 6 LA PAZ 5 1,043 MARICOPA 1,048 58 65 MOHAVE 25 23 NAVAJO 480 PIMA 527 100 115 PINAL 5 10 SANTA CRUZ 50 58 19 20 YAVAPAI YUMA 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 April 2010 - September 2010 - 21 - 700 800 900 1,000 October 2010 - March 2011 1,100 1,200 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 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 49 9 18.4% COCHISE 384 38 9.9% COCONINO 277 19 6.9% GILA 157 21 13.4% GRAHAM 96 8 8.3% GREENLEE 17 1 5.9% LA PAZ 37 6 16.2% MARICOPA 10,216 1,043 10.2% MOHAVE 551 58 10.5% NAVAJO 246 25 10.2% PIMA 3,297 480 14.6% PINAL 1,086 100 9.2% SANTA CRUZ 77 5 6.5% YAVAPAI 485 50 10.3% YUMA 403 19 4.7% STATEWIDE 17,379 1,882 10.8% TABLE 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 64 7 10.9% COCHISE 378 35 9.3% COCONINO 274 32 11.7% GILA 69 9 13.0% GRAHAM 86 4 4.7% GREENLEE 20 1 5.0% LA PAZ 43 5 11.6% MARICOPA 9,929 1,048 10.6% MOHAVE 590 65 11.0% NAVAJO 218 23 10.6% PIMA 3,055 527 17.3% PINAL 1,142 115 10.1% SANTA CRUZ 87 10 11.5% YAVAPAI 534 58 10.9% YUMA 364 20 5.5% STATEWIDE 16,853 1,959 11.6% - 22 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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 1,366. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,500 to 2,264 to reflect subsequent decisions based on parents’ rights to due process. For the current reporting period, 38.8 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as high risk, 23.4 percent as moderate risk, 28.6 percent as low risk, and 9.2 percent as potential risk. Prior to October 1, 2009 potential risk reports were not substantiated by CPS. For the prior reporting period, 37.5 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as high risk, 27.7 percent as moderate risk, 28.7 percent as low risk, and 6.1 percent as potential risk. There were 17,378 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 16,853 reports received during the prior reporting period that were subject to substantiation. This results in a 13 percent substantiation rate for the prior reporting period. CHART 10 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 16% 13% 14% 12% 10% 8% 10% 9% 9% 9% April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 13% 8% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% April 2007 September 2007 October 2007 March 2008 - 23 - October 2009 March 2010 April 2010 September 2010 October 2010 March 2011 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 200 171 175 150 136 125 100 75 84 73 50 50 50 50 32 25 0 April 2010 - Sept 2010 HIGH RISK Oct 2010 - March 2011 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, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 1 0 1 0.2% COCHISE 0 3 0 0 3 0.7% COCONINO 2 2 2 0 6 1.4% GILA 2 0 2 0 4 0.9% 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 134 62 89 44 329 74.6% MOHAVE 1 3 4 1 9 2.0% NAVAJO 0 0 1 0 1 0.2% PIMA 8 7 18 3 36 8.2% PINAL 17 2 12 0 31 7.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% YAVAPAI 4 1 4 1 10 2.3% YUMA 3 3 3 1 10 2.3% STATEWIDE 171 84 136 50 441 100.0% % OF TOTAL 38.8% 19.1% 30.8% 11.3% 100.0% - 24 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 18 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 1 1 0 1 3 1.5% COCONINO 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 1 0 1 0.5% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 52 33 34 28 147 71.6% MOHAVE 5 1 0 0 6 2.9% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 1 6 8 0 15 7.3% PINAL 13 5 6 3 27 13.2% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 1 2 1 0 4 2.0% YUMA 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% STATEWIDE 73 50 50 32 205 100.0% % OF TOTAL 35.6% 24.4% 24.4% 15.6% 100.0% CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 400 371 350 300 250 171 200 150 100 56 26 50 8 0 13 1 0 April 2010 - Sept 2010 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Oct 2010 - March 2011 PHYSICAL ABUSE - 25 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% COCHISE 0 3 0 0 3 0.7% COCONINO 0 4 1 1 6 1.4% GILA 0 4 0 0 4 0.9% 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 1 281 38 9 329 74.6% MOHAVE 0 7 2 0 9 2.0% NAVAJO 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% PIMA 0 30 6 0 36 8.2% PINAL 0 23 6 2 31 7.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% YAVAPAI 0 9 0 1 10 2.3% YUMA 0 7 3 0 10 2.3% STATEWIDE 1 371 56 13 441 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.2% 84.1% 12.7% 3.0% 100.0% TABLE 20 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 3 0 0 3 1.5% COCONINO 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 121 19 7 147 71.6% MOHAVE 0 6 0 0 6 2.9% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 11 4 0 15 7.3% PINAL 0 23 3 1 27 13.2% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 4 0 0 4 2.0% YUMA 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% STATEWIDE 0 171 26 8 205 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 83.4% 12.7% 3.9% 100.0% - 26 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1000 900 850 800 700 627 648 600 531 500 390 400 319 300 139 200 126 100 0 April 2010 - Sept 2010 HIGH RISK Oct 2010 - March 2011 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, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 1 0 2 0 3 0.2% COCHISE 11 5 4 0 20 1.5% COCONINO 2 6 9 2 19 1.4% GILA 0 0 1 0 1 0.1% GRAHAM 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% GREENLEE 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 324 161 215 89 789 56.7% MOHAVE 15 6 9 1 31 2.3% NAVAJO 5 2 0 0 7 0.5% PIMA 122 100 117 26 365 26.6% PINAL 24 16 10 4 54 4.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 3 1 0 4 0.3% YAVAPAI 15 16 17 2 50 3.7% YUMA 11 3 5 2 21 1.5% STATEWIDE 521 319 390 126 1,366 100.0% % OF TOTAL 38.8% 23.4% 28.6% 9.2% 100.0% - 27 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 22 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 1 0 0 0 1 <0.1% COCHISE 15 8 7 0 30 1.3% COCONINO 11 15 11 0 37 1.6% GILA 2 2 4 0 8 0.4% GRAHAM 0 0 2 0 2 0.1% GREENLEE 1 0 0 0 1 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 531 304 340 106 1,281 56.7% MOHAVE 35 20 24 0 79 3.5% NAVAJO 4 5 5 1 15 0.7% PIMA 164 193 193 19 569 25.1% PINAL 37 39 20 7 103 4.6% SANTA CRUZ 3 0 0 0 3 0.1% YAVAPAI 26 32 31 3 92 4.1% YUMA 20 9 11 3 43 1.9% STATEWIDE 850 627 648 139 2,264 100.0% % OF TOTAL 37.5% 27.7% 28.7% 6.1% 100.0% CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 2000 1,757 1800 1600 1400 1,080 1200 1000 800 600 418 400 252 200 86 3 31 3 0 April 2010 - Sept 2010 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2010 - March 2011 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 28 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 3 0 0 3 0.2% COCHISE 0 16 4 0 20 1.5% COCONINO 0 15 4 0 19 1.4% GILA 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% GRAHAM 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% GREENLEE 0 0 1 0 1 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2 631 139 17 789 57.7% MOHAVE 0 29 2 0 31 2.3% NAVAJO 0 6 1 0 7 0.5% PIMA 0 285 71 9 365 26.6% PINAL 0 39 14 1 54 4.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 4 0 0 4 0.3% YAVAPAI 1 34 12 3 50 3.7% YUMA 0 16 4 1 21 1.5% STATEWIDE 3 1,080 252 31 1,366 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.2% 79.0% 18.5% 2.3% 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, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEBER 30, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 1 0 1 <0.1% COCHISE 0 18 9 3 30 1.3% COCONINO 0 27 7 3 37 1.6% GILA 0 6 2 0 8 0.4% GRAHAM 0 0 2 0 2 0.1% GREENLEE 0 1 0 0 1 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 998 233 50 1,281 56.6% MOHAVE 0 62 15 2 79 3.5% NAVAJO 0 9 5 1 15 0.7% PIMA 2 454 98 15 569 25.1% PINAL 1 75 21 6 103 4.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 1 1 3 0.1% YAVAPAI 0 70 17 5 92 4.1% YUMA 0 36 7 0 43 1.9% STATEWIDE 3 1,757 418 86 2,264 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 77.6% 18.5% 3.8% 100.0% - 29 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 The preliminary number of CPS investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 6,674. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were unsubstantiated was revised from 6,480 to 10,512 to reflect updated information in the CHILDS case management information system. For the prior reporting period, 11.7 percent of unsubstantiated reports were classified as high risk, 25.3 percent as moderate risk, 45.1 percent as low risk, and 17.9 percent as potential risk. Just over one percent of these unsubstantiated reports related to emotional abuse, 59.2 percent to neglect, 34.6 percent to physical abuse, and 4.9 percent to sexual abuse. CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION 7,000 6,000 4,746 5,000 4,000 3,255 2,658 3,000 2,000 1,878 1,432 1,230 1,107 880 1,000 0 April 2010 - Sept 2010 HIGH RISK Oct 2010 - March 2011 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, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 0 2 5 3 10 0.2% COCHISE 20 28 87 39 174 2.6% COCONINO 17 22 90 44 173 2.6% GILA 9 17 26 11 63 0.9% GRAHAM 4 2 4 3 13 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 2 0 0 0 2 <0.1% MARICOPA 563 680 1,989 898 4,130 61.8% MOHAVE 19 28 77 28 152 2.3% NAVAJO 7 10 19 8 44 0.7% PIMA 127 182 566 237 1,112 16.7% PINAL 58 59 183 66 366 5.5% SANTA CRUZ 3 0 5 5 13 0.2% YAVAPAI 28 41 108 52 229 3.4% YUMA 23 36 96 38 193 2.9% STATEWIDE 880 1,107 3,255 1,432 6,674 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.2% 16.6% 48.7% 21.5% 100.0% - 30 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 26 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY HIGH MODERATE LOW POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL APACHE 5 4 16 8 33 0.3% COCHISE 28 49 92 43 212 2.0% COCONINO 33 58 91 45 227 2.2% GILA 9 15 28 8 60 0.6% GRAHAM 5 21 20 4 50 0.5% GREENLEE 1 3 5 0 9 0.1% LA PAZ 1 0 1 1 3 <0.1% MARICOPA 820 1,726 2,976 1,142 6,664 63.4% MOHAVE 43 104 145 47 339 3.2% NAVAJO 16 14 16 8 54 0.5% PIMA 173 361 762 301 1,597 15.2% PINAL 52 161 282 144 639 6.1% SANTA CRUZ 7 5 4 5 21 0.2% YAVAPAI 16 88 203 74 381 3.6% YUMA 21 49 105 48 223 2.1% STATEWIDE 1,230 2,658 4,746 1,878 10,512 100.0% % OF TOTAL 11.7% 25.3% 45.1% 17.9% 100.0% CHART 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 8000 7000 6,228 6000 5000 4,069 3,632 4000 3000 2,266 2000 1000 513 139 272 67 0 April 2010 - Sept 2010 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2010 - March 2011 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE - 31 - SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 6 4 0 10 0.2% COCHISE 0 108 59 7 174 2.6% COCONINO 3 96 72 2 173 2.6% GILA 2 48 12 1 63 0.9% GRAHAM 0 10 1 2 13 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 2 0 0 2 <0.1% MARICOPA 39 2,514 1,421 156 4,130 61.8% MOHAVE 1 91 49 11 152 2.3% NAVAJO 1 30 11 2 44 0.7% PIMA 12 676 375 49 1,112 16.7% PINAL 6 213 125 22 366 5.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 8 3 2 13 0.2% YAVAPAI 2 139 78 10 229 3.4% YUMA 1 128 56 8 193 2.9% STATEWIDE 67 4,069 2,266 272 6,674 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.0% 60.9% 34.0% 4.1% 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, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 21 11 1 33 0.3% COCHISE 5 127 71 9 212 2.0% COCONINO 1 138 78 10 227 2.2% GILA 0 39 16 5 60 0.6% GRAHAM 0 34 14 2 50 0.5% GREENLEE 0 4 4 1 9 0.1% LA PAZ 0 3 0 0 3 <0.1% MARICOPA 85 3,925 2,327 327 6,664 63.4% MOHAVE 2 224 98 15 339 3.2% NAVAJO 0 41 9 4 54 0.5% PIMA 24 954 539 80 1,597 15.2% PINAL 10 376 223 30 639 6.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 10 9 2 21 0.2% YAVAPAI 8 210 149 14 381 3.6% YUMA 4 122 84 13 223 2.1% STATEWIDE 139 6,228 3,632 513 10,512 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.3% 59.2% 34.6% 4.9% 100.0% - 32 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS There was one newborn infant delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2010 – March 2011 reporting period. This compares to no infants being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the April 2010 – September 2010 reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During this reporting period, 3,978 children entered care as compared to 4,010 children for the April 2010 through September 2010 reporting period. Chart 17 displays children entering out-of-home care by reporting period. CHART 17 TOTAL CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD Number of Children 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 The number of children entering out-of-home placement through voluntary foster care agreements for this reporting period was 192, which represents 4.8 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. - 33 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 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 26 0.7% 0 0.0% COCHISE 82 2.1% 5 2.6% COCONINO 55 1.4% 7 3.7% GILA 40 1.0% 3 1.6% GRAHAM 27 0.7% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 4 0.1% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 12 0.3% 2 1.0% MARICOPA 2,238 56.2% 74 38.5% MOHAVE 124 3.1% 7 3.7% NAVAJO 69 1.7% 4 2.1% PIMA 923 23.2% 59 30.7% PINAL 214 5.4% 13 6.8% SANTA CRUZ 14 0.4% 1 0.5% YAVAPAI 113 2.8% 11 5.7% YUMA 37 0.9% 6 3.1% STATEWIDE 3,978 100.0% 192 100.0% 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, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 12 0.3% 2 1.5% COCHISE 67 1.7% 9 6.7% COCONINO 64 1.6% 11 8.2% GILA 19 0.5% 2 1.5% GRAHAM 9 0.2% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 1 <0.1% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 5 0.1% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,203 54.8% 62 45.8% MOHAVE 135 3.4% 0 0.0% NAVAJO 60 1.5% 4 3.0% PIMA 1,002 25.0% 28 20.7% PINAL 267 6.7% 4 3.0% SANTA CRUZ 12 0.3% 1 0.7% YAVAPAI 115 2.9% 11 8.2% YUMA 39 1.0% 1 0.7% STATEWIDE 4,010 100.0% 135 100.0% - 34 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 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 26 0.7% 2 7.7% 0 0.0% COCHISE 82 2.1% 3 3.7% 3 3.7% COCONINO 55 1.4% 5 9.1% 0 0.0% GILA 40 1.0% 4 10.0% 1 2.5% GRAHAM 27 0.7% 0 0.0% 2 7.4% GREENLEE 4 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 12 0.3% 1 8.3% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,238 56.2% 214 9.6% 93 4.2% MOHAVE 124 3.1% 4 3.2% 0 0.0% NAVAJO 69 1.7% 10 14.5% 0 0.0% PIMA 923 23.2% 95 10.3% 52 5.6% PINAL 214 5.4% 21 9.8% 8 3.7% SANTA CRUZ 14 0.4% 1 7.1% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 113 2.8% 7 6.2% 10 8.8% YUMA 37 0.9% 0 0.0% 2 5.4% STATEWIDE 3,978 100.0% 367 9.2% 171 4.3% - 35 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2010 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 12 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% COCHISE 67 1.7% 5 7.5% 0 0.0% COCONINO 64 1.6% 2 3.1% 0 0.0% GILA 19 0.5% 3 15.8% 8 42.1% GRAHAM 9 0.2% 3 33.3% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 1 <0.1% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 5 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,203 54.8% 178 8.1% 47 2.1% MOHAVE 135 3.4% 8 5.9% 4 3.0% NAVAJO 60 1.5% 1 1.7% 0 0.0% PIMA 1,002 25.0% 114 11.4% 32 3.2% PINAL 267 6.7% 15 5.6% 11 4.1% SANTA CRUZ 12 0.3% 1 8.3% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 115 2.9% 11 9.6% 1 0.9% YUMA 39 1.0% 3 7.7% 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 4,010 100.0% 345 8.6% 103 2.6% CHART 18 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5,000 4,500 4,010 3,978 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 345 367 103 0 April 2010 - Sept 2010 Oct 2010 - March 2011 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 - 36 - 171 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE On March 31, 2011, there were 10,707 children in out-of-home care as compared to 10,514 children on September 30, 2010, an increase of 193 children. During this reporting period, 8,759 children or 81.9 percent were placed in family settings either with relatives or in foster homes. This compares to 8,628 or 82.1 percent of the children in the prior reporting period. CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON THE LAST DAY OF THE REPORTING PERIOD BY REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 11,000 10,404 10,707 10,112 10,303 10,000 10,514 9,701 10,207 9,721 9,000 8,000 7,000 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 March 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 March 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 March 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 March 2011 Chart 20 displays the decrease in the number of young children ages 0-6 placed in group homes. Comparing June 2006 to March 2011, the number of young children in group homes decreased by 16 children or 88.9 percent. Chart 21 displays the decrease in the number of young children ages 0-3 placed in shelter care. Comparing March 2006 to March 2011, the number of young children in shelters decreased by 15 children or 48.4 percent. Chart 22 shows that the average length of time in shelter care has decreased slightly; comparing March 2010 to March 2011, the average length of stay in shelter decreased from 111.7 to 97.9 days, an decrease of 13.8 days or 12.4 percent. - 37 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 20 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN GROUP HOMES AGES 0 TO 63 45 40 36 Number of Children 35 30 25 18 20 14 15 10 10 10 13 9 10 4 4 5 2 2 20 11 ar ch be r2 01 0 20 10 M ar ch M Se pt em 00 9 be r2 20 09 ar ch M Se pt em 00 8 be r2 20 08 ar ch Se pt em 00 7 M M Se pt em ar ch be r2 20 07 00 6 be r2 20 06 Se pt em M Ju ne ar ch 20 06 0 CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER CARE AGES 0 TO 3 60 Number of Children 50 40 31 33 34 30 24 22 22 21 20 20 24 16 10 13 3 - 38 - 20 11 M ar ch 01 0 be r2 20 10 Excludes infants placed with their mothers and children placed in foster home group models. Se pt em M ar ch 00 9 be r2 20 09 ar ch M Se pt em 00 8 be r2 Se pt em 20 08 M ar ch 00 7 be r2 Se pt em 20 07 M ar ch 00 6 be r2 Se pt em M ar ch 20 06 0 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 22 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 140 130 Number of Days 123 120 113.1 110 111.7 103.4 115.7 111.7 96.6 100 102.5 97.9 90 78.6 80 20 11 M ar ch 01 0 be r2 20 10 ar ch M Se pt em 00 9 be r2 20 09 ar ch M Se pt em 00 8 be r2 20 08 Se pt em M ar ch 00 7 be r2 Se pt em ar ch M Se pt em be r2 00 6 20 07 70 The majority of children in out-of-home care fall within the 1-5 age range (34.3 percent) and the 13-17 age range (25.2 percent). The majority of children in out-of-home care are either Caucasian (38.9 percent) or Hispanic (36.3 percent), followed by African American at 14.2 percent. CHART 23 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 5000 3,702 35.3% Number of Children 4000 3,679 34.3% 2,586 24.6% 3000 2000 813 7.7% 1000 1,369 1,444 13.0% 13.5% 785 7.3% 2,699 25.2% 1,453 1,495 13.8% 14.0% 591 5.6% 605 5.7% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and Over Ages of Children September 30, 2010, N=10,514 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 - 39 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 6,000 Number of Children 5,000 4,000 4,050 38.5% 4,160 38.9% 3,882 3,885 36.9% 36.3% 3,000 1,464 1,522 13.9% 14.2% 2,000 762 7.3% 750 7.0% 1,000 107 83 0.8% 1.0% 283 273 2.6% 2.6% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2010, N=10,514 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 For 53.4 percent of the children in out-of-home care, family reunification remains the primary case plan goal. This is followed by: adoption, 22.7 percent; independent living, 10.7 percent; long-term foster care, 2.8 percent; live with other relative, 1.6 percent; and, guardianship at 0.4 percent. For the remaining 8.4 percent of the children, the case plan goal is in the process of development. CHART 25 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY CASE PLAN GOAL 7,000 6,000 5,725 5,518 53.4% 52.5% Number of Children 5,000 4,000 2,450 2,426 23.3% 22.7% 3,000 2,000 160 1.5% 1,000 171 1.6% 300 300 2.9% 2.8% 897 967 8.4% 9.2% 1,094 1,145 10.4% 10.7% 43 25 0.2% 0.4% 0 Return to Family Live With Other Relatives Adoption Long Term Foster Care Independent Living Guardianship Case Plan Goals September 30, 2010, N=10,514 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 - 40 - Case Plan Goal Being Developed Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 26 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE 6,000 4,956 47.2% 5,500 5,021 47.0% 5,000 Number of Children 4,500 4,000 3,672 34.9% 3,738 34.9% 3,500 3,000 2,500 835 7.9% 2,000 1,500 872 8.1% 1,000 501 515 4.8% 4.8% 320 302 3.0% 2.8% Residential Treatment Independent Living 500 209 239 2.0% 2.2% 21 20 0.2% 0.2% 0 Relative Family Foster Home Group Home Runaway Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2010, N=10,514 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 - 41 - Trial Home Visit Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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 1 285 494 0 4 0 0 2 785 7.3% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 420 360 340 309 256 249 209 194 172 155 131 138 116 114 94 90 83 519 420 387 336 287 266 256 233 220 176 183 190 187 197 204 197 181 0 2 1 1 2 2 6 5 11 22 12 36 59 108 137 190 216 5 7 2 10 6 7 7 6 5 14 12 15 21 47 58 88 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 22 31 64 79 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 946 789 733 659 552 524 480 440 408 368 339 380 388 489 526 631 665 8.7% 7.3% 6.9% 6.2% 5.2% 4.9% 4.5% 4.1% 3.8% 3.4% 3.2% 3.6% 3.6% 4.6% 4.9% 5.9% 6.2% 18 AND OLDER 23 88 62 103 297 29 3 605 5.7% TOTAL 3,738 34.9% 5,021 47.0% 872 8.1% 515 4.8% 302 2.8% 239 2.2% 20 0.2% 10,707 100.0% 100.0% % OF TOTAL 4 This category includes shelter, detention, and hospital placement types. - 42 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 During the reporting period 534 children remained in a shelter or receiving home for more than 21 consecutive days. Chart 27 displays children in shelter greater than 21 days for the period of October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011 and shows that 464 or 86.9 percent of the children were six years of age or older. In addition, 15 or 2.8 percent of the children were under one year old. CHART 27 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER OR RECEIVING HOMES FOR MORE THAN 21 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BY AGE OF CHILD5 500 361 322 67.6% 68.4% Number of Children 400 300 200 100 10 2.1% 15 2.8% 55 55 10.3% 11.7% 19 4.0% 27 5.1% 43 9.1% 52 9.7% 22 4.7% 24 4.5% 0 Under 1 year 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and over Ages of Children April 1, 2010 - September 30, 2010, N=471 5 October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011, N=534 …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. - 43 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 28 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LENGTH OF TIME IN CARE 7000 5,214 49.6% Number of Children 6000 5,462 51.0% 5000 4000 2,326 22.1% 3000 2,367 22.5% 2,422 22.6% 2,216 20.7% 2000 1000 607 5.8% 607 5.7% 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, 2010, N=10,514 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 For the children in out-of-home care on March 31, 2011 the average number of placements was 2.7, the median number of placements was 2.0, and the range for the number of placements was 1 to 41 placements during their current removal episode. TABLE 34 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON MARCH 31, 2011 Placements 2.7 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 416 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. - 44 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 29 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LEGAL STATUS 5,000 4,381 41.7% 4,561 42.5% 3,978 37.8% 4,106 38.4% Number of Children 4,000 3,000 1,787 17.0% 1,680 15.7% 2,000 218 204 2.1%% 1.9% 1,000 56 60 0.5% 0.6% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 19 18 0.2% 0.2% 78 75 0.7% 0.7% 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, 2010, N=10,514 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 At the end of the reporting period there were 10,707 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was accurately documented in the automated system for 8,838 children. As displayed in Chart 30, during this reporting period, the percent of children receiving required visits by their CPS specialists decreased by 2.4 percent to 82.5 percent. The required child visitation is performed monthly by DES CPS specialists, contracted case managers, and/or other professionals as approved by a supervisor or as established by policy. The Department has verified that more children received the required visitation than is indicated in Chart 30. This information is clearly documented in the automated case notes. However, the Department is unable to compile and tabulate data based solely upon case note text. The Department continues to issue instructions to all direct service staff regarding the system requirements for capturing all visitations. A child was deemed to have received the required visitation if the child received the visitation during the last month of the reporting period. - 45 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 30 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 8,930 84.9% Number of Children 10,000 8,838 82.5% 8,000 6,000 4,000 1,869 17.5% 1,584 15.1% 2,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited September 2010, N=10,514 March 2011, N=10,707 According to Administration for Children, Youth and Families policy, CPS specialists 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 1,996 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of return home. Of those parents requiring visitation, 1,144 or 57.3 percent received the required visitation. The 57.3 percent visitation rate does not reflect attempted visitation where contact with the parent(s) did not take place. CHART 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING AND NOT RECEIVING VISITATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 11,000 8,973 10,000 Number of Children 9,000 8930 8,838 8,201 7,283 7,376 2,418 2,345 7,664 7,247 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 2,639 3,157 3,000 1,911 1,234 1,869 1584 2,000 1,000 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 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 - 46 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 FOSTER HOMES As of March 31, 2011, there were 3,5957 foster homes licensed for a total capacity of 8,981 spaces. Of these, 1,940 are reported by contractors to be unavailable for placements. An additional 2,363 were unused spaces within these foster homes. Of the unused spaces, a match between the available spaces and children’s needs was not possible. 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. During the reporting period, 524 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 676 homes left the system. This compares to 718 new homes being licensed and 903 homes leaving the system for the period covering April 2010 through September 2010. The chart below gives the reasons for foster home closures for the period of October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. CHART 32 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 200 Number of Foster Homes 161 23.7% 149 22.0% 143 21.1% 150 100 70 10.4% 41 6.1% 50 1 0.2% 2 0.3% 1 6 0.2% 0.9% 29 4.3% 41 6.1% 12 1.8% 5 2 1 0.3% 0.2% 0.7% 7 5 0.7% 1.0% D is Ad op t io n or G ua gr un rd ia tle ns d/ hi D p is sa Fa tis fie ile d d to re Fa ne m w ily Fi na re nc qu ia es lC t on Li ce H c er ea ns ns lth e La Ex R ck el pi at re of ed d Pl – a O C ce th lo m er se en d Ti t by m e O C L om C R m itm O en th ts er /P rio Pe rit rs ie on s al /P riv at Pr e eg R eg n an R ul ef cy at us or ed R y eu Ac R C el ni AP tio oc fic n a a -O tio tio U nr n n LC es O of R ut po Ki -o ns ns f iv St hi e p at to Pl e a Li c ce em ns en in t g Ag en cy 0 N=676 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. - 47 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 During the reporting period, there were 3,595 foster homes that required visitation. Of the 3,595 foster homes requiring visitation, 3,182 foster homes received their required visitation. This compares to 3,102 or 82.8 percent of the foster homes that received the required visitation for the period April 2010 through September 2010. The Department believes that more foster homes received the required visitation than is indicated in the chart below. The underreporting of foster home visitation is attributable to the lack of automation being used in reporting the foster home visitation process. The Department recognizes this as a problem and is working to correct this issue. CHART 33 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FOSTER HOMES WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION* 4,500 4,000 Number of Homes 3,500 3,102 82.8% 3,182 88.5% 3,000 2,500 2,000 645 17.2% 1,500 1,000 413 11.5% 500 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2010-September 2010, N=3,747 October 2010-March 2011, N=3,595 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing case managers. - 48 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF HOME CARE During the reporting period, 3,649 children left the custody of the Department. This compares to 3,559 children exiting care during the prior reporting period. The comparison between the two reporting periods shows that 2.5 percent more children left care this reporting period for an increase of 90 children exiting care. TABLE 35 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD 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% APRIL 2010 – SEPTEMBER 2010 3,559 -2.5% OCTOBER 2010 – MARCH 2011 3,649 +2.5% CHART 34 CHILDREN ENTERING AND EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5000 Number of Children 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Number of New Removals Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 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. - 49 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON MARCH 31, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 171 4.7% Ages 1 – 5 1,427 39.1% Ages 6 – 8 508 13.9% Ages 9 – 12 528 14.5% Ages 13 – 17 685 18.8% 18 and Over 330 9.0% 100.0% Total 3,649 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,454 1,316 446 286 33 114 3,649 Percentage 39.9% 36.1% 12.2% 7.8% 0.9% 3.1% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,891 839 366 208 116 229 3,649 Percentage 51.8% 23.0% 10.0% 5.7% 3.2% 6.3% 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 628 1,150 927 944 3,649 Percentage 17.2% 31.5% 25.4% 25.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.5 2.3 17.2 Median 7.2 1.0 13.5 - 50 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 137 7.7% Ages 1 - 5 680 38.5% Ages 6 – 8 259 14.6% Ages 9 - 12 273 15.4% Ages 13 - 17 416 23.6% 18 and Over 4 0.2% 100.0% Total 1,769 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 687 639 220 124 15 84 1,769 Percentage 38.9% 36.2% 12.4% 7.0% 0.8% 4.7% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,186 349 110 63 28 33 1,769 Percentage 67.0% 19.7% 6.2% 3.6% 1.6% 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 547 859 300 63 1,769 Percentage 30.9% 48.5% 17.0% 3.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.8 2.9 7.3 Median 6.6 2.0 5.0 - 51 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 2 7.4% Ages 1 - 5 13 48.2% Ages 6 – 8 1 3.7% Ages 9 - 12 4 14.8% Ages 13 - 17 7 25.9% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 27 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 20 6 1 0 0 0 27 Percentage 74.1% 22.2% 3.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 26 1 0 0 0 0 27 Percentage 96.3% 3.7% 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 24 3 0 0 27 Percentage 88.9% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.4 2.9 0.4 Median 5.2 2.0 0.1 - 52 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 20 1.7% Ages 1 - 5 642 54.0% Ages 6 – 8 218 18.4% Ages 9 - 12 207 17.5% Ages 13 - 17 98 8.3% 18 and Over 1 0.1% 100.0% Total 1,186 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 505 456 133 74 8 10 1,186 Percentage 42.7% 38.4% 11.2% 6.2% 0.7% 0.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 449 371 189 91 45 41 1,186 Percentage 37.8% 31.3% 15.9% 7.7% 3.8% 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 0 83 462 641 1,186 Percentage 0.0% 7.0% 39.0% 54.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 6.2 1.8 26.5 Median 5.1 1.5 24.7 - 53 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 5 2.1% Ages 1 – 5 64 27.5% Ages 6 – 8 24 10.3% Ages 9 – 12 38 16.3% Ages 13 – 17 102 43.8% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 233 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 84 79 24 35 2 9 233 Percentage 36.1% 33.8% 10.3% 15.0% 0.9% 3.9% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 134 45 27 14 6 7 233 Percentage 57.5% 19.3% 11.6% 6.0% 2.6% 3.0% 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 7 100 103 23 233 Percentage 3.0% 42.9% 44.2% 9.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 10.3 1.2 14.2 Median 11.6 1.0 13.8 - 54 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2011 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 5 1.5% 18 and Over 322 98.5% 100.0% Total 327 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 131 104 59 19 6 8 327 Percentage 40.2% 31.8% 18.0% 5.8% 1.8% 2.4% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 33 52 33 34 30 145 327 Percentage 10.1% 15.9% 10.1% 10.4% 9.2% 44.3% 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 3 68 45 211 327 Percentage 0.9% 20.8% 13.8% 64.5% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 18.9 1.4 43.9 Median 18.2 1.0 43.0 - 55 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 7 10.8% Ages 1 – 5 26 40.0% Ages 6 – 8 6 9.2% Ages 9 – 12 5 7.7% Ages 13 – 17 19 29.2% 18 and Over 2 3.1% 100.0% Total 65 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 15 14 2 33 1 0 65 Percentage 23.1% 21.5% 3.1% 50.8% 1.5% 0.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 29 16 6 6 7 1 65 Percentage 44.7% 24.6% 9.2% 9.2% 10.8% 1.5% 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 20 29 12 4 65 Percentage 30.7% 44.7% 18.4% 6.2% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.1 1.1 7.2 Median 5.9 1.0 3.9 - 56 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 0 0.0% Ages 1 – 5 1 2.4% Ages 6 – 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 – 12 1 2.4% Ages 13 – 17 38 92.8% 18 and Over 1 2.4% 100.0% Total 41 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 12 17 7 1 1 3 41 Percentage 29.3% 41.5% 17.1% 2.4% 2.4% 7.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 34 4 1 0 0 2 41 Percentage 82.9% 9.8% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 4.9% 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 27 8 4 2 41 Percentage 65.8% 19.5% 9.8% 4.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 15.5 3.3 5.5 Median 15.7 1.0 0.3 - 57 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 0 0.0 Ages 1 – 5 1 100.0 Ages 6 – 8 0 0.0 Ages 9 – 12 0 0.0 Ages 13 – 17 0 0.0 18 and Over 0 0.0 Total 1 100.0 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Percentage 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Percentage 0.0 100.0 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 0 1 0 1 Percentage 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 1.5 3.0 15.4 Median 1.5 3.0 15.4 - 58 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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 Pima Cardiac arrest as a result of seizure Family Foster Home disorder 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, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY BIOLOGICAL OTHER ADOPTIVE FOSTER OTHER OUT-OF- TOTAL % OF PARENT(S) FAMILY PARENT(S) CARE HOME CARE TOTAL MEMBER PARENT(S) PROVIDER APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 1 0 0 0 0 1 50.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 50.0% STATEWIDE 2 0 0 0 0 2 100.0% % OF TOTAL 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% - 59 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHILDREN WITH ADOPTIVE CASE PLAN GOALS Of the 10,707 children in out-of-home care on March 31, 2011, 2,426 or 22.7 percent had a case plan goal of adoption. The majority of those children, 49.0 percent, are in the 1-5 year old age range, followed by 17.7 percent in the 9-12 year old age range, and 16.7 percent in the 6-8 year old age range. The remaining children, 403 or 16.6 percent, fall within the under one or 13 and over age range. The majority of these children are Caucasian (872 or 35.9 percent), Hispanic (966 or 39.8 percent), or African American (376 or 15.5 percent). The remaining 212 children or 8.8 percent are American Indian, Asian or other. Seventy and two tenths percent, or 1,455 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, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 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 47 0 0 0 47 3.3% COCONINO 5 0 0 0 5 0.4% GILA 9 0 0 0 9 0.6% GRAHAM 3 0 0 0 3 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 725 0 0 5 730 51.0% MOHAVE 56 0 0 0 56 3.9% NAVAJO 11 0 0 1 12 0.8% PIMA 405 5 0 2 412 28.8% PINAL 78 2 0 0 80 5.6% SANTA CRUZ 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% YAVAPAI 45 0 0 0 45 3.2% YUMA 24 0 0 0 24 1.7% STATEWIDE 1,415 7 0 8 1,430 100.0% % OF TOTAL 98.9% 0.5% 0.0% 0.6% 100.0% - 60 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 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, 2 months. There were a total of 2,426 children with case plan goals of adoption during this reporting period. Of this total, 2,070 were placed and 356 were not placed. The population of children with case plan goals of adoption averaged 2.7 placements and had a median placement count of 2.0. Their placement count ranged from 1 to 31. TABLE 48 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION Placements 2.7 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 31 Range Maximum CHART 35 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY AGE 1400 1,075 52.0% Number of Children 1200 1000 800 600 356 17.2% 400 200 63 3.0% 9 2.5% 345 16.7% 113 31.7% 49 13.8% 228 11.0% 85 23.9% 100 28.1% 3 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children Placed, N=2,070 Not Placed, N=356 - 61 - 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 36 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 1000 867 41.9% 900 800 721 34.8% Number of Children 700 600 500 305 14.7% 400 300 200 151 42.5% 99 27.8% 100 133 6.4% 71 19.9% 21 5.9% 18 0.9% 4 1.1% 26 1.3% 10 2.8% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Other Ethnicity Placed, N=2,070 Not Placed, N=356 CHART 37 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 1800 1600 1,455 70.2% Number of Children 1400 1200 1000 800 444 21.5% 600 400 225 63.2% 98 27.5% 200 171 8.3% 33 9.3% 0 Legally Free Not Free Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=2,070 Not Placed, N=356 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. - 62 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 38 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LENGTH OF TIME FROM CHANGE OF CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION TO ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT 1,800 Number of Children 1,600 1,402 67.7% 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 125 6.0% 151 7.3% 163 7.9% 3 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 107 5.2% 200 39 1.9% 83 4.0% 0 Less than 1 month** 1 to 3 months 2 to 3 years 3 or more years Length of Time Placed, N=2,070 **About 70 percent of children are adopted by relatives or their foster parents and are already in their prospective adoptive placement at the time the case plan goal changes to adoption. ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 39 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION 1500 1400 Number of Children 1300 1200 1186 1100 1000 1,034 991 900 891 800 700 773 765 797 764 600 500 Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 There were 1,186 children with a finalized adoption during the reporting period. Chart 40 displays the number of children with a finalized adoption during the reporting period by the average length of time in out-of-home placement before adoptive placement. - 63 - Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 CHART 40 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT BEFORE ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT 1000 Number of Children 800 821 69.2% 679 68.5% 600 400 167 14.1% 156 15.7% 200 69 5.8% 70 7.1% 129 10.9% 86 8.7% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2010-September 2010, N=991 October 2010-March 2011, N=1,186 The chart below displays the number of children with a finalized adoption by average length of time in adoptive placement before the final order of adoption. CHART 41 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME IN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT BEFORE THE FINAL ORDER OF ADOPTION 700 542 N u m b e r o f C h ild re n 600 458 500 45.7% 46.2% 400 289 266 300 203 244 22.4% 24.4% 24.6% 20.5% 200 86 89 8.7% 7.5% 100 0 Les s than 1 y ear 1 to 2 y ear s 2 to 3 y ear s Mor e than 3 y ear s Length of Time A pr il 2010- September 2010, N=991 Oc tober 2010- Mar c h 2011, N=1,186 - 64 -