Arizona Department of Child Safety Douglas A. Ducey Governor Gregory McKay Director December 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, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) submits the enclosed semi-annual report on child welfare for the period of April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015. This report provides information relative to reports of child abuse and neglect, investigations, shelter and receiving home services, foster homes, length of care, and adoptions. If you have any questions, please contact me at (602) 255-2500. Sincerely, Gregory McKay Director Enclosure P.O. Box 6030 ♦ Site Code C010-23 ♦ Phoenix, AZ 85005-6030 Telephone (602) 255-2500 The Honorable Douglas A. Ducey Page 2 cc: President Andy Biggs, Arizona State Senate Speaker David M. Gowan Sr., 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 Lorenzo Romero, Director, Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting Laura Johnson, Budget Manager, Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting Christina Corieri, Health and Human Services Policy Advisor, 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 Wendy Baldo, Chief of Staff, Senate Majority Caucus Melissa Taylor, Senior Policy and Operations Advisor, Senate Majority Caucus Patsy Osmon, Policy Advisor, Senate Democratic Caucus Leslie Sorensen, Deputy Chief of Staff/Staff Attorney, House Majority Caucus Ryan Sullivan, Policy Advisor, House Majority Caucus Cynthia Aragon, Policy Advisor, House Democratic Caucus Representative Kate Brophy McGee, Arizona State House of Representatives CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2011, CHAPTER 147] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 April 1, 2015 and ending September 30, 2015. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015) Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………… 4 SEMI-ANNUAL COMPARISONS…………………………………………………………….. 7 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Reports by reporting period and type of child maltreatment – statewide data………….. Sample communications to hotline, not meeting definition of a report…………………. Reports received by 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…………………… 8-9 10 11 12 13 14 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……. 15 16 17 18 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 69 19-20 21 22 22 23 24-25 25-26 27 27-28 28 29 30 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2015 through September 30, 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 30-31 31 32 33 33-34 34 35 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Number of Safe Haven infants delivered during reporting period………………………. 36 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……………………………………………………………... 36 36-37 38-39 40 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE Children in out-of-home care by reporting period……………………………………….. All children in care by age and ethnicity………………………………………………… All children in care by case plan goal and placement type………………………………. All children in care by placement type and age………………………………………….. Children in shelter or receiving homes for more than 21 days…………………………... Children in out-of-home care by length of time in care………………………………….. Children in out-of-home care by legal status…………………………………………….. Children receiving and not receiving required visitation………………………………… 41 42 43 44 45 45 46 47 FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, AND VISITATIONS Foster homes licensed……………………………………………………………………. Child bed spaces available……………………………………………………………….. Foster homes closed and reason for closure …………………………………………... Number of foster homes receiving the required visitation……………………………….. 48 48 48 49 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……………………………….... 50 51 52 53 54 55 Page 2 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2015 through September 30, 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 69 Page 56 57 58 59 60 60 61 61 62 62-63 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 Executive Summary The Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) is pleased to publish this semi-annual report for April 2015 through September 2015 in compliance with A.R.S. § 8-526. 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 data within this Semi-Annual Report assists with identifying areas for continued focus by the Department, stakeholders, policy makers, and advocacy groups. By working collaboratively toward shared goals, targeted resources and strategies will be implemented in a coordinated and purposeful manner, improving safety, permanency and well-being outcomes for children and families. Child Abuse Hotline and Investigations The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 26,455 calls that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of these, 433 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. The total number of reports represents a four percent increase over the prior reporting period, and a 5.5 percent increase over the same reporting period last year. The Department continues to experience an increase in neglect reports, while the other maltreatment types have remained steady. In addition to responding to all reports received in this reporting period, the Department closed more reports (15,076) this reporting period than any other reporting period in the past four years. This was accomplished even though DCS received more reports than it did in any other reporting period in the last four years. This total number of reports closed is limited to reports that were received during the reporting period and subsequently closed. Reports that were received in prior reporting periods and closed within this reporting period are not included in this total. The DCS Strategic Plan was announced in July 2015 and identified several goals with deliverables for the Hotline and investigations. To date, the Department has completed several deliverables, including, but not limited to: • • • • • • • • • • Instituted notification to callers to the Hotline about false reporting penalties; Hired dedicated audit staff at the Hotline for quality assurance; Completed policy analysis on the investigation/assessment of very low risk families; Created a new Hotline screening decision-making tool that clarifies report and prioritization requirements; Implemented a field guide that facilitates the collection and documentation of safety and risk assessment information; Created and implemented supervision guides for investigation and ongoing cases; Created a review guide for Assistant Program Managers aligned with the safety; assessment model for use in considered removals; Implemented Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) reviews of fatality/near fatality cases; Created a data dashboard to monitor open report volume and categorize reports by risk factors; and Created a dashboard to track overall investigation case management. Page 4 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 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 17,592 in the prior reporting period to 18,657 in September 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 September 2015, 14,863 children – or approximately 80 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives, licensed foster parents, or trial home visit with a parent. 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 774 new homes being licensed during the reporting period. As part of the strategic plan, the Department is striving to improve capacity to place children in family environments and fully meet the needs of children in care and their families. During this reporting period DCS was able to accomplish the following: • • • • Increased use of Placement Coordinators to identify available kinship placements upon removal; Expanded the use of software tools, e.g. Lexis Nexis, to find potential kinship placements; Established Fostering Inclusion Respect Support Trust Advisory (FIRST) Commission; and Established the Building Resilient Families program to deliver in-home prevention services in Maricopa County for low risk families who have been the subject of a DCS investigation. The state requires monthly face-to-face visitation with children in foster care. The current report shows that 84.4 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 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 Arizona is a national leader in the number of finalized adoptions. The Department remains committed to work toward achieving permanency for children placed in out-of-home care as demonstrated by increasing the total number of children achieving permanency through adoption. This number increased by two percent, from 1,576 during this reporting period compared to 1,552 during the same reporting period last year. The Department demonstrated a significant increase in the number of children safely reunified with their families. 3,102 children exited DCS custody to reunify with their parents or primary caretakers this reporting period compared to 2,636 during the last reporting period, which is an 18% increase. As part of the Strategic Plan, the Department continues recruitment efforts of foster and adoptive homes. Recently, the Department adjusted foster care reimbursement rates for families who are Page 5 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 willing and capable of providing a home for youth ages 12 to 18 years old and sibling groups in this age group. Strategic Goals to Address 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 pursue include the increased number of children in out-ofhome care, the significant amount of overdue investigations, and the need to improve the hiring and training of qualified personnel. The Department’s Strategic Plan represents the leadership’s commitment to refocus attention and resources on the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in Arizona. Below are five strategic goals that address several of the most pressing challenges faced by the Department: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Improve objective decision-making at the Hotline and investigations. Improve performance and quality of service through employee retention. Reduce length of stay for children in out-of-home care. Reduce recurrence of maltreatment by improving service delivery. Improve capacity to place children in family environments. 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 a significant challenge to the Department. However, in September 2015 the Department had filled nearly all of its budgeted positions for child safety specialists, including staff at the Hotline. 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. The Department previously included three charts that were not required by A.R.S. § 8-526. In order to better align this report with the requirements of the statute, the Department is not including these charts anymore. Information on the number of children in care by placement type and by age is still included in Table 33 of this report. Page 6 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 Semi-Annual Comparisons Number of Reports Received Number of Reports Substantiated 1 Substantiation Rate Number of Reports Investigated & Closed Number of Reports Responded to Number of new removals Number of new removals with Voluntary under 18 Number of Children in Out-of-Home Care on the Last Day of Reporting Period Number of Children in Shelter for More than 21 Days Number and Percentage of Children Receiving Visitation In the Last Month of Reporting Period Number and Percentage of Children not Receiving Visitation Number and Percentage of Parents Receiving Visitation Number of Licensed Foster Homes 2 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 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 Apr 2015 through Sep 2015 20,466 21,625 22,161 22,032 22,956 25,076 25,508 26,455 2,748 2,809 2,588 2,704 3,190 3,456 3,535 1,926 14% 14% 13% 12% 14% 14% 14% 7% 10,345 9,168 10,923 11,212 11,392 12,038 13,045 15,076 19,274 20,413 20,253 20,122 22,162 24,435 25,182 26,022 4,968 5,716 5,101 5,702 5,701 6,461 5,935 6,819 150 116 97 118 90 189 131 154 12,453 14,111 14,314 15,037 15,751 16,990 17,592 18,657 713 764 792 824 802 868 900 878 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%) 15,746 (84.4%) 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%) 2,911 (15.6%) 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%) 1,576 (50.9%) 3,480 3,748 3,516 3,900 4,329 4,397 4,497 4,551 8,572 7,716 8,579 8,573 9,049 9,061 9,079 9,114 663 999 722 717 1,050 756 821 774 679 747 740 715 787 822 785 767 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%) 3,925 (86.2%) 790 (20.1) 653 (17.4%) 260 (7.3%) 409 (10.5%) 640 (14.8%) 448 (10.2%) 616 (13.7%) 626 (13.8%) 3,826 3,923 4,668 4,805 4,786 5,042 5,063 5,555 2,663 2,719 2,852 3,311 3,417 3,377 3,449 3,878 1,224 1,025 1,270 1,215 1,518 1,552 1,629 1,576 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 7 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, there were 26,455 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 433 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. Compared to one year ago, there has been a 5.5 percent 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. In accordance with Strategic Plan, the Department is examining current Child Abuse Hotline policies and procedures to improve objectivity within screening tools and improve interrater reliability. TABLE 1 REPORTS BY REPORTING PERIOD AND TYPE OF MALTREATMENT Neglect Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Emotional Abuse Total 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% April 2015 – September 2015 19,276 72.9% 6,086 23.0% 954 3.6% 139 0.5% 26,455 100.0% Page 8 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 Chart 1 illustrates that the number of reports received by the Centralized Intake Hotline has increased by 1,379 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 2012. 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 25,076 21,625 22,000 25,508 26,455 22,956 22,161 20,000 22,032 20,466 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 October 2011 – March 2012 April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 – March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 Page 9 of 69 October 2013 – March 2014 April 2014 September 2014 October 2014 – March 2015 April 2015 September 2015 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 The Centralized Intake Hotline received a total of 78,531 calls during the reporting period. Of those, 75,482 were answered by a Hotline specialist and 2,658, or 3.5 percent, were abandoned calls. The 75,482 yielded 49,027 communications (includes calls, court orders, online submissions, mail, faxes and/or emails) and 26,455 reports of abuse and neglect. Communications do not meet the statutory criteria of a report of maltreatment. A random sample of communications was reviewed to identify the types of calls that do not get classified as reports of abuse and neglect. The results of this review are 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 55 61.3% 50 40 30 7 7.7% 17 18.9% 20 4 4.4% 10 3 3.3% 0 0.0% 4 4.4% 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 by supervisors or program specialists at the Hotline. 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 10 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 that 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 October 2011 March 2012 April 2012 September 2012 PRIORITY 1 October 2012 March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 PRIORITY 2 Page 11 of 69 October 2013 March 2014 April 2014 September 2014 PRIORITY 3 October 2014 March 2015 April 2015 September 2015 PRIORITY 4 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 31 20 44 30 125 0.5% COCHISE 78 95 217 58 448 1.7% COCONINO 89 73 165 81 408 1.5% GILA 70 65 98 42 275 1.0% GRAHAM 38 38 64 37 177 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 18 21 35 14 88 0.3% MARICOPA 3,014 2,736 6,201 3,621 15,572 58.9% MOHAVE 175 190 350 176 891 3.4% NAVAJO 114 80 177 114 485 1.8% PIMA 780 913 2,154 964 4,811 18.2% PINAL 311 327 700 378 1,716 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 33 19 65 77 194 0.7% YAVAPAI 101 146 308 159 714 2.7% YUMA 110 94 239 108 551 2.1% STATEWIDE 4,962 4,817 10,817 5,859 26,455 100.0% % OF TOTAL 18.8% 18.2% 40.8% 22.2% 100.0% TABLE 3 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% Page 12 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 October 2011 – March 2012 April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 – March 2013 EMOTIONAL ABUSE April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 – March 2014 NEGLECT April 2014 September 2014 PHYSICAL ABUSE October 2014 – March 2015 April 2015 September 2015 SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 98 21 6 125 0.5% COCHISE 1 320 107 20 448 1.7% COCONINO 2 302 85 19 408 1.5% GILA 2 221 42 10 275 1.0% GRAHAM 2 128 40 7 177 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 68 18 2 88 0.3% MARICOPA 79 11,182 3,740 571 15,572 58.9% MOHAVE 3 667 189 32 891 3.4% NAVAJO 3 385 77 20 485 1.8% PIMA 33 3,598 1,045 135 4,811 18.2% PINAL 8 1,235 408 65 1,716 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 1 134 46 13 194 0.7% YAVAPAI 2 536 136 40 714 2.7% YUMA 3 402 132 14 551 2.1% STATEWIDE 139 19,276 6,086 954 26,455 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 72.9% 23.0% 3.6% 100.0% Page 13 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 5 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 14 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the current reporting period, there were 26,455 calls to the Hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of those, 433 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 26,022 reports for investigation is report in this section. The tables and charts in this section provide statewide and county level information on these reports assigned to DCS. Of these, DCS completed 15,076 (57.9%) 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 10,682 10,492 10,000 8,000 6,000 5,776 4,824 4,129 4,740 4,814 5,291 4,000 2,000 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=26,022 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 Page 15 of 69 October 2014 – March 2015, N=25,182 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 24 16 28 19 87 0.3% COCHISE 78 95 217 58 448 1.7% COCONINO 68 63 142 71 344 1.3% GILA 52 57 87 34 230 0.9% GRAHAM 32 35 58 33 158 0.6% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 11 15 24 12 62 0.2% MARICOPA 3,000 2,725 6,191 3,615 15,531 59.8% MOHAVE 170 188 349 174 881 3.4% NAVAJO 80 69 150 96 395 1.5% PIMA 771 903 2,141 957 4,772 18.3% PINAL 298 320 687 366 1,671 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 33 19 65 77 194 0.8% YAVAPAI 99 141 304 156 700 2.7% YUMA 108 94 239 108 549 2.1% STATEWIDE 4,824 4,740 10,682 5,776 26,022 100.0% % OF TOTAL 18.5% 18.2% 41.1% 22.2% 100.0% TABLE 7 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% Page 16 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 22,000 18,923 20,000 18,083 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,020 6,192 6,000 4,000 2,000 139 128 940 779 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=26,022 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 APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 69 15 3 87 0.3% COCHISE 1 320 107 20 448 1.7% COCONINO 2 253 73 16 344 1.3% GILA 2 181 37 10 230 0.9% GRAHAM 2 113 36 7 158 0.6% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 48 12 2 62 0.2% MARICOPA 79 11,147 3,736 569 15,531 59.8% MOHAVE 3 659 187 32 881 3.4% NAVAJO 3 309 66 17 395 1.5% PIMA 33 3,567 1,039 133 4,772 18.3% PINAL 8 1,201 398 64 1,671 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 1 134 46 13 194 0.8% YAVAPAI 2 522 136 40 700 2.7% YUMA 3 400 132 14 549 2.1% STATEWIDE 139 18,923 6,020 940 26,022 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 23.1% 23.1% 3.6% 100.0% Page 17 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 9 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 18 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Responding to all reports that come into the Hotline remains a priority to the Department because it is essential to ensuring the safety of children. For the second consecutive reporting period, the Department responded to all reports received during this reporting period. Therefore, no data will be displayed in Table 10 and Chart 7 below. TABLE 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS WITHOUT RESPONSE DATA BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 sampled and displayed in Chart 7. Page 19 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS WITHOUT RESPONSE DATA BY CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 20 of 69 J K Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 7,000 6,000 4,952 5,000 4,000 2,658 3,000 2,000 2,740 1,880 1,339 1,456 1,151 709 1,000 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=10,946 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 October 2014 - March 2015, N=5,939 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 1 4 4 9 0.1% COCHISE 48 61 161 44 314 2.9% COCONINO 16 17 41 21 95 0.9% GILA 32 47 72 29 180 1.6% GRAHAM 19 22 39 20 100 0.9% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 5 5 11 5 26 0.2% MARICOPA 956 1,230 3,237 1,806 7,229 66.0% MOHAVE 58 74 169 94 395 3.6% NAVAJO 3 4 15 7 29 0.3% PIMA 166 217 629 313 1,325 12.1% PINAL 84 121 357 151 713 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 23 11 52 68 154 1.4% YAVAPAI 28 52 101 67 248 2.3% YUMA 18 18 64 29 129 1.2% STATEWIDE 1,456 1,880 4,952 2,658 10,946 100.0% % OF TOTAL 13.3% 17.2% 45.2% 24.3% 100.0% Page 21 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 12 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 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 25 41 85 33 184 3.1% COCONINO 1 9 7 6 23 0.4% GILA 17 27 43 22 109 1.8% GRAHAM 2 4 7 4 17 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 494 772 1,832 911 4,009 67.4% MOHAVE 6 17 27 8 58 1.0% NAVAJO 1 2 2 0 5 0.1% PIMA 83 144 366 143 736 12.4% PINAL 60 103 278 136 577 9.7% SANTA CRUZ 6 8 38 48 100 1.7% YAVAPAI 12 17 42 21 92 1.6% YUMA 2 7 13 7 29 0.5% STATEWIDE 709 1,151 2,740 1,339 5,939 100.0% % OF TOTAL 11.9% 19.4% 46.1% 22.6% 100.0% CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 9,000 7,637 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,036 4,000 2,725 3,000 1,634 2,000 1,000 67 517 29 240 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=10,946 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2014 - March 2015, N=5,939 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 22 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 7 2 0 9 0.1% COCHISE 1 216 81 16 314 2.9% COCONINO 0 62 30 3 95 0.9% GILA 2 138 31 9 180 1.6% GRAHAM 1 66 26 7 100 0.9% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 21 3 2 26 0.2% MARICOPA 43 4,974 1,880 332 7,229 66.0% MOHAVE 3 289 85 18 395 3.6% NAVAJO 0 24 5 0 29 0.3% PIMA 10 957 285 73 1,325 12. % PINAL 3 511 174 25 713 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 1 103 40 10 154 1.4% YAVAPAI 2 182 47 17 248 2.3% YUMA 1 87 36 5 129 1.2% STATEWIDE 67 7,637 2,725 517 10,946 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.6% 69.8% 24.9% 4.7% 100.0% TABLE 14 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 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 1 121 53 9 184 3.1% COCONINO 0 15 6 2 23 0.4% GILA 1 82 20 6 109 1.8% GRAHAM 0 14 3 0 17 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 21 2,686 1,134 168 4,009 67.4% MOHAVE 0 42 14 2 58 1.0% NAVAJO 0 5 0 0 5 0.1% PIMA 3 516 184 33 736 12.4% PINAL 2 398 165 12 577 9.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 62 33 5 100 1.7% YAVAPAI 0 74 15 3 92 1.6% YUMA 1 21 7 0 29 0.5% STATEWIDE 29 4,036 1,634 240 5,939 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 68.0% 27.5% 4.0% 100.0% Page 23 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED APACHE 13 COCHISE 43 COCONINO 50 GILA 19 GRAHAM 10 GREENLEE 0 LA PAZ 5 MARICOPA MOHAVE 114 2,021 40 NAVAJO PIMA 627 PINAL 198 SANTA CRUZ 21 YAVAPAI 65 YUMA 54 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,00 1,10 1,20 1,30 1,40 1,50 1,60 1,70 1,80 1,90 2,00 2,10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015, N=3,280 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % OF REPORTS WHERE REPORTS REPORTS ASSIGNED A CHILD REMOVED ASSIGNED WITH A REMOVAL APACHE 87 13 14.9% COCHISE 448 43 9.6% COCONINO 344 50 14.5% GILA 230 19 8.3% GRAHAM 158 10 6.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 62 5 8.1% MARICOPA 15,531 2,021 13.0% MOHAVE 881 114 12.9% NAVAJO 395 40 10.1% PIMA 4,772 627 13.1% PINAL 1,671 198 11.8% SANTA CRUZ 194 21 10.8% YAVAPAI 700 65 9.3% YUMA 549 54 9.8% STATEWIDE 26,022 3,280 12.6% Page 24 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 16 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 WAS ASSIGNED WITH A REMOVAL REMOVED 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% 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 1,926. For the prior reporting period, the number of reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,606 to 3,535. 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 7%. 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 September 2014 – March 2015 substantiation rate was 6%. Page 25 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 11 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 16% 14% 14% 14% 13% 14% 12% 14% 14% 12% 7% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 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 April 2054 September 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 26 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 700 667 600 500 400 370 300 366 248 219 200 120 167 97 100 0 April 2015 - Sept 2015, N=1,651 PRIORITY 1 Oct 2014 - March 2015, N=603 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 APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 3 0 0 0 3 0.2% COCHISE 8 11 8 2 29 1.8% COCONINO 12 4 7 3 26 1.6% GILA 4 3 0 0 7 0.4% GRAHAM 3 0 1 0 4 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 2 0 2 0.1% MARICOPA 424 218 224 198 1,064 64.4% MOHAVE 32 23 22 3 80 4.9% NAVAJO 15 3 6 1 25 1.5% PIMA 98 79 59 18 254 15.3% PINAL 39 18 15 20 92 5.6% SANTA CRUZ 2 1 5 0 8 0.5% YAVAPAI 20 8 14 2 44 2.7% YUMA 7 2 3 1 13 0.8% STATEWIDE 667 370 366 248 1,651 100.0% % OF TOTAL 40.4% 22.4% 22.2% 15.0% 100.0% Page 27 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 18 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 0 0 0 1 1 0.1% COCHISE 5 2 1 0 8 1.3% COCONINO 3 3 3 1 10 1.7% GILA 1 1 0 0 2 0.3% 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 123 67 114 77 381 63.3% MOHAVE 15 11 8 1 35 5.8% NAVAJO 0 0 2 1 3 0.5% PIMA 49 29 17 7 102 16.9% PINAL 11 2 8 6 27 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 1 1 2 0.3% YAVAPAI 12 5 13 2 32 5.3% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 219 120 167 97 603 100.0% % OF TOTAL 36.3% 19.9% 27.7% 16.1% 100.0% CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 1,502 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 518 600 400 127 200 1 21 0 68 17 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,651 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2014 - March 2015, N=603 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 28 of 69 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 3 0 0 3 0.2% COCHISE 0 24 5 0 29 1.8% COCONINO 0 25 1 0 26 1.6% GILA 0 7 0 0 7 0.4% GRAHAM 0 3 1 0 4 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.1% MARICOPA 1 967 78 18 1,064 64.4% MOHAVE 0 76 4 0 80 4.9% NAVAJO 0 25 0 0 25 1.5% PIMA 0 231 22 1 254 15.3% PINAL 0 83 9 0 92 5.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 8 0 0 8 0.5% YAVAPAI 0 38 5 1 44 2.7% YUMA 0 11 1 1 13 0.8% STATEWIDE 1 1,502 127 21 1,651 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 90.9% 7.7% 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 OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% COCHISE 0 8 0 0 8 1.3% COCONINO 0 9 0 1 10 1.7% GILA 0 2 0 0 2 0.3% 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 0 314 53 14 381 63.2% MOHAVE 0 30 5 0 35 5.8% NAVAJO 0 2 1 0 3 0.5% PIMA 0 98 4 0 102 16.9% PINAL 0 25 1 1 27 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.3% YAVAPAI 0 28 3 1 32 5.3% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 0 518 68 17 603 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 85.9% 11.3% 2.8% 100.0% Page 29 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1,800 1,456 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 859 869 858 800 600 458 440 400 352 169 200 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,926 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 October 2014 - March 2015, N=3,535 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 21 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% COCHISE 5 1 1 0 7 0.3% COCONINO 6 4 4 1 15 0.8% GILA 7 0 0 0 7 0.3% GRAHAM 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 2 2 1 1 6 0.3% MARICOPA 573 270 255 135 1,233 64.0% MOHAVE 18 10 7 1 36 1.9% NAVAJO 22 5 14 3 44 2.3% PIMA 136 104 99 11 350 18.2% PINAL 41 42 34 11 128 6.7% SANTA CRUZ 5 0 1 0 6 0.3% YAVAPAI 8 5 15 2 30 1.6% YUMA 32 15 9 4 60 3.1% STATEWIDE 859 458 440 169 1,926 100% % OF TOTAL 44.5% 23.8% 22.9% 8.8% 100.0% Page 30 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 22 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 3 2 2 0 7 0.2% COCHISE 14 7 6 1 28 0.8% COCONINO 19 13 10 1 43 1.2% GILA 6 6 0 0 12 0.3% GRAHAM 15 7 5 2 29 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 9 1 2 1 13 0.4% MARICOPA 941 511 537 262 2,251 63.6% MOHAVE 47 23 18 3 91 2.6% NAVAJO 19 13 14 3 49 1.4% PIMA 240 178 163 40 621 17.6% PINAL 75 68 54 29 226 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 5 3 3 1 12 0.3% YAVAPAI 24 15 19 4 62 1.8% YUMA 39 22 25 5 91 2.6% STATEWIDE 1,456 869 858 352 3,535 100.0% % OF TOTAL 41.1% 24.6% 24.3% 10.0% 100.0% CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 2,969 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,650 1,500 1,000 480 500 232 1 82 43 4 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,926 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2014 - March 2015, N=3,535 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 31 of 69 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 2 0 0 2 0.1% COCHISE 0 6 1 0 7 0.4% COCONINO 0 13 0 2 15 0.8% GILA 0 5 2 0 7 0.4% GRAHAM 0 2 0 0 2 0.1% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 6 0 0 6 0.3% MARICOPA 0 1,061 145 27 1,233 63.9% MOHAVE 0 32 4 0 36 1.9% NAVAJO 1 36 6 1 44 2.3% PIMA 0 297 48 5 350 18.1% PINAL 0 109 15 4 128 6.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 5 1 0 6 0.3% YAVAPAI 0 24 3 3 30 1.6% YUMA 0 52 7 1 60 3.1% STATEWIDE 1 1,650 232 43 1,926 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 85.6% 12.1% 2.2% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 5 2 0 7 0.2% COCHISE 0 25 2 1 28 0.8% COCONINO 0 35 7 1 43 1.2% GILA 0 11 1 0 12 0.3% GRAHAM 0 20 7 2 29 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 11 1 1 13 0.4% MARICOPA 3 1,891 303 54 2,251 63.6% MOHAVE 0 79 11 1 91 2.6% NAVAJO 0 41 8 0 49 1.4% PIMA 1 539 70 11 621 17.6% PINAL 0 176 43 7 226 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 12 0 0 12 0.3% YAVAPAI 0 49 12 1 62 1.8% YUMA 0 75 13 3 91 2.6% STATEWIDE 4 2,969 480 82 3,535 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 84.0% 13.6% 2.3% 100.0% Page 32 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 6,702 7,000 6,000 4,924 5,000 4,000 3,474 2,701 3,000 2,000 1,842 2,696 2,235 2,032 1,000 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=11,499 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 October 2014 - March 2015, N=15,107 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 25 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 19 15 24 15 73 0.6% COCHISE 17 22 47 12 98 0.9% COCONINO 34 38 90 46 208 1.8% GILA 9 7 15 5 36 0.3% GRAHAM 8 13 18 13 52 0.5% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 4 8 10 6 28 0.2% MARICOPA 1,047 1,007 2,475 1,476 6,005 52.3% MOHAVE 62 81 151 76 370 3.2% NAVAJO 40 57 115 85 297 2.6% PIMA 371 503 1,354 615 2,843 24.7% PINAL 134 139 281 184 738 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 3 7 7 9 26 0.2% YAVAPAI 43 76 174 85 378 3.3% YUMA 51 59 163 74 347 3.0% STATEWIDE 1,842 2,032 4,924 2,701 11,499 100.0% % OF TOTAL 16.0% 17.7% 42.8% 23.5% 100.0% Page 33 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 26 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 8 8 22 13 51 0.3% COCHISE 30 53 72 24 179 1.2% COCONINO 52 49 175 62 338 2.2% GILA 2 16 19 9 46 0.3% GRAHAM 11 20 40 27 98 0.7% GREENLEE 2 0 4 3 9 0.1% LA PAZ 8 6 16 13 43 0.3% MARICOPA 1,323 1,516 3,634 1,950 8,423 55.8% MOHAVE 75 118 248 121 562 3.7% NAVAJO 40 74 129 80 323 2.1% PIMA 411 529 1,544 753 3,237 21.4% PINAL 159 144 370 193 866 5.7% SANTA CRUZ 6 5 9 13 33 0.2% YAVAPAI 64 82 234 132 512 3.4% YUMA 44 76 186 81 387 2.6% STATEWIDE 2,235 2,696 6,702 3,474 15,107 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.8% 17.9% 44.3% 23.0% 100.0% CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 10,575 10,000 8,134 8,000 6,000 4,005 4,000 2,936 2,000 435 70 359 92 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=11,499 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2013 - March 2014, N=15,107 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 34 of 69 SEXUAL ABUSE Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 57 13 3 73 0.6% COCHISE 0 74 20 4 98 0.9% COCONINO 2 15331 42 11 208 1.8% GILA 0 42 4 1 36 0.3% GRAHAM 1 0 9 0 52 0.5% GREENLEE 0 20 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 4,145 8 0 28 0.2% MARICOPA 35 262 1,633 192 6,005 52.3% MOHAVE 0 224 94 14 370 3.2% NAVAJO 2 2,082 55 16 297 2.6% PIMA 23 498 684 54 2,843 24.7% PINAL 5 498 200 35 738 6.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 18 5 3 26 0.2% YAVAPAI 0 278 81 19 378 3.3% YUMA 2 250 88 7 347 3.0% STATEWIDE 70 8,134 2,936 359 11,499 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.6% 70.8% 25.5% 3.1% 100.0% TABLE 28 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 32 17 1 51 0.3% COCHISE 0 131 40 8 179 1.2% COCONINO 2 210 106 20 338 2.2% GILA 0 34 12 0 46 0.3% GRAHAM 1 72 23 2 98 0.7% GREENLEE 0 6 3 0 9 0.1% LA PAZ 0 39 3 1 43 0.3% MARICOPA 51 5,813 2,315 244 8,423 55.8% MOHAVE 4 402 141 15 562 3.7% NAVAJO 2 236 78 7 323 2.1% PIMA 22 2,316 823 76 3,237 21.4% PINAL 6 624 206 30 866 5.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 21 9 3 33 0.2% YAVAPAI 0 361 136 15 512 3.4% YUMA 3 278 93 13 387 2.6% STATEWIDE 92 10,575 4,005 435 15,107 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.6% 70.0% 26.5% 2.9% 100.0% Page 35 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Communications from providers indicate that there were no newborn infants delivered to Safe Haven providers during the April 2015 – September 2015 reporting period. This compares to two infants being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the prior reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During the current reporting period, 6,819 children entered care, which represents a 14.9% increase in children entering care over the prior reporting period and a 5.5% increase over the same reporting period last year. As can be seen from Chart 18 below, the increasing trend of children entering out-of-home care continues. This increase in the number of children entering care is not unexpected as the number of reports of abuse and neglect has continued to increase (see Chart 1 for number of reports detail). It is important to note, however, that child welfare data is seasonal. The trend in the data shows a higher number of reports and therefore a higher number children entering out-of-home care in reporting periods that cover April through September. This seasonality can be attributed to higher call volume to the Hotline in April, Child Abuse Awareness month, and the close and start of the school year in May and August, respectively. CHART 18 TOTAL CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7,000 6,819 Number of Children 6,500 6,461 6,000 5,500 5,000 5,702 4,968 5,716 5,101 5,701 5,935 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 October April 2012 October April 2013 October April 2014 October April 2015 2011 - March September 2012 - March September 2013 - March September 2014 - March September 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 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 154, which represents 2.3 percent of the children entering care this reporting period. Information on the county level distribution of voluntary placements into out-of-home care can be found in Table 29 for the current reporting period and in Table 30 for the prior reporting period. Voluntary foster care may be provided when the parents or legal guardians of a child have requested such assistance and have signed a legally binding written agreement for the temporary placement of the child in foster care while risk factors are addressed to enable the child to live safely at home. A.R.S. § 8-806 authorizes the Department to provide voluntary foster care placement for children for a period not to exceed 90 days and no more than twice within 24 consecutive months. Page 36 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 21 0.3% 0 0.0% COCHISE 85 1.3% 0 0.0% COCONINO 86 1.3% 1 0.7% GILA 42 0.6% 2 1.3% GRAHAM 21 0.3% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 7 0.1% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 4,271 62.6% 51 33.1% MOHAVE 234 3.4% 13 8.4% NAVAJO 64 0.9% 2 1.3% PIMA 1,218 17.9% 67 43.4% PINAL 468 6.9% 1 0.7% SANTA CRUZ 43 0.6% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 147 2.2% 12 7.8% YUMA 112 1.6% 5 3.3% STATEWIDE 6,819 100.0% 154 2.3% TABLE 30 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 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% Page 37 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 6,819, which represents an increase of 14.9 percent and a 5.5 percent increase over the same reporting period last year. 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 APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 21 0.3% 2 9.5% 1 4.8% COCHISE 85 1.3% 9 10.6% 1 1.2% COCONINO 86 1.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% GILA 42 0.6% 5 11.9% 2 4.8% GRAHAM 21 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 7 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 4,271 62.6% 305 7.1% 139 3.3% MOHAVE 234 3.4% 17 7.3% 3 1.3% NAVAJO 64 0.9% 2 3.1% 4 6.3% PIMA 1,218 17.9% 125 10.3% 51 4.2% PINAL 468 6.9% 33 7.1% 2 0.4% SANTA CRUZ 43 0.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 147 2.2% 6 4.1% 2 1.4% YUMA 112 1.6% 11 9.8% 3 2.7% STATEWIDE 6,819 100.0% 515 7.6% 208 3.1% Page 38 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 32 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 39 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7,000 6,819 5,935 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 515 531 1,000 208 0 April 2015 - September 2015 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 40 of 69 205 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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, 14,863 children, approximately 80 percent, of all children in out-of-home care were placed in family settings either with relatives, in foster homes or trial home visit with a parent. 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 20,000 19,000 Number of Children 18,000 18,657 17,000 16,000 15,037 14,314 15,000 16,990 17,592 15,751 14,000 14,111 13,000 12,000 11,000 12,453 10,000 October April 2012 October April 2013 October April 2014 October April 2015 2011 September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September March 2012 2012 March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 2015 Page 41 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 8,000 6,234 33.4% 7,000 Number of Children 6,000 5,835 33.1% 3,988 3,823 21.4% 21.7% 5,000 4,000 2,915 16.6% 3,005 16.1% 3,049 16.3% 2,758 15.7% 3,000 2,000 1,503 8.1% 1,426 8.1% 835 4.8% 878 4.7% 1,000 0 Under 1 1-5 9-12 6-8 13-17 18 and Over Ages of Children September 30, 2015, N=18,657 March 31, 2015, N=17,592 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 8,000 7,000 6,645 6,438 35.6% 36.6% 6,571 35.2% 6,159 35.0% Number of Children 6,000 5,000 2,800 15.0% 4,000 3,000 2,512 14.3% 2,000 1,506 1,396 8.1% 7.9% 934 5.0% 201 196 1.1% 1.1% 1,000 891 5.1% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2015, N=18,657 March 31, 2015, N=17,592 For 54.9 percent of the children in out-of-home care, family reunification remains the primary case plan goal. See Chart 23 for additional detail on the case plan goals of children in out-of-home care. Page 42 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 23 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY CASE PLAN GOAL 12,000 11,000 10,231 54.9% 10,000 9,771 55.5% Number of Children 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 3,878 20.8% 3,449 19.6% 5,000 4,000 3,000 173 0.9% 2,000 1,000 245 1.4% 1,609 1,525 8.6% 8.7% Long Term Foster Care Independent Living 241 1.3% 152 0.9% 2,503 2,425 13.4% 13.8% 22 25 0.1% 0.1% 0 Return to Family Live With Other Relatives Adoption Guardianship Case Plan Goal Being Developed Case Plan Goals September 30, 2015, N=18,657 March 31, 2015, N=17,592 CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE 4 10,000 9,000 8,362 7,920 44.8% 44.9% Number of Children 8,000 6,451 6,148 34.6% 35.0% 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 1,724 1,919 9.8% 10.3% 3,000 805 844 4.3% 4.8% 2,000 1,000 527 499 2.8% 2.8% 336 296 1.8% 1.7% 50 28 0.3% 0.2% Runaway Trial Home Visit 207 133 1.1% 0.8% 0 Relative Family Group Home Residential Foster Home Treatment Independent Living No Identified Pacement Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2015, N=18,657 4 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 due to delays in CHILDS entry. It has been the historical practice of the Department to proportionally allocate the unidentified children across the placement types, but they are now reflected in a standalone category. The timeliness of CHILDS data entry is expected to increase as processes are standardized and workloads become more manageable. Page 43 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 33 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE AND AGE RELATIVE FAMILY FOSTER GROUP HOME RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT 5 INDEPENDENT LIVING RUNAWAY / ABSCONDED 6 TRIAL HOME VISIT NO IDENTIFIED PLACEMENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL UNDER 1 681 796 1 9 0 5 2 9 1,503 8.1% 1 17 828 725 614 545 544 566 550 525 457 424 358 300 277 275 241 221 193 777 599 507 434 411 388 377 327 308 256 199 179 155 166 158 174 171 11 7 12 21 25 39 69 74 90 110 96 131 152 176 237 269 303 16 23 17 31 25 23 21 18 22 23 20 27 42 66 87 109 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 3 1 2 2 4 20 51 91 123 4 0 3 1 2 4 1 0 1 3 1 4 2 6 3 3 7 8 11 11 11 5 7 5 7 6 9 8 9 12 11 14 18 26 1,646 1,366 1,165 1,044 1,013 1,030 1,024 951 887 826 684 652 644 720 791 885 948 8.8% 7.3% 6.2% 5.6% 5.4% 5.5% 5.5% 5.1% 4.8% 4.4% 3.7% 3.5% 3.5% 3.9% 4.2% 4.7% 5.1% 18 & OLDER 38 69 96 108 520 24 3 20 878 4.7% TOTAL 8,362 6,451 1,919 805 527 336 50 207 18,657 100.0% % OF TOTAL 44.8% 34.6% 10.3% 4.3% 2.8% 1.8% 0.3% 1.1% 100.0% 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 This category includes shelter, detention, and hospital placement types. 6 This category includes children whose parents absconded with the child(ren) during this reporting period. Page 44 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 During the reporting period 878 children remained in a shelter or receiving home for more than 21 consecutive days. Chart 25 displays children by age grouping who remained in shelter more than 21 days for the current reporting period. CHART 25 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN SHELTER OR RECEIVING HOMES FOR MORE THAN 21 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BY AGE OF CHILD 7 600 Number of Children 500 434 49.3% 433 48.0% 400 300 158 157 18.0% 17.4% 200 100 19 2.2% 95 99 11.3% 10.6% 128 14.6% 159 17.7% 41 4.6% 40 4.6% 15 1.7% 0 Under 1 year 1-5 6-8 13-17 9-12 18 and over Ages of Children April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015, N=878 October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015, N=900 CHART 26 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LENGTH OF TIME IN CARE 11,000 9,423 50.5% 10,000 8,976 51.0% Number of Children 9,000 8,000 7,000 4,772 25.6% 6,000 5,000 4,483 25.5% 3,428 18.4% 4,000 3,148 17.9% 3,000 2,000 1,034 5.5% 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, 2015, N=18,657 7 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 45 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 Placements 2.3 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 59 8 Range Maximum Chart 27 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 27 CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LEGAL STATUS 9,354 50.1% Number of Children 10,000 8,753 49.8% 8,000 5,427 29.1% 5,237 6,000 29.8% 4,000 3,513 3,260 18.8% 18.5% 181 181 1.0% 1.0% 2,000 66 57 0.4% 0.3% 20 31 0.1% 0.2% 96 73 0.5% 0.4% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 Adjudicated Legally Free Temporary Custody Dependent for Adoption Only Partially Free for Adoption Voluntary Placement Under 18 Voluntary Placement Over 18 Dually Adjudicated Other Legal Status September 30, 2015, N=18,657 8 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 46 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 At the end of the reporting period there were 18,657 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was documented in the automated system for 15,746 children. CHART 28 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 20,000 18,000 15,746 84.4% 15,323 87.1% Number of Homes 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 2,911 15.6% 6,000 2,269 12.9% 4,000 2,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2014 - September 2015, N=18,657 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 3,096 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of reunification. Of those parents requiring visitation, 1,576 (50.9 percent) received the required visitation. This number does not reflect attempted visitation where contact with the parent(s) did not take place. CHART 29 NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING AND NOT RECEIVING VISITATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 17,000 13,818 14,846 15,323 12,997 15,000 15,746 Number of Children 12,101 13,000 11,000 9,728 10,404 9,000 7,000 5,000 3,000 2,725 3,707 2,213 2,040 1,933 2,144 2,269 2,911 1,000 October April 2012 - October April 2013 - October April 2014 - October April 2015 2011 September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September March 2012 2012 March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 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 47 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, & VISITATION As of September 30, 2015, there were 4,551 9 foster homes licensed for a total capacity of 9,114 spaces. Of the spaces, 2,431 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, 975 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, 774 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 767 homes left the system. This compares to 821 new homes being licensed and 785 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 30 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 Number of Foster Homes 350 256 300 33.3% 250 200 123 16.0% 150 100 50 23 20 15 16 3.0% 2.6% 2.0% 2.1% 87 11.3% 12 2 1.6% 0.3% 78 59 10.2% 36 7.7% 4.8% 22 17 2.2% 2.9% D is Ad op t io n or G ua gr rd un ia tle ns d/ D hi D iv p i or ss ce at is /M fie ar d it a lI O ss H th ea ue er lth s Ti La m R ck e el C at of om ed Pl m ac itm em en en ts t /P Pe rio rs rit on es al /P riv at Pr e eg R n eu R an R el ni ef cy oc f ic us a a ed tio t io U nr n C n es O AP of ut po Ki o ns ns f -S Li iv hi ce ta e p te ns to Pl ac e Li Ex ce em ns pi en re in t dg C A R ge lo eg s nc ul ed at y by or y O Ac LC tio R n -O LC R 0 N=767 9 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 48 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 Chart 31 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 31 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FOSTER HOMES WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION* 5,000 4,500 3,881 86.2% 3,925 86.3% Number of Homes 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 616 13.8% 1,500 626 13.7% 1,000 500 0 Number Visited Number not visted October 2014 - March 2015, N=4,497 April 2015 - September 2015, N=4,551 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing case managers and are part of the HRSS contract. Page 49 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 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% APRIL 2015 – SEPTEMBER 2015 5,555 +10.2% CHART 32 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 Oct 2011 Mar 2012 Apr 2012Sep 2012 Oct 2012 Mar 2013 Apr 2013Sep 2013 Oct 2013 Mar 2014 Number of New Removals Apr 2014Sep 2014 Oct 2014 Mar 2015 Apr 2015Sep 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 50 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 293 5.3% Ages 1 to 5 2,008 36.1% Ages 6 to 8 966 17.4% Ages 9 to 12 873 15.7% Ages 13 to 17 992 17.9% 18 and Over 423 7.6% 100.0% Total 5,555 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 2,112 1,851 782 446 77 287 5,555 Percentage 38.0% 33.3% 14.1% 8.0% 1.4% 5.2% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 2,961 1,308 596 285 137 268 5,555 Percentage 53.3% 23.6% 10.7% 5.1% 2.5% 4.8% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 885 1,759 1,626 1,285 5,555 Percentage 15.9% 31.7% 29.3% 23.1% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.4 2.1 16.2 Median 7.4 1.0 13.7 Page 51 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 241 7.8% Ages 1 to 5 1,078 34.8% Ages 6 to 8 593 19.1% Ages 9 to 12 541 17.4% Ages 13 to 17 645 20.8% 18 and Over 4 0.1% 100.0% Total 3,102 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,156 1,012 468 209 46 211 3,102 Percentage 37.3% 32.6% 15.1% 6.7% 1.5% 6.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,833 740 289 125 57 58 3,102 Percentage 59.1% 23.9% 9.3% 4.0% 1.8% 1.9% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 791 1,409 700 202 3,102 Percentage 25.5% 45.4% 22.6% 6.5% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 7.8 1.7 9.3 Median 7.1 1.0 8.1 Page 52 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 3 11.1% Ages 1 to 5 6 22.2% Ages 6 to 8 6 22.2% Ages 9 to 12 6 22.2% Ages 13 to 17 5 18.6% 18 and Over 1 3.7% 100.0% Total 27 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 12 11 2 1 0 1 27 Percentage 44.5% 40.7% 7.4% 3.7% 0.0% 3.7% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 24 2 0 0 0 1 27 Percentage 88.9% 7.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.7% 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 19 4 3 1 27 Percentage 70.4% 14.8% 11.1% 3.7% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.4 1.3 4.6 Median 8.1 1.0 0.2 Page 53 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 30 1.9% Ages 1 to 5 848 53.9% Ages 6 to 8 303 19.2% Ages 9 to 12 245 15.5% Ages 13 to 17 150 9.5% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 1,576 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 629 562 200 120 17 48 1,576 Percentage 39.9% 35.7% 12.7% 7.6% 1.1% 3.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 740 438 201 96 47 54 1,576 Percentage 46.9% 27.8% 12.8% 6.1% 3.0% 3.4% 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 1 104 677 794 1,576 Percentage 0.1% 6.6% 43.0% 50.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 6.2 2.1 25.7 Median 5.1 2.0 24.2 Page 54 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 10 2.9% Ages 1 to 5 54 15.7% Ages 6 to 8 51 14.9% Ages 9 to 12 70 20.4% Ages 13 to 17 158 46.1% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 343 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 119 112 39 57 8 8 343 Percentage 34.7% 32.7% 11.4% 16.6% 2.3% 2.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 208 59 43 23 5 5 343 Percentage 60.6% 17.2% 12.5% 6.7% 1.5% 1.5% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 27 113 153 50 343 Percentage 7.9% 32.9% 44.6% 14.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 11.1 1.8 15.2 Median 11.9 1.0 14.7 Page 55 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 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 0 0.0% 18 and Over 406 100.0% 100.0% Total 406 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 167 138 62 29 5 5 406 Percentage 41.2% 34.0% 15.3% 7.1% 1.2% 1.2% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 94 52 56 38 27 139 406 Percentage 23.2% 12.8% 13.8% 9.4% 6.7% 34.1% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 9 95 78 224 406 Percentage 2.2% 23.4% 19.2% 55.2% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 18.7 5.3 35.4 Median 18.1 4.0 27.2 Page 56 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 6 9.7% Ages 1 to 5 22 35.5% Ages 6 to 8 13 21.0% Ages 9 to 12 10 16.1% Ages 13 to 17 10 16.1% 18 and Over 1 1.6% 100.0% Total 62 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 14 7 5 28 0 8 62 Percentage 22.6% 11.3% 8.1% 45.1% 0.0% 12.9% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 36 15 3 2 0 6 62 Percentage 58.1% 24.2% 4.8% 3.2% 0.0% 9.7% 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 23 21 9 9 62 Percentage 37.1% 33.9% 14.5% 14.5% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 11.1 1.8 15.2 Median 11.9 1.0 14.7 Page 57 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 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 1 3.0% Ages 13 to 17 21 63.7% 18 and Over 11 33.3% 100.0% Total 33 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 13 7 5 2 1 5 33 Percentage 39.3% 21.2% 15.2% 6.1% 3.0% 15.2% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 22 1 3 1 1 5 33 Percentage 66.7% 3.0% 9.1% 3.0% 3.0% 15.2% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 15 8 6 4 33 Percentage 45.5% 24.2% 18.2% 12.1% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 17.1 2.7 10.0 Median 17.5 1.0 1.3 Page 58 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 3 50.0% 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 3 50.0% 18 and Over 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 6 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 2 2 1 0 0 1 6 Percentage 33.3% 33.3% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 Percentage 66.6% 16.7% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 5 0 1 6 Percentage 0.0% 83.3% 0.0% 16.7% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 8.2 1.5 12.4 Median 7.6 1.0 4.6 Page 59 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 Asthma and respiratory factors DDD Foster Home Unknown; child was born premature Hospital – Hacienda Health Care Maricopa and substance exposed (skilled nursing facility) Maricopa Pneumonia and respiratory failure Non relative foster home Pima Suicide Runaway Pima Kidney failure Hospice Pinal Unable to determine Relative foster home TABLE 46 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN AN OPEN CASE WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ALLEGED ABUSE AS CATEGORIZED BY THE CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP AND COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3 0 0 2 0 5 62.5% MOHAVE 2 0 0 0 0 2 25.0% 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 12.5% 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 2 0 8 100.0% % OF TOTAL 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 100.0% The number of child maltreatment deaths presented in the Semi-Annual Report is not comparable to child maltreatment deaths reported on the website by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). • • • 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 Page 60 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 determination by a medical professional, a medical examiner, or a criminal child abuse arrest and charge of the perpetrator. CHILDREN WITH CASE PLAN GOALS OF ADOPTION Of the 18,657 children in out-of-home care on September 30, 2015, there were 3,878 or 20.8% who had a case plan goal of adoption. Of those, 2,468 have been placed in an adoptive home and another 1,410 have not been placed. The age and ethnicity of the children with a case plan goal of adoption is displayed in Chart 33 and Chart 34. CHART 33 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY AGE 1,400 1,139 46.2% Number of Children 1,200 1,000 800 597 42.3% 600 400 200 78 3.2% 506 20.5% 445 18.0% 265 18.8% 259 18.4% 90 6.4% 299 12.1% 199 14.1% 1 0 <0.1% 0.0% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children Placed, N=2,468 Not Placed, N=1,410 Page 61 of 69 18 and Over Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 34 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 1100 940 38.1% 1000 900 816 33.1% Number of Children 800 700 600 525 37.2% 500 475 33.7% 400 355 14.4% 240 17.0% 300 243 9.9% 89 6.3% 200 100 31 1.3% 83 3.4% 11 0.8% 70 5.0% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Other Ethnicity Placed, N=2,468 Not Placed, N=1,410 TABLE 47 NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 5 0 0 0 5 0.2% COCHISE 50 0 0 0 50 2.2% COCONINO 20 0 0 0 20 0.9% GILA 38 1 0 0 39 1.7% GRAHAM 9 0 0 0 9 0.4% GREENLEE 8 0 0 0 8 0.4% LA PAZ 1 0 0 0 1 <0.1% MARICOPA 965 1 0 4 970 43.2% MOHAVE 61 0 0 0 61 2.7% NAVAJO 31 0 0 0 31 1.4% PIMA 635 2 0 3 640 28.5% PINAL 269 3 0 0 272 12.1% SANTA CRUZ 9 0 0 1 10 0.5% YAVAPAI 47 0 0 0 47 2.1% YUMA 84 0 0 0 84 3.7% STATEWIDE 2,232 7 0 8 2,247 100.0% % OF TOTAL 99.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% 100.0% Page 62 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 The average length of time that a child with a case plan goal of “adoption” has spent in out-of-home care is 2 years and 10 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 40 Range Maximum CHART 35 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,126 86.2% Number of Children 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 808 57.3% 800 585 41.5% 307 12.4% 600 400 35 1.4% 200 0 Legally Free Not Free Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=2,468 Not Placed, N = 1,410 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. Page 63 of 69 17 1.2% Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 Number of Children CHART 36 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 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 2,078 84.2% 86 3.5% Less than 1 month** 1 to 3 months 113 4.6% 87 3.5% 3 to 6 months 65 2.6% 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 27 1.1% 12 0.5% 2 to 3 years 3 or more years Length of Time Placed, N=2,468 **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 37 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 1,229 49.7% Number of Children 1,400 1,207 54.3% 1,197 48.5% 1,200 976 43.9% 1,000 800 600 400 200 31 1.3% 30 1.4% 11 0.5% 0 Divorced Married Single 8 0.4% Widowed Length of Time April 2015 - September 2015, N=2,468 Page 64 of 69 October 2014 - March 2015, N=2,221 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 38 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 Number of Children 1,200 1,184 48.0% 1,090 49.0% 987 40.0% 1,000 854 38.5% 800 600 297 12.0% 400 277 12.5% 200 0 Relative Non-Relative Foster Parent Length of Time April 2015 - September 2015, N=2,468 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 0 0 0 3 0 3 Percentage 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 Percentage 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Page 65 of 69 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 39 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND DISRUPTED BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT Number of Children 6 4 57.1% 4 3 42.9% 2 66.7% 2 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Divorced Married Single Widowed Length of Time April 2015 - September 2015, N=3 October 2014 - March 2015, N=7 CHART 40 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 6 4 57.1% 4 2 66.7% 2 28.6% 2 1 33.3% 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2015 - September 2015, N=3 Page 66 of 69 Foster Parent October 2014 - March 2015, N=7 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 41 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION Number of Children 1,700 1,500 1,552 1,629 1,186 1,576 1,300 1,270 1,100 1,215 1,224 1,025 900 700 October April 2012October April 2013October April 2014October April 20152011 September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September March 2012 2012 March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 2015 There were 1,576 children with a finalized adoption during the reporting period. Chart 42 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 42 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% 925 58.7% 800 470 29.8% 600 342 21.0% 400 141 9.0% 200 88 5.4% 40 2.5% 53 3.3% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,576 Page 67 of 69 October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,629 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 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 43 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 56.9% 755 46.3% 800 597 36.7% 600 439 27.9% 400 220 13.5% 201 12.8% 37 2.4% 200 57 3.5% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,576 October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,629 CHART 44 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 1,200 984 62.4% Number of Children 1,000 921 56.5% 674 41.4% 800 557 35.3% 600 400 200 31 2.0% 31 1.9% 4 0.3% 3 0.2% 0 Divorced Married April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,576 Page 68 of 69 Single Widowed October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,629 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015 CHART 45 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT TO THE CHILD 1,000 800 49.1% 809 51.3% 659 40.5% Number of Children 800 621 39.4% 600 400 146 9.3% 200 170 10.4% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,576 Page 69 of 69 Foster Parent October 2014 - March 2015, N=1,629