Janice K. Brewer Governor Clarence H. Carter Director The Honorable Janice K. Brewer Governor of Arizona 1700 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85005 Dear Governor Brewer: Pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-526, the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) submits the enclosed semi-annual report on child welfare for the period of April 1, 2011 through September 30, 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 Steve Pierce, 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 APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2011, CHAPTER 147] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY DIVISION OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Arizona Revised Statute § 8-526, as amended by Laws 2011, Chapter 147 requires the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) to compile information and produce a semi-annual report for the periods ending on March 31 and September 30 of each year regarding Child Welfare Services, including Child Protective Services (CPS). This report, submitted in satisfaction of that mandate, is for the semiannual reporting period beginning on April 1, 2011 and ending on September 30, 2011. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: April 1, 2011 through September 30, 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/response time - statewide data…………………...……… Number of reports received by risk level/response time – 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/response time – statewide data……….. Reports assigned for investigation by risk level/response time – 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/response time – county specific data…………… Investigations by risk level/response time – investigation still open – statewide data….. Investigations by risk level/response time – 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/response time – proposed substantiated reports – statewide data……………………………………………………………………………………….. Investigations by risk level/response time – 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/response time – substantiated reports – statewide data……. Page 1 of 68 17 18 18 19 20 21 23 24 24 25 26 27 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011) Investigations by risk level/response time – 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/response time – unsubstantiated reports – statewide data….. Investigations by risk level/response time – 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 Total children entering out-of-home care………………………………………………... New entries by county – children under 18 years voluntary placement…………………. New entries by county…………………………………………………………………… New entries – statewide data……………………………………………………………... 33 34 35 36 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE Children in out-of-home care by reporting period……………………………………….. Children in group homes ages 0 through 6…………………………………………...….. Children in shelter ages 0 through 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 Page 2 of 68 37 38 38 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2011 through September 30, 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………………………………………………………………………. Number of children in an adoptive placement by the marital status of the adoptive parent…………………………………………………………………………………….. Number of children in an adoptive placement by the relationship of the adoptive parent…………………………………………………………………………………….. DISRUPTIONS Number of children with a case plan goal of adoption in an adoptive placement that disrupted by age and ethnicity…………………………..………………………………. Number of children with a case plan goal of adoption in an adoptive placement that disrupted by the marital status of the adoptive parent…..………………………………. Number of children with a case plan goal of adoption in an adoptive placement that disrupted by the relationship of the adoptive parent...…..………………………………. 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…………………………………………….. Page 3 of 68 Page 55 56 57 58 59 59 60 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 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 April 2011 through September 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 and enhancing and strengthening Child Protective Services (CPS) clinical supervision through training and coaching experiences. 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 29,120 calls during this reporting period. Of those, 9,454 – or 32.5 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 19,666 calls during this reporting period that met the statutory criteria for a CPS report. Of those, 239 were referred to other jurisdictions, the military or tribal governments for investigation and an additional 182 reports were not assigned for investigation. This resulted in 19,245 CPS reports being assigned to child welfare specialists for investigation. Compared to the same reporting period last year, this represents an increase of 2,393 CPS reports assigned for investigation – or 14.2 percent. This increase in CPS reports requiring an investigation has primarily occurred in Pinal and Yavapai counties. Of the 19,245 CPS reports assigned for investigation during this reporting period, 9,953 reports – or 51.7 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 19,245 CPS reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, 1,465 – or 7.6 percent – were substantiated. An additional 571 CPS reports – or 3.0 percent – were proposed for substantiation by child welfare specialists and are currently awaiting the results of the appeals process. Over time, the number of substantiated and proposed substantiated CPS reports associated with this time period will Page 4 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 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 10,707 in the prior reporting period to 11,535 in September 2011. Of the children in out-of-home care, the number of children placed in congregate care increased from 1,387 in March 2011 to 1,586 in September 2011. However, the Division continues its success in placing children in the most family-like setting possible. In September 2011, 9,326 children – or 80.7 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives or licensed foster parents. An additional 41 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 334 youth were residing in independent living settings. Efforts to increase the number of licensed foster parents who are able to meet the needs of children requiring out-of-home placement resulted in 582 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 September 2011, there were 20 young children ages 0 through 3 in shelter care. Placement of young children in shelter care continues to be influenced by the need to place some children after regular work hours, such as weekends, as well as the placement of children in a specialized shelter in Pima County for medically fragile children. The Division has also worked diligently to reduce the number of very young children in group homes. In September 2011, there were 11 young children ages 0 to 6 in group homes. 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 81.2 percent of the children in foster care received their visitation during the last month of the reporting period. This compares to 82.5 percent receiving their visit during the last month of the reporting period ending March 2011. 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 3,099 this reporting period, compared to 3,101 the same reporting period last year. As evidenced below, the Division increased adoptions by 8.8 percent over the same period a year ago; however, guardianship decreased by 10.9 percent for the same period. The reunification of children with their parents for the same period a year ago decreased by 3.3 percent. Compared to the same reporting period last year, in this reporting period:    1,783 children exited the system to family reunification, a decrease of 60 children – or 3.3 percent. 1,078 children exited to adoption, an increase of 87 children – or 8.8 percent. 238 children exited to guardianship, a decrease of 29 children – or 10.9 percent. Page 5 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 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 it serves. Page 6 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 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 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 Apr 2011 through Sep 2011 17,628 17,493 17,094 16,134 17,110 17,068 17,586 19,666 1,223 1,331 1,238 1,296 2,122 2,264 2,274 1,465 8% 9% 9% 9% 13% 13% 13% 8% 10,760 10,064 10,686 10,397 8,149 8,403 8,481 9,953 17,413 17,310 16,820 15,496 16,602 16,853 17,378 19,245 3,742 4,546 3,889 3,819 3,936 4,010 3,978 4,531 408 370 319 148 125 135 192 155 9,721 10,303 10,404 10,112 10,207 10,514 10,707 11,535 626 585 529 450 423 471 534 842 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%) 9,363 (81.2%) 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%) 2,172 (18.8%) 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%) 994 (54.5%) 3,592 3,615 3,923 3,954 3,932 3,747 3,595 3,496 6,283 7,116 8,293 8,625 8,789 8,693 8,483 8,191 794 162 648 107 560 718 524 582 445 139 340 76 582 903 676 681 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%) 3,121 (89.3%) 1,455 (40.5%) 1,203 (33.3%) 930 (23.7%) 730 (18.4%) 692 (17.6) 645 (17.2%) 413 (11.5%) 375 (10.7%) 3,512 3,773 3,590 3,894 3,650 3,559 3,649 3,574 1,954 1,856 2,047 2,505 2,411 2,450 2,426 2,561 765 797 764 891 1,034 991 1,186 1,078 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. Page 7 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 Reports of Abuse and Neglect Child abuse and neglect are defined in A.R.S. § 8-201 and A.R.S. § 13-3623 (A). These definitions provide the major categories in this report. Between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011, there were 19,666 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 239 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. This compares to 17,586 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 13,158 or 66.8 percent of the 19,666 reports of maltreatment were related to allegations of neglect, 5,615 or 28.6 percent of the reports were related to allegations of physical abuse, 739 or 3.8 percent of the reports were related to allegations of sexual abuse, and 154 or 0.8 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 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% April 2011 – September 2011 13,158 66.8% 5,615 28.6% 739 3.8% 154 0.8% 19,666 100.0% Page 8 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 Chart 1 shows that the number of CPS reports received by the CPS Hotline has increased 2,598 reports or 15.2 percent over the past year. Comparing the current reporting period to the prior reporting period, the number of reports received increased by 2,080 reports or 11.8 percent. CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 22,000 20,000 19,666 18,000 17,628 16,000 17,493 17,094 17,110 17,068 October 2009 – March 2010 April 2010 September 2010 17,586 16,134 14,000 12,000 10,000 October 2007 – March 2008 April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 – March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 Page 9 of 68 October 2010 – March 2011 April 2011 September 2011 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 In addition to the 19,666 reports during the current reporting period, the Child Abuse Hotline received 9,454 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 65 72.2% 60 50 40 30 15 16.7% 20 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 6 6.7% 4 4.4% 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. Page 10 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 17.2 percent of the reports received as response time 1, 18.0 percent as response time 2, 45.0 percent as response time 3, and 19.8 percent as response time 4. For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 0.8 percent of CPS reports as emotional abuse, 66.8 percent as neglect, 28.6 percent as physical abuse, and 3.8 percent as sexual abuse. CHART 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 October 2007 March 2008 April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 October 2009 March 2010 April 2010 September 2010 October 2010 March 2011 April 2011 September 2011 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 POTENTIAL RISK/RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 12 10 43 20 85 0.4% COCHISE 74 81 189 68 412 2.1% COCONINO 56 63 177 69 365 1.9% GILA 19 44 87 31 181 0.9% GRAHAM 13 22 51 20 106 0.5% GREENLEE 1 4 4 4 13 0.1% LA PAZ 15 16 32 12 75 0.4% MARICOPA 2,094 2,052 4,986 2,260 11,392 58.0% MOHAVE 113 112 293 123 641 3.3% NAVAJO 46 59 124 49 278 1.4% PIMA 520 623 1,740 684 3,567 18.1% PINAL 238 264 645 331 1,478 7.5% SANTA CRUZ 12 17 38 11 78 0.4% YAVAPAI 88 95 259 113 555 2.8% YUMA 82 71 194 93 440 2.2% STATEWIDE 3,383 3,533 8,862 3,888 19,666 100.0% % OF TOTAL 17.2% 18.0% 45.0% 19.8% 100.0% Page 11 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH/ MODERATE LOW/ POTENTIAL TOTAL % OF RESPONSE / RESPONSE RESPONSE / RESPONSE TOTAL TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 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% CHART 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 October 2007 March 2008 April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 – March 2009 EMOTIONAL ABUSE April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 – March 2010 NEGLECT Page 12 of 68 April 2010 September 2010 PHYSICAL ABUSE October 2010 – March 2011 April 2011 September 2011 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF (APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011) COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 62 21 1 85 0.4% COCHISE 2 288 100 22 412 2.1% COCONINO 8 239 104 14 365 1.9% GILA 2 135 38 6 181 0.9% GRAHAM 0 69 29 8 106 0.5% GREENLEE 0 7 6 0 13 0.1% LA PAZ 3 47 24 1 75 0.4% MARICOPA 80 7,541 3,371 400 11,392 58.0% MOHAVE 2 461 154 24 641 3.3% NAVAJO 3 185 78 12 278 1.4% PIMA 30 2,466 951 120 3,567 18.1% PINAL 13 943 440 82 1,478 7.5% SANTA CRUZ 2 53 19 4 78 0.4% YAVAPAI 5 381 134 35 555 2.8% YUMA 3 281 146 10 440 2.2% STATEWIDE 154 13,158 5,615 739 19,666 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 66.8% 28.6% 3.8% 100.0% TABLE 5 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% Page 13 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the reporting period, there were 19,666 calls to the hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of those, 239 reports fell within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and 182 reports were not investigated. This left 19,245 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/RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD 10,000 8,332 8,675 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,321 3,496 3,753 3,575 2,562 3,000 2,909 2,000 1,000 0 April 2011 - September 2011, N=19,245 HIGH/RESPONSE TIME 1 LOW/RESPONSE TIME 3 October 2010 – March 2011, N=17,378 MODERATE/RESPONSE TIME 2 POTENTIAL/RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 12 9 38 16 75 0.4% COCHISE 74 81 189 67 411 2.1% COCONINO 45 55 156 52 308 1.6% GILA 18 41 81 27 167 0.9% GRAHAM 12 22 50 20 104 0.5% GREENLEE 1 4 4 4 13 0.1% LA PAZ 12 14 25 10 61 0.3% MARICOPA 2,081 2,049 4,879 2,181 11,190 58.1% MOHAVE 110 112 291 122 635 3.3% NAVAJO 32 53 109 40 234 1.2% PIMA 516 621 1,735 677 3,549 18.4% PINAL 228 257 628 321 1,434 7.5% SANTA CRUZ 12 17 38 11 78 0.4% YAVAPAI 88 91 259 112 550 2.9% YUMA 80 70 193 93 436 2.3% STATEWIDE 3,321 3,496 8,675 3,753 19,245 100.0% % OF TOTAL 17.3% 18.2% 45.0% 19.5% 100.0% Page 14 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH/ MODERATE/ LOW/ POTENTIAL/ TOTAL % OF RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 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% CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 15,000 14,000 13,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 12,927 10,812 5,449 149 5,704 155 720 October 2010 – March 2011, N=17,378 April 2011 - September 2011, N=19,245 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT 707 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 15 of 68 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 53 20 1 75 0.4% COCHISE 2 288 99 22 411 2.1% COCONINO 6 202 87 13 308 1.6% GILA 2 122 37 6 167 0.9% GRAHAM 0 68 29 7 104 0.5% GREENLEE 0 7 6 0 13 0.1% LA PAZ 3 41 16 1 61 0.3% MARICOPA 77 7,460 3,266 387 11,190 58.1% MOHAVE 2 456 153 24 635 3.3% NAVAJO 3 151 69 11 234 1.2% PIMA 30 2,454 946 119 3,549 18.4% PINAL 13 918 422 81 1,434 7.5% SANTA CRUZ 2 53 19 4 78 0.4% YAVAPAI 5 377 134 34 550 2.9% YUMA 3 277 146 10 436 2.3% STATEWIDE 149 12,927 5,449 720 19,245 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 67.2% 28.3% 3.7% 100.0% TABLE 9 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% Page 16 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 During this reporting period, there were 19,245 reports assigned for investigation. Of these, CPS completed 9,953 investigations or 51.7 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 RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 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 98 70 168 92.3% 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 9 5 14 7.7% 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 0 107 75 182 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 0.0% 58.8% 41.2% 100.0% 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. For the current reporting period there were 182 reports that were not responded to. A random sample of 124 reports not responded to were reviewed. Chart 7 displays the 124 reports in brief descriptive categories. Page 17 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS NOT RESPONDED TO BY CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 90 74 59.7% Number of Communications 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 15 12.1% 10 1 0.8% 3 2.4% B C 13 10.4% 8 6.5% 10 8.1% E F G 0 A D Categories N=124 A = Adolescent, Past Abuse, No Current Injuries B = Inadequate Housekeeping Standards C = Inappropriate Vehicle Operation D = No Specific Allegations E = Past Abuse no current injuries F = Adolescent, current minor injuries G = Non-adolescent, current minor injuries CHART 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 5,000 4,397 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 1,687 1,909 2,000 1,500 1,299 1,348 1,000 278 500 401 543 0 April 2011 - Sept 2011, N=9,292 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 Oct 2010 - March 2011, N=2,570 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 POTENTIAL RISK/RESPONSE TIME 4 Page 18 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 9 5 26 14 54 0.6% COCHISE 46 40 94 36 216 2.3% COCONINO 27 34 95 27 183 2.0% GILA 10 15 29 17 71 0.8% GRAHAM 7 17 26 17 67 0.7% GREENLEE 0 3 2 2 7 0.1% LA PAZ 3 4 6 3 16 0.2% MARICOPA 852 1,033 2,626 1,125 5,636 60.6% MOHAVE 64 64 189 90 407 4.4% NAVAJO 12 24 37 19 92 1.0% PIMA 120 216 709 270 1,315 14.2% PINAL 98 162 409 216 885 9.5% SANTA CRUZ 5 13 16 5 39 0.4% YAVAPAI 31 31 62 37 161 1.7% YUMA 15 26 71 31 143 1.5% STATEWIDE 1,299 1,687 4,397 1,909 9,292 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.0% 18.2% 47.3% 20.5% 100.0% TABLE 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME 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 RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 APACHE 3 2 5 2 12 0.5% COCHISE 7 10 22 9 48 1.9% COCONINO 1 0 9 2 12 0.5% GILA 1 2 5 3 11 0.4% GRAHAM 2 3 5 2 12 0.5% GREENLEE 1 0 1 0 2 0.1% LA PAZ 0 1 8 2 11 0.4% MARICOPA 149 218 766 298 1,431 55.6% MOHAVE 24 41 87 40 192 7.5% NAVAJO 7 3 22 2 34 1.3% PIMA 55 81 274 111 521 20.2% PINAL 17 29 102 55 203 7.9% SANTA CRUZ 4 2 8 3 17 0.7% YAVAPAI 3 7 22 14 46 1.8% YUMA 4 2 12 0 18 0.7% STATEWIDE 278 401 1,348 543 2,570 100.0% % OF TOTAL 10.8% 15.6% 52.5% 21.1% 100.0% Page 19 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 8000 7000 6,068 6000 5000 4000 2,764 3000 1,567 2000 878 1000 384 76 20 105 0 April 2011 - Sept 2011, N=9,292 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2010 - March 2011, N=2,570 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS STILL OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 37 15 1 54 0.6% COCHISE 1 153 50 12 216 2.3% COCONINO 3 126 48 6 183 2.0% GILA 1 48 17 5 71 0.8% GRAHAM 0 44 19 4 67 0.7% GREENLEE 0 5 2 0 7 0.1% LA PAZ 0 13 3 0 16 0.2% MARICOPA 37 3,611 1,765 223 5,636 60.6% MOHAVE 2 296 94 15 407 4.4% NAVAJO 0 52 34 6 92 1.0% PIMA 18 890 360 47 1,315 14.2% PINAL 7 561 271 46 885 9.5% SANTA CRUZ 2 26 7 4 39 0.4% YAVAPAI 2 115 35 9 161 1.7% YUMA 2 91 44 6 143 1.5% STATEWIDE 76 6,068 2,764 384 9,292 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 65.3% 29.8% 4.1% 100.0% Page 20 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 14 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 11 1 0 12 0.5% COCHISE 0 31 13 4 48 1.9% COCONINO 0 6 5 1 12 0.5% GILA 0 8 3 0 11 0.4% GRAHAM 0 9 3 0 12 0.5% GREENLEE 0 2 0 0 2 0.1% LA PAZ 0 8 2 1 11 0.4% MARICOPA 9 839 521 62 1,431 55.6% MOHAVE 2 133 47 10 192 7.5% NAVAJO 0 19 14 1 34 1.3% PIMA 8 317 184 12 521 20.2% PINAL 1 130 63 9 203 7.9% SANTA CRUZ 0 11 3 3 17 0.7% YAVAPAI 0 27 17 2 46 1.8% YUMA 0 16 2 0 18 0.7% STATEWIDE 20 1,567 878 105 2,570 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 60.9% 34.2% 4.1% 100.0% CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED APACHE 12 COCHISE 31 COCONINO 18 GILA 11 GRAHAM 7 GREENLEE 1 LA PAZ 4 MARICOPA 1,280 MOHAVE 57 NAVAJO 20 PIMA 551 PINAL 132 SANTA CRUZ 9 YAVAPAI 62 YUMA 36 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 April 2011 - September 2011 Page 21 of 68 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 75 12 16.0% COCHISE 411 31 7.5% COCONINO 308 18 5.8% GILA 167 11 6.6% GRAHAM 104 7 6.7% GREENLEE 13 1 7.7% LA PAZ 61 4 6.6% MARICOPA 11,190 1,280 11.4% MOHAVE 635 57 9.0% NAVAJO 234 20 8.5% PIMA 3,549 551 15.5% PINAL 1,434 132 9.2% SANTA CRUZ 78 9 11.5% YAVAPAI 550 62 11.3% YUMA 436 36 8.3% STATEWIDE 19,245 2,231 11.6% TABLE 16 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% Page 22 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 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 1,465. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,366 to 2,274 to reflect subsequent decisions based on parents’ rights to due process. For the current reporting period, 41.5 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as response time 1, 22.7 percent as response time 2, 26.0 percent as response time 3, and 9.8 percent as response time 4. Prior to October 1, 2009 potential risk reports were not substantiated by CPS. For the prior reporting period, 36.8 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as high risk/response time 1, 23.0 percent as moderate risk/response time 2, 31.1 percent as low risk/ response time 3, and 9.1 percent as potential risk/response time 4. There were 19,245 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 17,379 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 11 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 16% 13% 14% 12% 9% 9% 9% April 2008 September 2008 October 2008 March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 13% 13% 8% 10% 8% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% October 2007 March 2008 Page 23 of 68 October 2009 March 2010 April 2010 September 2010 October 2010 March 2011 April 2011 September 2011 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 300 250 253 200 148 150 109 100 61 33 50 32 52 17 0 April 2011 - Sept 2011, N=571 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 Oct 2010 - March 2011, N=134 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 POTENTIAL RISK/RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 1 1 1 0 3 0.5% COCHISE 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% COCONINO 1 0 1 0 2 0.4% GILA 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% GRAHAM 0 0 1 0 1 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 4 1 1 0 6 1.1% MARICOPA 159 60 80 48 347 60.5% MOHAVE 14 6 5 2 27 4.7% NAVAJO 4 4 2 0 10 1.8% PIMA 31 23 33 6 93 16.3% PINAL 6 3 7 1 17 3.0% SANTA CRUZ 2 0 0 0 2 0.4% YAVAPAI 12 4 7 1 24 4.2% YUMA 19 5 10 3 37 6.5% STATEWIDE 253 109 148 61 571 100.0% % OF TOTAL 44.3% 19.1% 25.9% 10.7% 100.0% Page 24 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 18 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH/ MODERATE/ LOW/ POTENTIAL/ TOTAL % OF RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 APACHE 0 0 1 0 1 0.8% COCHISE 1 0 1 0 2 1.5% COCONINO 1 2 1 0 4 3.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 1 1 0 0 2 1.5% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 2 2 0 4 3.0% MARICOPA 19 20 31 11 81 60.4% MOHAVE 3 1 3 1 8 6.0% NAVAJO 0 1 0 0 1 0.8% PIMA 2 3 5 0 10 7.4% PINAL 3 0 2 0 5 3.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 3 1 4 1 9 6.7% YUMA 0 1 2 4 7 5.2% STATEWIDE 33 32 52 17 134 100.0% % OF TOTAL 24.6% 23.9% 38.8% 12.7% 100.0% CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 600 486 500 400 300 200 101 68 100 17 0 24 1 8 0 April 2011 - Sept 2011, N=571 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2010 - March 2011, N=134 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 25 of 68 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 2 1 0 3 0.5% COCHISE 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% COCONINO 0 2 0 0 2 0.4% GILA 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% GRAHAM 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 5 0 1 6 1.1% MARICOPA 0 298 41 8 347 60.5% MOHAVE 0 24 0 3 27 4.7% NAVAJO 0 8 2 0 10 1.8% PIMA 0 81 11 1 93 16.3% PINAL 0 14 3 0 17 3.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 2 0 0 2 0.4% YAVAPAI 0 18 4 2 24 4.2% YUMA 0 29 6 2 37 6.5% STATEWIDE 0 486 68 17 571 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 85.1% 11.9% 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 OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 1 0 0 1 0.8% COCHISE 0 2 0 0 2 1.5% COCONINO 0 2 2 0 4 3.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 1 1 0 2 1.5% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 3 1 0 4 3.0% MARICOPA 0 60 15 6 81 60.4% MOHAVE 0 7 1 0 8 6.0% NAVAJO 0 1 0 0 1 0.8% PIMA 0 8 2 0 10 7.4% PINAL 0 5 0 0 5 3.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 6 2 1 9 6.7% YUMA 1 5 0 1 7 5.2% STATEWIDE 1 101 24 8 134 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 75.3% 17.9% 6.0% 100.0% Page 26 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1000 839 900 800 700 706 609 600 523 500 400 332 381 300 206 143 200 100 0 April 2011 - Sept 2011, N=1,465 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 Oct 2010 - March 2011, N=2,274 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 POTENTIAL RISK/RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 21 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 5 3 1 0 9 0.6% COCONINO 3 1 3 0 7 0.5% GILA 1 2 4 0 7 0.5% 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 389 178 205 106 878 59.9% MOHAVE 10 5 2 0 17 1.2% NAVAJO 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% PIMA 133 102 130 29 394 26.9% PINAL 45 28 17 5 95 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 1 0 2 0 3 0.2% YAVAPAI 15 10 12 1 38 2.6% YUMA 5 3 5 2 15 1.0% STATEWIDE 609 332 381 143 1,465 100.0% % OF TOTAL 41.5% 22.7% 26.0% 9.8% 100.0% Page 27 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 22 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH/ MODERATE/ LOW/ POTENTIAL/ TOTAL % OF RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 APACHE 1 0 2 0 3 0.1% COCHISE 12 9 6 0 27 1.2% COCONINO 5 8 12 2 27 1.2% GILA 9 3 9 3 24 1.1% GRAHAM 3 5 2 0 10 0.4% GREENLEE 1 0 1 0 2 0.1% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 <0.1% MARICOPA 547 285 397 154 1,383 60.7% MOHAVE 23 16 14 3 56 2.5% NAVAJO 5 3 3 0 11 0.5% PIMA 143 131 183 33 490 21.5% PINAL 52 32 34 4 122 5.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 4 2 0 6 0.3% YAVAPAI 21 18 28 3 70 3.1% YUMA 17 8 13 4 42 1.9% STATEWIDE 839 523 706 206 2,274 100.0% % OF TOTAL 36.8% 23.0% 31.1% 9.1% 100.0% CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 2000 1,751 1800 1600 1400 1,192 1200 1000 800 600 434 400 232 200 81 38 3 8 0 April 2011 - Sept 2011, N=1,465 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2010 - March 2011, N=2,274 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 28 of 68 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 9 0 0 9 0.6% COCONINO 0 4 2 1 7 0.5% GILA 0 7 0 0 7 0.5% 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 1 726 135 16 878 59.9% MOHAVE 0 14 3 0 17 1.2% NAVAJO 0 2 0 0 2 0.1% PIMA 1 310 67 16 394 26.9% PINAL 0 75 15 5 95 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 3 0 0 3 0.2% YAVAPAI 1 34 3 0 38 2.6% YUMA 0 8 7 0 15 1.0% STATEWIDE 3 1,192 232 38 1,465 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.2% 81.4% 15.8% 2.6% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 3 0 0 3 0.1% COCHISE 0 22 4 1 27 1.2% COCONINO 0 21 5 1 27 1.2% GILA 0 20 4 0 24 1.1% GRAHAM 0 7 2 1 10 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 2 0 2 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 1 0 1 <0.1% MARICOPA 5 1,081 247 50 1,383 60.7% MOHAVE 0 46 8 2 56 2.5% NAVAJO 0 10 1 0 11 0.5% PIMA 1 373 101 15 490 21.5% PINAL 1 87 30 4 122 5.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 5 1 0 6 0.3% YAVAPAI 1 45 18 6 70 3.1% YUMA 0 31 10 1 42 1.9% STATEWIDE 8 1,751 434 81 2,274 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.4% 76.9% 19.1% 3.6% 100.0% Page 29 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 The preliminary number of CPS investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 7,917. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were unsubstantiated was revised from 6,674 to 12,398 to reflect updated information in the CHILDS case management information system. For the prior reporting period, 11.5 percent of unsubstantiated reports were classified as high risk/response time 1, 15.9 percent as moderate risk/response time 2, 50.2 percent as low risk/response time 3, and 22.4 percent as potential risk/response time 4. One percent of these unsubstantiated reports related to emotional abuse, 59.8 percent to neglect, 35.1 percent to physical abuse, and 4.1 percent to sexual abuse. CHART 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION 7,000 6,214 6,000 5,000 3,749 4,000 2,780 3,000 2,000 1,976 1,640 1,160 1,428 1,368 1,000 0 April 2011 - Sept 2011, N=7,917 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 Oct 2010 - March 2011, N=12,398 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 POTENTIAL RISK/RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 25 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 2 3 11 2 18 0.2% COCHISE 23 37 94 31 185 2.3% COCONINO 14 20 57 25 116 1.5% GILA 7 23 48 10 88 1.1% GRAHAM 5 5 23 3 36 0.5% GREENLEE 1 1 2 2 6 0.1% LA PAZ 5 9 18 7 39 0.5% MARICOPA 681 778 1,968 902 4,329 54.8% MOHAVE 22 37 95 30 184 2.3% NAVAJO 14 25 70 21 130 1.6% PIMA 232 280 863 372 1,747 22.1% PINAL 79 64 195 99 437 5.5% SANTA CRUZ 4 4 20 6 34 0.4% YAVAPAI 30 46 178 73 327 4.1% YUMA 41 36 107 57 241 3.0% STATEWIDE 1,160 1,368 3,749 1,640 7,917 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.7% 17.3% 47.3% 20.7% 100.0% Page 30 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 26 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY HIGH/ MODERATE/ LOW/ POTENTIAL/ TOTAL % OF RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 APACHE 4 3 17 9 33 0.3% COCHISE 36 46 153 71 306 2.5% COCONINO 24 30 122 60 236 1.9% GILA 18 23 57 24 122 1.0% GRAHAM 6 16 31 19 72 0.6% GREENLEE 1 3 6 3 13 0.1% LA PAZ 4 5 8 5 22 0.2% MARICOPA 856 1,178 3,630 1,656 7,320 58.9% MOHAVE 31 49 149 65 294 2.4% NAVAJO 27 30 111 29 197 1.6% PIMA 235 346 1,191 506 2,278 18.4% PINAL 94 127 379 155 755 6.1% SANTA CRUZ 14 5 23 12 54 0.4% YAVAPAI 39 60 179 83 361 2.9% YUMA 39 55 158 83 335 2.7% STATEWIDE 1,428 1,976 6,214 2,780 12,398 100.0% % OF TOTAL 11.5% 15.9% 50.2% 22.4% 100.0% CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 8000 7,408 7000 6000 5,181 4,357 5000 4000 3000 2,385 2000 511 1000 281 70 122 0 April 2011 - Sept 2011, N=7,917 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2010 - March 2011, N=12,398 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 31 of 68 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 14 4 0 18 0.2% COCHISE 1 125 49 10 185 2.3% COCONINO 3 70 37 6 116 1.5% GILA 1 66 20 1 88 1.1% GRAHAM 0 23 10 3 36 0.5% GREENLEE 0 2 4 0 6 0.1% LA PAZ 3 23 13 0 39 0.5% MARICOPA 39 2,825 1,325 140 4,329 54.8% MOHAVE 0 122 56 6 184 2.3% NAVAJO 3 89 33 5 130 1.6% PIMA 11 1,173 508 55 1,747 22.1% PINAL 6 268 133 30 437 5.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 22 12 0 34 0.4% YAVAPAI 2 210 92 23 327 4.1% YUMA 1 149 89 2 241 3.0% STATEWIDE 70 5,181 2,385 281 7,917 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.9% 65.4% 30.1% 3.6% 100.0% TABLE 28 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 19 12 2 33 0.3% COCHISE 1 183 105 17 306 2.5% COCONINO 3 139 92 2 236 1.9% GILA 2 90 27 3 122 1.0% GRAHAM 0 48 22 2 72 0.6% GREENLEE 0 9 3 1 13 0.1% LA PAZ 0 15 6 1 22 0.2% MARICOPA 76 4,329 2,608 307 7,320 58.9% MOHAVE 2 178 100 14 294 2.4% NAVAJO 2 136 52 7 197 1.6% PIMA 20 1,391 784 83 2,278 18.4% PINAL 11 410 301 33 755 6.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 31 19 4 54 0.4% YAVAPAI 3 216 123 19 361 2.9% YUMA 2 214 103 16 335 2.7% STATEWIDE 122 7,408 4,357 511 12,398 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.0% 59.8% 35.1% 4.1% 100.0% Page 32 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS There were no newborn infants delivered to Safe Haven providers during the April 2011 – September 2011 reporting period. This compares to one infant being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2010 – March 2011 reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During this reporting period, 4,531 children entered care as compared to 3,978 children for the October 2010 through March 2011 reporting period. Chart 18 displays children entering out-of-home care by reporting period. CHART 18 TOTAL CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD Number of Children 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 Oct 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 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE – VOLUNTARY SERVICES The number of children entering out-of-home placement through voluntary foster care agreements for this reporting period was 155, which represents 3.4 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. Page 33 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 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 APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 30 0.7% 0 0.0% COCHISE 64 1.4% 2 1.3% COCONINO 34 0.8% 5 3.2% GILA 31 0.7% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 22 0.5% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 2 <0.1% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 5 0.1% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,682 59.2% 71 45.7% MOHAVE 115 2.5% 7 4.5% NAVAJO 42 0.9% 1 0.7% PIMA 1,013 22.4% 61 39.4% PINAL 280 6.2% 1 0.7% SANTA CRUZ 19 0.4% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 116 2.6% 3 1.9% YUMA 76 1.6% 4 2.6% STATEWIDE 4,531 100.0% 155 100.0% 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 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% Page 34 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 30 0.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% COCHISE 64 1.4% 0 0.0% 4 6.3% COCONINO 34 0.8% 5 14.7% 0 0.0% GILA 31 0.7% 9 29.0% 1 3.2% GRAHAM 22 0.5% 4 18.2% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 2 <0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 5 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,682 59.2% 195 7.3% 77 2.9% MOHAVE 115 2.5% 14 12.2% 2 1.7% NAVAJO 42 0.9% 8 19.0% 3 7.1% PIMA 1,013 22.4% 113 11.2% 28 2.8% PINAL 280 6.2% 19 6.8% 7 2.5% SANTA CRUZ 19 0.4% 1 5.3% 1 5.3% YAVAPAI 116 2.6% 8 6.9% 1 0.9% YUMA 76 1.6% 3 3.9% 3 3.9% STATEWIDE 4,531 100.0% 379 8.4% 127 2.8% Page 35 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 32 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% CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5,000 4,531 4,500 3,978 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 379 127 367 0 April 2011 - Sept 2011 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 Page 36 of 68 171 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE On September 30, 2011, there were 11,535 children in out-of-home care as compared to 10,707 children on March 31, 2011, an increase of 828 children. During this reporting period, 9,326 children or 80.7 percent were placed in family settings either with relatives or in foster homes. This compares to 8,759 or 81.9 percent of the children in the prior reporting period. CHART 20 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON THE LAST DAY OF THE REPORTING PERIOD BY REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 11,535 11,000 10,404 10,112 10,303 10,000 10,514 10,707 10,207 9,721 9,000 8,000 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 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 Chart 21 displays a slight increase in the number of young children ages 0-6 placed in group homes. Comparing March 2008 to September 2011, the number of young children in group homes increased by 2 children. Chart 22 displays the decrease in the number of young children ages 0-3 placed in shelter care. Comparing March 2008 to September 2011, the number of young children in shelters decreased by 4 children. Chart 23 shows that the average length of time in shelter care has increased slightly; comparing March 2008 to September 2011, the average length of stay in shelter increased from 103.4 to 114.7 days, an increase of 11.3 days or 10.9 percent. Page 37 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN GROUP HOMES AGES 0 THROUGH 63 45 40 Number of Children 35 30 25 20 14 15 10 13 10 9 11 4 2 2 5 0 March 2008 September March 2009 September March 2010 September March 2011 September 2008 2009 2010 2011 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER CARE AGES 0 THROUGH 3 60 Number of Children 50 40 30 24 22 21 22 20 20 20 10 16 13 0 March 2008 September March 2009 September March 2010 September March 2011 September 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 Excludes infants placed with their mothers and children placed in foster home group models. Page 38 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 23 THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 3 IN A SHELTER PLACEMENT ON THE LAST DAY OF THE REPORTING PERIOD 140 Number of Days 130 120 111.7 113.1 110 103.4 111.7 123.0 114.7 115.7 100 97.9 90 80 70 March 2008 September 2008 March 2009 September 2009 March 2010 September 2010 March 2011 September 2011 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 (39.1 percent) or Hispanic (35.2 percent), followed by African American at 14.8 percent. CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 5000 3,959 34.3% Number of Children 4000 3,679 34.3% 2,699 2,901 25.2% 25.2 3000 2000 878 7.6% 1000 1,534 1,444 13.3% 13.5% 785 7.3% 1,650 1,495 14.3% 14.0% 613 5.3% 605 5.7% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and Over Ages of Children September 30, 2011, N=11,535 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 Page 39 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 25 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 6,000 Number of Children 5,000 4,515 39.1% 4,160 38.9% 4,000 4,062 3,885 35.2% 36.3% 3,000 1,703 1,522 14.8% 14.2% 2,000 819 7.1% 750 7.0% 1,000 122 107 1.1% 1.0% 314 2.7% 283 2.6% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2011, N=11,535 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 For 49.8 percent of the children in out-of-home care, family reunification remains the primary case plan goal. This is followed by: adoption, 22.2 percent; independent living, 10.8 percent; long-term foster care, 3.3 percent; live with other relative, 1.3 percent; and, guardianship at 0.4 percent. For the remaining 12.2 percent of the children, the case plan goal is in the process of development. CHART 26 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY CASE PLAN GOAL 7,000 Number of Children 6,000 5,756 5,725 49.8% 53.4% 5,000 4,000 2,561 2,426 22.2% 22.7% 3,000 2,000 145 1.3% 1,000 375 300 3.3% 2.8% 171 1.6% 1,411 897 12.2% 8.4% 1,246 1,145 10.8% 10.7% 41 43 0.4% 0.4% 0 Return to Family Live With Other Relatives Adoption Long Term Foster Care Independent Living Guardianship Case Plan Goals September 30, 2011, N=11,535 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 Page 40 of 68 Case Plan Goal Being Developed Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 27 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE 7,000 5,357 46.3% Number of Children 6,000 5,000 4,000 5,021 47.0% 3,969 3,738 34.4% 34.9% 3,000 977 8.5% 2,000 872 8.1% 1,000 609 5.3% 515 4.8% 334 302 2.9% 2.8% Residential Treatment Independent Living 248 239 2.2% 2.2% 41 20 0.4% 0.2% 0 Relative Family Foster Home Group Home Runaway Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2011, N=11,535 Page 41 of 68 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 Trial Home Visit Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 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 1 322 547 1 6 0 0 2 878 7.6% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 385 407 347 331 250 266 217 182 187 156 157 141 145 117 124 108 106 563 437 436 380 338 289 260 253 249 209 185 179 174 206 199 198 171 2 1 4 6 4 8 8 12 19 18 27 47 59 125 148 206 227 5 8 9 11 12 7 15 8 16 14 16 25 36 50 77 96 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 13 34 51 99 1 6 2 4 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 4 956 861 800 734 608 572 502 460 473 397 385 395 419 511 583 660 728 8.3% 7.5% 6.9% 6.4% 5.3% 5.0% 4.4% 4.0% 4.1% 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 3.6% 4.4% 5.1% 5.7% 6.3% 18 AND OLDER 21 84 55 83 328 39 3 613 5.3% TOTAL 3,969 34.4% 5,357 46.3% 977 8.5% 609 5.3% 334 2.9% 248 2.2% 41 0.4% 11,535 100.0% 100.0% % OF TOTAL 4 This category includes shelter, detention, and hospital placement types. Page 42 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 During the reporting period 842 children remained in a shelter or receiving home for more than 21 consecutive days. Chart 28 displays children in shelter more than 21 days for the period of April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011 and shows that 714 or 84.8 percent of the children were six years of age or older. In addition, 16 or 1.9 percent of the children were under one year old. CHART 28 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER OR RECEIVING HOMES FOR MORE THAN 21 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BY AGE OF CHILD5 600 469 55.7% 500 Number of Children 361 67.6% 400 300 200 100 112 13.3% 16 1.9% 15 2.8% 55 10.3% 139 16.5% 74 8.8% 52 9.7% 27 5.1% 32 3.8% 24 4.5% 0 Under 1 year 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and over Ages of Children April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011, N=842 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. Page 43 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 29 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LENGTH OF TIME IN CARE 7000 5,910 51.2% Number of Children 6000 5,462 51.0% 5000 4000 2,728 23.7% 3000 2000 1000 776 6.7% 2,121 18.4% 2,422 22.6% 2,216 20.7% 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, 2011, N=11,535 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 For the children in out-of-home care on September 30, 2011 the average number of placements was 2.5, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 Placements 2.5 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 416 Range Maximum 6 .Some children are so impacted 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. Page 44 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 30 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LEGAL STATUS 7,000 Number of Children 6,000 5,000 5,769 50.0% 4,561 42.5% 4,106 38.4% 4,000 2,885 25.0% 2,306 20.0% 1,680 15.7% 3,000 2,000 434 3.8% 1,000 204 1.9% 73 60 0.6% 0.6% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 25 18 0.2% 0.2% 78 43 0.4% 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, 2011, N=11,535 March 31, 2011, N=10,707 At the end of the reporting period there were 11,535 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was accurately documented in the automated system for 9,363 children. As displayed in Chart 31, during this reporting period, the percent of children receiving required visits by their CPS specialists decreased by 1.3 percent to 81.2 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 31. This information is clearly documented in the automated case notes. However, the Department is unable to compile and tabulate data based solely upon case note text. The Department continues to issue instructions to all direct service staff regarding the system requirements for capturing all visitations. A child was deemed to have received the required visitation if the child received the visitation during the last month of the reporting period. Page 45 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 31 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 12,000 9,363 81.2% Number of Children 10,000 8,838 82.5% 8,000 6,000 1,869 17.5% 2,172 18.8% 4,000 2,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited September 2011, N=11,535 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 1,823 parents who had a child with the case plan goal to return home. Of those parents requiring visitation, 994 or 54.5 percent received the required visitation. The 54.5 percent visitation rate does not reflect attempted visitation where contact with the parent(s) did not take place. CHART 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING AND NOT RECEIVING VISITATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 11,000 Number of Children 8,201 9,000 7,376 7,664 7,247 2,639 3,157 8,973 8930 9,363 8838 7,000 5,000 2,345 1,911 3,000 1,234 1584 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 1869 2,172 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 1,000 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Number of Children Receiving Visitation the Last Month of the Reporting Period Number of Children Not Receiving Visitation the Last Month of the Reporting Period Page 46 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 FOSTER HOMES LICENSING, CLOSURES, AND VISITATIONS As of September 30, 2011, there were 3,4967 foster homes licensed for a total capacity of 8,141 spaces. Of these, 1,877 are reported by contractors to be unavailable for placements. An additional 1,874 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, 582 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 681 homes left the system. This compares to 524 new homes being licensed and 676 homes leaving the system for the period covering October 2010 through March 2011. The chart below gives the reasons for foster home closures for the period of April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011. CHART 33 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 225 200 174 25.5% Number of Foster Homes 175 134 19.7% 150 125 91 13.4% 100 75 50 25 15 2.2% 11 1.6% 8 1.2% 17 2.5% 18 2.6% 68 10.0% 9 5 1.3% 0.7% 23 3.4% 41 6.0% 36 31 4.6% 5.3% D is Ad op t io n or G ua gr rd un ia tle ns d/ hi D p D iv i s or sa ce tis /M fie ar d ita Fi lI na ss nc ue ia s lC on ce H rn ea Li s ce lth ns La R e el ck at Ex O of ed th pi P re er l ac dTi C em m lo e en se C t d om b y m O itm LC en R ts /P r i Pe or ite rs on s al /P riv at e Pr eg na R eg nc R ef y ul us at or ed y C Ac R AP R eu tio el ni o n c fic -O at at io LC io n U n O nr R of ut es -o Ki po f n St ns sh at iv ip e e P to la ce Li ce m en ns t in g Ag en cy 0 N=681 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. Page 47 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 During the reporting period, there were 3,496 foster homes that required visitation. Of the 3,496 foster homes requiring visitation, 3,121 or 89.3 percent foster homes received their required visitation. This compares to 3,182 or 88.5 percent of the foster homes that received the required visitation for the period October 2010 through March 2011. The Department believes that more foster homes received the required visitation than is indicated in the chart below. The underreporting of foster home visitation is attributable to the lack of automation being used in reporting the foster home visitation process. The Department recognizes this as a problem and is working to correct this issue. CHART 34 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FOSTER HOMES WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION* 4,500 4,000 Number of Homes 3,500 3,121 89.3% 3,182 88.5% 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 375 10.7% 1,000 500 413 11.5% 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2011 - September 2011, N=3,496 October 2010 - March 2011, N=3,595 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing case managers. Page 48 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHILDREN LEAVING OUT-OF HOME CARE During the reporting period, 3,574 children left the custody of the Department. This compares to 3,649 children exiting care during the prior reporting period. The comparison between the two reporting periods shows that 2.1 percent fewer children left care this reporting period for a decrease of 75 children exiting care. TABLE 35 CHILDREN LEAVING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD 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% APRIL 2011 – SEPTEMBER 2011 3,574 -2.1% CHART 35 CHILDREN ENTERING AND LEAVING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 5,000 Number of Children 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 Oct 2007 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Number of New Removals Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 Apr 2011Sep 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. Page 49 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 191 5.3% Ages 1 to 5 1364 38.2% Ages 6 to 8 523 14.6% Ages 9 to 12 489 13.7% Ages 13 to 17 678 19.0% 18 and Over 329 9.2% 100.0% Total 3,574 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,311 1,379 450 290 35 109 3,574 Percentage 36.7% 38.6% 12.6% 8.1% 1.0% 3.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,800 882 395 178 89 230 3,574 Percentage 50.3% 24.7% 11.1% 5.0% 2.5% 6.4% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 584 1,171 932 887 3,574 Percentage 16.3% 32.8% 26.1% 24.8% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.6 2.3 17.2 Median 7.2 1.0 13.2 Page 50 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 157 8.8% Ages 1 to 5 652 36.6% Ages 6 to 8 282 15.8% Ages 9 to 12 268 15.0% Ages 13 to 17 421 23.6% 18 and Over 3 0.2% 100.0% Total 1,783 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 684 654 214 132 17 82 1,783 Percentage 38.3% 36.7% 12.0% 7.4% 1.0% 4.6% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,114 430 130 61 13 35 1,783 Percentage 62.5% 24.1% 7.3% 3.4% 0.7% 2.0% 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 484 890 344 65 1,783 Percentage 27.1% 50.0% 19.3% 3.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.8 1.7 8.0 Median 6.8 1.0 6.4 Page 51 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 5 16.7% Ages 1 to 5 11 36.7% Ages 6 to 8 3 10.0% Ages 9 to 12 4 13.3% Ages 13 to 17 7 23.3% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 30 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 8 10 6 5 0 1 30 Percentage 26.7% 33.3% 20.0% 16.7% 0.0% 3.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 28 2 0 0 0 0 30 Percentage 93.3% 6.7% 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 27 2 0 1 30 Percentage 90.0% 6.7% 0.0% 3.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.2 1.1 1.1 Median 5.2 2.0 0.1 Page 52 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 16 1.5% Ages 1 to 5 625 58.0% Ages 6 to 8 191 17.7% Ages 9 to 12 153 14.2% Ages 13 to 17 93 8.6% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 1,078 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 387 482 128 59 13 9 1,078 Percentage 35.9% 44.7% 11.9% 5.5% 1.2% 0.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 431 327 186 72 26 36 1,078 Percentage 40.0% 30.3% 17.3% 6.7% 2.4% 3.3% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 57 456 565 1,078 Percentage 0.0% 5.3% 42.3% 52.4% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 6.0 2.2 26.7 Median 4.9 2.0 24.5 Page 53 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 5 2.1% Ages 1 to 5 50 21.0% Ages 6 to 8 32 13.4% Ages 9 to 12 55 23.1% Ages 13 to 17 95 40.0% 18 and Over 1 0.4% 100.0% Total 238 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 69 95 34 32 0 8 238 Percentage 29.0% 39.9% 14.3% 13.4% 0.0% 3.4% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 123 64 25 8 7 11 238 Percentage 51.7% 26.9% 10.5% 3.4% 2.9% 4.6% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 19 108 74 37 238 Percentage 8.0% 45.4% 31.1% 15.5% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 10.7 2.2 15.5 Median 11.9 1.0 12.8 Page 54 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 0 0.0% Ages 1 to 5 0 0.0% Ages 6 to 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 to 12 0 0.0% Ages 13 to 17 5 1.6% 18 and Over 316 98.4% 100.0% Total 321 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 145 102 43 28 2 1 321 Percentage 45.2% 31.8% 13.4% 8.7% 0.6% 0.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 33 39 43 32 36 138 321 Percentage 10.3% 12.1% 13.4% 10.0% 11.2% 43.0% 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 4 75 39 203 321 Percentage 1.2% 23.4% 12.1% 63.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 18.9 6.5 41.6 Median 18.2 5.0 34.4 Page 55 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 7 10.8% Ages 1 to 5 20 30.8% Ages 6 to 8 14 21.5% Ages 9 to 12 9 13.8% Ages 13 to 17 15 23.1% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 65 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1 15 13 31 2 3 65 Percentage 1.5% 23.1% 20.0% 47.7% 3.1% 4.6% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 37 12 7 3 2 4 65 Percentage 56.8% 18.5% 10.8% 4.6% 3.1% 6.2% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 25 25 10 5 65 Percentage 38.5% 38.5% 15.3% 7.7% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.0 2.3 8.8 Median 7.4 1.0 2.4 Page 56 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 0 0.0% Ages 1 to 5 1 2.0% Ages 6 to 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 to 12 0 0.0% Ages 13 to 17 42 82.3% 18 and Over 8 15.7% 100.0% Total 51 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 13 19 11 3 1 4 51 Percentage 25.5% 37.2% 21.6% 5.9% 2.0% 7.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 29 6 4 2 4 6 51 Percentage 56.9% 11.8% 7.8% 3.9% 7.8% 11.8% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 24 9 8 10 51 Percentage 47.1% 17.6% 15.7% 19.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 16.3 3.1 12.4 Median 16.7 1.0 1.4 Page 57 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN LEAVING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 1 12.5% Ages 1 to 5 5 62.5% Ages 6 to 8 1 12.5% Ages 9 to 12 0 0.0% Ages 13 to 17 0 0.0% 18 and Over 1 12.5% 100.0% Total 8 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 4 2 1 0 0 1 8 Percentage 50.0% 25.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 5 2 0 0 1 0 8 Percentage 62.5% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 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 1 5 1 1 8 Percentage 12.5% 62.5% 12.5% 12.5% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 4.6 1.8 10.3 Median 2.5 1.0 6.6 Page 58 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 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 Pending Independent Living Maricopa Natural Causes – Undetermined Family Foster Home Maricopa Medical Condition Family Foster Home Maricopa Medical Condition Shelter Pima Pending Family Foster Home - Relative Maricopa Pending Family Foster Home Maricopa Medical Condition Family Foster Home Maricopa Medical Condition Family Foster Home TABLE 46 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN AN OPEN CASE WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ALLEGED ABUSE AS CATEGORIZED BY THE CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP AND COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 4 1 0 0 0 5 83.3% 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.7% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 5 1 0 0 0 6 100.0% % OF TOTAL 83.3% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Page 59 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHILDREN WITH ADOPTIVE CASE PLAN GOALS Of the 11,535 children in out-of-home care on September 30, 2011, 2,561 or 22.2 percent had a case plan goal of adoption. The majority of those children, 46.8 percent, are in the 1-5 year old age range, followed by 19.0 percent in the 9-12 year old age range, and 17.0 percent in the 6-8 year old age range. The remaining children, 435 or 17.0 percent, fall within the under one or 13 and over age range. The majority of these children are Hispanic (985 or 38.5 percent), Caucasian (946 or 36.9 percent), or African American (438 or 17.1 percent). The remaining 192 children or 7.5 percent are American Indian, Asian or other. Seventy eight and eight tenths of a percent, or 1,924 of the children free for adoption, are currently placed in their adoptive homes. TABLE 47 NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 3 0 0 0 3 0.2% COCHISE 42 0 0 0 42 3.1% COCONINO 7 0 0 0 7 0.5% GILA 12 0 0 0 12 0.9% GRAHAM 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% GREENLEE 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% LA PAZ 4 0 0 0 4 0.3% MARICOPA 708 1 0 0 709 51.8% MOHAVE 40 0 0 2 42 3.1% NAVAJO 12 0 0 0 12 0.9% PIMA 389 0 0 0 389 28.4% PINAL 76 0 0 0 76 5.6% SANTA CRUZ 3 0 0 0 3 0.2% YAVAPAI 41 1 0 0 42 3.1% YUMA 23 0 0 0 23 1.7% STATEWIDE 1,363 2 0 2 1,367 100.0% % OF TOTAL 99.8% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 100.0% Page 60 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 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. There were a total of 2,561 children with case plan goals of adoption during this reporting period. Of this total, 1,942 were placed and 619 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 26. TABLE 48 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION Placements 2.7 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 26 Range Maximum CHART 36 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY AGE 1200 957 49.3% Number of Children 1000 800 600 400 200 242 39.1% 79 4.1% 352 18.1% 332 17.1% 135 21.8% 102 16.5% 35 5.7% 218 11.2% 103 16.6% 4 0.2% 2 0.3% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children Placed, N=1,942 Not Placed, N=619 Page 61 of 68 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 37 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 900 751 38.7% 726 37.4% 800 Number of Children 700 600 500 400 320 16.5% 220 35.5% 300 234 37.7% 118 19.1% 200 115 5.9% 32 5.2% 100 8 0.4% 4 0.7% 22 1.1% 11 1.8% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Other Ethnicity Placed, N=1,942 Not Placed, N=619 CHART 38 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 2000 1800 1,757 90.5% Number of Children 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 389 62.8% 195 31.5% 159 8.2% 200 26 1.3% 35 5.7% 0 Legally Free Not Free Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=1,942 Not Placed, N=619 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. Page 62 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 39 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LENGTH OF TIME FROM CHANGE OF CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION TO ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT 1,600 Number of Children 1,400 1,262 64.9% 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 92 4.7% 200 116 6.0% 130 6.7% 170 8.8% 3 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 52 2.7% 120 6.2% 2 to 3 years 3 or more years 0 Less than 1 month** 1 to 3 months Length of Time Placed, N=1,942 **Approximately 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. CHART 40 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 1400 1,194 61.5% Number of Children 1200 1000 708 36.5% 800 600 400 200 24 1.2% 16 0.8% 0 Divorced Married Single Length of Time April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011, N=1,942 Page 63 of 68 Widowed Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 41 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 1100 1000 933 48.0% Number of Children 900 800 700 485 25.0% 524 27.0% 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Relative Non-Relative Foster Parent Length of Time April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011, N=1,942 DISRUPTIONS TABLE 49 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND DISRUPTED BY AGE AND ETHNICITY By Age Under 1 Ages 1 – 5 Ages 6 – 8 Ages 9 – 12 Ages 13 – 17 18 and Over Total Number 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 Percentage 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 Percentage 75.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Page 64 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 42 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND DISRUPTED BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT Number of Children 6 4 3 75.0% 2 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Divorced Married Single Widowed Length of Time April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011, N=4 CHART 43 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND DISRUPTED BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 8 Number of Children 7 6 4 100.0% 5 4 3 2 1 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Relative Non-Relative April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011, N=4 Page 65 of 68 Foster Parent Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 44 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION 1500 1400 Number of Children 1300 1200 1100 1186 1000 1,034 900 891 800 700 1,078 991 797 765 764 600 500 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 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 There were 1,078 children with a finalized adoption during the reporting period. Chart 45 displays the number of children with a finalized adoption during the reporting period by the average length of time in out-of-home placement before adoptive placement. CHART 45 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 800 758 70.3% 821 69.2% 600 400 158 14.7% 200 167 14.1% 83 7.7% 69 5.8% 79 7.3% 129 10.9% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011, N=1,078 Page 66 of 68 October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011, N=1,186 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 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 46 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 Number of Children 600 489 45.4% 500 400 300 258 23.9% 542 45.7% 289 24.4% 261 24.2% 266 22.4% 200 70 6.5% 100 89 7.5% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011, N=1,078 October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011, N=1,186 CHART 47 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 800 674 62.5% Number of Children 700 600 500 388 36.0% 400 300 200 100 12 1.1% 266 22.4% 0 Divorced 542 45.7% Married April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011, N=1,078 Page 67 of 68 289 24.4% Single 4 0.4% 89 7.5% Widowed October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011, N=1,186 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011 CHART 48 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT TO THE CHILD 700 Number of Children 600 517 48.0% 500 291 27.0% 400 300 270 25.0% 200 100 0 Relative Non-Relative April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011, N=1,078 Page 68 of 68 Foster Parent