Arizona Department of Child Safety Douglas A. Ducey Governor Gregory McKay Director July 31, 2015 The Honorable Douglas A. Ducey Governor of Arizona 1700 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85005 Re: Semi-Annual Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Dear Governor Ducey: Pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-526, on July 27, 2015, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) submitted the semi-annual report on child welfare for the period of October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015. This report provided information relative to reports of child abuse and neglect, investigations, shelter and receiving home services, foster homes, length of care, and adoptions. It was originally reported that the Department's Office of Licensing and Regulation licensed 1,541 new foster homes while 785 homes left the system. As a result of a continuing review of the data in this report, the Department discovered that the number of newly licensed foster homes for this reporting period was in error. The actual number of newly licensed foster homes for this reporting period was 821 with the same number of foster homes leaving the system at 785 leaving a net gain of 36 additional foster homes. We apologize for this error and have already begun establishing additional mechanisms to ensure the review of this data is accurate and that this error does not occur in the future. We will post the corrected version of this report to our website immediately. If you have any questions, please contact me at (602) 255-2500. Sincerely, Gregory McKay Director P.O. Box 6030  Site Code C010-23  Phoenix, AZ 85005-6030 Telephone (602) 255-2500 The Honorable Douglas A. Ducey Page 2 Enclosure cc: President Andy Biggs, Arizona State Senate Speaker David M. Gowan, Arizona State House of Representatives Senator Nancy Barto, Chairman, Senate Health and Human Services Committee Representative John M. Allen, Chairman, House Children and Family Affairs Committee Secretary of State Michele Reagan Kirk Adams, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor Joan Clark, Director, Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records Bill Greeney, Director, Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting Laura Johnson, Policy Advisor for Human Services, Office of the Governor Christina Corieri, Policy Advisor for Human Services, Office of the Governor Lorenzo Romero Budget Director, Office of the Governor John Johnson, Division Chief Council, Child and Family Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General Emily Mercado, Analyst, Senate Health and Human Services Committee Ingrid Garvey, Analyst, House Children and Family Affairs Committee Melissa Taylor, Senior Policy and Operations Advisor, Senate Majority Caucus Wendy Baldo, Chief of Staff, Senate Majority Caucus Patsy Osmon, Policy Advisor, Senate Democratic Caucus Pele Peacock, Policy Advisor and Staff Attorney, House Majority Caucus Cynthia Aragon, Policy Advisor, House Democratic Caucus CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2011, CHAPTER 147] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Arizona Revised Statute § 8-526 requires the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) 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. This report is for the semi-annual reporting period beginning on October 1, 2014 and ending March 31, 2015. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015) Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………… 4 SEMI-ANNUAL COMPARISONS…………………………………………………………….. 6 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 priority - statewide data……………………………...……………. Number of reports received by priority – county specific data…………………………. Number of reports received by maltreatment – statewide data…………………………. Number of reports received by maltreatment – county specific data…………………… 7 9 10 11 12 12-13 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS Reports assigned for investigation by priority – statewide data………………….…….. Reports assigned for investigation by priority – county specific data………………….. Reports assigned for investigation by type of maltreatment – statewide data………….. Reports assigned for investigation by type of maltreatment – county specific data……. 14 15 16 16-17 INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Reports not responded to by priority – county specific data……………………………. Investigations by priority – investigation open – statewide data…………….………….. Investigations by priority – 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 priority – proposed substantiated reports – statewide data……….…... Investigations by priority – 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 priority – substantiated reports – statewide data……….…………..…. Page 1 of 70 18 19 20 21 21-22 23-24 25 26 26-27 27 28 29 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015) Investigations by priority – 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 priority – unsubstantiated reports – statewide data………….………... Investigations by priority – 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 37-38 39 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………………………………… 42 42-43 43-44 45 46 46 47 48 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……………………………….. 49 49 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 40 41 41 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015) 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 and disrupted by age and ethnicity…………………………..………………………………. Number of children with a case plan goal of adoption in an adoptive placement and disrupted by the marital status of the adoptive parent…..………………………………. Number of children with a case plan goal of adoption in an adoptive placement and 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, 2014 - March 31, 2015 Executive Summary The Arizona Department of Child Safety is pleased to publish this semi-annual report for October 2014 through March 2015 in compliance with A.R.S. § 8-526. This report is intended to provide its readers an opportunity to review the impact of the Department's process improvements in relation to key performance indicators. In May 2014, the Department of Child Safety was created as a permanent, stand-alone agency with the express mission of safeguarding Arizona’s abused and neglected children. The legislation enacted on May 29, 2014 included additional funding for an increase in child safety specialists and case aides. The data contained within this Semi-Annual Report assists with identifying where continued focus is needed by the Department, stakeholders, policy makers, and advocacy groups. By working collaboratively to address the needs of children and to prevent child abuse, additional targeted resources and 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 Investigations The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 25,508 calls that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of the reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, the preliminary number of reports that were substantiated is 1,606 (6%). An additional 1,422 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 reports associated with this time period will increase as investigation findings are entered into CHildren's Information Library and Data Source (CHILDS). Children in Out-of-Home Care The Department remains committed to working with the community to keep children safe 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 16,990 in the prior reporting period to 17,592 in March 2015. The Department continues to make efforts to place children who have been removed from their home in the most family-like setting possible. In March 2015, 14,176 children – or approximately 80.5 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives or licensed foster parents. An additional 35 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 503 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 821 new homes being licensed during the reporting period. The state requires monthly face-to-face visitation with children in foster care. The current report shows that 87.1 percent of the children in foster care received their visitation during the last month of the reporting period. There is a strong correlation between caseworker visits with children and Page 4 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 positive outcomes for these children, such as achieving permanency and other indicators of child well-being. The Department continues to make efforts to improve our rate of visitation. Permanency for Children The Department continues to work toward achieving permanency for children placed in out-ofhome care. Arizona is a national leader in the number of finalized adoptions. The total number of children achieving permanency through adoption was 1,629 during this reporting period, compared to 1,552 during the same reporting period last year. Challenges The Department continues to face both workload and process challenges in its efforts to ensure safety and promote permanency for abused and neglected children. Examples of the more pressing challenges the Department continues to face include:    Increased number of children in out-of-home care Significant backlog of overdue investigations Improving the hiring and training of qualified personnel As noted previously, the legislation enacted to create the Department included funding to increase the number of child safety specialists. Hiring these specialists during fiscal year 2015 presented significant challenge to the Department. However, in March 2015 the Department filled nearly all of its budgeted positions for child safety specialists including staff at the Hotline. Additionally, the Department continues to develop strategies to mitigate challenges that include:   The high prevalence of substance abuse in clients which exacerbates client problems. The recruitment of foster and adoptive homes for youth ages 12 to 18 years old and sibling groups. The Department continues to assess processes and program controls to identify ways to address these challenges. Solutions will include partnering with the community and stakeholders to ensure that the safety and wellbeing of the children is always the top priority. The Department 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 5 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 Semi-Annual Comparisons Number of Reports Received Number of Reports Substantiated1 Substantiation Rate Number of Reports Investigated & Closed Number of Reports Responded to Number of new removals Number of new removals with Voluntary under 18 Number of Children in Out-of-Home Care on the Last Day of Reporting Period Number of Children in Shelter for More than 21 Days Number and Percentage of Children Receiving Visitation In the Last Month of Reporting Period Number and Percentage of Children not Receiving Visitation Number and Percentage of Parents Receiving Visitation Number of Licensed Foster Homes2 Number of Foster Home Spaces Available to DCS 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 DCS Custody Number of Children With a Case Plan Goal of Adoption Number of Children With a Finalized Adoption Apr 2011 through Sep 2011 Oct 2011 through Mar 2012 Apr 2012 through Sep 2012 Oct 2012 through Mar 2013 Apr 2013 through Sep 2013 Oct 2013 through Mar 2014 Apr 2014 through Sep 2014 Oct 2014 through Mar 2015 19,666 20,466 21,625 22,161 22,032 22,956 25,076 25,508 2,522 2,748 2,809 2,588 2,704 3,190 3,456 1,606 15% 14% 14% 13% 12% 14% 14% 6% 9,953 10,345 9,168 10,923 11,212 11,392 12,038 13,045 19,245 19,274 20,413 20,253 20,122 22,162 24,435 25,182 4,531 4,968 5,716 5,101 5,702 5,701 6,461 5,935 155 150 116 97 118 90 189 131 11,535 12,453 14,111 14,314 15,037 15,751 16,990 17,592 842 713 764 792 824 802 868 900 9,363 (81.2%) 9,728 (78.1%) 10,404 (73.7%) 12,101 (84.5%) 12,997 (86.4%) 13,818 (87.7%) 14,846 (87.4%) 15,323 (87.1%) 2,172 (18.8%) 2,725 (21.9%) 3,707 (26.3%) 2,213 (15.5%) 2,040 (13.6%) 1,933 (12.3%) 2,144 (12.6%) 2,269 (12.9%) 994 (54.5%) 1,081 (57.1%) 1,017 (51.2%) 1,058 (50.9%) 1,157 (52.4%) 1,344 (53.8%) 1,315 (52.0%) 1,372 (55.7%) 3,496 3,480 3,748 3,516 3,900 4,329 4,397 4,497 8,191 8,572 7,716 8,579 8,573 9,049 9,061 9,079 582 663 999 722 717 1,050 756 821 681 679 747 740 715 787 822 785 3,121 (89.3%) 3,132 (79.9%) 3,095 (82.6%) 3,316 (92.7) 3,491 (89.5%) 3,689 (85.2%) 3,949 (89.8%) 3,881 (86.3%) 375 (10.7%) 790 (20.1) 653 (17.4%) 260 (7.3%) 409 (10.5%) 640 (14.8%) 448 (10.2%) 616 (13.7%) 3,574 3,826 3,923 4,668 4,805 4,786 5,042 5,063 2,561 2,663 2,719 2,852 3,311 3,417 3,377 3,449 1,078 1,224 1,025 1,270 1,215 1,518 1,552 1,629 1 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. 2 The number of available foster homes includes homes reported by the Department's Home Recruitment, Study and Supervision contractors along with foster homes utilized for appropriate children in coordination with the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Page 6 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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, 2014 and March 31, 2015, there were 25,508 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 326 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. Compared to one year ago, there has been an 11.1% increase in reports received by the Child Abuse 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. The Department is examining current Child Abuse Hotline policies and procedures to improve objectivity within screening tools and improve inter-rater reliability. TABLE 1 REPORTS BY REPORTING PERIOD AND TYPE OF MALTREATMENT Neglect Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Emotional Abuse Total 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% April 2013 – September 2013 15,560 70.6% 5,607 25.5% 731 3.3% 134 0.6% 22,032 100.0% October 2013 – March 2014 15,766 68.7% 6,248 27.2% 772 3.4% 170 0.7% 22,956 100.0% April 2014 – September 2014 18,022 71.9% 6,074 24.2% 847 3.4% 133 0.5% 25,076 100.0% October 2014 – March 2015 18,338 71.9% 6,254 24.5% 787 3.1% 129 0.5% 25,508 100.0% Page 7 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 Chart 1 illustrates that the number of reports received by the Centralized Intake Hotline has increased by 2,552 reports over the same reporting period last year. The chart below also shows that the significant upward trend in reports received by the Centralized Intake Hotline has continued since 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 28,000 26,000 24,000 22,000 20,466 18,000 25,508 April 2014 September 2014 October 2014 – March 2015 22,956 21,625 20,000 25,076 22,161 22,032 October 2012 – March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 19,666 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 April 2011 September 2011 October 2011 – March 2012 April 2012 September 2012 Page 8 of 70 October 2013 – March 2014 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 The Centralized Intake Hotline received a total of 74,961 calls during the reporting period. Of those, 71,409 were answered by a hotline specialist and 2,504 were abandoned calls. The 71,409 yielded 45,901 communications and 25,508 reports of abuse and neglect. Communications do not meet the statutory criteria of a report of maltreatment. A random sample was selected to represent the types of calls that do not get classified as reports of abuse and neglect. This random sample is contained in the chart below. CHART 2 SAMPLE OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE CENTRALIZED INTAKE HOTLINE THAT DO NOT MEET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF A REPORT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT 80 Number of Communications 70 60 54 60.0% 50 40 30 20 10 11.1% 9 10.0% 10 8 8.9% 3 3.3% 6 6.7% 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 DCS Jurisdiction Call Appropriate for Law Enforcement Jurisdiction3 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 Department of Child Safety quality assurance staff. 3 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 9 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 Chart 3 below provides information on the number of reports that met each of the Centralized Intake Hotline priority classifications in the current and past reporting periods. In Table 2 and Table 3, data on total reports by priority is shown by county for the current and previous reporting periods. The priority determinations are made by personnel at the child abuse hotline after the review of multiple factors, however, below is a high level summary of each response time criteria. PRIORITY 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. PRIORITY 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. PRIORITY 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. PRIORITY 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 PRIORITY 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2011 September 2011 October 2011 March 2012 PRIORITY 1 April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 March 2013 PRIORITY 2 Page 10 of 70 April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 March 2014 PRIORITY 3 April 2014 September 2014 October 2014 March 2015 PRIORITY 4 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 19 14 33 22 88 0.3% COCHISE 74 103 164 58 399 1.6% COCONINO 98 91 229 86 504 2.0% GILA 34 54 65 32 185 0.7% GRAHAM 31 36 65 48 180 0.7% GREENLEE 3 0 4 3 10 <0.1% LA PAZ 20 10 21 16 67 0.3% MARICOPA 2,885 2,872 6,182 3,242 15,181 59.4% MOHAVE 145 176 308 133 762 3.0% NAVAJO 82 92 131 90 395 1.6% PIMA 782 868 2,099 944 4,693 18.4% PINAL 313 316 688 354 1,671 6.6% SANTA CRUZ 17 16 52 64 149 0.6% YAVAPAI 114 126 325 164 729 2.9% YUMA 83 105 216 91 495 1.9% STATEWIDE 4,700 4,879 10,582 5,347 25,508 100.0% % OF TOTAL 18.4% 19.1% 41.5% 21.0% 100.0% TABLE 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 17 29 40 21 107 0.4% COCHISE 86 105 178 57 426 1.7% COCONINO 73 79 179 94 425 1.7% GILA 70 73 80 34 257 1.0% GRAHAM 29 45 70 33 177 0.7% GREENLEE 3 12 16 3 34 0.1% LA PAZ 9 17 29 15 70 0.3% MARICOPA 2,791 2,961 5,861 3,067 14,680 58.5% MOHAVE 189 160 314 132 795 3.2% NAVAJO 88 92 165 65 410 1.6% PIMA 746 955 1,970 904 4,575 18.2% PINAL 324 361 694 363 1,742 7.0% SANTA CRUZ 22 24 50 30 126 0.5% YAVAPAI 102 130 327 155 714 2.9% YUMA 109 120 201 108 538 2.2% STATEWIDE 4,658 5,163 10,174 5,081 25,076 100.0% % OF TOTAL 18.6% 20.6% 40.5% 20.3% 100.0% Page 11 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2011 September 2011 October 2011 – March 2012 EMOTIONAL ABUSE April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 – March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 NEGLECT October 2013 – March 2014 PHYSICAL ABUSE April 2014 September 2014 October 2014 – March 2015 SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 58 26 3 88 0.3% COCHISE 1 285 95 18 399 1.6% COCONINO 3 332 142 27 504 2.0% GILA 1 142 36 6 185 0.7% GRAHAM 1 132 39 8 180 0.7% GREENLEE 0 7 3 0 10 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 59 6 2 67 0.3% MARICOPA 77 10,777 3,843 484 15,181 59.4% MOHAVE 4 569 171 18 762 3.0% NAVAJO 2 302 85 6 395 1.6% PIMA 26 3,461 1,086 120 4,693 18.4% PINAL 9 1,213 399 50 1,671 6.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 98 43 8 149 0.6% YAVAPAI 0 537 171 21 729 2.9% YUMA 4 366 109 16 495 1.9% STATEWIDE 129 18,338 6,254 787 25,508 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 71.9% 24.5% 3.1% 100.0% Page 12 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 5 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 3 75 23 6 107 0.4% COCHISE 3 312 99 12 426 1.7% COCONINO 0 305 99 21 425 1.7% GILA 2 202 46 7 257 1.0% GRAHAM 1 127 42 7 177 0.7% GREENLEE 0 25 8 1 34 0.1% LA PAZ 0 48 20 2 70 0.3% MARICOPA 77 10,394 3,695 514 14,680 58.5% MOHAVE 4 591 173 27 795 3.2% NAVAJO 2 311 83 14 410 1.6% PIMA 16 3,372 1,056 131 4,575 18.2% PINAL 18 1,262 414 48 1,742 7.0% SANTA CRUZ 1 91 30 4 126 0.5% YAVAPAI 4 517 167 26 714 2.9% YUMA 2 390 119 27 538 2.2% STATEWIDE 133 18,022 6,074 847 25,076 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 71.9% 24.2% 3.4% 100.0% Page 13 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the current reporting period, there were 25,508 calls to the Hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of those, 326 reports fell within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments. All reports had response data entered at the time this report was compiled. The assignment of the remaining 25,182 reports for investigation was as follows: The following tables and charts in this section provide statewide and county level information on these reports assigned to DCS. Of these, DCS completed 13,045 (51.8%) of their assigned investigations. Those not completed remain open when the investigation is still in process, when the 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 PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 9,743 10,072 10,000 8,000 6,000 5,088 4,549 5,028 4,129 4,128 5,291 4,000 2,000 0 April 2014 - September 2014, N=24,737 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 Page 14 of 70 October 2014 – March 2015, N=25,182 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 11 9 23 14 57 0.2% COCHISE 74 103 164 58 399 1.6% COCONINO 78 80 214 76 448 1.8% GILA 26 50 62 30 168 0.7% GRAHAM 30 35 61 48 174 0.7% GREENLEE 3 0 4 3 10 <0.1% LA PAZ 17 7 18 14 56 0.2% MARICOPA 2,870 2,864 6,178 3,232 15,144 60.1% MOHAVE 142 173 308 132 755 3.0% NAVAJO 57 74 117 78 326 1.3% PIMA 771 862 2,088 940 4,661 18.5% PINAL 294 311 672 350 1,627 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 17 16 52 64 149 0.6% YAVAPAI 112 126 316 161 715 2.8% YUMA 83 104 215 91 493 2.0% STATEWIDE 4,585 4,814 10,492 5,291 25,182 100.0% % OF TOTAL 18.2% 19.1% 41.7% 21.0% 100.0% TABLE 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 12 21 27 14 74 0.3% COCHISE 86 105 178 57 426 1.7% COCONINO 55 71 160 82 368 1.5% GILA 56 66 70 30 222 0.9% GRAHAM 26 39 65 31 161 0.7% GREENLEE 3 12 16 3 34 0.1% LA PAZ 7 16 27 12 62 0.3% MARICOPA 2,776 2,952 5,852 3,060 14,640 59.1% MOHAVE 183 155 312 131 781 3.2% NAVAJO 59 76 149 60 344 1.4% PIMA 740 951 1,963 901 4,555 18.3% PINAL 317 352 680 357 1,706 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 22 24 50 30 126 0.5% YAVAPAI 100 129 322 153 704 2.9% YUMA 107 119 201 107 534 2.2% STATEWIDE 4,549 5,088 10,072 5,028 24,737 100.0% % OF TOTAL 18.4% 20.6% 40.7% 20.3% 100.0% Page 15 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 20,000 18,083 17,767 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,010 6,192 6,000 4,000 2,000 131 128 829 779 0 April 2014 - September 2014, N=24,737 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2014 – March 2015, N=25,182 PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 35 19 2 57 0.2% COCHISE 1 285 95 18 399 1.6% COCONINO 3 291 129 25 448 1.8% GILA 1 128 33 6 168 0.7% GRAHAM 1 126 39 8 174 0.7% GREENLEE 0 7 3 0 10 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 50 4 2 56 0.2% MARICOPA 77 10,750 3,835 482 15,144 60.1% MOHAVE 4 563 170 18 755 3.0% NAVAJO 1 245 75 5 326 1.3% PIMA 26 3,437 1,079 119 4,661 18.5% PINAL 9 1,178 391 49 1,627 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 98 43 8 149 0.6% YAVAPAI 0 526 168 21 715 2.8% YUMA 4 364 109 16 493 2.0% STATEWIDE 128 18,083 6,192 779 25,182 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 71.8% 24.6% 3.1% 100.0% Page 16 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 56 15 2 74 0.3% COCHISE 3 312 99 12 426 1.7% COCONINO 0 266 87 15 368 1.5% GILA 2 174 40 6 222 0.9% GRAHAM 1 115 39 6 161 0.7% GREENLEE 0 25 8 1 34 0.1% LA PAZ 0 42 18 2 62 0.3% MARICOPA 77 10,360 3,689 514 14,640 59.1% MOHAVE 4 582 169 26 781 3.2% NAVAJO 2 254 76 12 344 1.4% PIMA 16 3,357 1,051 131 4,555 18.3% PINAL 18 1,236 406 46 1,706 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 1 91 30 4 126 0.5% YAVAPAI 4 510 165 25 704 2.9% YUMA 2 387 118 27 534 2.2% STATEWIDE 131 17,767 6,010 829 24,737 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 71.8% 24.3% 3.4% 100.0% Page 17 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT TABLE 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS WITHOUT RESPONSE DATA BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 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 0 0 0 0.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% By statute, a random sample of reports that do not have data on an investigative response in each reporting period is required. In addition, short descriptions of these reports are also required. As all reports were responded to during this period, there is no data to be displayed in Table 10 or Chart 7. Chart 7 would have displayed the reports in brief descriptive categories. Page 18 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 All reports were responded to during this reporting period. Therefore, no data will be displayed in Chart 7 below. CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS WITHOUT RESPONSE DATA BY CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 Number of Communications 125 100 75 50 25 0 A B C D E F Categories G H I N=0 A = Adolescent, Past Abuse, No Current Injuries B = Inadequate Housekeeping Standards C = Inappropriate Vehicle Operation D = No Specific Allegations E = Past Abuse no current injuries F = Adolescent, current minor injuries G = Non-adolescent, current minor injuries H = Poor parenting skills I = Left with inappropriate caregiver J = Law Enforcement Issue K = Out of Control Teenager Page 19 of 70 J K Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 7,000 5,512 6,000 5,000 4,000 2,665 2,892 3,000 2,294 1,288 2,000 1,354 1,666 886 1,000 0 April 2014 - September 2014, N=6,420 October 2014 - March 2015, N=12,137 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 2 1 2 2 7 0.1% COCHISE 38 65 108 39 250 2.1% COCONINO 16 37 66 21 140 1.2% GILA 22 37 57 27 143 1.2% GRAHAM 12 17 33 29 91 0.8% GREENLEE 2 0 1 1 4 <0.1% LA PAZ 1 0 3 1 5 <0.1% MARICOPA 1,061 1,430 3,473 1,676 7,640 62.9% MOHAVE 51 80 142 46 319 2.6% NAVAJO 7 7 7 6 27 0.2% PIMA 248 339 897 431 1,915 15.7% PINAL 130 173 455 219 977 8.1% SANTA CRUZ 10 12 46 57 125 1.0% YAVAPAI 57 77 188 90 412 3.4% YUMA 9 19 34 20 82 0.7% STATEWIDE 1,666 2,294 5,512 2,665 12,137 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.7% 18.9% 45.4% 22.0% 100.0% Page 20 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 21 35 76 17 149 2.3% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 1 3 3 2 9 0.1% GILA 26 34 35 10 105 1.6% GRAHAM 1 3 7 5 16 0.3% GREENLEE 1 1 5 0 7 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 572 847 1,865 930 4,214 65.7% MOHAVE 20 10 36 10 76 1.2% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 116 193 483 220 1,012 15.8% PINAL 84 106 246 105 541 8.4% SANTA CRUZ 8 15 37 19 79 1.2% YAVAPAI 29 33 82 30 174 2.7% YUMA 7 8 17 6 38 0.6% STATEWIDE 886 1,288 2,892 1,354 6,420 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.8% 20.1% 45.0% 21.1% 100.0% CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 10,000 9,000 8,414 8,000 7,000 6,000 4,426 5,000 4,000 3,195 3,000 1,675 2,000 1,000 39 68 280 460 0 April 2014 - September 2014, N=6,420 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2014 - March 2015, N=12,137 PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE The number of reports assigned for investigation for reports open for investigation will change each reporting period as investigations are completed and closed by next reporting period. Page 21 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 5 1 0 7 0.1% COCHISE 1 174 65 10 250 2.1% COCONINO 2 99 33 6 140 1.2% GILA 1 107 29 6 143 1.2% GRAHAM 1 65 19 6 91 0.8% GREENLEE 0 2 2 0 4 <0.1% LA PAZ 0 5 0 0 5 <0.1% MARICOPA 42 5,230 2,073 295 7,640 62.9% MOHAVE 3 232 74 10 319 2.6% NAVAJO 0 21 6 0 27 0.2% PIMA 11 1,352 473 79 1,915 15.7% PINAL 5 686 258 28 977 8.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 77 42 6 125 1.0% YAVAPAI 0 305 95 12 412 3.4% YUMA 1 54 25 2 82 0.7% STATEWIDE 68 8,414 3,195 460 12,137 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.6% 69.3% 26.3% 3.8% 100.0% TABLE 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 2.3% COCHISE 1 101 44 3 149 0.0% COCONINO 0 7 1 1 9 0.1% GILA 1 79 22 3 105 1.6% GRAHAM 0 12 2 2 16 0.3% GREENLEE 0 4 3 0 7 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 22 2,849 1,146 197 4,214 65.7% MOHAVE 0 56 14 6 76 1.2% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 4 742 228 38 1,012 15.8% PINAL 10 377 137 17 541 8.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 53 23 3 79 1.2% YAVAPAI 1 119 46 8 174 2.7% YUMA 0 27 9 2 38 0.6% STATEWIDE 39 4,426 1,675 280 6,420 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.6% 68.9% 26.1% 4.4% 100.0% Page 22 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED APACHE 6 COCHISE 20 COCONINO 44 GILA 14 GRAHAM 16 GREENLEE 0 LA PAZ 6 MARICOPA MOHAVE 81 NAVAJO 1,746 23 PIMA 589 PINAL 218 SANTA CRUZ 12 YAVAPAI 82 YUMA 48 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,900 October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015, N=2,905 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % OF REPORTS WHERE REPORTS REPORTS ASSIGNED A CHILD REMOVED ASSIGNED WITH A REMOVAL APACHE 57 6 10.5% COCHISE 399 20 5.0% COCONINO 448 44 9.8% GILA 168 14 8.3% GRAHAM 174 16 9.2% GREENLEE 10 0 0.0% LA PAZ 56 6 10.7% MARICOPA 15,144 1,746 11.5% MOHAVE 755 81 10.7% NAVAJO 326 23 7.1% PIMA 4,661 589 12.6% PINAL 1,627 218 13.4% SANTA CRUZ 149 12 8.1% YAVAPAI 715 82 11.5% YUMA 493 48 9.7% STATEWIDE 25,182 2,905 11.5% Page 23 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % OF REPORTS WHERE REPORTS REPORTS ASSIGNED A CHILD WAS ASSIGNED WITH A REMOVAL REMOVED APACHE 74 15 20.3% COCHISE 426 43 10.1% COCONINO 368 24 6.5% GILA 222 24 10.8% GRAHAM 161 12 7.5% GREENLEE 34 0 0.0% LA PAZ 62 9 14.5% MARICOPA 14,640 1,802 12.3% MOHAVE 781 116 14.9% NAVAJO 344 33 9.6% PIMA 4,555 608 13.3% PINAL 1,706 206 12.1% SANTA CRUZ 126 14 11.1% YAVAPAI 704 92 13.1% YUMA 534 51 9.6% STATEWIDE 24,737 3,049 12.3% 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 reports that are substantiated for the current reporting period is 1,606. For the prior reporting period, the number of reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,739 to 3,456. This number will change each reporting period as a result of subsequent decisions based on parents’ rights to due process as well as the completion of investigations and findings.  The preliminary substantiation rate for the current reporting period is 6%. 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 14%. However, when initially reported, the April 2014 – September 2014 substantiation rate was 7%. Page 24 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 11 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 16% 15% 14% 14% 13% 14% 12% 14% 14% 12% 10% 6% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% April 2011 September 2011 October 2011 March 2012 April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 March 2014 April 2014 September 2014 October 2014 March 2015 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 priority—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 priority—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, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 568 600 500 400 329 319 300 200 206 203 126 122 79 100 0 April 2014 - Sept 2014, N=530 PRIORITY 1 Oct 2014 - March 2015, N=1,422 PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% COCHISE 9 2 3 0 14 1.0% COCONINO 11 3 7 1 22 1.6% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 1 0 3 2 6 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 0 2 1 4 0.3% MARICOPA 368 206 212 166 952 66.9% MOHAVE 23 16 11 1 51 3.6% NAVAJO 7 2 4 2 15 1.1% PIMA 100 76 43 14 233 16.3% PINAL 23 15 17 14 69 4.9% SANTA CRUZ 2 2 0 2 6 0.4% YAVAPAI 18 6 13 3 40 2.8% YUMA 4 1 4 0 9 0.6% STATEWIDE 568 329 319 206 1,422 100.0% % OF TOTAL 40.0% 23.1% 22.4% 14.5% 100.0% Page 26 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 18 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 0 1 0 1 0.2% COCHISE 0 2 1 0 3 0.6% COCONINO 2 0 0 0 2 0.4% GILA 4 2 1 0 7 1.3% GRAHAM 0 0 1 0 1 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.4% MARICOPA 164 101 90 69 424 79.9% MOHAVE 15 0 6 3 24 4.5% NAVAJO 0 2 1 0 3 0.6% PIMA 10 9 8 2 29 5.5% PINAL 2 5 5 3 15 2.8% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 5 2 6 2 15 2.8% YUMA 1 2 1 0 4 0.8% STATEWIDE 203 126 122 79 530 100.0% % OF TOTAL 38.3% 23.8% 23.0% 14.9% 100.0% CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 1,265 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 459 400 200 139 61 0 10 0 18 0 April 2014 - September 2014, N=530 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,422 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 27 of 70 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 1 1 0.1% COCHISE 0 14 0 0 14 1.0% COCONINO 0 19 2 1 22 1.6% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 4 1 1 6 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 4 0 0 4 0.3% MARICOPA 0 840 98 14 952 66.9% MOHAVE 0 44 7 0 51 3.6% NAVAJO 0 13 2 0 15 1.1% PIMA 0 217 15 1 233 16.3% PINAL 0 61 8 0 69 4.9% SANTA CRUZ 0 6 0 0 6 0.4% YAVAPAI 0 36 4 0 40 2.8% YUMA 0 7 2 0 9 0.6% STATEWIDE 0 1,265 139 18 1,422 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 88.9% 9.8% 1.3% 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, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% COCHISE 0 3 0 0 3 0.6% COCONINO 0 1 1 0 2 0.4% GILA 0 7 0 0 7 1.3% GRAHAM 0 0 1 0 1 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 2 0 0 2 0.4% MARICOPA 0 363 51 10 424 79.9% MOHAVE 0 19 5 0 24 4.5% NAVAJO 0 2 1 0 3 0.6% PIMA 0 29 0 0 29 5.5% PINAL 0 14 1 0 15 2.8% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 15 0 0 15 2.8% YUMA 0 3 1 0 4 0.8% STATEWIDE 0 459 61 10 530 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 86.6% 11.5% 1.9% 100.0% Page 28 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1,800 1,600 1,462 1,400 1,200 1,000 878 711 770 800 600 346 379 400 383 133 200 0 April 2014 - September 2014, N=3,456 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,606 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 21 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 1 2 2 0 5 0.3% COCHISE 4 4 3 1 12 0.8% COCONINO 10 6 6 0 22 1.4% GILA 4 2 0 0 6 0.4% GRAHAM 8 6 1 0 15 0.9% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 6 1 0 0 7 0.4% MARICOPA 463 213 222 90 988 61.5% MOHAVE 18 12 6 3 39 2.4% NAVAJO 8 9 7 2 26 1.6% PIMA 96 67 84 21 268 16.7% PINAL 47 35 27 13 122 7.6% SANTA CRUZ 3 0 1 0 4 0.3% YAVAPAI 12 4 8 0 24 1.5% YUMA 31 18 16 3 68 4.2% STATEWIDE 711 379 383 133 1,606 100.0% % OF TOTAL 44.2% 23.6% 23.9% 8.3% 100.0% Page 29 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 22 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 6 7 5 0 18 0.5% COCHISE 26 17 13 2 58 1.7% COCONINO 20 15 14 3 52 1.5% GILA 20 6 0 0 26 0.8% GRAHAM 13 2 3 0 18 0.5% GREENLEE 1 0 1 0 2 0.1% LA PAZ 3 6 3 0 12 0.4% MARICOPA 799 473 453 260 1,985 57.3% MOHAVE 71 23 23 9 126 3.7% NAVAJO 24 10 18 3 55 1.6% PIMA 298 210 153 32 693 20.0% PINAL 95 63 36 23 217 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 11 2 1 0 14 0.4% YAVAPAI 24 25 31 9 89 2.6% YUMA 51 19 16 5 91 2.6% STATEWIDE 1,462 878 770 346 3,456 100.0% % OF TOTAL 42.3% 25.4% 22.3% 10.0% 100.0% CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 2,880 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,336 1,000 509 500 235 66 3 1 32 0 April 2014 - September 2014, N=3,456 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,606 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 30 of 70 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 3 2 0 5 0.3% COCHISE 0 11 1 0 12 0.8% COCONINO 0 17 4 1 22 1.4% GILA 0 6 0 0 6 0.4% GRAHAM 0 12 3 0 15 0.9% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 6 0 1 7 0.4% MARICOPA 2 818 147 21 988 61.5% MOHAVE 0 33 6 0 39 2.4% NAVAJO 0 24 2 0 26 1.6% PIMA 1 229 33 5 268 16.7% PINAL 0 98 23 1 122 7.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 4 0 0 4 0.3% YAVAPAI 0 17 6 1 24 1.5% YUMA 0 58 8 2 68 4.2% STATEWIDE 3 1,336 235 32 1,606 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.2% 83.2% 14.6% 2.0% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 12 4 2 18 0.5% COCHISE 0 49 8 1 58 1.7% COCONINO 0 35 16 1 52 1.5% GILA 0 23 3 0 26 0.8% GRAHAM 0 15 3 0 18 0.5% GREENLEE 0 2 0 0 2 0.1% LA PAZ 0 9 2 1 12 0.4% MARICOPA 0 1,645 294 46 1,985 57.3% MOHAVE 0 110 15 1 126 3.7% NAVAJO 0 47 8 0 55 1.6% PIMA 0 581 105 7 693 20.0% PINAL 1 187 24 5 217 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 14 0 0 14 0.4% YAVAPAI 0 75 14 0 89 2.6% YUMA 0 76 13 2 91 2.6% STATEWIDE 1 2,880 509 66 3,456 100.0% % OF TOTAL <0.1% 83.4% 14.7% 1.9% 100.0% Page 31 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 The preliminary number of investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 10,017. Charts 16 and 17 display information on unsubstantiated reports classified by priority and type of maltreatment for the current and prior reporting periods. Tables 25 and 26 provide information on the unsubstantiated investigation findings classified by priority 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. These figures will change over time as investigations are completed and findings are entered. CHART 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION 8,000 7,000 6,273 6,000 5,000 4,278 4,000 3,222 2,817 3,000 2,000 2,018 1,640 1,812 2,287 1,000 0 April 2014 - September 2014, N=14,330 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 October 2014 - March 2015, N=10,017 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 25 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 7 6 19 12 44 0.4% COCHISE 23 32 50 18 123 1.2% COCONINO 41 34 135 54 264 2.6% GILA 0 11 5 3 19 0.2% GRAHAM 9 12 24 17 62 0.6% GREENLEE 1 0 3 2 6 0.1% LA PAZ 9 6 13 12 40 0.4% MARICOPA 978 1,015 2,271 1,300 5,564 55.6% MOHAVE 50 65 149 82 346 3.5% NAVAJO 35 56 99 68 258 2.6% PIMA 327 380 1,064 474 2,245 22.4% PINAL 94 88 173 104 459 4.6% SANTA CRUZ 2 2 5 5 14 0.1% YAVAPAI 25 39 107 68 239 2.4% YUMA 39 66 161 68 334 3.3% STATEWIDE 1,640 1,812 4,278 2,287 10,017 100.0% % OF TOTAL 16.4% 18.1% 42.7% 22.8% 100.0% Page 32 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 26 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 6 14 21 14 55 0.4% COCHISE 39 51 91 38 219 1.5% COCONINO 32 54 142 77 305 2.1% GILA 7 25 34 18 84 0.6% GRAHAM 11 34 54 26 125 0.9% GREENLEE 1 11 10 3 25 0.2% LA PAZ 4 9 23 12 48 0.3% MARICOPA 1,264 1,551 3,468 1,816 8,099 56.5% MOHAVE 81 120 245 111 557 3.9% NAVAJO 35 64 131 57 287 2.0% PIMA 319 547 1,318 637 2,821 19.7% PINAL 126 170 355 196 847 5.9% SANTA CRUZ 3 7 12 11 33 0.2% YAVAPAI 42 69 202 111 424 3.0% YUMA 48 91 167 95 401 2.8% STATEWIDE 2,018 2,817 6,273 3,222 14,330 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.1% 19.7% 43.7% 22.5% 100.0% CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 10,009 10,000 8,000 7,068 6,000 3,766 4,000 2,623 2,000 91 269 464 57 0 April 2014 - September 2014, N=14,330 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2013 - March 2014, N=10,017 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 33 of 70 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 27 16 1 44 0.4% COCHISE 0 86 29 8 123 1.2% COCONINO 1 156 90 17 264 2.6% GILA 0 15 4 0 19 0.2% GRAHAM 0 45 16 1 62 0.6% GREENLEE 0 5 1 0 6 0.1% LA PAZ 0 35 4 1 40 0.4% MARICOPA 33 3,862 1,517 152 5,564 55.6% MOHAVE 1 254 83 8 346 3.5% NAVAJO 1 187 65 5 258 2.6% PIMA 14 1,639 558 34 2,245 22.4% PINAL 4 333 102 20 459 4.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 11 1 2 14 0.1% YAVAPAI 0 168 63 8 239 2.4% YUMA 3 245 74 12 334 3.3% STATEWIDE 57 7,068 2,623 269 10,017 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.6% 70.5% 26.2% 2.7% 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, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 43 11 0 55 0.4% COCHISE 2 161 48 8 219 1.5% COCONINO 0 223 69 13 305 2.1% GILA 1 65 15 3 84 0.6% GRAHAM 1 89 32 3 125 0.9% GREENLEE 0 19 5 1 25 0.2% LA PAZ 0 31 16 1 48 0.3% MARICOPA 57 5,569 2,216 257 8,099 56.5% MOHAVE 4 399 136 18 557 3.9% NAVAJO 2 205 68 12 287 2.0% PIMA 12 2,004 719 86 2,821 19.7% PINAL 5 595 224 23 847 5.9% SANTA CRUZ 1 24 7 1 33 0.2% YAVAPAI 3 300 105 16 424 3.0% YUMA 2 282 95 22 401 2.8% STATEWIDE 91 10,009 3,766 464 14,330 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.6% 69.9% 26.3% 3.2% 100.0% Page 34 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Communications from providers indicate that there were two newborn infants delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2014 – March 2015 reporting period. This compares to six infants being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the prior reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During the current reporting period, 5,935 children entered care, which represents an 8.1% decrease in children entering care over the prior reporting period and a 4.1% increase over the same reporting period last year. This increase in the number of children entering care is not unexpected, however, as the number of reports of abuse and neglect increased by 10.2%. Chart 18 displays children entering out-of-home care by reporting period. As can be seen from the chart below, the increase in children entering out-of-home care has continued since FY 2011. Since that time, the number of children entering out-of-home care has remained high, which is a reflection of the growth in the number of reports received by the Hotline (see Chart 1 for number of reports detail). However, there was a decrease in the number of children entering out-of-home care by reporting period for the first time since March 2013. CHART 18 TOTAL CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7,000 Number of Children 6,500 6,461 6,000 5,500 5,000 4,500 5,935 5,716 4,531 5,101 5,702 5,701 4,968 4,000 3,500 3,000 April 2011 October April 2012 October April 2013 October April 2014 October September 2011 - March September 2012 - March September 2013 - March September 2014 - March 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 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 131, which represents 2.2% 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, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING % OF CHILDREN OF TOTAL OUT-OF-HOME CARE UNDER THE ENTERING OUTCHILDREN REMOVALS AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE OF-HOME CARE REMOVED VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS APACHE 12 0.2% 0 0.0% COCHISE 50 0.8% 0 0.0% COCONINO 66 1.1% 7 5.3% GILA 38 0.6% 2 1.5% GRAHAM 29 0.5% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 20 0.3% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,682 62.1% 50 38.2% MOHAVE 166 2.8% 0 0.0% NAVAJO 52 0.9% 1 0.8% PIMA 1,105 18.7% 51 38.9% PINAL 441 7.4% 3 2.3% SANTA CRUZ 14 0.2% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 152 2.6% 11 8.4% YUMA 108 1.8% 6 4.6% STATEWIDE 5,935 100.0% 131 100.0% 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, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING % OF CHILDREN OF TOTAL OUT-OF-HOME CARE UNDER THE ENTERING OUTCHILDREN REMOVALS AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE OF-HOME CARE REMOVED VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS APACHE 23 0.4% 1 0.5% COCHISE 90 1.4% 5 2.7% COCONINO 41 0.6% 14 7.4% GILA 44 0.7% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 31 0.5% 2 1.1% GREENLEE 3 0.1% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 16 0.3% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,928 60.7% 58 30.7% MOHAVE 227 3.5% 3 1.6% NAVAJO 44 0.7% 3 1.6% PIMA 1,202 18.6% 67 35.4% PINAL 454 7.0% 1 0.5% SANTA CRUZ 40 0.6% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 200 3.1% 29 15.3% YUMA 118 1.8% 6 3.2% STATEWIDE 6,461 100.0% 189 100.0% Page 36 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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 5,935, which represents a decrease of 8.1% 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, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY NUMBER % OF NUMBER OF % OF NUMBER OF % OF OF TOTAL CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN REMOVALS WITH A PRIOR WITH A WITH A WITH A REMOVED REMOVAL IN PRIOR REMOVAL PRIOR THE LAST 12 REMOVAL IN THE REMOVAL MONTHS IN THE PRIOR 12 TO IN THE LAST 12 24 MONTHS PRIOR 12 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS APACHE 12 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% COCHISE 50 0.8% 6 12.0% 1 2.0% COCONINO 66 1.1% 7 10.6% 0 0.0% GILA 38 0.6% 2 5.3% 10 26.3% GRAHAM 29 0.5% 4 13.8% 3 10.3% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 20 0.3% 1 5.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,682 62.1% 303 8.2% 133 3.6% MOHAVE 166 2.8% 25 15.1% 6 3.6% NAVAJO 52 0.9% 2 3.8% 3 5.8% PIMA 1,105 18.7% 120 10.9% 28 2.5% PINAL 441 7.4% 32 7.3% 9 2.0% SANTA CRUZ 14 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 152 2.6% 17 11.2% 6 3.9% YUMA 108 1.8% 12 11.1% 6 5.6% STATEWIDE 5,935 100.0% 531 8.9% 205 3.5% Page 37 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 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 23 0.4% 2 8.7% 0 0.0% COCHISE 90 1.4% 8 8.9% 4 4.4% COCONINO 41 0.6% 2 4.9% 0 0.0% GILA 44 0.7% 4 9.1% 1 2.3% GRAHAM 31 0.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 3 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 16 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,928 60.7% 292 7.4% 107 2.7% MOHAVE 227 3.5% 14 6.2% 4 1.8% NAVAJO 44 0.7% 9 20.5% 0 0.0% PIMA 1,202 18.6% 115 9.6% 59 4.9% PINAL 454 7.0% 20 4.4% 5 1.1% SANTA CRUZ 40 0.6% 1 2.5% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 200 3.1% 21 10.5% 20 10.0% YUMA 118 1.8% 8 6.8% 3 2.5% STATEWIDE 6,461 100.0% 496 7.7% 203 3.1% Page 38 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7,000 6,461 5,935 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 496 531 1,000 203 0 April 2014 - September 2014 October 2014 - March 2015 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 39 of 70 205 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE Chart 20 below shows the number of children in out-of-home care on the last day of the current and past reporting periods. On the last day of the current reporting period, 14,176 (80.5%) 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 18,000 17,000 17,592 Number of Children 16,000 16,990 15,000 14,111 14,314 15,037 15,751 14,000 13,000 12,000 12,453 11,000 11,535 10,000 9,000 April 2011 October April 2012 October April 2013 October April 2014 October September 2011 September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 2011 March 2012 2012 March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 Chart 21 displays an increase in the number of young children ages 0-6 placed in group homes. In comparing March 2008 to March 2015, the number of young children in group homes, increased by 67 children. Chart 22 displays the increase in the number of young children ages 0-3 placed in shelter care. In comparing March 2008 to March 2015, the number of young children in shelters, increased by 24 children. Chart 23 shows that the average length of time in shelter care has decreased; comparing March 2008 to March 2015, the average length of stay in shelter decreased from 103.4 to 101.2 days, a decrease of 2.2 days or 2.1%. The Department recognizes that shelter care is rarely, if ever, the best placement for children and continues to strive to place children in the best possible environment to ensure the safety and well-being of the child. Page 40 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN GROUP HOMES AGES 0 THROUGH 64 80 66 70 76 66 Number of Children 60 56 50 56 54 40 30 14 20 10 20 13 10 9 4 2 2 11 0 Mar Sep 2008 2008 Mar Sep Mar 2009 2009 2010 Sep Mar 2010 2011 Sep Mar Sep 2011 2012 2012 Mar Sep 2013 2013 Mar Sep Mar 2014 2014 2015 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER CARE AGES 0 THROUGH 3 60 50 48 Number of Children 50 39 40 42 44 37 30 24 22 21 22 20 20 20 10 25 16 13 0 Mar 2008 4 Sep 2008 Mar 2009 Sep 2009 Mar 2010 Sep 2010 Mar 2011 Sep 2011 Mar 2012 Sep 2012 Mar 2013 Sep 2013 This excludes infants placed with their mothers and children placed in foster home group models. Page 41 of 70 Mar 2014 Sep 2014 Mar 2015 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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 185 170 164.3 158.5 Number of Children 155 140 123.0 127.9 125 113.1 110 114.7 111.7 115.7 101.2 111.7 94.5 103.4 95 97.9 90.0 91.4 80 Mar 2008 Sep 2008 Mar 2009 Sep 2009 Mar 2010 Sep 2010 Mar 2011 Sep 2011 Mar 2012 Sep 2012 Mar 2013 Sep 2013 Mar 2014 Sep 2014 Mar 2015 CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 7,000 5,693 33.5% Number of Children 6,000 5,835 33.1% 5,000 3,702 3,823 21.8% 21.7% 4,000 2,806 16.5% 3,000 2,000 1,394 8.2% 2,915 16.6% 2,653 15.6% 2,758 15.7% 1,426 8.1% 742 4.4% 835 4.8% 1,000 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children September 30, 2014, N=16,990 March 31, 2015, N=17,592 Page 42 of 70 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 25 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 8,000 7,000 6,438 6,121 36.6% 36.0% 6,087 35.8% 6,159 35.0% Number of Children 6,000 5,000 4,000 2,367 13.9% 3,000 2,512 14.3% 2,000 1,336 7.9% 1,396 7.9% 196 187 1.1% 1.1% 1,000 892 5.3% 891 5.1% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2014, N=16,990 March 31, 2015, N=17,592 For 55.5% 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 12,000 11,000 10,000 9,343 54.9% 9,771 55.5% Number of Children 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 3,449 3,377 19.6% 19.8% 4,000 3,000 147 0.9% 2,000 1,000 285 1.7% 152 0.9% 245 1.4% 1,392 8.2% 1,525 8.7% 2,421 2,425 14.3% 13.8% 25 25 0.2% 0.1% 0 Return to Family Live With Other Relatives Adoption Long Term Foster Care Independent Living Guardianship Case Plan Goal Being Developed Case Plan Goals September 30, 2014, N=16,990 Page 43 of 70 March 31, 2015, N=17,592 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 27 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE5 10,000 9,000 Number of Children 8,000 7,981 7,536 45.3% 44.3% 6,284 37.0% 7,000 6,195 35.2% 6,000 5,000 4,000 1,575 9.3% 3,000 1,737 9.9% 816 850 4.8% 4.8% 2,000 1,000 452 503 2.7% 2.9% 291 298 1.7% 1.7% 36 28 0.2% 0.2% Runaway Trial Home Visit 0 Relative Family Foster Home Group Home Residential Treatment Independent Living Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2014, N=16,990 5 March 31, 2015, N=17,592 In every reporting cycle DCS has children who, in the CHILDS database, do not have a placement identified when the data extract has run. It has been the historical practice of the Department to proportionally allocate the unidentified children across the placement types. The Department will develop strategies to minimize the need for this allocation in future reports. Page 44 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 33 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE AND AGE RELATIVE FAMILY FOSTER GROUP HOME RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT6 INDEPENDENT LIVING RUNAWAY / ABSCONDED7 TRIAL HOME VISIT TOTAL % OF TOTAL UNDER 1 643 764 4 15 0 0 0 1,426 8.0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 805 688 583 532 531 554 551 498 452 383 332 268 244 261 224 229 161 693 576 450 419 379 425 338 331 293 223 188 162 161 193 161 193 173 7 7 14 12 23 35 49 55 72 74 90 126 146 179 207 263 289 19 19 12 29 23 24 20 28 19 27 19 24 52 77 94 114 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 23 40 83 113 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 4 1,528 1,291 1,060 995 961 1,041 961 913 836 709 632 581 609 733 730 884 867 8.6% 7.3% 6.0% 5.7% 5.5% 5.9% 5.5% 5.2% 4.8% 4.0% 3.6% 3.3% 3.5% 4.2% 4.2% 5.0% 4.9% 18 AND OLDER 42 73 85 111 500 23 1 835 4.8% TOTAL 7,981 45.3% 6,195 35.2% 1,737 9.9% 850 4.8% 503 2.9% 298 1.7% 28 0.2% 17,592 100.0% 100.0% % OF TOTAL 6 This category includes shelter, detention, and hospital placement types. 7 This category includes children whose parents absconded with the child(ren) during this reporting period. Page 45 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 During the reporting period 900 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 CHILD8 600 Number of Children 500 430 49.6% 433 48.0% 400 300 157 141 16.2% 17.4% 200 100 95 105 12.1% 10.6% 139 16.0% 159 17.7% 16 1.8% 41 4.6% 37 4.3% 15 1.7% 0 Under 1 year 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and over Ages of Children April 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014, N=868 October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015, N=900 CHART 29 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LENGTH OF TIME IN CARE 11,000 8,850 52.1% 10,000 8,976 51.0% Number of Children 9,000 8,000 7,000 4,062 23.9% 6,000 5,000 4,483 25.5% 4,000 3,121 18.4% 3,148 17.9% 3,000 2,000 957 5.6% 985 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, 2014, N=16,990 8 March 31, 2015, N=17,592 …The chart displays children who spent more than 21 days in a 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 46 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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, 2015 Placements 2.3 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 519 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 statuses – 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 10,000 8,527 50.2% 9,000 8,753 49.8% Number of Children 8,000 7,000 6,000 4,865 5,237 28.6% 29.8% 5,000 4,000 3,241 3,260 19.1% 18.5% 3,000 2,000 1,000 181 169 1.0% 1.0% 74 57 0.4% 0.3% Partially Free for Adoption Voluntary Placement Under 18 71 73 0.4% 0.4% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 Adjudicated Legally Free Temporary Dependent for Adoption Custody Only 43 31 0.3% 0.2% Voluntary Placement Over 18 Dually Adjudicated Other Legal Status September 30, 2014, N=16,990 9 March 31, 2015, N=17,592 .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 47 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 At the end of the reporting period there were 17,592 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was documented in the automated system for 15,323 children. CHART 31 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 20,000 15,323 87.1% 18,000 Number of Homes 16,000 14,846 87.4% 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 2,144 12.6% 4,000 2,269 12.9% 2,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2014 - September 2014, N=16,990 October 2014 - March 2015, N=17,592 Department policy requires 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 2,463 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of reunification. Of those parents requiring visitation, 1,372 (55.7%) received the required visitation. This number does not reflect attempted visitation where contact with the parent(s) did not take place. CHART 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING AND NOT RECEIVING VISITATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 17,000 12,997 Number of Children 15,000 13,000 11,000 13,818 14,846 12,101 15,323 10,404 9,363 9,728 9,000 7,000 5,000 3,000 2,172 3,707 2,725 2,213 2,040 1,933 2,144 2,269 1,000 April 2011 - October April 2012 - October April 2013 - October April 2014 - October September 2011 September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 2011 March 2012 2012 March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 Number of Children Receiving Visitation the Last Month of the Reporting Period Number of Children Not Receiving Visitation the Last Month of the Reporting Period Page 48 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, & VISITATION As of March 31, 2015, there were 4,49710 foster homes licensed for a total capacity of 9,079 spaces. Of the spaces, 2,554 are reported by contractors to be unavailable for placements. Reasons for this include, but are not limited to, licensing restrictions on age, bed holds for youth in treatment or hospitalization, foster parents' need for temporary reprieve from placements and corrective action plans. In addition, 1,089 spaces in available foster homes were unused spaces. This occurs when a match between the available spaces and children’s needs was not possible. Unused spaces may be, but are not limited to, the result of a denial by foster parents and/or contractors to the Department's request for placement due to the severity of child's needs, potential risk to other children in the home, the distance of a foster home from child's family and/or lack of unique services in the foster home's vicinity. Licensed foster homes include family foster homes, professional family foster homes (HCTC homes), respite foster homes, receiving foster homes, and developmentally disabled homes with DCS 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, 821 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 785 homes left the system. This compares to 756 new homes being licensed and 822 homes leaving the system during the prior reporting period. The following chart gives the reasons for foster home closures for the current reporting period. CHART 33 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 D is Ad op t io n or G gr ua un rd tle ia ns D d / iv D hi or is sa p ce tis /M fie ar Fi ita d na l Is nc s ia l C ues O o th nc H er ea er Ti ns l t L h m a R e ck e C l of at om ed P m itm lace m en en ts t Pe /Pr io rs rit on es al /P riv at Pr R eg e eu R na R ni el nc ef fic oc us y at a U tio ed io nr n n es C o O AP fK po ut ns in -o Li s f i ce ve hi St p ns at to Pl e e L a Ex ic c em en pi si re en ng dt R C Ag eg lo se en ul at d cy or by y O Ac LC tio R n -O LC R Number of Foster Homes 400 313 350 39.8% 300 250 121 200 15.4% 89 59 150 11.3% 21 38 7.5% 35 33 20 18 100 18 7 8 3 4.8% 2 2.7% 4.2% 4.5% 2.6% 2.3% 2.3% 0.9% 50 1.0% 0.4% 0.3% 0 N=785 10 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 DCS utilizes both foster homes managed through HRSS contracts as well as homes that are licensed for developmental disabilities, licensed by the tribes, etc. Page 49 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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. CHART 34 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FOSTER HOMES WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION* 5,000 4,500 3,949 89.8% 3,881 86.3% Number of Homes 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 448 10.2% 1,500 1,000 616 13.7% 500 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2014 - September 2014, N=4,397 October 2014 - March 2015, N=4,497 *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, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF HOME CARE Table 35 below shows the history of the number of children who left the custody of the Department. TABLE 35 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD 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% APRIL 2013 – SEPTEMBER 2013 4,805 +2.9% OCTOBER 2013 – MARCH 2014 4,786 -0.4% APRIL 2014 – SEPTEMBER 2014 5,042 +5.3% OCTOBER 2014 – MARCH 2015 5,063 +0.4% CHART 35 CHILDREN ENTERING AND EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 8000 7500 Number of Children 7000 6500 6000 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 Apr 2011Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Mar 2012 Apr 2012Sep 2012 Oct 2012 Mar 2013 Apr 2013Sep 2013 Number of New Removals Oct 2013 Mar 2014 Apr 2014Sep 2014 Oct 2014 Mar 2015 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, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON MARCH 31, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 249 4.9% Ages 1 to 5 1,835 36.2% Ages 6 to 8 869 17.2% Ages 9 to 12 851 16.8% Ages 13 to 17 895 17.7% 18 and Over 364 7.2% 100.0% Total 5,063 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,716 1,900 715 386 70 276 5,063 Percentage 33.9% 37.5% 14.1% 7.6% 1.4% 5.5% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 2,728 1,146 513 282 114 280 5,063 Percentage 53.9% 22.6% 10.1% 5.6% 2.3% 5.5% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 722 1,651 1,454 1,236 5,063 Percentage 14.3% 32.6% 28.7% 24.4% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.4 2.1 16.7 Median 7.5 1.0 14.1 Page 52 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 37 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “REUNIFICATION WITH PARENTS OR PRIMARY CARETAKER” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 203 7.7% Ages 1 to 5 901 34.2% Ages 6 to 8 510 19.3% Ages 9 to 12 476 18.1% Ages 13 to 17 544 20.6% 18 and Over 2 0.1% 100.0% Total 2,636 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 885 960 386 178 43 184 2,636 Percentage 33.6% 36.4% 14.6% 6.8% 1.6% 7.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,622 596 211 114 49 44 2,636 Percentage 61.5% 22.6% 8.0% 4.3% 1.9% 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 650 1,312 518 156 2,636 Percentage 24.7% 49.8% 19.6% 5.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.8 1.7 8.8 Median 7.2 1.0 7.2 Page 53 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 4 15.4% Ages 1 to 5 10 38.5% Ages 6 to 8 3 11.5% Ages 9 to 12 5 19.2% Ages 13 to 17 4 15.4% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 26 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 5 12 5 3 0 1 26 Percentage 19.2% 46.2% 19.2% 11.5% 0.0% 3.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 20 3 0 3 0 0 26 Percentage 77.0% 11.5% 0.0% 11.5% 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 8 16 2 0 26 Percentage 30.8% 61.5% 7.7% 0.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.0 1.5 4.8 Median 4.9 1.0 3.3 Page 54 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 32 2.0% Ages 1 to 5 848 52.1% Ages 6 to 8 310 19.0% Ages 9 to 12 270 16.6% Ages 13 to 17 168 10.3% 18 and Over 1 0.1% 100.0% Total 1,629 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 571 651 221 114 12 60 1,629 Percentage 35.1% 40.0% 13.6% 7.0% 0.7% 3.7% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 775 414 217 110 33 80 1,629 Percentage 47.6% 25.4% 13.3% 6.8% 2.0% 4.9% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 98 713 818 1,629 Percentage 0.0% 6.0% 43.8% 50.2% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 6.4 2.1 25.7 Median 5.5 2.0 24.0 Page 55 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 5 1.5% Ages 1 to 5 52 16.1% Ages 6 to 8 40 12.4% Ages 9 to 12 91 28.2% Ages 13 to 17 134 41.5% 18 and Over 1 0.3% 100.0% Total 323 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 98 125 34 43 6 17 323 Percentage 30.3% 38.7% 10.5% 13.3% 1.9% 5.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 186 61 38 18 2 18 323 Percentage 57.5% 18.9% 11.8% 5.6% 0.6% 5.6% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 34 113 120 56 323 Percentage 10.5% 35.0% 37.2% 17.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 11.2 2.0 15.1 Median 11.9 1.0 14.2 Page 56 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 0 0.0% Ages 1 to 5 0 0.0% Ages 6 to 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 to 12 0 0.0% Ages 13 to 17 5 1.4% 18 and Over 340 98.6% 100.0% Total 345 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 133 117 57 21 8 9 345 Percentage 38.5% 34.0% 16.5% 6.1% 2.3% 2.6% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 75 54 36 31 27 122 345 Percentage 21.7% 15.7% 10.4% 9.0% 7.8% 35.4% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 6 74 81 184 345 Percentage 1.7% 21.5% 23.5% 53.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 18.8 5.3 36.2 Median 18.1 4.0 26.9 Page 57 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 4 7.4% Ages 1 to 5 24 44.4% Ages 6 to 8 4 7.4% Ages 9 to 12 9 16.7% Ages 13 to 17 12 22.2% 18 and Over 1 1.9% 100.0% Total 54 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 10 9 7 24 0 4 54 Percentage 18.5% 16.7% 13.0% 44.4% 0.0% 7.4% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 28 14 5 2 1 4 54 Percentage 51.8% 25.9% 9.3% 3.7% 1.9% 7.4% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 13 26 12 3 54 Percentage 24.1% 48.1% 22.2% 5.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.5 2.5 9.1 Median 5.7 1.0 6.4 Page 58 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2015 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 26 57.8% 18 and Over 19 42.2% 100.0% Total 45 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 12 24 4 3 1 1 45 Percentage 26.7% 53.3% 8.9% 6.7% 2.2% 2.2% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 21 4 3 4 2 11 45 Percentage 46.7% 8.9% 6.7% 8.9% 4.4% 24.4% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 11 10 8 16 45 Percentage 24.4% 22.2% 17.8% 35.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 17.3 3.8 21.8 Median 17.6 2.0 15.9 Page 59 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 1 20.0% Ages 1 to 5 0 0.0% Ages 6 to 8 2 40.0% Ages 9 to 12 0 0.0% Ages 13 to 17 2 40.0% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 5 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 Percentage 40.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1 0 3 0 0 1 5 Percentage 20.0% 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 2 0 3 5 Percentage 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 60.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 10.1 4.4 32.8 Median 8.8 3.0 43.9 Page 60 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 45 CHILDREN EXITING CARE FOR REASON OF DEATH BY CAUSE OF DEATH, PLACEMENT TYPE AT TIME OF DEATH, AND COUNTY COUNTY CAUSE OF DEATH TYPE OF PLACEMENT AT TIME OF DEATH Maricopa Suicide Family Foster Home Maricopa Respiratory failure due to pneumonia DDD Foster care Medically fragile child removed own Maricopa trachea tube DDD Foster care Pima Brain tumor Medical Shelter Pima Automobile accident Runaway 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, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.1% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 4 0 0 2 0 6 66.6% MOHAVE 0 0 0 1 0 1 11.1% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PINAL 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.1% 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 6 0 0 3 0 9 100.0% % OF TOTAL 66.6% 0.0% 0.0% 33.4% 0.0% 100.0% The number of child maltreatment deaths presented in the Semi-Annual Report is not comparable to child maltreatment deaths reported on the website by the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES).    DCS 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: https://dcs.az.gov/news/child-fatalities-near-fatalitiesinformation-releases. This information is posted when the information comes to DCS's attention and a final determination of the fatality due to abuse or neglect has been made by either a substantiated finding or specific criminal charges filed against a parent, guardian or caregiver for causing the fatality. The information that comes to DCS's attention and the determination of the fatality due to abuse or neglect may occur sometime after the actual incident for a number of reasons including a determination by a medical professional, a medical examiner, or a criminal child abuse arrest and charge of the perpetrator. Page 61 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHILDREN WITH CASE PLAN GOALS OF ADOPTION Of the 17,592 children in out-of-home care on March 31, 2015, there were 3,449 or 19.6% who had a case plan goal of adoption. Of those, 2,221 have been placed and another 1,228 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. CHART 36 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY AGE 1,400 1,039 46.8% Number of Children 1,200 1,000 800 521 42.4% 600 433 19.5% 400 200 71 3.2% 394 17.7% 223 18.2% 232 18.9% 80 6.5% 283 12.7% 172 14.0% 1 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and Over Ages of Children Placed, N=2,221 Not Placed, N=1,228 CHART 37 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 1000 900 Number of Children 800 775 34.9% 781 35.1% 700 600 500 483 39.4% 424 34.5% 400 300 348 15.7% 182 14.8% 200 218 9.8% 90 7.3% 100 30 1.4% 69 3.1% 10 0.8% 39 3.2% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Ethnicity Placed, N=2,221 Not Placed, N=1,228 Page 62 of 70 Other Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 TABLE 47 NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 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 4 0 0 0 4 0.2% COCHISE 79 0 0 0 79 3.4% COCONINO 13 0 0 0 13 0.6% GILA 33 0 0 0 33 1.4% GRAHAM 17 0 0 0 17 0.7% GREENLEE 7 0 0 0 7 0.3% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 1,089 1 0 20 1,110 47.6% MOHAVE 52 0 0 0 52 2.2% NAVAJO 20 0 0 0 20 0.9% PIMA 707 10 0 13 730 31.4% PINAL 139 1 0 0 140 6.0% SANTA CRUZ 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% YAVAPAI 113 0 0 0 113 4.9% YUMA 8 0 0 0 8 0.3% STATEWIDE 2,283 12 0 33 2,328 100.0% % OF TOTAL 98.1% 0.5% 0.0% 1.4% 100.0% Page 63 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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 and 29 days. 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 2.6 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 37 Range Maximum CHART 38 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,930 86.9% Number of Children 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 740 60.3% 472 38.4% 254 11.4% 600 400 37 1.7% 200 0 Legally Free Not Free Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=2,221 Not Placed, N = 1,228 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. Page 64 of 70 16 1.3% Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 Number of Children 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 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1,868 84.1% Less than 1 month** 73 3.3% 97 4.4% 1 to 3 months 3 to 6 months 69 3.1% 69 3.1% 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 29 1.3% 16 0.7% 2 to 3 years 3 or more years Length of Time Placed, N=2,221 **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 1,600 Number of Children 1,400 1,147 51.9% 1,200 1,207 54.3% 1,028 46.5% 976 43.9% 1,000 800 600 400 200 30 1.4% 30 1.4% 5 0.2% 0 Divorced Married Single 8 0.4% Widowed Length of Time April 2014 - September 2014, N=2,210 Page 65 of 70 October 2014 - March 2015, N=2,221 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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 1,400 1,090 49.0% Number of Children 1,200 1,000 974 44.0% 912 41.3% 854 38.5% 800 600 324 14.7% 400 277 12.5% 200 0 Relative Non-Relative Foster Parent Length of Time April 2014 - September 2014, N=2,210 October 2014 - March 2015, N=2,221 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 3 2 0 7 Percentage 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 42.8% 28.6% 0.0% 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1 2 4 0 0 0 7 Percentage 14.3% 28.6% 57.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Page 66 of 70 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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 75.0% 6 4 57.1% 3 42.9% 4 2 25.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Divorced Married Single Widowed Length of Time April 2014 - September 2014, N=8 October 2014 - March 2015, N=7 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 Number of Children 8 6 4 5 62.5% 4 57.1% 3 37.5% 2 28.6% 2 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2014 - September 2014, N=8 Page 67 of 70 Foster Parent October 2014 - March 2015, N=7 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 44 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION Number of Children 1,700 1,500 1,518 1,629 1,552 1,300 1,270 1,224 1,100 1,078 1,186 1,025 900 700 April 2011 - October April 2012October April 2013October April 2014October September 2011 September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 2011 March 2012 2012 March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 There were 1,629 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 Number of Children 1,200 1,000 1,146 70.3% 956 61.6% 800 425 27.4% 600 342 21.0% 400 127 8.2% 200 88 5.4% 44 2.8% 53 3.3% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2014 - September 2014, N=1,552 Page 68 of 70 October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,629 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 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 1,200 Number of Children 1,000 889 57.2% 755 46.3% 800 499 32.2% 600 597 36.7% 400 220 13.5% 133 8.6% 200 31 2.0% 57 3.5% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2014 - September 2014, N=1,552 October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,629 CHART 47 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 1,200 Number of Children 1,000 854 55.0% 921 56.5% 800 670 43.2% 674 41.4% 600 400 200 19 1.2% 31 1.9% 9 0.6% 3 0.2% 0 Divorced Married April 2014 - September 2014, N=1,552 Page 69 of 70 Single Widowed October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,629 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015 CHART 48 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT TO THE CHILD 1,000 Number of Children 800 745 47.9% 659 40.5% 665 42.9% 800 49.1% 600 400 142 9.2% 200 170 10.4% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2014 - September 2014, N=1,552 Page 70 of 70 Foster Parent October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,629