CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2011, CHAPTER 147] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY DIVISION OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 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 31st and September 30th of each year regarding Child Welfare Services, including Child Protective Services (CPS). This report, submitted in satisfaction of that mandate, is for the semi-annual reporting period beginning on April 1, 2012 and ending on September 30, 2012. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012) 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……………………. 8-9 10 11 11-12 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 15 16-17 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 open – statewide data………. Investigations by risk level/response time – investigation open – county specific data……………………………………………………………………………………….. Investigations by type of child maltreatment – investigation open – statewide data......... Investigations by type of child maltreatment – investigation 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012) 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 28 28 29 30 31 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 EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE Semi-Annual comparisons of total number exiting care – for all reasons…………..…… Total number exiting care…………………………………………………………….….. Total number exiting care – for reason of reunification with parents………………..….. Total number exiting care – for reason of living with other relatives……………….…... Total number exiting care – for reason of adoption……………………………………... Total number exiting care – for reason of guardianship……………………………….... 49 50 51 52 53 54 Page 2 of 68 37 38 38 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012) Total number exiting care – for reason of reaching age of majority…………………….. Total number exiting care – for reason of transfer to another agency……………….….. Total number exiting care – for reason of runaway…………………………….……….. Total number exiting care – for reason of death of child…………………….………….. Total number exiting care – by cause of death…………………………………………... Total number exiting 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…………………………………………….. Number of Children with a finalized adoption by the marital status of the adoptive parent……………………………………………………………………………………. Number of children with a finalized adoption by the relationship of the adoptive parent. Page 3 of 68 Page 55 56 57 58 59 59 60 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 67 67 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 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 2012 through September 2012 in compliance with A.R.S. § 8-526. This report is intended to provide its readers an opportunity to review the Division’s progress in implementing systemic improvement strategies as they impact key performance indicators. The Division has continuously pursued strategies to achieve improved outcomes for children and families. Many of these strategies have been highlighted in previous editions of this report and other Division publications, and have included strengthening of the Division's quality improvement system, increasing staff skill in the application of the Division's integrated child safety assessment and risk assessment tools, and strengthening in-home services to safely avoid removing children from their homes. Current areas of focus and development include conducting targeted case reviews to identify specific opportunities to move toward reunification or other permanency plans in a more timely fashion; enhancing and strengthening Child Protective Services (CPS) clinical supervision through training and coaching experiences. 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 31,756 calls during this reporting period. Of those, 10,131 – or 31.9 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 21,625 calls during this reporting period that met the statutory criteria for a CPS report. Of those, 269 were referred to other jurisdictions, the military or tribal governments for investigation. An additional 943 of these reports were responded to through an in-depth alternative assessment conducted by the Social Work Assessment Team. This includes a comprehensive triage by a team of senior SWAT staff and/or contact with reporting sources and other persons who had information about the child(ren) through staff follow-up. Prior to an alternative assessment, the child's and family's circumstance may meet one or more of the following criteria: no current safety threat indicated; the perpetrator had no current access to the child(ren) victim; child(ren) were visible in the community; and prior history on the child and family did not indicate a current safety concern to the child. The remaining reports (20,413) were assigned to child welfare specialists for investigation. This resulted in 20,413 CPS reports being assigned to child welfare specialists for investigation. Compared to the same reporting period last year, this represents an increase of 1,139 CPS reports assigned for investigation – or 5.9 percent. This increase in CPS reports requiring an investigation has primarily occurred in Pinal and Coconino counties. . Page 4 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 Of the 20,413 CPS reports assigned for investigation during this reporting period, 9,168 reports – or 44.9 percent – had investigation closures entered into the Children’s Information Library and Data Source (CHILDS) statewide case management information system. Closing an investigation means that the initial investigation of 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 an investigation, including time needed for the child welfare specialists to obtain all information required to complete an accurate and thorough assessment. Of the 20,413 CPS reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, 1,704 – or 8.3 percent – were substantiated. An additional 832 CPS reports – or 4.1 percent – were proposed for substantiation by child welfare specialists and are currently awaiting the results of the appeals process. Over time, the number of substantiated and proposed substantiated CPS reports associated with this time period will increase as investigation findings are entered into CHILDS. It is sometimes difficult to substantiate allegations of abuse or neglect because current state laws that define child maltreatment do not include many situations related to child neglect or sexual abuse. Children in Out-of-Home Care The Division remains committed to working with the community to keep children safe, strengthen families, and prevent the need for children to be removed from their homes. The number of children in out-of-home care increased from 12,453 in the prior reporting period to 14,111 in September 2012. Of the children in out-of-home care, the Division continues its success in placing children in the most family-like setting possible. In September 2012, 11,391 children – or approximately 80.7 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives or licensed foster parents. An additional 58 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 325 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 999 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 2012, there were 39 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 2012, there were 56 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 that CPS conduct monthly face-to-face visitation with children in foster care. The current report shows that 73.7 percent of the children in foster care received their visitation during the last month of the reporting period. This compares to 78.1 percent receiving their visit during the last month of the reporting period ending March 2012. The Division recognizes a strong correlation between CPS specialist visits with children, visits between parents and children, and positive outcomes for these children, such as achieving permanency and other indicators of child well-being. The Division continues to make efforts to improve its 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 3,923 this reporting period, compared to 3,574 the same reporting period last year. Page 5 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 Compared to the same reporting period last year, in this reporting period:    2,052 children exited the system to family reunification, an increase of 269 children – or 15.1 percent. 1,025 children exited to adoption, a decrease of 53 children – or 4.9 percent. 290 children exited to guardianship, an increase of 52 children – or 21.9 percent. 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:     Retention of child protective services specialists and supervisors. Recruitment of foster and adoptive homes for older youth ages 12 to 18 years old. Increase in the number of Child Abuse Hotline reports, particularly in the urban counties. Increased number of children in out-of-home care. Despite these challenges, the Division has implemented and will continue to implement process improvements to ensure child welfare staff has the tools they need to do their jobs effectively. 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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 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 DCYF 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 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 Oct 2011 through Mar 2012 Apr 2012 through Sep 2012 17,094 16,134 17,110 17,068 17,586 19,666 20,466 21,625 1,238 1,296 2,122 2,264 2,274 2,522 2,748 1,704 9% 9% 13% 13% 13% 15% 14% 8% 10,686 10,397 8,149 8,403 8,481 9,953 10,345 9,168 16,820 15,496 16,602 16,853 17,378 19,245 19,274 20,413 3,889 3,819 3,936 4,010 3,978 4,531 4,968 5,716 319 148 125 135 192 155 150 116 10,404 10,112 10,207 10,514 10,707 11,535 12,453 14,111 529 450 423 471 534 842 713 764 7,247 (69.7%) 8,201 (81.1%) 8,973 (87.9%) 8,930 (84.9%) 8,838 (82.5%) 9,363 (81.2%) 9,728 (78.1%) 10,404 (73.7%) 3,157 (30.3%) 1,911 (18.9%) 1,234 (12.1%) 1,584 (15.1%) 1,869 (17.5%) 2,172 (18.8%) 2,725 (21.9%) 3,707 (26.3%) 939 (53.6%) 1,364 (59.6%) 1,578 (64.8%) 1,128 (56.4%) 1,144 (57.3%) 994 (54.5%) 1,081 (57.1%) 1,017 (51.2%) 3,923 3,954 3,932 3,747 3,595 3,496 3,480 3,748 8,293 8,625 8,789 8,693 8,483 8,191 8,572 7,716 648 107 560 718 524 582 663 999 340 76 582 903 676 681 679 747 2,993 (76.3%) 3,224 (81.6%) 3,240 (82.4%) 3,102 (82.8%) 3,182 (88.5%) 3,121 (89.3%) 3,132 (79.9%) 3,095 (82.6%) 930 (23.7%) 730 (18.4%) 692 (17.6) 645 (17.2%) 413 (11.5%) 375 (10.7%) 790 (20.1) 653 (17.4%) 3,590 3,894 3,650 3,559 3,649 3,574 3,826 3,923 2,047 2,505 2,411 2,450 2,426 2,561 2,663 2,719 764 891 1,034 991 1,186 1,078 1,224 1,025 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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 Reports of Child Abuse & Neglect Child abuse and neglect are defined in A.R.S. § 8-201 and A.R.S. § 13-3623 (A). These definitions provide the major categories in this report. Between April 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012, there were 21,625 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 269 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. This compares to 20,466 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 14,722 or 68.1 percent of the 21,625 reports of maltreatment were related to allegations of neglect, 5,974 or 27.6 percent of the reports were related to allegations of physical abuse, 764 or 3.5 percent of the reports were related to allegations of sexual abuse, and 165 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 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% October 2011 – March 2012 13,369 65.3% 6,198 30.3% 739 3.6% 160 0.8% 20,466 100.0% April 2012 – September 2012 14,722 68.1% 5,974 27.6% 764 3.5% 165 0.8% 21,625 100.0% Page 8 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 Chart 1 illustrates that the number of CPS reports received by the CPS Hotline has increased by 1,959 reports or 10.0 percent over the past year. Comparing the current reporting period to the prior reporting period, the number of reports received increased by 1,159 reports or 5.7 percent. CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 24,000 22,000 21,625 20,000 19,666 20,466 18,000 17,586 17,110 16,000 17,094 16,134 October 2008 – March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 17,068 14,000 12,000 10,000 October 2009 – March 2010 April 2010 September 2010 Page 9 of 68 October 2010 – March 2011 April 2011 September 2011 October 2011 – March 2012 April 2012 September 2012 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 In addition to the 21,625 reports during the current reporting period, the Child Abuse Hotline received 10,131 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 70 Number of Communications 60 52 57.8% 50 40 24 26.7% 30 20 4 4.4% 4 4.4% 5 5.6% 1 1.1% 0 0.0% 10 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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 20.6 percent of the reports received as response time 1; 18.9 percent as response time 2; 45.3 percent as response time 3; and 15.2 percent as response time 4. For the current reporting period, the CPS Hotline classified 0.8 percent of CPS reports as emotional abuse; 68.1 percent as neglect; 27.6 percent as physical abuse; and 3.5 percent as sexual abuse. CHART 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RESPONSE TIME 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 October 2008 March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 March 2010 April 2010 September 2010 October 2010 March 2011 April 2011 September 2011 October 2011 March 2012 April 2012 September 2012 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 POTENTIAL RISK/RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 12 23 47 13 95 0.4% COCHISE 112 83 216 54 465 2.2% COCONINO 81 78 184 45 388 1.8% GILA 58 40 89 19 206 1.0% GRAHAM 17 27 52 9 105 0.5% GREENLEE 0 3 13 6 22 0.1% LA PAZ 16 9 52 8 85 0.4% MARICOPA 2,667 2,408 5,651 2,009 12,735 58.9% MOHAVE 148 139 318 52 657 3.0% NAVAJO 85 71 123 54 333 1.5% PIMA 728 741 1,893 616 3,978 18.4% PINAL 312 259 642 215 1,428 6.6% SANTA CRUZ 30 13 50 15 108 0.5% YAVAPAI 95 137 299 92 623 2.9% YUMA 85 65 170 77 397 1.8% STATEWIDE 4,446 4,096 9,799 3,284 21,625 100.0% % OF TOTAL 20.6% 18.9% 45.3% 15.2% 100.0% Page 11 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 22 16 34 12 84 0.4% COCHISE 69 99 199 61 428 2.1% COCONINO 61 85 207 74 427 2.1% GILA 30 34 97 32 193 0.9% GRAHAM 17 30 45 21 113 0.6% GREENLEE 1 10 7 3 21 0.1% LA PAZ 11 15 32 14 72 0.4% MARICOPA 2,411 2,101 5,382 2,041 11,935 58.2% MOHAVE 125 142 254 91 612 3.0% NAVAJO 58 60 123 45 286 1.4% PIMA 620 725 1,754 657 3,756 18.4% PINAL 286 259 623 210 1,378 6.7% SANTA CRUZ 18 12 41 13 84 0.4% YAVAPAI 83 111 280 98 572 2.8% YUMA 94 72 247 92 505 2.5% STATEWIDE 3,906 3,771 9,325 3,464 20,466 100.0% % OF TOTAL 19.1% 18.4% 45.6% 16.9% 100.0% CHART 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 October 2008 – April 2009 - October 2009 – April 2010 - October 2010 – April 2011 - October 2011 – April 2012 March 2009 September 2009 March 2010 September 2010 March 2011 September 2011 March 2012 September 2012 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Page 12 of 68 PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 69 22 4 95 0.4% COCHISE 1 331 116 17 465 2.2% COCONINO 3 261 112 12 388 1.8% GILA 2 148 49 7 206 1.0% GRAHAM 1 77 26 1 105 0.5% GREENLEE 0 15 5 2 22 0.1% LA PAZ 0 58 23 4 85 0.4% MARICOPA 90 8,582 3,626 437 12,735 58.9% MOHAVE 2 468 161 26 657 3.0% NAVAJO 5 237 78 13 333 1.5% PIMA 36 2,739 1,062 141 3,978 18.4% PINAL 15 981 376 56 1,428 6.6% SANTA CRUZ 1 69 34 4 108 0.5% YAVAPAI 7 412 188 16 623 2.9% YUMA 2 275 96 24 397 1.8% STATEWIDE 165 14,722 5,974 764 21,625 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 68.1% 27.6% 3.5% 100.0% TABLE 5 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 60 17 7 84 0.4% COCHISE 2 277 129 20 428 2.1% COCONINO 1 269 140 17 427 2.1% GILA 1 128 55 9 193 0.9% GRAHAM 1 87 20 5 113 0.6% GREENLEE 0 17 4 0 21 0.1% LA PAZ 1 47 21 3 72 0.4% MARICOPA 88 7,703 3,723 421 11,935 58.2% MOHAVE 5 428 162 17 612 3.0% NAVAJO 0 195 79 12 286 1.4% PIMA 36 2,474 1,126 120 3,756 18.4% PINAL 13 910 399 56 1,378 6.7% SANTA CRUZ 1 52 25 6 84 0.4% YAVAPAI 6 379 158 29 572 2.8% YUMA 5 343 140 17 505 2.5% STATEWIDE 160 13,369 6,198 739 20,466 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 65.3% 30.3% 3.6% 100.0% Page 13 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the reporting period, there were 21,625 calls to the CPS Hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of those, 269 reports fell within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and 943 reports were given an alternative assessment status. This left 20,413 reports that were assigned to be investigated by CPS. The following tables and charts in this section provide statewide and county level information on these reports. CHART 5 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD 10,000 9,157 8,705 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,371 4,000 4,043 3,835 3,727 2,842 3,007 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 October 2011 – March 2012, N=19,274 April 2012 - September 2012, N=20,413 HIGH/RESPONSE TIME 1 MODERATE/RESPONSE TIME 2 LOW/RESPONSE TIME 3 POTENTIAL/RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 9 18 33 10 70 0.3% COCHISE 112 83 216 53 464 2.3% COCONINO 70 64 160 39 333 1.6% GILA 51 37 83 16 187 0.9% GRAHAM 17 24 51 9 101 0.5% GREENLEE 0 3 13 5 21 0.1% LA PAZ 12 7 40 8 67 0.3% MARICOPA 2,653 2,401 5,161 1,621 11,836 58.1% MOHAVE 143 139 316 51 649 3.2% NAVAJO 67 61 109 46 283 1.4% PIMA 725 740 1,884 615 3,964 19.5% PINAL 306 252 572 185 1,315 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 30 13 50 15 108 0.5% YAVAPAI 92 136 299 92 619 3.0% YUMA 84 65 170 77 396 1.9% STATEWIDE 4,371 4,043 9,157 2,842 20,413 100.0% % OF TOTAL 21.4% 19.8% 44.9% 13.9% 100.0% Page 14 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 14 11 28 10 63 0.3% COCHISE 68 99 199 61 427 2.2% COCONINO 48 71 175 62 356 1.9% GILA 27 34 89 31 181 0.9% GRAHAM 17 30 45 21 113 0.6% GREENLEE 1 10 7 3 21 0.1% LA PAZ 9 14 26 8 57 0.3% MARICOPA 2,400 2,096 4,908 1,656 11,060 57.3% MOHAVE 123 141 253 91 608 3.2% NAVAJO 45 53 110 42 250 1.3% PIMA 613 721 1,750 652 3,736 19.4% PINAL 275 253 550 167 1,245 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 18 12 41 13 84 0.4% YAVAPAI 83 111 279 98 571 3.0% YUMA 94 71 245 92 502 2.6% STATEWIDE 3,835 3,727 8,705 3,007 19,274 100.0% % OF TOTAL 19.9% 19.3% 45.2% 15.6% 100.0% CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 16,000 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 14,134 12,817 5,394 142 5,630 149 743 October 2011 – March 2012, N=19,274 April 2012 - September 2012, N=20,413 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT 678 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 15 of 68 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 51 15 4 70 0.3% COCHISE 1 331 116 16 464 2.3% COCONINO 2 218 102 11 333 1.6% GILA 2 136 44 5 187 0.9% GRAHAM 1 73 26 1 101 0.5% GREENLEE 0 14 5 2 21 0.1% LA PAZ 0 44 19 4 67 0.3% MARICOPA 71 8,210 3,132 423 11,836 58.1% MOHAVE 2 461 160 26 649 3.2% NAVAJO 5 198 68 12 283 1.4% PIMA 35 2,727 1,061 141 3,964 19.5% PINAL 13 917 331 54 1,315 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 1 69 34 4 108 0.5% YAVAPAI 7 411 185 16 619 3.0% YUMA 2 274 96 24 396 1.9% STATEWIDE 142 14,134 5,394 743 20,413 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.7% 69.3% 26.4% 3.6% 100.0% TABLE 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 45 13 5 63 0.3% COCHISE 2 276 129 20 427 2.2% COCONINO 1 217 122 16 356 1.9% GILA 1 120 51 9 181 0.9% GRAHAM 1 87 20 5 113 0.6% GREENLEE 0 17 4 0 21 0.1% LA PAZ 1 41 14 1 57 0.3% MARICOPA 78 7,349 3,253 380 11,060 57.3% MOHAVE 5 426 160 17 608 3.2% NAVAJO 0 170 71 9 250 1.3% PIMA 36 2,459 1,123 118 3,736 19.4% PINAL 12 838 349 46 1,245 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 1 52 25 6 84 0.4% YAVAPAI 6 379 157 29 571 3.0% YUMA 5 341 139 17 502 2.6% STATEWIDE 149 12,817 5,630 678 19,274 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 66.5% 29.2% 3.5% 100.0% Page 16 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 During this reporting period, there were 20,413 reports assigned for investigation. Of these, CPS completed 9,168 investigations or 44.9 percent. Investigations not completed remain open when the investigation is still in process, when the CPS specialist is waiting for the results of a law enforcement investigation and/or receipt of records that impact the investigation finding, or when the investigation has been completed but is awaiting supervisory review and approval. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT TABLE 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS NOT RESPONDED TO BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 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 0 480 384 864 91.6% 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 53 26 79 8.4% 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 0 533 410 943 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 0.0% 56.5% 43.5% 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 943 reports that were given an alternative assessment status. A random sample of 273 reports not responded to were reviewed. Chart 7 displays the 273 reports in brief descriptive categories. Page 17 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS NOT RESPONDED TO BY CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 250 225 185 67.7% Number of Communications 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 31 11.3% 7 2.6% A B 1 0.4% 25 18 6.6% 10 3.7% E F 21 7.7% 0 C D Categories G N= 273 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 OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 5,225 5,500 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,466 1,982 1,779 2,000 1,626 1,500 755 1,000 983 500 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012, N=10,612 Oct 2011 - March 2012, N=4,998 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 POTENTIAL RISK/RESPONSE TIME 4 Page 18 of 68 794 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 1 5 2 3 11 0.1% COCHISE 42 31 86 24 183 1.7% COCONINO 17 17 42 14 90 0.9% GILA 25 24 56 9 114 1.1% GRAHAM 11 12 34 8 65 0.6% GREENLEE 0 1 5 4 10 0.1% LA PAZ 4 0 4 4 12 0.1% MARICOPA 1,111 1,221 3,040 917 6,289 59.2% MOHAVE 39 44 137 16 236 2.2% NAVAJO 26 26 33 18 103 1.0% PIMA 280 347 1,187 415 2,229 21.0% PINAL 146 166 400 113 825 7.8% SANTA CRUZ 11 6 22 7 46 0.4% YAVAPAI 29 50 87 30 196 1.9% YUMA 37 32 90 44 203 1.9% STATEWIDE 1,779 1,982 5,225 1,626 10,612 100.0% % OF TOTAL 16.8% 18.7% 49.2% 15.3% 100.0% TABLE 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 1 1 2 0 4 0.1% COCHISE 8 15 41 8 72 1.4% COCONINO 8 15 37 12 72 1.4% GILA 7 10 15 5 37 0.7% GRAHAM 3 3 2 5 13 0.3% GREENLEE 0 1 3 0 4 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 3 2 5 0.1% MARICOPA 485 582 1,328 404 2,799 56.0% MOHAVE 15 19 32 8 74 1.5% NAVAJO 5 4 9 4 22 0.4% PIMA 125 193 641 249 1,208 24.2% PINAL 66 105 255 60 486 9.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 2 1 3 0.1% YAVAPAI 7 10 26 6 49 1.0% YUMA 25 25 70 30 150 3.0% STATEWIDE 755 983 2,466 794 4,998 100.0% % OF TOTAL 15.1% 19.7% 49.3% 15.9% 100.0% Page 19 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 8000 6,968 7000 6000 5000 4000 3,193 3,077 3000 1,563 2000 1000 481 86 36 206 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012, N=10,612 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2011 - March 2012, N=4,998 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 9 0 2 11 0.1% COCHISE 1 131 40 11 183 1.7% COCONINO 1 54 30 5 90 0.9% GILA 2 77 31 4 114 1.1% GRAHAM 1 45 19 0 65 0.6% GREENLEE 0 6 2 2 10 0.1% LA PAZ 0 7 4 1 12 0.1% MARICOPA 46 4,128 1,846 269 6,289 59.2% MOHAVE 2 159 66 9 236 2.2% NAVAJO 2 70 26 5 103 1.0% PIMA 19 1,445 659 106 2,229 21.0% PINAL 8 552 224 41 825 7.8% SANTA CRUZ 1 27 16 2 46 0.4% YAVAPAI 1 127 61 7 196 1.9% YUMA 2 131 53 17 203 1.9% STATEWIDE 86 6,968 3,077 481 10,612 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 65.7% 29.0% 4.5% 100.0% Page 20 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 2 2 0 4 0.1% COCHISE 0 48 19 5 72 1.4% COCONINO 0 41 27 4 72 1.4% GILA 0 26 10 1 37 0.7% GRAHAM 0 9 3 1 13 0.3% GREENLEE 0 3 1 0 4 0.1% LA PAZ 1 3 1 0 5 0.1% MARICOPA 19 1,781 893 106 2,799 56.0% MOHAVE 1 52 19 2 74 1.5% NAVAJO 0 17 4 1 22 0.4% PIMA 8 765 377 58 1,208 24.2% PINAL 5 313 149 19 486 9.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 2 1 0 3 0.1% YAVAPAI 0 32 16 1 49 1.0% YUMA 2 99 41 8 150 3.0% STATEWIDE 36 3,193 1,563 206 4,998 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.7% 63.9% 31.3% 4.1% 100.0% CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED 16 APACHE 42 COCONINO 30 27 10 GRAHAM 0 8 LA PAZ 65 MOHAVE 1,518 38 PIMA 725 140 SANTA… 1 65 YUMA 41 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,600 April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012, N=2,726 Page 21 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 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 70 16 22.9% COCHISE 464 42 9.1% COCONINO 333 30 9.0% GILA 187 27 14.4% GRAHAM 101 10 9.9% GREENLEE 21 0 0.0% LA PAZ 67 8 11.9% MARICOPA 11,836 1,518 12.8% MOHAVE 649 65 10.0% NAVAJO 283 38 13.4% PIMA 3,964 725 18.3% PINAL 1,315 140 10.6% SANTA CRUZ 108 1 0.9% YAVAPAI 619 65 10.5% YUMA 396 41 10.4% STATEWIDE 20,413 2,726 13.4% TABLE 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 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 63 9 14.3% COCHISE 427 25 5.9% COCONINO 356 24 6.7% GILA 181 18 9.9% GRAHAM 113 12 10.6% GREENLEE 21 2 9.5% LA PAZ 57 4 7.0% MARICOPA 11,060 1,334 12.1% MOHAVE 608 47 7.7% NAVAJO 250 33 13.2% PIMA 3,736 587 15.7% PINAL 1,245 137 11.0% SANTA CRUZ 84 7 8.3% YAVAPAI 571 71 12.4% YUMA 502 37 7.4% STATEWIDE 19,274 2,347 12.2% Page 22 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS Substantiated reports are reports where the Department has determined that at least one of the allegations in the report of abuse and/or 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 1,704. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,310 to 2,748 to reflect subsequent decisions based on parents’ rights to due process. For the current reporting period, 47.2 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as response time 1; 23.9 percent as response time 2; 22.6 percent as response time 3; and 6.3 percent as response time 4. Prior to October 1, 2009 potential risk (response time 4) reports were not substantiated by CPS. For the prior reporting period, 43.8 percent of substantiated investigative findings were classified as response time 1; 23.5 percent as response time 2; 23.9 percent as response time 3; and 8.8 percent as response time 4.  There were 20,413 reports received during the current reporting period that were subject to substantiation. This results in a preliminary substantiation rate of eight percent for the current reporting period.  There were 19,274 reports received during the prior reporting period that were subject to substantiation. This results in a 14 percent substantiation rate for the prior reporting period. CHART 11 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 15% 16% 13% 13% 14% 13% 14% 12% 10% 9% 8% 9% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% October 2008 March 2009 April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 March 2010 April 2010 September 2010 Page 23 of 68 October 2010 March 2011 April 2011 September 2011 October 2011 March 2012 April 2012 September 2012 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 400 353 350 300 250 200 202 183 150 84 94 100 30 56 29 50 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012, N=832 Oct 2011 - March 2012, N=199 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 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, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 1 1 0 2 0.2% COCHISE 6 2 2 0 10 1.2% COCONINO 5 4 5 1 15 1.8% GILA 4 0 2 0 6 0.7% GRAHAM 2 0 0 0 2 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 212 114 117 73 516 62.1% MOHAVE 14 3 6 1 24 2.9% NAVAJO 3 3 1 0 7 0.8% PIMA 68 40 44 11 163 19.7% PINAL 23 6 10 5 44 5.3% SANTA CRUZ 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% YAVAPAI 11 8 8 3 30 3.6% YUMA 4 2 6 0 12 1.4% STATEWIDE 353 183 202 94 832 100.0% % OF TOTAL 42.4% 22.0% 24.3% 11.3% 100.0% Page 24 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 18 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 0 1 0 1 0.5% COCHISE 2 1 0 0 3 1.5% COCONINO 1 0 1 0 2 1.0% GILA 3 1 1 1 6 3.0% GRAHAM 1 1 0 0 2 1.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 1 1 0.5% MARICOPA 60 15 36 20 131 65.8% MOHAVE 3 3 0 0 6 3.0% NAVAJO 0 0 1 0 1 0.5% PIMA 3 4 8 3 18 9.1% PINAL 11 1 4 4 20 10.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 1 0 1 0.5% YAVAPAI 0 2 3 0 5 2.5% YUMA 0 2 0 0 2 1.0% STATEWIDE 84 30 56 29 199 100.0% % OF TOTAL 42.2% 15.1% 28.1% 14.6% 100% CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 700 600 500 400 300 200 148 73 100 32 12 1 0 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012, N=832 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2011 - March 2012, N=199 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 25 of 68 SEXUAL ABUSE 19 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 1 1 0 2 0.2% COCHISE 0 9 1 0 10 1.2% COCONINO 0 13 1 1 15 1.8% GILA 0 6 0 0 6 0.7% GRAHAM 0 2 0 0 2 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 459 47 10 516 62.1% MOHAVE 0 19 4 1 24 2.9% NAVAJO 0 7 0 0 7 0.8% PIMA 1 150 12 0 163 19.7% PINAL 0 41 3 0 44 5.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% YAVAPAI 0 28 2 0 30 3.6% YUMA 0 10 2 0 12 1.4% STATEWIDE 1 746 73 12 832 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 89.7% 8.8% 1.4% 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, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% COCHISE 0 3 0 0 3 1.5% COCONINO 0 1 1 0 2 1.0% GILA 0 6 0 0 6 3.0% GRAHAM 0 2 0 0 2 1.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% MARICOPA 0 93 23 15 131 65.8% MOHAVE 0 5 0 1 6 3.0% NAVAJO 0 1 0 0 1 0.5% PIMA 0 15 2 1 18 9.1% PINAL 0 15 3 2 20 10.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 1 0 1 0.5% YAVAPAI 0 3 2 0 5 2.5% YUMA 0 2 0 0 2 1.0% STATEWIDE 0 148 32 19 199 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 74.3% 16.1% 9.6% 100.0% Page 26 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1200 1100 1000 900 805 800 647 700 600 500 658 407 385 400 242 300 107 200 100 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012, N=1,704 Oct 2011 - March 2012, N=2,748 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 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, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 4 1 6 0 11 0.7% COCHISE 10 5 9 0 24 1.4% COCONINO 9 5 5 1 20 1.2% GILA 7 2 1 0 10 0.6% GRAHAM 0 3 1 0 4 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 5 0 4 1 10 0.6% MARICOPA 453 218 210 82 963 56.4% MOHAVE 16 9 10 0 35 2.1% NAVAJO 11 2 2 0 15 0.9% PIMA 200 130 98 16 444 26.0% PINAL 48 14 6 2 70 4.1% SANTA CRUZ 3 2 0 0 5 0.3% YAVAPAI 19 11 21 2 53 3.1% YUMA 20 5 12 3 40 2.4% STATEWIDE 805 407 385 107 1,704 100.0% % OF TOTAL 47.2% 23.9% 22.6% 6.3% 100% Page 27 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 22 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 2 2 4 0 8 0.3% COCHISE 14 7 12 0 33 1.2% COCONINO 11 14 10 2 37 1.4% GILA 6 6 8 2 22 0.8% GRAHAM 4 3 5 0 12 0.4% GREENLEE 0 1 0 0 1 <0.1% LA PAZ 3 3 4 0 10 0.4% MARICOPA 744 329 333 167 1,573 57.2% MOHAVE 34 13 11 2 60 2.2% NAVAJO 12 12 11 0 35 1.3% PIMA 233 198 168 42 641 23.3% PINAL 66 22 26 9 123 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 6 3 5 0 14 0.5% YAVAPAI 36 23 30 11 100 3.6% YUMA 30 11 31 7 79 2.9% STATEWIDE 1,201 647 658 242 2,748 100.0% % OF TOTAL 43.8% 23.5% 23.9% 8.8% 100.0% CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 2,231 2200 2000 1800 1600 1,434 1400 1200 1000 800 600 433 400 200 230 79 38 2 5 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012, N=1,704 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2011 - March 2012, N=2,748 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 28 of 68 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 10 1 0 11 0.7% COCHISE 0 16 6 2 24 1.4% COCONINO 0 14 5 1 20 1.2% GILA 0 8 2 0 10 0.6% GRAHAM 0 4 0 0 4 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 7 1 2 10 0.6% MARICOPA 0 818 121 24 963 56.4% MOHAVE 0 28 6 1 35 2.1% NAVAJO 0 13 1 1 15 0.9% PIMA 2 378 60 4 444 26.0% PINAL 0 60 8 2 70 4.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 5 0 0 5 0.3% YAVAPAI 0 40 13 0 53 3.1% YUMA 0 33 6 1 40 2.4% STATEWIDE 2 1,434 230 38 1,704 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 84.2% 13.5% 2.2% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 7 1 0 8 0.3% COCHISE 1 23 9 0 33 1.2% COCONINO 0 27 9 1 37 1.4% GILA 0 16 5 1 22 0.8% GRAHAM 0 11 0 1 12 0.4% GREENLEE 0 1 0 0 1 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 9 1 0 10 0.4% MARICOPA 0 1,288 231 54 1,573 57.2% MOHAVE 0 50 9 1 60 2.2% NAVAJO 0 27 8 0 35 1.3% PIMA 4 515 112 10 641 23.3% PINAL 0 101 21 1 123 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 11 1 2 14 0.5% YAVAPAI 0 78 15 7 100 3.6% YUMA 0 67 11 1 79 2.9% STATEWIDE 5 2,231 433 79 2,748 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.2% 81.1% 15.8% 2.9% 100.0% Page 29 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 The preliminary number of CPS investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 7,265. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were unsubstantiated was revised from 6,846 to 11,340 to reflect updated information in the CHILDS case management information system. For the prior reporting period, 16.2 percent of unsubstantiated reports were classified as response time 1, 18.5 percent as response time 2, 48.5 percent as response time 3, and 16.8 percent as response time 4. One percent of these unsubstantiated reports related to emotional abuse, 64.0 percent to neglect, 31.7 percent to physical abuse, and 3.3 percent to sexual abuse. CHART 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RISK LEVEL/RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION 6,000 5,503 5,000 4,000 3,345 3,000 2,000 1,837 1,434 1,471 2,098 1,902 1,015 1,000 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012, N=7,265 Oct 2011 - March 2012, N=11,340 HIGH RISK/RESPONSE TIME 1 MODERATE RISK/RESPONSE TIME 2 LOW RISK/RESPONSE TIME 3 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, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 4 11 24 7 46 0.6% COCHISE 54 45 119 29 247 3.4% COCONINO 39 38 108 23 208 2.9% GILA 15 11 24 7 57 0.8% GRAHAM 4 9 16 1 30 0.4% GREENLEE 0 2 8 1 11 0.2% LA PAZ 3 7 32 3 45 0.6% MARICOPA 877 848 1,794 549 4,068 55.9% MOHAVE 74 83 163 34 354 4.9% NAVAJO 27 30 73 28 158 2.2% PIMA 177 223 555 173 1,128 15.5% PINAL 89 66 156 65 376 5.2% SANTA CRUZ 15 5 28 8 56 0.8% YAVAPAI 33 67 183 57 340 4.7% YUMA 23 26 62 30 141 1.9% STATEWIDE 1,434 1,471 3,345 1,015 7,265 100.0% % OF TOTAL 19.7% 20.3% 46.0% 14.0% 100.0% Page 30 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 26 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 11 8 21 10 50 0.4% COCHISE 46 76 146 52 320 2.8% COCONINO 30 41 127 48 246 2.2% GILA 11 18 63 23 115 1.0% GRAHAM 9 23 39 15 86 0.8% GREENLEE 1 8 5 2 16 0.1% LA PAZ 6 11 21 6 44 0.4% MARICOPA 1,137 1,184 3,204 1,049 6,574 58.0% MOHAVE 67 101 205 80 453 4.0% NAVAJO 28 39 88 37 192 1.7% PIMA 264 340 927 343 1,874 16.5% PINAL 130 125 265 94 614 5.4% SANTA CRUZ 12 9 33 12 66 0.6% YAVAPAI 40 76 221 80 417 3.7% YUMA 45 39 138 51 273 2.4% STATEWIDE 1,837 2,098 5,503 1,902 11,340 100.0% % OF TOTAL 16.2% 18.5% 48.5% 16.8% 100.0% CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 8000 7,267 7000 6000 4,986 5000 3,590 4000 3000 2,014 2000 375 1000 212 53 108 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012, N=7,265 EMOTIONAL ABUSE Oct 2011 - March 2012, N=11,340 NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 31 of 68 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 31 13 2 46 0.6% COCHISE 0 175 69 3 247 3.4% COCONINO 1 137 66 4 208 2.9% GILA 0 45 11 1 57 0.8% GRAHAM 0 22 7 1 30 0.4% GREENLEE 0 8 3 0 11 0.2% LA PAZ 0 30 14 1 45 0.6% MARICOPA 25 2,805 1,118 120 4,068 55.9% MOHAVE 0 255 84 15 354 4.9% NAVAJO 3 108 41 6 158 2.2% PIMA 13 754 330 31 1,128 15.5% PINAL 5 264 96 11 376 5.2% SANTA CRUZ 0 36 18 2 56 0.8% YAVAPAI 6 216 109 9 340 4.7% YUMA 0 100 35 6 141 1.9% STATEWIDE 53 4,986 2,014 212 7,265 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.7% 68.7% 27.7% 2.9% 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, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 35 10 5 50 0.4% COCHISE 1 203 101 15 320 2.8% COCONINO 1 148 85 12 246 2.2% GILA 1 72 35 7 115 1.0% GRAHAM 1 65 17 3 86 0.8% GREENLEE 0 13 3 0 16 0.1% LA PAZ 0 30 13 1 44 0.4% MARICOPA 59 4,200 2,110 205 6,574 58.0% MOHAVE 4 306 130 13 453 4.0% NAVAJO 1 126 58 7 192 1.7% PIMA 23 1,177 624 50 1,874 16.5% PINAL 7 407 176 24 614 5.4% SANTA CRUZ 1 39 22 4 66 0.6% YAVAPAI 7 265 124 21 417 3.7% YUMA 2 181 82 8 273 2.4% STATEWIDE 108 7,267 3,590 375 11,340 100.0% % OF TOTAL 1.0% 64.0% 31.7% 3.3% 100.0% Page 32 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS There were three newborn infants delivered to Safe Haven providers during the April 2012 – September 2012 reporting period. This compares to no infants being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2011 – March 2012 reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During this reporting period, 5,716 children entered care as compared to 4,968 children for the October 2011 through March 2012 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 6,000 5,716 Number of Children 5,500 5,000 4,968 4,500 3,978 3,889 4,000 3,936 4,531 4,010 3,819 3,500 3,000 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Mar 2012 Apr 2012 Sep 2012 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 116, which represents 2.0 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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 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, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING % OF CHILDREN OF TOTAL OUT-OF-HOME CARE UNDER THE REMOVED WHO CHILDREN REMOVALS AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE ARE VOLUNTARY REMOVED VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS PLACEMENTS APACHE 29 0.5% 0 0.0% COCHISE 102 1.8% 6 5.2% COCONINO 52 0.9% 6 5.2% GILA 73 1.3% 4 3.5% GRAHAM 34 0.6% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 1 <0.1% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 19 0.3% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,238 56.6% 52 44.7% MOHAVE 130 2.3% 4 3.5% NAVAJO 68 1.2% 4 3.5% PIMA 1,442 25.2% 32 27.5% PINAL 313 5.5% 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 3 0.1% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 121 2.1% 7 6.0% YUMA 91 1.6% 1 0.9% STATEWIDE 5,716 100.0% 116 100.0% 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, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING % OF CHILDREN OF TOTAL OUT-OF-HOME CARE UNDER THE REMOVED WHO CHILDREN REMOVALS AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE ARE VOLUNTARY REMOVED VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS PLACEMENTS APACHE 20 0.4% 0 0.0% COCHISE 43 0.9% 0 0.0% COCONINO 51 1.0% 12 8.0% GILA 24 0.5% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 31 0.6% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 6 0.1% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 14 0.3% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,847 57.3% 53 35.3% MOHAVE 115 2.3% 4 2.7% NAVAJO 79 1.6% 7 4.7% PIMA 1,190 24.0% 68 45.3% PINAL 302 6.1% 2 1.3% SANTA CRUZ 17 0.3% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 150 3.0% 1 0.7% YUMA 79 1.6% 3 2.0% STATEWIDE 4,968 100.0% 150 100.0% Page 34 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF % OF NUMBER OF % OF OF TOTAL CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN REMOVALS WITH A PRIOR WITH A WITH A WITH A REMOVED REMOVAL IN PRIOR REMOVAL PRIOR THE LAST 12 REMOVAL IN THE REMOVAL MONTHS IN THE PRIOR 12 TO IN THE LAST 12 24 MONTHS PRIOR 12 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS APACHE 29 0.5% 1 3.4% 0 0.0% COCHISE 102 1.8% 12 11.8% 10 9.8% COCONINO 52 0.9% 7 13.5% 0 0.0% GILA 73 1.3% 3 4.1% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 34 0.6% 5 14.7% 5 14.7% GREENLEE 1 <0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 19 0.3% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,238 56.6% 188 5.8% 59 1.8% MOHAVE 130 2.3% 18 13.8% 3 2.3% NAVAJO 68 1.2% 16 23.5% 1 1.5% PIMA 1,442 25.2% 144 10.0% 40 2.8% PINAL 313 5.5% 33 10.5% 11 3.5% SANTA CRUZ 3 0.1% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 121 2.1% 6 5.0% 7 5.8% YUMA 91 1.6% 2 2.2% 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 5,716 100.0% 437 7.6% 136 2.4% Page 35 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF % OF NUMBER OF % OF OF TOTAL CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN REMOVALS WITH A PRIOR WITH A WITH A WITH A REMOVED REMOVAL IN PRIOR REMOVAL PRIOR THE LAST 12 REMOVAL IN THE REMOVAL MONTHS IN THE PRIOR 12 TO IN THE LAST 12 24 MONTHS PRIOR 12 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS APACHE 20 0.4% 2 10.0% 0 0.0% COCHISE 43 0.9% 2 4.7% 0 0.0% COCONINO 51 1.0% 5 9.8% 3 5.9% GILA 24 0.5% 2 8.3% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 31 0.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 6 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 14 0.3% 1 7.1% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,847 57.3% 225 7.9% 71 2.5% MOHAVE 115 2.3% 15 13.0% 1 0.9% NAVAJO 79 1.6% 19 24.1% 5 6.3% PIMA 1,190 24.0% 118 9.9% 62 5.2% PINAL 302 6.1% 22 7.3% 2 0.7% SANTA CRUZ 17 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 150 3.0% 8 5.3% 0 0.0% YUMA 79 1.6% 1 1.3% 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 4,968 100.0% 420 8.5% 144 2.9% CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 6,000 5,716 5,500 4,968 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 437 136 420 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012 Oct 2011 - March 2012 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 68 144 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE On September 30, 2012, there were 14,111 children in out-of-home care as compared to 12,453 children on March 31, 2012, an increase of 1,658 children. During this reporting period, 11,390 children or 80.8 percent were placed in family settings either with relatives or in foster homes. This compares to 10,048 or 80.6 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 15,000 14,000 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 14,111 13,000 12,000 12,453 10,514 11,000 11,535 10,207 10,000 10,707 10,404 10,112 9,000 Oct 2008 March 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 March 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 March 2011 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 March 2012 Apr 2012 Sep 2012 Chart 21 displays an increase in the number of young children ages 0-6 placed in group homes. Comparing March 2008 to September 2012, the number of young children in group homes increased by 47 children. Chart 22 displays the increase in the number of young children ages 0-3 placed in shelter care. Comparing March 2008 to September 2012, the number of young children in shelters increased by 15 children. Chart 23 shows that the average length of time in shelter care has increased; comparing March 2008 to September 2012, the average length of stay in shelter increased from 103.4 to 158.5 days, an increase of 55.1 days or 53.3 percent. Page 37 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN GROUP HOMES AGES 0 THROUGH 63 60 56 Number of Children 50 40 30 20 20 10 14 13 10 9 4 2 2 11 0 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER CARE AGES 0 THROUGH 3 60 Number of Children 50 39 40 30 24 22 21 22 20 20 20 10 16 13 0 3 Excludes infants placed with their mothers and children placed in foster home group models. Page 38 of 68 25 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 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 190 180 170 164.3 Number of Days 160 150 158.5 140 123.0 130 120 103.4 111.7 113.1 110 115.7 100 114.7 111.7 97.9 90 The majority of children in out-of-home care fall within the 1-5 age range (35.0 percent) and the 13-17 age range (23.4 percent). The majority of children in out-of-home care are either Caucasian (37.6 percent) or Hispanic (36.4 percent), followed by African American (13.9 percent). CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 6,000 4,949 35.0% 5,500 4,313 34.7% 5,000 4,500 3,300 3,055 23.4% 24.5% Number of Children 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,115 15.0% 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,144 8.1% 1,768 14.2% 2,001 14.2% 1,747 14.0% 985 7.9% 602 4.3% 585 4.7% 1,000 500 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children September 30, 2012, N=14,111 March 31, 2012, N=12,453 Page 39 of 68 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 25 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 6,500 6,000 5,286 37.6% 5,500 5,142 36.4% 4,714 37.8% 5,000 4,515 36.3% Number of Children 4,500 4,000 3,500 1,967 1,755 13.9% 14.1% 3,000 2,500 1,041 7.4% 2,000 911 7.3% 1,500 147 134 1.0% 1.1% 1,000 528 3.7% 424 3.4% 500 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2012, N=14,111 March 31, 2012, N=12,453 For 50.7 percent of the children in out-of-home care, family reunification remains the primary case plan goal. This is followed by: adoption, 19.3 percent; independent living, 9.0 percent; long-term foster care, 2.6 percent; live with other relative, 1.1 percent; and, guardianship at 0.2 percent. For the remaining 17.1 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 9,000 8,000 Number of Children 7,000 7,151 50.7% 6,162 49.4% 6,000 5,000 4,000 2,719 19.3% 2,663 21.4% 1,879 2,419 15.1% 17.1% 3,000 2,000 150 1.1% 371 377 2.6% 3.0% 113 0.9% 1,273 9.0% 1,227 9.9% 1,000 32 28 0.2% 0.3% 0 Return to Family Live With Other Relatives Adoption Long Term Foster Care Independent Living Guardianship Case Plan Goal Being Developed Case Plan Goals September 30, 2012, N=14,111 March 31, 2012, N=12,453 CHART 27 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE Page 40 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 7,000 6,000 5,405 38.3% 4,532 36.4% 5,986 42.5% April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 5,516 44.2% Number of Children 5,000 4,000 3,000 1,344 9.5% 1,104 8.9% 2,000 725 5.1% 667 5.4% 1,000 325 299 2.3% 2.4% 268 291 1.9% 2.3% 58 0.4% 44 0.4% 0 Relative Family Foster Home Group Home Residential Treatment Independent Living Runaway Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2012, N=14,111 Page 41 of 68 March 31, 2012, N=12,453 Trial Home Visit Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 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 / ABSCONDED5 TRIAL HOME VISIT TOTAL % OF TOTAL UNDER 1 433 700 2 7 0 1 1 1,144 8.1% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 519 463 476 440 416 368 354 301 242 212 199 185 176 160 149 159 126 671 513 456 430 419 375 301 270 239 231 188 191 178 163 203 196 183 1 8 9 21 15 28 36 26 44 56 57 67 102 131 190 240 255 9 11 16 16 16 17 12 16 13 17 18 32 52 61 94 114 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 41 62 98 2 5 3 4 7 3 3 4 2 2 4 2 2 1 5 4 3 1,202 1,001 960 912 874 791 706 618 540 518 466 477 510 540 682 778 790 8.5% 7.1% 6.8% 6.5% 6.2% 5.6% 5.0% 4.4% 3.8% 3.7% 3.3% 3.4% 3.6% 3.8% 4.8% 5.5% 5.6% 18 AND OLDER 27 79 56 88 313 38 1 602 4.3% TOTAL 5,405 38.3% 5,986 42.5% 1,344 9.5% 725 5.1% 325 2.3% 268 1.9% 58 0.4% 14,111 100.0% 100.0% % OF TOTAL 4 This category includes shelter, detention, and hospital placement types. 5 This category includes children whose parents absconded with the child(ren) during this reporting period. Page 42 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 During the reporting period 764 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, 2012 through September 30, 2012 and shows that 638 or 83.5 percent of the children were six years of age or older. In addition, 17 or 2.2 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 CHILD6 600 406 417 53.1% 58.5% Number of Children 500 400 300 109 14.3% 200 100 17 2.2% 88 12.3% 112 14.7% 82 10.7% 65 9.1% 14 2.0% 101 14.2% 38 5.0% 28 3.9% 0 Under 1 year 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and over Ages of Children April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012, N=764 6 October 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012, N=713 …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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 29 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LENGTH OF TIME IN CARE 10000 7,763 55.0% 9000 6,674 53.6% 8000 Number of Children 7000 6000 3,246 23.0% 5000 4000 3000 2000 844 6.0% 2,809 22.6% 2,258 16.0% 2,144 17.2% 826 6.6% 1000 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, 2012, N=14,111 March 31, 2012, N=12,453 For the children in out-of-home care on September 30, 2012 the average number of placements was 2.4, the median number of placements was 2.0, and the range for the number of placements was 1 to 43 placements during their current removal episode. TABLE 34 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 Placements 2.4 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 437 Range Maximum 7 .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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 30 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LEGAL STATUS 8,000 7,000 6,272 44.5% 6,061 48.7% 4,882 34.6% Number of Children 6,000 5,000 3,641 29.2% 4,000 2,402 17.0% 2,203 17.7% 3,000 2,000 452 428 3.2% 3.4% 1,000 62 40 0.3% 0.5% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 21 18 0.1% 0.2% Voluntary Placement Under 18 Voluntary Placement Over 18 Dually Adjudicated 37 45 0.3% 0.3% 0 Adjudicated Dependent Only Legally Free for Adoption Temporary Custody Partially Free for Adoption Other Legal Status September 30, 2012, N=14,111 March 31, 2012, N=12,453 At the end of the reporting period there were 14,111 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was accurately documented in the automated system for 10,404 children. As displayed in Chart 31, during this reporting period, the percent of children receiving required visits by CPS decreased by 4.4 percent to 73.7 percent. The required child visitation is performed monthly by CPS, 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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 31 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 14,000 10,404 73.7% Number of Children 12,000 9,728 78.1% 10,000 8,000 3,707 26.3% 6,000 2,725 21.9% 4,000 2,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited September 2012, N=14,111 March 2012, N=12,453 According to the Division 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 1,987 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of return home. Of those parents requiring visitation, 1,017 or 51.2 percent received the required visitation. The 51.2 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 10,404 11,000 8,973 8,838 9,363 9,728 8,201 9,000 Number of Children 8,930 7,247 7,000 5,000 3,157 1,911 3,000 2,725 3,707 Oct 2011 Mar 2012 Apr 2012 Sep 2012 2,172 1,234 1,584 1,869 1,000 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 Number of Children Receiving Visitation the Last Month of the Reporting Period Number of Children Not Receiving Visitation the Last Month of the Reporting Period Page 46 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, & VISITATION As of September 30, 2012, there were 3,7488 foster homes licensed for a total capacity of 7,716 spaces. Of these, 2,071 are reported by contractors to be unavailable for placements. An additional 638 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, 999 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 747 homes left the system. This compares to 663 new homes being licensed and 679 homes leaving the system for the period covering October 2011 through March 2012. The chart below gives the reasons for foster home closures for the period of April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012. CHART 33 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 250 225 195 26.1% Number of Foster Homes 200 175 135 18.1% 150 125 121 16.2% 73 9.8% 100 75 50 25 24 3.2% 12 1.6% 17 2.3% 1 0.1% 30 4.0% 12 1.6% 6 0.8% 42 5.6% 37 41 5.0% 5.5% 1 0.1% 0 N= 747 8 The number of homes cited in this report differs from the 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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 During the reporting period, there were 3,748 foster homes that required visitation. Of the 3,748 foster homes requiring visitation, 3,095 or 82.6 percent of foster homes received their required visitation. This compares to 3,132 or 79.9 percent of the foster homes that received the required visitation for the period October 2011 through March 2012. The Department believes that more foster homes received the required visitation than is indicated in the chart below. The under-reporting 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 3,132 79.9% 3,095 82.6% 3,000 2,500 2,000 653 17.4% 1,500 1,000 790 20.1% 500 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2012 - September 2012, N=3,748 October 2011 - March 2012, N=3,922 *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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF HOME CARE During the reporting period, 3,923 children left the custody of the Department. This compares to 3,826 children exiting care during the prior reporting period. The comparison between the two reporting periods shows that 2.5 percent more children left care this reporting period for an increase of 97 children exiting care. TABLE 35 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD 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% OCTOBER 2011 – MARCH 2012 3,826 +7.1% APRIL 2012 – SEPTEMBER 2012 3,923 +2.5% CHART 35 CHILDREN ENTERING AND EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 6,000 5,500 Number of Children 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 Number of New Removals Apr 2011Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Mar 2012 Apr 2012Sep 2012 Number of Exiting Foster Care The following nine tables depict the children who exited out-of-home care by reason. 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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 209 5.3% Ages 1 to 5 1,424 36.3% Ages 6 to 8 560 14.3% Ages 9 to 12 556 14.2% Ages 13 to 17 773 19.7% 18 and Over 401 10.2% 100.0% Total 3,923 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,514 1,389 570 285 36 129 3,923 Percentage 38.6% 35.4% 14.5% 7.3% 0.9% 3.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 2,038 905 434 195 106 245 3,923 Percentage 51.9% 23.0% 11.1% 5.0% 2.7% 6.3% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 720 1,336 1,041 826 3,923 Percentage 18.4% 34.0% 26.5% 21.1% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.8 2.2 15.9 Median 7.7 1.0 6.1 Page 50 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 37 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “REUNIFICATION WITH PARENTS OR PRIMARY CARETAKER” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 176 8.6% Ages 1 to 5 738 36.0% Ages 6 to 8 328 16.0% Ages 9 to 12 322 15.7% Ages 13 to 17 485 23.6% 18 and Over 3 0.1% 100.0% Total 2,052 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 793 707 293 140 16 103 2,052 Percentage 38.6% 34.5% 14.3% 6.8% 0.8% 5.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,256 496 185 57 25 33 2,052 Percentage 61.2% 24.2% 9.0% 2.8% 1.2% 1.6% 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 612 1,011 365 64 2,052 Percentage 29.8% 49.3% 17.8% 3.1% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.9 1.7 7.5 Median 6.9 1.0 6.1 Page 51 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 5 12.2% Ages 1 to 5 16 39.0% Ages 6 to 8 6 14.6% Ages 9 to 12 4 9.8% Ages 13 to 17 9 22.0% 18 and Over 1 2.4% 100.0% Total 41 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 15 13 2 7 0 4 41 Percentage 36.5% 31.7% 4.9% 17.1% 0.0% 9.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 31 7 2 0 0 1 41 Percentage 75.6% 17.1% 4.9% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4% 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 26 10 3 2 41 Percentage 63.4% 24.4% 7.3% 4.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.2 1.6 5.5 Median 5.8 1.0 0.2 Page 52 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 13 1.3% Ages 1 to 5 583 56.8% Ages 6 to 8 178 17.4% Ages 9 to 12 159 15.5% Ages 13 to 17 91 8.9% 18 and Over 1 0.1% 100.0% Total 1,025 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 409 401 155 45 10 5 1,025 Percentage 39.9% 39.1% 15.1% 4.4% 1.0% 0.5% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 450 280 150 53 41 51 1,025 Percentage 43.9% 27.3% 14.6% 5.2% 4.0% 5.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 70 473 482 1,025 Percentage 0.0% 6.8% 46.1% 47.1% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 6.1 2.2 25.9 Median 4.9 2.0 23.2 Page 53 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 4 1.4% Ages 1 to 5 53 18.3% Ages 6 to 8 41 14.1% Ages 9 to 12 61 21.0% Ages 13 to 17 130 44.9% 18 and Over 1 0.3% 100.0% Total 290 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 103 117 34 25 5 6 290 Percentage 35.5% 40.4% 11.7% 8.6% 1.7% 2.1% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 153 57 44 24 6 6 290 Percentage 52.6% 19.7% 15.2% 8.3% 2.1% 2.1% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 25 108 108 49 290 Percentage 8.6% 37.2% 37.2% 17.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 11.1 2.0 15.0 Median 12.2 1.0 14.3 Page 54 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 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 6 1.5% 18 and Over 384 98.5% 100.0% Total 390 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 163 126 66 25 5 5 390 Percentage 41.8% 32.3% 16.9% 6.4% 1.3% 1.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 68 50 40 58 31 143 390 Percentage 17.4% 12.8% 10.3% 14.9% 7.9% 36.7% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 1 93 82 214 390 Percentage 0.3% 23.8% 21.0% 54.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 18.8 5.7 37.2 Median 18.1 4.0 27.8 Page 55 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 8 10.8% Ages 1 to 5 34 45.9% Ages 6 to 8 7 9.5% Ages 9 to 12 9 12.2% Ages 13 to 17 14 18.9% 18 and Over 2 2.7% 100.0% Total 74 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 13 8 13 39 0 1 74 Percentage 17.6% 10.8% 17.6% 52.6% 0.0% 1.4% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 46 12 10 1 3 2 74 Percentage 62.1% 16.2% 13.5% 1.4% 4.1% 2.7% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 31 34 6 3 74 Percentage 41.9% 45.9% 8.1% 4.1% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.0 1.8 5.8 Median 4.4 1.0 1.9 Page 56 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 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 1 2.1% Ages 13 to 17 38 80.9% 18 and Over 8 17.0% 100.0% Total 47 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 16 16 7 3 0 5 47 Percentage 34.0% 34.0% 14.9% 6.4% 0.0% 10.7% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 32 2 3 2 0 8 47 Percentage 68.0% 4.3% 6.4% 4.3% 0.0% 17.0% 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 25 7 4 11 47 Percentage 53.2% 14.9% 8.5% 23.4% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 16.9 2.8 12.8 Median 16.9 1.0 0.3 Page 57 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 3 75.0% 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 0 0.0% 18 and Over 1 25.0% 100.0% Total 4 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 Percentage 50.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 Percentage 50.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 3 0 1 4 Percentage 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% 25.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 4.7 4.0 25.1 Median 0.2 1.5 2.1 Page 58 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 TABLE 45 CHILDREN EXITING CARE FOR REASON OF DEATH BY CAUSE OF DEATH, PLACEMENT TYPE AT TIME OF DEATH, AND COUNTY COUNTY CAUSE OF DEATH TYPE OF PLACEMENT AT TIME OF DEATH Maricopa Accidental Family Foster Home - Relative Pima Medical Condition Family Foster Home Pima Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Family Foster Home - Relative Pinal Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 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, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 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 3 0 0 0 0 3 100.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 3 0 0 0 0 3 100.0% % OF TOTAL 100.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% The number of child maltreatment deaths presented in the Semi-Annual Report is not comparable to child maltreatment deaths reported by the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES).  ADES posts information in accordance with A.R.S. § 8-807 on child fatalities due to abuse or neglect by the child’s parent, custodian or caregiver at: www.azdes.gov/cpsinfo.  This information is posted when the information comes to ADES’ attention and a final determination of the fatality due to abuse or neglect has been made by either a substantiated finding or specific criminal charges filed against a parent, guardian or caregiver for causing the fatality.  The information that comes to DES’ attention and the determination of the fatality due to abuse or neglect may occur sometime after the actual incident for a number of reasons including a determination by a medical professional, a medical examiner, or a criminal child abuse arrest and charge of the perpetrator. Page 59 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHILDREN WITH CASE PLAN GOALS OF ADOPTION Of the 14,111 children in out-of-home care on September 30, 2012, 2,719 or 19.3 percent had a case plan goal of adoption. Most of those children, 47.3 percent, are in the 1-5 year old age range, followed by 18.2 percent in the 9-12 year old age range, and 17.0 percent in the 6-8 year old age range. The remaining children, 476 or 17.6 percent, fall within the under one or 13 and over age range. Many of these children are Caucasian (1,075 or 39.5 percent), Hispanic (1,063 or 39.1 percent), or African American (377 or 13.9 percent). The remaining 204 children or 7.5 percent are American Indian, Asian or other. Sixty-six and nine tenths of a percent, or 1,818 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, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 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 9 0 0 0 9 0.6% COCHISE 25 0 0 0 25 1.5% COCONINO 5 0 0 0 5 0.3% GILA 12 1 0 0 13 0.8% GRAHAM 10 0 0 0 10 0.6% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 8 0 0 0 8 0.5% MARICOPA 1,007 0 0 0 1,007 62.5% MOHAVE 39 0 0 0 39 2.4% NAVAJO 5 0 0 0 5 0.3% PIMA 359 4 0 0 363 22.5% PINAL 49 0 0 0 49 3.0% SANTA CRUZ 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% YAVAPAI 48 0 0 0 48 3.0% YUMA 31 0 0 0 31 1.9% STATEWIDE 1,609 5 0 0 1,614 100.0% % OF TOTAL 99.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Page 60 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 The average length of time that a child with a case plan goal of “adoption” has spent in out-of-home care is 1 year 11 months. There were a total of 2,719 children with case plan goals of adoption during this reporting period. Of this total, 1,818 were placed and 901 were not placed. The population of children with case plan goals of adoption averaged 2.5 placements and had a median placement count of 2.0. The placement count ranged from 1 to 32. TABLE 48 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN WITH CASE PLAN GOALS OF ADOPTION Placements 2.5 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 32 Range Maximum CHART 36 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY AGE 1200 917 50.4% Number of Children 1000 800 600 370 41.1% 400 200 63 3.5% 333 18.3% 306 16.8% 188 20.9% 129 14.3% 75 8.3% 199 11.0% 137 15.2% 0 0.0% 2 0.2% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children Placed, N=1,818 Not Placed, N=901 Page 61 of 68 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 37 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 900 800 765 42.0% 694 38.2% 700 Number of Children 600 500 381 42.2% 400 298 33.1% 300 224 12.3% 153 17.0% 200 98 5.4% 41 4.6% 100 16 0.9% 11 1.2% 21 1.2% 17 1.9% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Other Ethnicity Placed, N=1,818 Not Placed, N=901 CHART 38 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 2000 1800 1600 1,484 81.6% Number of Children 1400 1200 1000 800 570 63.2% 600 252 28.0% 250 13.8% 400 200 84 4.6% 79 8.8% 0 Legally Free Not Free Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=1,818 Not Placed, N = 901 *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, 2012 - September 30, 2012 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 1,400 1,245 68.4% Number of Children 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 69 3.8% 200 108 5.9% 141 7.8% 125 6.9% 3 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 52 2.9% 78 4.3% 0 Less than 1 month** 1 to 3 months 2 to 3 years 3 or more years Length of Time Placed, N=1,818 **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 1,084 59.6% Number of Children 1200 1,162 61.2% 1000 708 38.9% 800 691 36.5% 600 400 200 21 1.2% 34 1.8% 5 0.3% 9 0.5% 0 Divorced Married Single Widowed Length of Time April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,818 Page 63 of 68 October 2011 - March 2012, N=1,896 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 Number of Children 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 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1,006 55.3% 654 36.0% 1,068 56.3% 648 34.2% 158 8.7% Relative 180 9.5% Non-Relative Foster Parent Length of Time April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,818 October 2011 - March 2012, N=1,896 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 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 0 2 3 2 2 0 9 Percentage 0.0% 22.2% 33.4% 22.2% 22.2% 0.0% 100.0% Number 6 1 2 0 0 0 9 Percentage 66.7% 11.1% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Page 64 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 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 10 Number of Children 8 6 66.7% 6 3 33.3% 4 1 100.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Divorced Married Single Widowed Length of Time April 2012 - September 2012, N=9 October 2011 - March 2012, N=1 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 10 7 77.8% Number of Children 8 6 4 1 11.1% 1 11.1% 1 100.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2012 - September 2012, N=9 Page 65 of 68 Foster Parent October 2011 - March 2012, N=1 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 44 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION 1400 1200 Number of Children 1,186 1,224 1,078 1000 1,034 1,025 991 891 800 764 600 400 Oct 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Mar 2012 Apr 2012Sep 2012 There were 1,025 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 1200 864 70.6% Number of Children 1000 800 734 71.6% 600 400 154 15.0% 155 12.7% 62 6.1% 200 80 6.5% 75 7.3% 125 10.2% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,025 October 2011 - March 2012, N=1,224 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. Page 66 of 68 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 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 700 546 44.6% Number of Children 600 448 43.7% 500 400 327 26.7% 275 26.8% 261 21.3% 225 22.0% 300 200 77 7.5% 100 90 7.4% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,025 October 2011 - March 2012, N=1,224 CHART 47 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 1000 900 672 65.5% Number of Children 800 812 66.3% 700 600 500 335 32.7% 400 397 32.4% 300 200 100 13 1.3% 8 0.7% 5 0.5% 7 0.6% 0 Divorced Married April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,025 Page 67 of 68 Single Widowed October 2011 - March 2012, N=1,224 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012 CHART 48 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT TO THE CHILD 1000 900 682 66.6% 800 793 64.8% Number of Children 700 600 349 28.5% 500 400 279 27.2% 300 64 6.2% 200 82 6.7% 100 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,025 Page 68 of 68 Foster Parent October 2011 - March 2012, N=1,224