CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2011, CHAPTER 147] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY DIVISION OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 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 October 1, 2012 and ending on March 31, 2013. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013) 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 response time - statewide data……………………………...……… Number of reports received by 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 12 13 13-14 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS Reports assigned for investigation by response time – statewide data…………….…….. Reports assigned for investigation by 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…….. 15 16 17 17-18 INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Reports not responded to by response time – county specific data……………………… Investigations by response time – investigation open – statewide data…………………. Investigations by 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 response time – proposed substantiated reports – statewide data……... Investigations by 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 response time – substantiated reports – statewide data……………..…. Page 1 of 70 18-19 20 20-21 21 22 23-24 24-25 26 26-27 27 28 29 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013) Investigations by 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 response time – unsubstantiated reports – statewide data……………... Investigations by 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 29-30 30 31 32 32-33 33 34 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Number of Safe Haven infants delivered during reporting period………………………. 35 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……………………………………………………………... 35 36 36 37-38 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 and not receiving required visitation………………………………… 41 41-42 42-43 44 45 45 46 47 FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, AND VISITATIONS Foster homes licensed……………………………………………………………………. Child bed spaces available……………………………………………………………….. Foster homes closed and reason for closure …………………………………………...… Number of foster homes receiving the required visitation……………………………….. 48 48 49 50 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……………………………….... 51 52 53 54 55 56 Page 2 of 70 39 40 40 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013) 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 goals 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…………………………………………… 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 70 Page 57 58 59 60 61 61 62 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 Executive Summary The Arizona Department of Economic Security’s Division of Children, Youth and Families (Division) is pleased to publish this semi-annual report for October 2012 through March 2013 in compliance with A.R.S. § 8-526. This report is intended to provide its readers an opportunity to review the impact of the Division’s process improvements in relation to 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 other Division publications. More recent strategies include the establishment of the Office of Child Welfare Investigations, a comprehensive review and streamlining of the investigation process and documentation requirements, a reduction in the amount of paperwork our investigative and on-going caseworkers must complete by eliminating redundancies, implementing technology tools, decreased phone wait times at the CPS Hotline, improvements to the CPS Specialist hiring process, and active recruitment of family foster homes. The data contained within this Semi-Annual Report helps to demonstrate the impact of implemented process improvements and highlights areas of progress. At the same time, the report assists with identifying where continued focus is needed by the Division, stakeholders, policy makers and advocacy groups. By working collaboratively to address the needs of children and to prevent child abuse, additional targeted resources and/or strategies that are put in place to improve outcomes for children will be implemented in a more coordinated and timely manner. Child Abuse Hotline and Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigations The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 32,300 calls during this reporting period. Of the total calls received, 10,139 (31.4 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. Of the 22,161 reports that met the statutory criteria for a CPS report, 305 reports (1.4 percent) were referred to other jurisdictions, the military or tribal governments for investigation and 1,603 (7.2 percent) were responded to through an in-depth alternative assessment conducted by the Social Work Assessment Team. Prior to an alternative assessment, the child's and family's circumstance are determined to 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(ren). The 20,253 (91.4 percent) remaining reports were assigned to child welfare specialists for investigation. Compared to the same reporting period last year, this represents an increase of 979 (5.9 percent) CPS reports assigned for investigation. Of the 20,253 CPS reports assigned for investigation during this reporting period, 10,923 (53.9 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. Page 4 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 Of the 20,253 CPS reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, 1,267 (6.3 percent) were substantiated. An additional 1,061 (5.2 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. Notwithstanding this commitment, the number of children in out-of-home care increased from 14,111 in the prior reporting period to 14,314 in March 2013. This significant increase which began at the end of state fiscal year (FY) 2011 is directly attributable to the dramatic increase in the number of reports to the CPS Hotline. The proportion of reports ultimately resulting in removal and placement in out-of-home care has remained consistent at approximately one quarter of the reports. Of the children in out-of-home care, the Division continues its success in placing children in the most family-like setting possible. In March 2013, 11,609 children – or approximately 81.0 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives or licensed foster parents. An additional 24 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 281 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 722 new homes being licensed during this reporting period. The state requires that CPS conduct monthly face-to-face visitation with children in foster care. The current report shows that 84.5 percent of the children in foster care received their visitation during the last month of the current reporting period ending March 2013. This compares to 73.7 percent receiving their visit during the last month of the prior reporting period ending September 2012. The Division recognizes there is a strong correlation between consistent and timely visitation and positive outcomes for children who have been removed from their home. Regular parent-child visitation, along with CPS Specialists’ visits with the child, are both associated with achieving permanency and other indicators of child wellbeing. 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 4,145 this reporting period, compared to 3,923 the same reporting period last year. Compared to the same reporting period last year, in this reporting period:    2,534 children exited the system to family reunification, an increase of 482 children – or 23.4 percent. 1,270 children exited to adoption, an increase of 245 children – or 23.9 percent. 341 children exited to guardianship, an increase of 51 children – or 17.6 percent. Page 5 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 Challenges The Division continues to face challenges in its efforts to ensure safety and promote permanency for abused or neglected children. Some of the challenges the Division has faced in meeting these goals are:        An insufficient level of funding for prevention activities. Increase in the number of Child Abuse Hotline reports, particularly in the urban counties. Increased number of children in out-of-home care. A high prevalence of substance abuse in clients which exacerbates client problems. Recruitment of foster and adoptive homes for older youth ages 12 to 18 years old. Retention of child protective services specialists and supervisors. Contending with a high workload for field staff. Despite these challenges, the Division has implemented and will continue to implement process improvements to ensure child welfare staff have 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 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 Semi-Annual Comparisons Number of Reports Received Number of Reports Substantiated1 Substantiation Rate Number of Reports Investigated & Closed Number of Reports Assigned for Investigation 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 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 Oct 2012 through Mar 2013 16,134 17,110 17,068 17,586 19,666 20,466 21,625 22,161 1,296 2,122 2,264 2,274 2,522 2,748 2,809 1,267 9% 13% 13% 13% 15% 14% 14% 6% 10,397 8,149 8,403 8,481 9,953 10,345 9,168 10,923 15,496 16,602 16,853 17,378 19,245 19,274 20,413 20,253 3,819 3,936 4,010 3,978 4,531 4,968 5,716 5,101 148 125 135 192 155 150 116 97 10,112 10,207 10,514 10,707 11,535 12,453 14,111 14,314 450 423 471 534 842 713 764 792 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%) 12,101 (84.5%) 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%) 2,213 (15.5%) 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%) 1,058 (50.9%) 3,954 3,932 3,747 3,595 3,496 3,480 3,748 3,516 8,625 8,789 8,693 8,483 8,191 8,572 7,716 8,579 107 560 718 524 582 663 999 722 76 582 903 676 681 679 747 740 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%) 3,316 (92.7) 730 (18.4%) 692 (17.6) 645 (17.2%) 413 (11.5%) 375 (10.7%) 790 (20.1) 653 (17.4%) 260 (7.3%) 3,894 3,650 3,559 3,649 3,574 3,826 3,923 4,668 2,505 2,411 2,450 2,426 2,561 2,663 2,719 2,852 891 1,034 991 1,186 1,078 1,224 1,025 1,270 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 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 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 October 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013, there were 22,161 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 305 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. Compared to one year ago, there has been an 8.3 percent increase in reports received by the CPS Hotline meeting 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 current and past reporting periods. One consistent trend is the increase in the proportion of reports that meet the criteria of neglect. To address this trend, the Department is working internally and with community partners to configure services so that the availability of services with a preventative focus are increased. TABLE 1 REPORTS BY REPORTING PERIOD AND TYPE OF MALTREATMENT Neglect Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Emotional Abuse Total 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% October 2012 – March 2013 14,916 67.2% 6,263 28.3% 815 3.7% 167 0.8% 22,161 100.0% Page 8 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 Chart 1 illustrates that the number of CPS reports received by the CPS Hotline has increased by 1,695 reports over the same reporting period last year. The chart below also shows that the significant upward trend in reports received by the CPS Hotline began at the end of FY 2011. This, in turn, resulted in more children entering out-of-home care (see Chart 18 for information on the out-of-home population). CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 24,000 22,000 21,625 20,000 20,466 19,666 17,110 18,000 17,068 16,000 14,000 22,161 17,586 16,134 12,000 10,000 April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 – March 2010 April 2010 September 2010 October 2010 – March 2011 Page 9 of 70 April 2011 September 2011 October 2011 – March 2012 April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 – March 2013 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 In addition to the 22,161 reports during the current reporting period, the Child Abuse Hotline received 10,139 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 59 65.6% 50 40 30 9 10.0% 15 16.7% 20 10 2 2.2% 1 1.1% 4 4.4% 0 0.0% 0 A B C D Categories E F G N= 90 A B C D E F G = = = = = = = Concern Only/No Allegation of Child Abuse or Neglect Out of CPS Jurisdiction Call Appropriate for Law Enforcement Jurisdiction2 Non-Caretaker Neglect/Child No Longer at Risk Insufficient Information Truancy/Custody Issues Current Case Questions or Referrals All communications that do not meet the statutory requirements for a field investigation of abuse or neglect are reviewed within 48 hours by DES quality assurance staff. 2 The category “Call Appropriate for Law Enforcement Jurisdiction” refers to a situation where the alleged perpetrator is not a parent or primary caretaker and the allegations, if true, would constitute a crime. Page 10 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 Chart 3 below provides information on the number of reports that met each of the CPS Hotline response time classifications in the current and past reporting periods. In Table 2 and Table 3, data on total reports by response time is shown by county for the current and previous reporting periods. The response time determinations are made after the review of multiple factors, however, below is a high level summary of each response time criteria. RESPONSE TIME 1: Present danger refers to an immediate, significant and clearly observable family condition present now which has resulted in or is likely to result in serious or severe harm requiring an immediate initial response. RESPONSE TIME 2: Impending danger may not be occurring in the present but is likely to occur in the immediate to near future and will likely result in serious or severe harm to a child. RESPONSE TIME 3: Reports that do not rise to the level of present or impending danger, but there is an incident of abuse or neglect that has happened in the past 30 days. This includes a current minor injury to the child. RESPONSE TIME 4: Reports that do not rise to the level of present or impending danger, but 1) there is an incident of abuse or neglect that happened more than 30 days ago, or 2) the date of last occurrence is unknown and there is no current physical indicator of maltreatment, or 3) there is UNREASONABLE risk of harm to the child’s health or welfare. CHART 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RESPONSE TIME 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 March 2010 RESPONSE TIME 1 April 2010 September 2010 October 2010 March 2011 RESPONSE TIME 2 Page 11 of 70 April 2011 September 2011 October 2011 March 2012 RESPONSE TIME 3 April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 March 2013 RESPONSE TIME 4 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 12 12 44 20 88 0.4% COCHISE 86 69 190 67 412 1.9% COCONINO 102 71 186 72 431 1.9% GILA 50 43 90 15 198 0.9% GRAHAM 38 19 51 16 124 0.6% GREENLEE 2 7 13 4 26 0.1% LA PAZ 13 15 35 6 69 0.3% MARICOPA 2,742 2,344 5,814 2,242 13,142 59.3% MOHAVE 148 118 309 73 648 2.9% NAVAJO 60 76 153 43 332 1.5% PIMA 752 774 1,942 608 4,076 18.4% PINAL 298 265 603 199 1,365 6.2% SANTA CRUZ 16 22 64 17 119 0.5% YAVAPAI 119 101 301 125 646 2.9% YUMA 107 64 249 65 485 2.2% STATEWIDE 4,545 4,000 10,044 3,572 22,161 100.0% % OF TOTAL 20.5% 18.1% 45.3% 16.1% 100.0% TABLE 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY 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 12 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 The following chart and tables provide the number of reports categorized by type of maltreatment. The total number of reports received by type of maltreatment is displayed in Chart 4. In Table 4 and Table 5 data on the total reports by type of maltreatment is shown by county for the current and previous reporting periods. CHART 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 – March 2010 EMOTIONAL ABUSE April 2010 September 2010 October 2010 – March 2011 April 2011 September 2011 NEGLECT October 2011 – March 2012 PHYSICAL ABUSE April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 – March 2013 SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 58 24 6 88 0.4% COCHISE 5 268 122 17 412 1.9% COCONINO 2 281 134 14 431 1.9% GILA 2 141 50 5 198 0.9% GRAHAM 0 85 34 5 124 0.6% GREENLEE 0 14 10 2 26 0.1% LA PAZ 0 54 14 1 69 0.3% MARICOPA 91 8,727 3,808 516 13,142 59.3% MOHAVE 4 455 170 19 648 2.9% NAVAJO 0 226 99 7 332 1.5% PIMA 35 2,827 1,110 104 4,076 18.4% PINAL 11 915 374 65 1,365 6.2% SANTA CRUZ 4 81 32 2 119 0.5% YAVAPAI 9 444 163 30 646 2.9% YUMA 4 340 119 22 485 2.2% STATEWIDE 167 14,916 6,263 815 22,161 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 67.2% 28.3% 3.7% 100.0% Page 13 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 5 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% Page 14 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the current reporting period, there were 22,161 calls to the CPS Hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. The assignment of those reports for investigation was as follows:    305 reports fell within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments. 1,603 reports were given an alternative assessment status. 20,253 reports were assigned to be investigated by CPS. The following tables and charts in this section provide statewide and county level information on these reports assigned to CPS. Of these, CPS completed 10,923 (53.9 percent) of their assigned investigations. Those 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. CHART 5 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 10,000 9,157 8,971 8,000 6,000 4,371 4,000 4,438 4,043 3,950 2,894 2,842 2,000 0 October 2012 – March 2013, N=20,253 April 2012 - September 2012, N=20,413 RESPONSE TIME 1 RESPONSE TIME 2 RESPONSE TIME 3 Page 15 of 70 RESPONSE TIME 4 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 9 8 36 19 72 0.4% COCHISE 86 69 190 67 412 2.0% COCONINO 74 63 163 56 356 1.8% GILA 43 38 83 14 178 0.9% GRAHAM 37 19 48 16 120 0.6% GREENLEE 2 7 13 4 26 0.1% LA PAZ 12 10 29 4 55 0.3% MARICOPA 2,726 2,339 5,085 1,740 11,890 58.6% MOHAVE 142 115 305 71 633 3.1% NAVAJO 40 67 132 37 276 1.4% PIMA 749 771 1,758 493 3,771 18.6% PINAL 283 258 524 167 1,232 6.1% SANTA CRUZ 16 22 64 17 119 0.6% YAVAPAI 117 100 294 124 635 3.1% YUMA 102 64 247 65 478 2.4% STATEWIDE 4,438 3,950 8,971 2,894 20,253 100.0% % OF TOTAL 21.9% 19.5% 44.3% 14.3% 100.0% TABLE 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY 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 16 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 16,000 14,134 14,000 13,993 12,000 10,000 8,000 5,394 6,000 5,333 4,000 2,000 142 743 132 795 0 October 2012 – March 2013, N=20,253 April 2012 - September 2012, N=20,413 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 48 19 5 72 0.4% COCHISE 5 268 122 17 412 2.0% COCONINO 2 230 112 12 356 1.8% GILA 2 124 48 4 178 0.9% GRAHAM 0 82 33 5 120 0.6% GREENLEE 0 14 10 2 26 0.1% LA PAZ 0 45 10 0 55 0.3% MARICOPA 64 8,186 3,136 504 11,890 58.6% MOHAVE 4 442 168 19 633 3.1% NAVAJO 0 185 84 7 276 1.4% PIMA 28 2,679 960 104 3,771 18.6% PINAL 10 843 317 62 1,232 6.1% SANTA CRUZ 4 81 32 2 119 0.6% YAVAPAI 9 433 163 30 635 3.1% YUMA 4 333 119 22 478 2.4% STATEWIDE 132 13,993 5,333 795 20,253 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.7% 69.1% 26.3% 3.9% 100.0% Page 17 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 9 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% INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT The 1,603 reports in Table 10 below received an alternative assessment rather than being responded to by a CPS investigator. TABLE 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS NOT RESPONDED TO BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 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 0 713 498 1,211 75.6% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 0 181 111 292 18.2% PINAL 0 0 72 28 100 6.2% 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 0 966 637 1,603 100.0% Page 18 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 % OF TOTAL 0.0% 0.0% 60.3% 39.7% 100.0% By statute, a random sample of reports that did not receive a CPS investigative response in each reporting period is required. In addition, short descriptions of these reports are also required. From the 1,603 reports that were given an alternative assessment status a random sample of 311 reports were reviewed. Chart 7 displays the 311 reports in brief descriptive categories. CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS NOT RESPONDED TO BY CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 225 173 55.7% Number of Communications 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 39 12.5% 40 12.9% 11 3.5% 2 0.6% 25 22 7.1% 24 7.7% 0 A B C D Categories E F N= 311 A B C D E F G = = = = = = = Adolescent, Past Abuse, No Current Injuries Inadequate Housekeeping Standards Inappropriate Vehicle Operation No Specific Allegations Past Abuse no current injuries Adolescent, current minor injuries Non-adolescent, current minor injuries Page 19 of 70 G Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 5,000 4,541 4,000 3,000 2,115 2,000 1,574 770 1,000 627 1,764 1,451 687 0 April 2012 - September 2012, N=4,199 RESPONSE TIME 1 RESPONSE TIME 2 October 2012 - March 2013, N=9,330 RESPONSE TIME 3 RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 3 0 5 10 18 0.2% COCHISE 41 26 88 29 184 2.0% COCONINO 11 7 19 8 45 0.5% GILA 27 21 31 7 86 0.9% GRAHAM 18 11 25 9 63 0.7% GREENLEE 0 5 8 4 17 0.2% LA PAZ 1 0 0 0 1 <0.1% MARICOPA 943 1,078 2,731 889 5,641 60.4% MOHAVE 25 31 71 21 148 1.6% NAVAJO 8 14 37 10 69 0.7% PIMA 282 353 943 286 1,864 20.0% PINAL 148 144 322 99 713 7.6% SANTA CRUZ 5 8 35 9 57 0.6% YAVAPAI 37 41 115 46 239 2.6% YUMA 25 25 111 24 185 2.0% STATEWIDE 1,574 1,764 4,541 1,451 9,330 100.0% % OF TOTAL 16.9% 18.9% 48.6% 15.6% 100.0% Page 20 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 12 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 0 0 0 1 1 <0.1% COCHISE 8 15 31 7 61 1.5% COCONINO 0 0 1 0 1 <0.1% GILA 5 6 18 3 32 0.8% GRAHAM 0 1 7 1 9 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 408 450 1,197 380 2,435 58.0% MOHAVE 11 14 30 8 63 1.5% NAVAJO 3 9 3 1 16 0.4% PIMA 126 203 657 220 1,206 28.7% PINAL 51 56 143 55 305 7.3% SANTA CRUZ 6 3 8 1 18 0.4% YAVAPAI 3 10 7 2 22 0.5% YUMA 6 3 13 8 30 0.7% STATEWIDE 627 770 2,115 687 4,199 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.9% 18.3% 50.4% 16.4% 100.0% CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 8,000 7,000 6,281 6,000 5,000 4,000 2,551 2,775 3,000 2,000 1,194 1,000 37 63 193 435 0 April 2012 - September 2012, N=4,199 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2012 - March 2013, N=9,330 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 21 of 70 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 11 3 4 18 0.2% COCHISE 2 127 46 9 184 2.0% COCONINO 0 30 14 1 45 0.5% GILA 0 64 20 2 86 0.9% GRAHAM 0 45 14 4 63 0.7% GREENLEE 0 11 6 0 17 0.2% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 <0.1% MARICOPA 31 3,712 1,610 288 5,641 60.4% MOHAVE 0 97 47 4 148 1.6% NAVAJO 0 48 20 1 69 0.7% PIMA 15 1,310 477 62 1,864 20.0% PINAL 6 492 177 38 713 7.6% SANTA CRUZ 4 39 13 1 57 0.6% YAVAPAI 3 165 62 9 239 2.6% YUMA 2 129 42 12 185 2.0% STATEWIDE 63 6,281 2,551 435 9,330 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.7% 67.3% 27.3% 4.7% 100.0% TABLE 14 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 0 0 1 1 <0.1% COCHISE 0 40 18 3 61 1.5% COCONINO 0 1 0 0 1 <0.1% GILA 0 20 10 2 32 0.8% GRAHAM 0 5 4 0 9 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 22 1,603 705 105 2,435 58.0% MOHAVE 0 44 19 0 63 1.5% NAVAJO 0 10 6 0 16 0.4% PIMA 10 794 334 68 1,206 28.7% PINAL 4 210 80 11 305 7.3% SANTA CRUZ 1 12 5 0 18 0.4% YAVAPAI 0 15 7 0 22 0.5% YUMA 0 21 6 3 30 0.7% STATEWIDE 37 2,775 1,194 193 4,199 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.9% 66.1% 28.4% 4.6% 100.0% Page 22 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED APACHE 9 COCHISE 29 COCONINO 34 GILA 15 GRAHAM 19 GREENLEE 1 LA PAZ 7 MARICOPA MOHAVE 64 NAVAJO 1,403 28 PIMA PINAL 110 SANTA CRUZ 644 9 YAVAPAI 49 YUMA 36 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013, N=2,457 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 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 72 9 12.5% COCHISE 412 29 7.0% COCONINO 356 34 9.6% GILA 178 15 8.4% GRAHAM 120 19 15.8% GREENLEE 26 1 3.8% LA PAZ 55 7 12.7% MARICOPA 11,890 1,403 11.8% MOHAVE 633 64 10.1% NAVAJO 276 28 10.1% PIMA 3,771 644 17.1% PINAL 1,232 110 8.9% SANTA CRUZ 119 9 7.6% YAVAPAI 635 49 7.7% YUMA 478 36 7.5% STATEWIDE 20,253 2,457 12.1% Page 23 of 70 1,500 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 16 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% 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 the current reporting period is 1,267. For the prior reporting period, the number of CPS reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,704 to 2,809 to reflect subsequent decisions based on parents’ rights to due process.  The preliminary substantiation rate for the current reporting period is six percent. However, the substantiation rate for the current period is anticipated to be revised upwards in the next semiannual report.  The substantiation rate for the prior reporting period is fourteen percent. However, when initially reported the April 2012 – September 2012 substantiation rate was eight percent. Page 24 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 11 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 15% 16% 13% 13% 13% 14% 14% 14% 12% 10% 9% 6% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 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 October 2012 March 2013 Information on both proposed substantiations and finalized substantiations is provided in the charts and tables below:  For information on the proposed substantiated investigation findings—classified by response time—for the current and prior reporting period, see Chart 12, Table 17, and Table 18.  For information on the proposed substantiated investigation findings—classified by type of maltreatment—for the current and prior reporting period, see Chart 13, Table 19, and Table 20.  For information on the substantiated investigation findings—classified by response time—for the current and prior reporting period, see Chart 14, Table 21, and Table 22.  For information on the substantiated investigation findings—classified by type of maltreatment— for the current and prior reporting period, see Chart 15, Table 23, and Table 24. Page 25 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 600 472 500 400 300 200 221 233 205 147 135 105 100 55 0 April 2012 - Sept 2012, N=512 RESPONSE TIME 1 Oct 2012 - March 2013, N=1,061 RESPONSE TIME 2 RESPONSE TIME 3 RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 1 2 1 0 4 0.4% COCHISE 4 3 3 0 10 0.9% COCONINO 6 2 5 2 15 1.4% GILA 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% GRAHAM 2 0 2 0 4 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 6 2 0 0 8 0.8% MARICOPA 252 117 112 101 582 54.9% MOHAVE 28 14 6 3 51 4.8% NAVAJO 4 4 2 0 10 0.9% PIMA 104 56 61 19 240 22.6% PINAL 24 11 9 4 48 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 16 8 17 2 43 4.1% YUMA 24 2 15 4 45 4.2% STATEWIDE 472 221 233 135 1,061 100.0% % OF TOTAL 44.5% 20.8% 22.0% 12.7% 100.0% Page 26 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 18 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 0.4% COCHISE 4 2 4 0 10 2.0% COCONINO 6 3 3 0 12 2.3% GILA 1 1 1 0 3 0.6% GRAHAM 1 0 0 0 1 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 0 0 1 2 0.4% MARICOPA 114 56 91 38 299 58.4% MOHAVE 8 2 4 0 14 2.7% NAVAJO 2 3 1 0 6 1.2% PIMA 33 19 19 9 80 15.6% PINAL 18 7 10 3 38 7.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 11 8 6 4 29 5.7% YUMA 6 3 7 0 16 3.1% STATEWIDE 205 105 147 55 512 100.0% % OF TOTAL 40.1% 20.5% 28.7% 10.7% 100.0% CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 1,200 936 1,000 800 600 438 400 200 104 64 1 9 2 19 0 April 2012 - September 2012, N=512 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2012 - March 2013, N=1,061 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 27 of 70 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 3 1 0 4 0.4% COCHISE 0 9 1 0 10 0.9% COCONINO 0 10 3 2 15 1.4% GILA 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% GRAHAM 0 2 2 0 4 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 8 0 0 8 0.8% MARICOPA 1 513 56 12 582 54.9% MOHAVE 0 48 2 1 51 4.8% NAVAJO 0 10 0 0 10 0.9% PIMA 1 214 24 1 240 22.6% PINAL 0 43 5 0 48 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 34 7 2 43 4.1% YUMA 0 41 3 1 45 4.2% STATEWIDE 2 936 104 19 1,061 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.2% 88.2% 9.8% 1.8% 100.0% TABLE 20 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 2 0 0 2 0.4% COCHISE 0 9 1 0 10 2.0% COCONINO 0 11 1 0 12 2.3% GILA 0 3 0 0 3 0.6% GRAHAM 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.4% MARICOPA 0 248 43 8 299 58.4% MOHAVE 0 12 2 0 14 2.7% NAVAJO 0 5 1 0 6 1.2% PIMA 1 75 4 0 80 15.6% PINAL 0 33 5 0 38 7.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 29 0 0 29 5.7% YUMA 0 9 6 1 16 3.1% STATEWIDE 1 438 64 9 512 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.2% 85.5% 12.5% 1.8% 100.0% Page 28 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1,400 1,233 1,200 1,000 800 706 674 613 600 400 288 196 200 287 79 0 April 2012 - September 2012, N=2,809 RESPONSE TIME 1 RESPONSE TIME 2 October 2012 - March 2013, N=1,267 RESPONSE TIME 3 RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 21 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 1 2 0 3 0.2% COCHISE 5 3 2 0 10 0.8% COCONINO 4 1 9 1 15 1.2% GILA 1 2 3 0 6 0.5% GRAHAM 2 2 0 0 4 0.3% GREENLEE 0 1 1 0 2 0.2% LA PAZ 1 1 1 0 3 0.2% MARICOPA 431 177 175 62 845 66.6% MOHAVE 9 4 8 0 21 1.7% NAVAJO 5 3 4 0 12 1.0% PIMA 118 79 63 13 273 21.5% PINAL 17 8 6 1 32 2.5% SANTA CRUZ 7 4 3 0 14 1.1% YAVAPAI 6 0 5 1 12 1.0% YUMA 7 2 5 1 15 1.2% STATEWIDE 613 288 287 79 1,267 100.0% % OF TOTAL 48.4% 22.7% 22.7% 6.2% 100.0% Page 29 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 22 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 5 3 6 0 14 0.5% COCHISE 7 7 11 1 36 1.3% COCONINO 10 9 9 3 31 1.1% GILA 16 6 4 0 26 0.9% GRAHAM 3 3 2 0 8 0.3% GREENLEE 0 1 0 0 1 <0.1% LA PAZ 6 0 4 1 11 0.4% MARICOPA 723 414 374 147 1,658 59.0% MOHAVE 33 12 13 0 58 2.1% NAVAJO 18 6 7 0 31 1.1% PIMA 282 193 176 28 679 24.2% PINAL 69 22 20 7 118 4.2% SANTA CRUZ 4 3 1 1 9 0.3% YAVAPAI 23 19 32 4 78 2.8% YUMA 24 8 15 4 51 1.8% STATEWIDE 1,233 706 674 196 2,809 100.0% % OF TOTAL 43.9% 25.1% 24.0% 7.0% 100.0% CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 3,000 2,308 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,021 1,000 417 500 200 82 46 2 0 April 2012 - September 2012, N=2,809 October 2012 - March 2013, N=1,267 0 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 30 of 70 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 2 1 0 3 0.2% COCHISE 0 4 5 1 10 0.8% COCONINO 0 9 5 1 15 1.2% GILA 0 4 2 0 6 0.5% GRAHAM 0 4 0 0 4 0.3% GREENLEE 0 1 1 0 2 0.2% LA PAZ 0 2 1 0 3 0.2% MARICOPA 0 690 122 33 845 66.6% MOHAVE 0 16 4 1 21 1.7% NAVAJO 0 9 1 2 12 1.0% PIMA 0 226 42 5 273 21.5% PINAL 0 20 11 1 32 2.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 12 2 0 14 1.1% YAVAPAI 0 9 1 2 12 1.0% YUMA 0 13 2 0 15 1.2% STATEWIDE 0 1,021 200 46 1,267 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 80.6% 15.8% 3.6% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 11 3 0 14 0.5% COCHISE 0 28 6 2 36 1.3% COCONINO 0 20 8 3 31 1.1% GILA 0 18 7 1 26 0.9% GRAHAM 0 8 0 0 8 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 1 0 1 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 7 2 2 11 0.4% MARICOPA 0 1,370 238 50 1,658 59.0% MOHAVE 0 44 11 3 58 2.1% NAVAJO 0 25 4 2 31 1.1% PIMA 2 570 100 7 679 24.2% PINAL 0 99 12 7 118 4.2% SANTA CRUZ 0 8 1 0 9 0.3% YAVAPAI 0 56 18 4 78 2.8% YUMA 0 44 6 1 51 1.8% STATEWIDE 2 2,308 417 82 2,809 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 82.1% 14.9% 2.9% 100.0% Page 31 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 The preliminary number of CPS investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 8,595. Charts 16 and 17 display information on unsubstantiated reports classified by response time and type of maltreatment for the current and prior reporting periods. Tables 25 and 26 provide information on the unsubstantiated investigation findings classified by response time for each county in the current and prior reporting periods. Tables 27 and 28 provide information on the unsubstantiated investigation findings classified by type of maltreatment for each county in the current and prior reporting periods. CHART 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION 8,000 7,000 6,187 6,000 5,000 3,910 4,000 3,000 2,341 2,485 1,888 2,000 1,779 1,677 1,229 1,000 0 April 2012 - September 2012, N=12,901 RESPONSE TIME 1 RESPONSE TIME 2 October 2012 - March 2013, N=8,595 RESPONSE TIME 3 RESPONSE TIME 4 TABLE 25 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY RESPONSE TIME AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE TOTAL % OF TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 TOTAL APACHE 5 5 28 9 47 0.6% COCHISE 36 37 97 38 208 2.4% COCONINO 53 53 130 45 281 3.3% GILA 14 15 49 7 85 1.0% GRAHAM 15 6 21 7 49 0.6% GREENLEE 2 1 4 0 7 0.1% LA PAZ 4 7 28 4 43 0.5% MARICOPA 1,100 967 2,067 688 4,822 56.0% MOHAVE 80 66 220 47 413 4.8% NAVAJO 23 46 89 27 185 2.2% PIMA 245 283 691 175 1,394 16.1% PINAL 94 95 187 63 439 5.1% SANTA CRUZ 4 10 26 8 48 0.6% YAVAPAI 58 51 157 75 341 4.0% YUMA 46 35 116 36 233 2.7% STATEWIDE 1,779 1,677 3,910 1,229 8,595 100.0% % OF TOTAL 20.7% 19.5% 45.5% 14.3% 100.0% Page 32 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 26 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 15 25 9 53 0.4% COCHISE 83 59 172 44 358 2.8% COCONINO 54 52 146 36 288 2.2% GILA 29 24 62 13 128 1.0% GRAHAM 13 20 42 8 83 0.6% GREENLEE 0 2 13 5 20 0.2% LA PAZ 5 7 36 6 54 0.4% MARICOPA 1,431 1,485 3,490 1,052 7,458 57.9% MOHAVE 91 112 268 43 514 4.0% NAVAJO 44 44 99 45 232 1.8% PIMA 293 336 1,020 351 2,000 15.5% PINAL 171 172 383 117 843 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 20 7 41 13 81 0.6% YAVAPAI 55 99 255 81 490 3.8% YUMA 48 51 135 65 299 2.3% STATEWIDE 2,341 2,485 6,187 1,888 12,901 100.0% % OF TOTAL 18.2% 19.3% 47.9% 14.6% 100.0% CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 10,000 8,630 8,000 5,755 6,000 3,715 4,000 2,478 2,000 101 295 455 67 0 April 2012 - September 2012, N=12,901 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2012 - March 2013, N=8,595 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 33 of 70 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 32 14 1 47 0.6% COCHISE 3 128 70 7 208 2.4% COCONINO 2 181 90 8 281 3.3% GILA 2 55 26 2 85 1.0% GRAHAM 0 31 17 1 49 0.6% GREENLEE 0 2 3 2 7 0.1% LA PAZ 0 34 9 0 43 0.5% MARICOPA 32 3,271 1,348 171 4,822 56.0% MOHAVE 4 281 115 13 413 4.8% NAVAJO 0 118 63 4 185 2.2% PIMA 12 929 417 36 1,394 16.1% PINAL 4 288 124 23 439 5.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 30 17 1 48 0.6% YAVAPAI 6 225 93 17 341 4.0% YUMA 2 150 72 9 233 2.7% STATEWIDE 67 5,755 2,478 295 8,595 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 67.0% 28.8% 3.4% 100.0% TABLE 28 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 37 13 3 53 0.4% COCHISE 1 255 91 11 358 2.8% COCONINO 2 185 93 8 288 2.2% GILA 2 96 28 2 128 1.0% GRAHAM 1 59 22 1 83 0.6% GREENLEE 0 14 4 2 20 0.2% LA PAZ 0 35 17 2 54 0.4% MARICOPA 48 5,004 2,147 259 7,458 57.9% MOHAVE 2 361 128 23 514 4.0% NAVAJO 5 159 58 10 232 1.8% PIMA 22 1,292 622 64 2,000 15.5% PINAL 9 574 225 35 843 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 49 28 4 81 0.6% YAVAPAI 7 310 161 12 490 3.8% YUMA 2 200 78 19 299 2.3% STATEWIDE 101 8,630 3,715 455 12,901 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 66.9% 28.8% 3.5% 100.0% Page 34 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Communications from providers indicate that there was one newborn infant delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2012 – March 2013 reporting period. This compares to three infants being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the prior reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During the current reporting period, 5,101 children entered care, which represents a 10.8 percent decrease in children entering care over the prior reporting period and 2.7 percent over the same reporting period last year. Chart 18 displays children entering out-of-home care by reporting period. As you can see from the chart below, the dramatic increase in children entering out-of-home care began at the end of FY 2011. Since that time, the dramatic increase has been sustained, which is a reflection of the growth in the number of reports received by the CPS Hotline (see Chart 1 for number of reports detail). The proportion of new children removed in relation to CPS Hotline reports has consistently been approximately 23 to 25 percent. CHART 18 TOTAL CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 6,000 Number of Children 5,500 5,716 5,101 5,000 4,531 4,968 4,500 4,000 3,819 3,936 4,010 3,978 3,500 3,000 April 2009 - October 2009 April 2010 - October 2010 April 2011 - October 2011 April 2012 - October 2012 September - March 2010 September - March 2011 September - March 2012 September - March 2013 2009 2010 2011 2012 CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE – VOLUNTARY SERVICES The number of children entering out-of-home placement through voluntary foster care agreements for the current reporting period was 97, which represents 1.9 percent of the children entering care this reporting period. Information on the county level distribution of voluntary placements into out-of-home care can be found in Table 29 for the current reporting period and in Table 30 for the prior reporting period. 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 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.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 35 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 29 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 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 10 0.2% 0 0.0% COCHISE 60 1.2% 0 0.0% COCONINO 49 1.0% 5 5.2% GILA 40 0.8% 1 1.0% GRAHAM 47 0.9% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 7 0.1% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,927 57.3% 40 41.2% MOHAVE 124 2.4% 5 5.2% NAVAJO 62 1.2% 2 2.1% PIMA 1,281 25.1% 27 27.8% PINAL 254 5.0% 2 2.1% SANTA CRUZ 15 0.3% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 115 2.3% 14 14.4% YUMA 110 2.2% 1 1.0% STATEWIDE 5,101 100.0% 97 100.0% TABLE 30 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 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% Page 36 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE The total number of children entering out-of-home care (of which voluntary placements are a subset) in the current reporting period was 5,101, which represents a 10.8 percent decrease in the total number of children entering out-of-home care from the prior reporting period. Chart 19 displays the number of removed children, and then further differentiates new removals by providing the number with a prior removal in the past 12 months and the past 12 to 24 months. Information on the county level distribution of children entering out-of-home care can be found in Table 31 for the current period and Table 32 for the prior period. TABLE 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 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 10 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% COCHISE 60 1.2% 4 6.7% 2 3.3% COCONINO 49 1.0% 2 4.1% 1 2.0% GILA 40 0.8% 10 25.0% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 47 0.9% 3 6.4% 2 4.3% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 7 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,927 57.3% 258 8.8% 70 2.4% MOHAVE 124 2.4% 16 12.9% 3 2.4% NAVAJO 62 1.2% 1 1.6% 5 8.1% PIMA 1,281 25.1% 133 10.4% 54 4.2% PINAL 254 5.0% 12 4.7% 10 3.9% SANTA CRUZ 15 0.3% 1 6.7% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 115 2.3% 6 5.2% 0 0.0% YUMA 110 2.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 5,101 100.0% 446 8.7% 147 2.9% Page 37 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 32 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% CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 6,000 5,716 5,101 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 437 136 446 0 April 2012 - September 2012 October 2012 - March 2013 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 38 of 70 147 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE Chart 20 below shows the number of children in out-of-home care on the final day of the current and past reporting periods. On the final day of the current reporting period, 11,609 (81.0 percent) children were placed in family settings either with relatives or in foster homes. Placement information for children in out-of-home care for the current and prior reporting periods can be found in Chart 27. See Table 33 for the out-of-home population organized to show the number of children, grouped by age, in each placement type for the current reporting period. For information on the age distribution of children in out-of-home care see Chart 24, which displays this information for the current and prior reporting periods. The ethnicity of children in out-of-home care for the current and prior reporting periods is displayed in Chart 25. 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 14,314 14,111 13,000 12,000 12,453 10,514 11,000 10,707 11,535 10,000 10,112 10,207 9,000 April 2009 October April 2010 October April 2011 October April 2012 October September 2009 September 2010 September 2011 September 2012 2009 March 2010 2010 March 2011 2011 March 2012 2012 March 2013 Chart 21 displays an increase in the number of young children ages 0-6 placed in group homes. Comparing March 2008 to March 2013, the number of young children in group homes increased by 45 children. Chart 22 displays the increase in the number of young children ages 0-3 placed in shelter care. Comparing March 2008 to March 2013, the number of young children in shelters increased by 20 children. Chart 23 shows that the average length of time in shelter care has increased; comparing March 2008 to March 2013, the average length of stay in shelter increased from 103.4 to 127.9 days, an increase of 24.5 days or 23.7 percent. Page 39 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN GROUP HOMES AGES 0 THROUGH 63 60 56 50 Number of Children 54 40 30 20 20 10 14 13 10 9 4 2 2 11 0 Mar 2008 Sep 2008 Mar 2009 Sep 2009 Mar 2010 Sep 2010 Mar 2011 Sep 2011 Mar 2012 Sep 2012 Mar 2013 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER CARE AGES 0 THROUGH 3 60 Number of Children 50 39 40 44 30 24 22 21 22 20 20 20 10 25 16 13 0 Mar 2008 3 Sep 2008 Mar 2009 Sep 2009 Mar 2010 Sep 2010 Mar 2011 Sep 2011 Excludes infants placed with their mothers and children placed in foster home group models. Page 40 of 70 Mar 2012 Sep 2012 Mar 2013 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 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 Number of Days 170 164.3 160 150 158.5 140 123.0 130 120 111.7 113.1 127.9 103.4 110 115.7 100 114.7 111.7 97.9 90 Mar 2008 Sep 2008 Mar 2009 Sep 2009 Mar 2010 Sep 2010 Mar 2011 Sep 2011 Mar 2012 Sep 2012 Mar 2013 CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 6,000 4,949 35.0% 4,941 34.5% Number of Children 5,000 3,300 3,309 23.4% 23.1% 4,000 3,000 2,115 15.0% 2,000 1,144 8.1% 2,217 15.5% 2,001 2,101 14.2% 14.7% 1,149 8.0% 602 4.3% 597 4.2% 1,000 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children September 30, 2012, N=14,111 March 31, 2013, N=14,314 Page 41 of 70 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 25 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 7,000 Number of Children 6,000 5,286 5,280 37.6% 36.9% 5,142 5,250 36.4% 36.7% 5,000 4,000 1,967 2,015 13.9% 14.1% 3,000 1,041 1,025 7.4% 7.2% 2,000 147 137 1.0% 0.9% 1,000 528 607 3.7% 4.2% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2012, N=14,111 March 31, 2013, N=14,314 For 52.8 percent of the children in out-of-home care, family reunification remains the primary case plan goal. See Chart 26 for additional detail on the case plan goals of children in out-of-home care. CHART 26 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY CASE PLAN GOAL 9,000 8,000 7,151 7,556 50.7% 52.8% Number of Children 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 2,719 19.3% 3,000 2,000 150 1.1% 1,000 2,852 19.9% 128 0.9% 2,125 2,419 14.9% 17.1% 371 345 2.6% 2.4% 1,273 9.0% Long Term Foster Care Independent Living 1,277 8.9% 28 31 0.2% 0.2% 0 Return to Family Live With Other Relatives Adoption Guardianship Case Plan Goals September 30, 2012, N=14,111 March 31, 2013, N=14,314 Page 42 of 70 Case Plan Goal Being Developed Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 27 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE 8,000 7,000 Number of Children 6,000 5,715 5,405 39.9% 38.3% 5,986 5,894 42.5% 41.1% 5,000 4,000 3,000 1,344 9.5% 2,000 1,401 9.8% 725 711 5.1% 5.0% 1,000 325 281 2.3% 2.0% 268 288 1.9% 2.0% 58 24 0.4% 0.2% Runaway Trial Home Visit 0 Relative Family Foster Home Group Home Residential Treatment Independent Living Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2012, N=14,111 Page 43 of 70 March 31, 2013, N=14,314 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 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 1 483 646 6 12 0 1 1 1,149 7.9% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 535 487 469 428 437 360 379 330 298 240 237 183 154 191 165 165 139 662 503 439 443 397 411 328 261 242 204 193 187 156 176 176 202 191 5 6 13 17 17 31 37 43 41 54 56 83 104 132 180 243 259 12 12 11 12 20 14 10 9 13 21 20 25 39 69 87 104 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 28 30 69 112 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 1,217 1,010 937 903 874 817 756 644 594 519 507 481 460 597 639 785 828 8.4% 7.1% 6.6% 6.3% 6.1% 5.7% 5.3% 4.5% 4.2% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 3.2% 4.2% 4.5% 5.5% 5.8% 18 AND OLDER 35 77 74 100 276 35 0 597 4.2% TOTAL 5,715 39.9% 5,894 41.1% 1,401 9.8% 711 5.0% 281 2.0% 288 2.0% 24 0.2% 14,314 100.0% 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 44 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 During the reporting period 792 children remained in a shelter or receiving home for more than 21 consecutive days. Chart 28 displays children by age grouping who remained in shelter more than 21 days for the current reporting period. CHART 28 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER OR RECEIVING HOMES FOR MORE THAN 21 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BY AGE OF CHILD6 600 500 Number of Children 406 53.1% 400 441 55.6% 300 200 116 109 14.3% 14.7% 100 17 2.2% 82 10.7% 78 9.9% 111 112 14.7% 14.0% 38 5.0% 15 1.9% 31 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 October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013, N=792 CHART 29 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LENGTH OF TIME IN CARE 10,000 7,763 55.0% 9,000 7,679 53.7% Number of Children 8,000 7,000 6,000 3,246 23.0% 5,000 3,524 24.6% 4,000 2,258 16.0% 2,303 16.1% 3,000 2,000 844 6.0% 808 5.6% 1,000 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 6 March 31, 2013, N=14,314 …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 45 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 Information on the number of placements in terms of the average, median, and range for children in outof-home care on the last day of the reporting period is shown in Table 34. TABLE 34 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON MARCH 31, 2013 Placements 2.4 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 507 Range Maximum Chart 30 displays the legal status of the children in out-of-home care for the current and prior reporting periods. As is shown by the graph, the vast majority of children in out-of-home care fall into one of three legal status – adjudicated dependent, legally free for adoption, and children in the Department’s temporary custody. CHART 30 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LEGAL STATUS 8,000 7,000 6,812 47.5% 6,272 44.5% Number of Children 6,000 5,000 4,477 31.3% 4,000 4,882 34.6% 2,402 2,738 17.0% 19.1% 3,000 2,000 452 196 3.2% 1.4% 1,000 40 42 0.3% 0.3% 7 18 0.1% 0.1% 45 42 0.3% 0.3% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 Adjudicated Dependent Only Legally Free for Adoption Temporary Custody Partially Free for Adoption Voluntary Placement Under 18 Voluntary Placement Over 18 Dually Adjudicated Other Legal Status September 30, 2012, N=14,111 7 March 31, 2013, N=14,314 .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 46 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 At the end of the reporting period there were 14,314 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was accurately documented in the automated system for 12,101 children. CHART 31 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 16,000 12,101 84.5% Number of Children 14,000 12,000 10,404 73.7% 10,000 8,000 3,707 26.3% 6,000 2,213 15.5% 4,000 2,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited September 2012, N=14,111 March 2013, N=14,314 Division for Children, Youth and Families policy requires CPS specialists to have face-to-face 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. During the current reporting period, there were 2,078 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of return home. Of those parents requiring visitation, 1,058 (50.9 percent) received the required visitation. This number does not reflect attempted visitation where contact with the parent(s) did not take place. Page 47 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING AND NOT RECEIVING VISITATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 12,101 13,000 Number of Children 11,000 8,973 9,000 8,930 9,363 8,838 9,728 10,404 8,201 7,000 3,707 5,000 3,000 1,911 2,172 1,234 1,584 2,725 2,213 1,869 1,000 April 2009 - October April 2010 - October April 2011 - October April 2012 - October September 2009 September 2010 September 2011 September 2012 2009 March 2010 2010 March 2011 2011 March 2012 2012 March 2013 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 FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, & VISITATION As of March 31, 2013, there were 3,5768 foster homes licensed for a total capacity of 8,579 spaces. Of the spaces, 2,152 are reported by contractors to be unavailable for placements. In addition, 1,051 spaces in available foster homes were unused spaces. This occurs when 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 current reporting period, 722 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 740 homes left the system. This compares to 999 new homes being licensed and 747 homes leaving the system during the prior reporting period. The following chart gives the reasons for foster home closures for the current reporting period. 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 48 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 33 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 300 275 250 33.7% Number of Foster Homes 250 225 200 175 150 125 87 11.8% 100 75 50 25 22 3.0% 10 1.4% 2 0.3% 16 2.2% 114 15.4% 28 3.8% 61 8.2% 8 1 1.1% 0.1% 23 3.1% 29 3.9% 55 7.4% 34 4.6% D is Ad op t io n or G ua gr rd un ia tle ns d/ hi D p D iv is or sa ce tis /M fie ar d ita Fi lI na ss nc ue ia s lC on ce H rn ea Li s ce lth ns La R e e c la k Ex O te of th pi d Pl re er a d Ti ce C m m lo e en se C t d om b y m O itm LC en R ts /P r io Pe rit rs es on al /P riv at e Pr eg na R eg nc R ef y ul us at or ed y C Ac R AP R eu tio e l ni o n ca fic -O tio at LC io n U n O R nr of ut es -o Ki po f n -S ns sh ta iv ip te e P to la c Li em ce en ns t in g Ag en cy 0 N= 740 Chart 34 displays the number of foster homes that received the required visitation in the current and prior reporting periods. 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. Page 49 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 34 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FOSTER HOMES WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION* 4,500 3,316 92.7% 4,000 Number of Homes 3,500 3,095 82.6% 3,000 2,500 2,000 653 17.4% 1,500 1,000 260 7.3% 500 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2012 - September 2012, N=3,748 October 2012 - March 2013, N=3,576 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing case managers. Page 50 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF HOME CARE Table 35 below shows the history of the number of children who left the custody of the Department. As is shown below, for the past eight reporting periods the number of children exiting care has continued to increase. TABLE 35 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD 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% OCTOBER 2012 – MARCH 2013 4,668 +19.0% CHART 35 CHILDREN ENTERING AND EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 6,000 Number of Children 5,500 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Mar 2011 Apr 2011Sep 2011 Number of New Removals Oct 2011 Mar 2012 Apr 2012Sep 2012 Oct 2012 Mar 2013 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 51 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON MARCH 31, 2013 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 255 5.5% Ages 1 to 5 1,763 37.7% Ages 6 to 8 739 15.8% Ages 9 to 12 654 14.0% Ages 13 to 17 862 18.5% 18 and Over 395 8.5% 100.0% Total 4,668 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,779 1,661 644 353 67 164 4,668 Percentage 38.1% 35.6% 13.8% 7.6% 1.4% 3.5% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 2,522 1,083 501 221 123 218 4,668 Percentage 54.1% 23.2% 10.7% 4.7% 2.6% 4.7% 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 751 1,697 1,304 916 4,668 Percentage 16.1% 36.4% 27.9% 19.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.4 2.1 15.3 Median 7.2 1.0 12.2 Page 52 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 37 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “REUNIFICATION WITH PARENTS OR PRIMARY CARETAKER” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2013 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 190 7.5% Ages 1 to 5 955 37.8% Ages 6 to 8 431 17.0% Ages 9 to 12 396 15.6% Ages 13 to 17 556 21.9% 18 and Over 6 0.2% 100.0% Total 2,534 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 927 888 360 188 37 134 2,534 Percentage 36.6% 35.0% 14.2% 7.4% 1.5% 5.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,529 578 250 92 43 42 2,534 Percentage 60.3% 22.8% 9.9% 3.6% 1.7% 1.7% 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 643 1,326 475 90 2,534 Percentage 25.4% 52.3% 18.7% 3.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.8 1.7 8.1 Median 6.7 1.0 6.8 Page 53 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2013 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 6 14.0% Ages 1 to 5 11 25.6% Ages 6 to 8 4 9.3% Ages 9 to 12 13 30.2% Ages 13 to 17 9 20.9% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 43 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 8 26 6 2 0 1 43 Percentage 18.6% 60.4% 14.0% 4.7% 0.0% 2.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 35 6 2 0 0 0 43 Percentage 81.3% 14.0% 4.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 32 5 5 1 43 Percentage 74.5% 11.6% 11.6% 2.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.3 1.1 3.0 Median 9.0 1.0 0.1 Page 54 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2013 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 36 2.8% Ages 1 to 5 702 55.3% Ages 6 to 8 243 19.1% Ages 9 to 12 173 13.6% Ages 13 to 17 115 9.1% 18 and Over 1 0.1% 100.0% Total 1,270 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 545 485 157 52 23 8 1,270 Percentage 42.9% 38.2% 12.4% 4.1% 1.8% 0.6% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 615 354 147 71 42 41 1,270 Percentage 48.4% 27.9% 11.6% 5.6% 3.3% 3.2% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 108 601 561 1,270 Percentage 0.0% 8.5% 47.3% 44.2% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 6.0 2.0 24.1 Median 4.9 2.0 22.5 Page 55 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2013 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 6 1.8% Ages 1 to 5 67 19.6% Ages 6 to 8 55 16.1% Ages 9 to 12 66 19.4% Ages 13 to 17 146 42.8% 18 and Over 1 0.3% 100.0% Total 341 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 127 116 35 48 2 13 341 Percentage 37.2% 34.0% 10.3% 14.1% 0.6% 3.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 218 71 32 10 4 6 341 Percentage 63.9% 20.8% 9.4% 2.9% 1.2% 1.8% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 36 131 125 49 341 Percentage 10.6% 38.3% 36.7% 14.4% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 10.7 1.7 14.5 Median 11.6 1.0 13.1 Page 56 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2013 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 2 0.5% 18 and Over 379 99.5% 100.0% Total 381 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 147 125 72 28 4 5 381 Percentage 38.7% 32.8% 18.9% 7.3% 1.0% 1.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 59 62 56 45 32 127 381 Percentage 15.5% 16.3% 14.7% 11.8% 8.4% 33.3% 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 2 82 88 209 381 Percentage 0.5% 21.5% 23.1% 54.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 18.7 5.4 38.6 Median 18.1 4.0 26.0 Page 57 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2013 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 14 25.0% Ages 1 to 5 22 39.3% Ages 6 to 8 6 10.7% Ages 9 to 12 4 7.1% Ages 13 to 17 8 14.3% 18 and Over 2 3.6% 100.0% Total 56 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 13 4 5 32 0 2 56 Percentage 23.2% 7.1% 8.9% 57.2% 0.0% 3.6% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 40 5 9 2 0 0 56 Percentage 71.4% 8.9% 16.1% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 24 26 3 3 56 Percentage 42.9% 46.3% 5.4% 5.4% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 5.8 1.5 4.4 Median 3.3 1.0 2.1 Page 58 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2013 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 0 0.0% Ages 1 to 5 2 5.9% Ages 6 to 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 to 12 0 0.0% Ages 13 to 17 26 76.5% 18 and Over 6 17.6% 100.0% Total 34 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 8 15 7 2 1 1 34 Percentage 23.5% 44.2% 20.6% 5.9% 2.9% 2.9% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 21 3 5 1 2 2 34 Percentage 61.8% 8.8% 14.7% 2.9% 5.9% 5.9% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 13 14 4 3 34 Percentage 38.2% 41.2% 11.8% 8.8% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 15.8 2.1 8.9 Median 16.5 1.0 4.4 Page 59 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DES CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2013 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 3 33.3% Ages 1 to 5 4 44.4% Ages 6 to 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 to 12 2 22.2% Ages 13 to 17 0 0.0% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 9 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 4 2 2 1 0 0 9 Percentage 44.4% 22.2% 22.2% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 5 4 0 0 0 0 9 Percentage 55.6% 44.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 1 5 3 0 9 Percentage 11.1% 55.6% 33.3% 0.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 4.2 1.3 8.7 Median 1.6 1.0 6.1 Page 60 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 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 Complications associated with Maricopa Pneumonia DDD Foster Home Maricopa Skull fracture DDD Group Home Maricopa Untreated non-specific illness Family Foster Home – Relative Maricopa Kidney disease Family Foster Home Maricopa Congenital heart disease Family Foster Home Maricopa Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy Family Foster Home Pima Multiple organ failure (Abuse) Hospital Pinal Drowning Family Foster Home – Relative Yavapai Bone marrow failure Family Foster Home TABLE 46 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN AN OPEN CASE WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ALLEGED ABUSE AS CATEGORIZED BY THE CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP AND COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY BIOLOGICAL OTHER ADOPTIVE FOSTER OTHER OUT-OF- TOTAL % OF PARENT(S) FAMILY PARENT(S) CARE HOME CARE TOTAL MEMBER PARENT(S) PROVIDER APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 1 1 0 0 0 2 50.0% PINAL 0 1 0 0 0 1 25.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 2 2 0 0 0 4 100.0% % OF TOTAL 50.0% 50.0% 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. Page 61 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements  October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 The information that comes to ADES’ 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. CHILDREN WITH CASE PLAN GOALS OF ADOPTION Of the 14,314 children in out-of-home care on March 31, 2013, 2,852 or 19.9 percent had a case plan goal of adoption. Of those, 1,825 have been placed and another 1,027 have not been placed. The age and ethnicity of the children with a case plan goal of adoption is displayed in Chart 36 and Chart 37. TABLE 47 NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2013 COUNTY TERMINATION TERMINATION TERMINATION TERMINATION TOTAL % OF OF RIGHTS OF RIGHTS OF RIGHTS OF RIGHTS TOTAL GRANTED DENIED GRANTED IN WITHDRAWN PART/DENIED IN PART APACHE 5 0 0 0 5 0.3% COCHISE 21 0 0 0 21 1.4% COCONINO 3 0 0 0 3 0.2% GILA 6 0 0 0 6 0.4% GRAHAM 8 0 0 0 8 0.5% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 907 0 0 2 909 61.2% MOHAVE 44 0 0 1 45 3.0% NAVAJO 12 0 0 0 12 0.8% PIMA 338 3 0 1 342 23.0% PINAL 65 0 0 0 65 4.4% SANTA CRUZ 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% YAVAPAI 41 0 0 0 41 2.8% YUMA 28 0 0 0 28 1.9% STATEWIDE 1,479 3 0 4 1,486 100.0% % OF TOTAL 99.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 100.0% Page 62 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 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. Information on the number of placements in terms of the average, median, and range for children with a case plan goal of adoption is shown below in Table 48. TABLE 48 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL 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 1,200 903 49.4% Number of Children 1,000 800 600 449 43.7% 200 324 17.8% 302 16.6% 400 82 4.5% 160 15.6% 78 7.6% 194 18.9% 214 11.7% 143 13.9% 0 0.0% 3 0.3% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children Placed, N=1,825 Not Placed, N=1,027 Page 63 of 70 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 37 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 900 800 692 37.9% Number of Children 700 690 37.8% 600 500 411 40.1% 329 32.0% 400 272 14.9% 300 186 18.1% 200 120 6.6% 62 6.0% 100 22 1.2% 7 0.7% 29 1.6% 32 3.1% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Other Ethnicity Placed, N=1,825 Not Placed, N=1,027 CHART 38 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 2,000 1,800 1,640 89.8% Number of Children 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 681 66.3% 326 31.7% 600 149 8.2% 400 36 2.0% 200 20 2.0% 0 Legally Free Not Free Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=1,825 Not Placed, N = 1,027 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. Page 64 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 39 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LENGTH OF TIME FROM CHANGE OF CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION TO ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT 1,800 Number of Children 1,600 1,362 74.6% 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 101 5.5% 200 162 8.9% 114 6.3% 60 3.3% 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 11 0.6% 15 0.8% 2 to 3 years 3 or more years 0 Less than 1 month** 1 to 3 months 3 to 6 months Length of Time Placed, N=1,825 **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 1,400 1,084 59.6% Number of Children 1,200 1,035 56.7% 1,000 708 38.9% 800 775 42.5% 600 400 200 0 21 1.2% 15 0.8% Divorced 5 0.3% Married Single 0 0.0% Widowed Length of Time April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,818 Page 65 of 70 October 2012 - March 2013, N=1,825 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 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 1,200 1,006 55.3% Number of Children 1,000 800 836 45.8% 766 42.0% 654 36.0% 600 400 158 8.7% 200 223 12.2% 0 Relative Non-Relative Foster Parent Length of Time April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,818 October 2012 - March 2013, N=1,825 DISRUPTIONS TABLE 49 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND DISRUPTED BY AGE AND ETHNICITY By Age Under 1 Ages 1 – 5 Ages 6 – 8 Ages 9 – 12 Ages 13 – 17 18 and Over Total Number 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 Percentage 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 Percentage 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Page 66 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 42 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND DISRUPTED BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT Number of Children 8 6 66.7% 6 4 100.0% 4 3 33.3% 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 2012 - March 2013, N=4 CHART 43 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND DISRUPTED BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 10 7 77.8% Number of Children 8 6 3 75.0% 4 1 11.1% 1 11.1% 1 25.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2012 - September 2012, N=9 Page 67 of 70 Foster Parent October 2012 - March 2013, N=4 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 44 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION 1,400 Number of Children 1,200 1,224 1,270 1186 1,000 1,186 1,034 991 800 1,025 891 600 400 April 2009 - October April 2010 - October April 2011 - October April 2012October September 2009 September 2010 September 2011 September 2012 2009 March 2010 2010 March 2011 2011 March 2012 2012 March 2013 There were 1,270 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 1,400 1,025 80.7% Number of Children 1,200 1,000 800 734 71.6% 600 400 154 15.0% 200 158 12.4% 62 6.1% 66 5.2% 75 7.3% 21 1.7% 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 Page 68 of 70 October 2012 - March 2013, N=1,270 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 The chart below displays the number of children with a finalized adoption by average length of time in adoptive placement before the final order of adoption. CHART 46 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME IN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT BEFORE THE FINAL ORDER OF ADOPTION 1,000 Number of Children 800 671 52.8% 600 400 448 43.7% 275 26.8% 440 34.7% 225 22.0% 200 141 11.1% 77 7.5% 18 1.4% 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 2012 - March 2013, N=1,270 CHART 47 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 1,000 808 63.6% Number of Children 800 672 65.5% 600 449 35.4% 335 32.7% 400 200 13 1.3% 10 0.8% 5 0.5% 3 0.2% 0 Divorced Married April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,025 Page 69 of 70 Single Widowed October 2012 - March 2013, N=1,270 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013 CHART 48 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT TO THE CHILD 1,000 682 66.6% Number of Children 800 454 35.8% 600 400 669 52.6% 279 27.2% 64 6.2% 200 147 11.6% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2012 - September 2012, N=1,025 Page 70 of 70 Foster Parent October 2012 - March 2013, N=1,270