Arizona Department of Child Safety Douglas A. Ducey Governor Gregory McKay Director June 30, 2016 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 October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016. 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 OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2015, CHAPTER 257] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Arizona Revised Statute § 8-526 requires the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) to compile information and produce a semi-annual report for the periods ending on March 31st and September 30th of each year regarding Child Welfare Services. This report is for the semi-annual reporting period beginning on October 1, 2015 and ending March 31, 2016. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016) Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………… 4 SEMI-ANNUAL COMPARISONS…………………………………………………………….. 8 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…………………… 9 11 12 13 14 14-15 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……. 16 17 18 18-19 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 20 22 22-23 23 24 25-26 27 28 28-29 29 30 31 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016) 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 31-32 32 33 34 34-35 35 36 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Number of Safe Haven infants delivered during reporting period………………………. 37 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……………………………………………………………... 37 38 39-40 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 50-51 52 53 54 55 Page 2 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016) 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 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….. Number of children with a petition for termination of parental rights…………………... 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 62 62 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Executive Summary The Arizona Department of Child Safety is pleased to publish this semi-annual report for October 2015 through March, 2016 in compliance with A.R.S. § 8-526. This report is intended to provide its readers an opportunity to review the impact of the Department's process improvements in relation to key performance indicators. In May 2014, the Department of Child Safety was created as a permanent, stand-alone agency with the express mission of safeguarding Arizona’s abused and neglected children. The legislation enacted on May 29, 2014 included additional funding for an increase in child safety specialists and case aides. The data contained within this Semi-Annual Report assists with identifying where continued focus is needed by the Department, stakeholders, policy makers, and advocacy groups. By working collaboratively to address the needs of children and to prevent child abuse, additional targeted resources and strategies that are put in place to improve outcomes for children will be implemented in a more coordinated and timely manner. Child Abuse Hotline and Investigations The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 24,537 calls that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of these, 344 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. The total number of reports represents a 7.25 percent decrease over the prior reporting period, and a 3.8 percent decrease over the same reporting period last year. In addition to responding to all reports received in this reporting period, the Department closed more reports (18,711) this reporting period than any other reporting period in the past four years. This achievement is highlighted by the fact the Department achieved a 28.6 percent decrease in total open reports from 31,787 in October 2015 to 22,698 in March 2016. The Department is very pleased with this accomplishment as this will continue to help reduce caseloads for investigators and allow them to emphasize value-added activities involved in the investigation process. The DCS Strategic Plan was announced in July 2015 and identified several goals with deliverables for the Hotline, Investigations, Ongoing and foster home capacity and availability. To date, the Department has initiated and/or completed several deliverables, including, but not limited to:       Created a data dashboard to monitor open report volume and categorize reports by risk factors; Created a new Hotline screening decision-making tool that clarifies report and prioritization requirements; Instituted notification to callers to the Hotline about false reporting penalties; Reduced the total number of Inactive Cases from 14,558 in October 2015 to 10,751 in March 2016, a 26% reduction. Created a dashboard to track overall investigation case management. Expanded the use of Team Decision making meetings for considered removals; Page 4 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements            Sustain 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. Implementation and refinement of staff exit interviews; Improved case aide ratios; Reduce wait list for parent aide services; Timely case transfers from investigation to ongoing in select model offices; 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; Completed policy analysis on the investigation/assessment of very low risk families; Implemented Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) reviews of fatality/near fatality cases; Implementation of a Service Referral Matrix to refine the referral and approval process statewide; and Implementation of faith-based prevention services with the introduction of CARE Portal in Pima Region and planning the rollout of the CARE Portal in Maricopa County. Of the reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, the preliminary number of reports that were substantiated is 1,658 (7%). An additional 2,171 were proposed for substantiation by child welfare specialists and are currently awaiting the results of the appeals process. Over time, the number of substantiated and proposed substantiated reports associated with this time period will increase as investigation findings are entered into CHildren's Information Library and Data Source (CHILDS). Children in Out-of-Home Care The Department remains committed to working with the community to keep children safe and prevent the need for children to be removed from their homes. Notwithstanding this commitment, while the number of children in out-of-home care increased slightly from 18,657 in the prior reporting period to 18,906 in March 2016, the Department is able to report that this reporting period reflects the smallest increase (one percent) in the overall number of children in out-of-home care. Several initiatives referenced above are helping to contribute to this reduction including a reduction in the number of cases in the backlog, efficient case transfers, and cursory reviews of all ongoing cases. Previous reporting periods reflected increases of three to seven percent in the overall number of children in out-of-home placement at the end of each reporting period. During this reporting period, 6,141 children were removed compared to 6,819 removals the prior reporting period. This represents a ten percent reduction in the number of children entering out-of-home placement. The Department continues to make efforts to place children who have been removed from their home in the most family-like setting possible. As of March 31, 2016, 14,963 children – or approximately 79 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with relatives or licensed foster parents. An additional 26 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 505 youth were residing in independent living settings. 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. During this reporting period DCS was able to accomplish the following: Page 5 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements     Address barriers to licensing by analyzing denials of Life Safety Inspections and developing an action plan to safely reduce the frequency of denials; Increased use of Placement Coordinators to identify available kinship placements upon removal; Continue the use of software tools, e.g. Lexis Nexis, to find potential kinship placements; Maintain the Fostering Inclusion Respect Support Trust Advisory (FIRST) Commission; The state requires monthly face-to-face visitation with children in foster care. The current report shows that 89.8 percent of the children in foster care received their visitation during the last month of the reporting period. This is a 5.4 percent improvement over the last reporting period and demonstrates the Department’s commitment to children in foster care. 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 reporting period there were 1,727 adoptions compared to 1,576 in the previous reporting period; an increase of ten percent. During this period, the number of finalized adoptions exceeded any prior reporting period. The Department demonstrated a significant increase in the number of children safely reunified with their families. 3,034 children exited DCS custody to reunify with their parents or primary caretakers this reporting period compared to 2,636 during the same reporting period last year, which is a 15 percent increase. As part of the Strategic Plan, the Department continues recruitment efforts of foster and adoptive homes. In November 2015, the Department adjusted foster care reimbursement rates for families who are willing and capable of providing a home for youth ages 12 to 18 years old and sibling groups in this age group. Additionally, as noted above, the Department is addressing issues with the licensing process that cause delays for qualified persons to become licensed foster parents. The Department continues conducting process improvement projects to reduce the time from application to licensure. 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 a 14 percent increase in the number of new homes being licensed during the reporting period compared to the previous reporting period. There were 774 new homes licensed the last reporting period compared to 882 new homes this period. Additionally, the total number of licensed foster homes increased by three percent compared to the previous reporting period. There were 4,551 licensed foster homes during the previous reporting period and 4,681 licensed foster homes this reporting period. Other areas in which the Department is engaged to improve permanency for children are "targeted permanency reviews" which focus on identifying barriers to achieving permanency and Page 6 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements eliminating those barriers to move children to permanent living situations and out of the care of the Department. Strategic Goals to Address Challenges 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 the 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 March 2016 the Department had filled 90 percent all of its budgeted positions for child safety specialists, including staff at the Hotline. One of the Department's most significant efforts during this reporting period has been to address the long-standing issue of the 'backlog' or 'inactive' cases which are those cases that had no case notes or service authorizations for 60 days or more. Prior to 2015, efforts to reduce the backlog did not involve a methodical, focused approach. Current efforts ensure that an inactive case receives careful review and meaningful case management activities that address the safety, well-being and permanency needs of the children and families involved in the case. During this reporting period, the Department initiated 'select assistance work teams' who were assigned to specific field offices to review cases, identify actions required to complete overdue investigations, complete field response activities and complete final quality assurance reviews. Regional action plans to address the backlog of inactive cases include continuing off-line time for case managers to complete actions on open cases while not being assigned new cases and identifying additional resources at the Regional level to support investigation and clinical reviews. Regional leadership established accountability for workload completion through data reporting which is monitored weekly and monthly. As a means of expanding capacity to complete investigations the Department, with grant support from Casey Family Programs, partnered with a qualified local service provider in Maricopa County to support field offices with response activities. Finally, Model Field Offices were established that adhere to a standard process to transfer cases from investigations to ongoing. This occurs quickly after a child's removal so investigators are no longer case managing dependency cases and are free to focus on investigations. 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 children is always paramount. The Department continues to work in partnership with the federal government to meet the federal Child and Family Service Review (CFSR) standards to improve outcomes for the children and families it serves. Page 7 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Semi-Annual Comparisons Number of Reports Received Number of Reports Substantiated1 Substantiation Rate Number of Reports Investigated & Closed Number of Reports Responded to Number of new removals Number of new removals with Voluntary under 18 Number of Children in Out-of-Home Care on the Last Day of Reporting Period Number of Children in Shelter for More than 21 Days Number and Percentage of Children Receiving Visitation In the Last Month of Reporting Period Number and Percentage of Children not Receiving Visitation Number and Percentage of Parents Receiving Visitation Number of Licensed Foster Homes2 Number of Foster Home Spaces Available to DCS Number of New Foster Homes Number of Foster Homes Closed Number and Percentage of Foster Homes Receiving Visitation In the Last Qtr. Of Reporting Period Number and Percentage of Foster Homes not Receiving Visitation Number of Children Leaving DCS Custody Number of Children With a Case Plan Goal of Adoption Number of Children With a Finalized Adoption Apr 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 Oct 2015 through Mar 2016 21,625 22,161 22,032 22,956 25,076 25,508 26,455 24,537 2,809 2,588 2,704 3,190 3,456 3,535 3,836 1,658 14% 13% 12% 14% 14% 14% 15% 7% 9,168 10,923 11,212 11,392 12,038 13,045 15,076 18,771 20,413 20,253 20,122 22,162 24,435 25,182 26,022 24,193 5,716 5,101 5,702 5,701 6,461 5,935 6,819 6,141 116 97 118 90 189 131 154 107 14,111 14,314 15,037 15,751 16,990 17,592 18,657 18,9063 764 792 824 802 868 900 878 974 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%) 16,985 (89.8%) 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%) 1,921 (10.2%) 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%) 2,570 (50.0%) 3,748 3,516 3,900 4,329 4,397 4,497 4,551 4,681 7,716 8,579 8,573 9,049 9,061 9,079 9,114 10,337 999 722 717 1,050 756 821 774 882 747 740 715 787 822 785 767 871 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%) 4,258 (91.0%) 653 (17.4%) 260 (7.3%) 409 (10.5%) 640 (14.8%) 448 (10.2%) 616 (13.7%) 626 (13.8%) 423 (9.0%) 3,923 4,668 4,805 4,786 5,042 5,063 5,555 5,668 2,719 2,852 3,311 3,417 3,377 3,449 3,878 4,224 1,025 1,270 1,215 1,518 1,552 1,629 1,576 1,727 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. 3 The report run date was May 28, 2016. Page 8 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Reports of Child Abuse & Neglect Child abuse and neglect are defined in A.R.S. § 8-201 and A.R.S. § 13-3623 (A). These definitions provide the major categories in this report. Between October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016, there were 24,537 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 344 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. Compared to one year ago, there has been a 3.96% decrease 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. The Department continues to examine current Child Abuse Hotline policies and procedures to improve objectivity within screening tools and improve inter-rater reliability. TABLE 1 REPORTS BY REPORTING PERIOD AND TYPE OF MALTREATMENT Neglect Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Emotional Abuse Total April 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% October 2015 – March 2016 17,493 71.3% 6,089 24.8% 788 3.2% 167 0.7% 24,537 100.0% Page 9 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Chart 1 illustrates that the number of reports received by the Centralized Intake Hotline has decreased by 971 reports over the same reporting period last year. The chart below also shows the significant upward trend in reports received by the Centralized Intake Hotline that continued from FY 2011 through the last reporting period. However, a marked reduction in the number of reports received occurred this reporting period as illustrated in Chart 1 below. CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 28,000 26,000 24,000 25,076 22,161 25,508 26,455 24,537 22,000 20,000 22,956 22,032 21,625 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 – March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 – March 2014 Page 10 of 69 April 2014 September 2014 October 2014 – March 2015 April 2015 September 2015 October 2015 March 2016 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements The Centralized Intake Hotline received a total of 74,618 calls during the reporting period. Of those, 72,559 were answered by a hotline specialist and 1,855 were abandoned calls. The 74,618 yielded 50,081 communications and 24,537 reports of abuse and neglect. Communications do not meet the statutory criteria of a report of maltreatment. A random sample was selected to represent the types of calls that do not get classified as reports of abuse and neglect. This random sample is contained in the chart below. CHART 2 SAMPLE OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE CENTRALIZED INTAKE HOTLINE THAT DO NOT MEET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF A REPORT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT 80 Number of Communications 70 66 73.4% 60 50 40 30 14 15.6% 20 3 3.3% 10 0 0.0% 6 6.6% 1 1.1% F G 0 0.0% 0 A B C D Categories E 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 The Department shall conduct a review at least weekly of communications concerning alleged abuse or neglect of a child, which do not meet criteria for a DCS Report, to verify the communications are properly classified. 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 11 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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: Death of a child, near fatality, abuse or neglect that threatens to immediately cause, or has caused, serious harm or death, Serious physical injuries to a child (including but not limited to fractures, burns, multiple plane injuries, acceleration/deceleration injuries [shaken baby syndrome], injury to internal organs, etc.), child is alone and is not capable of caring for self or other children, evidence or disclosure of sexual abuse toward a child and the perpetrator has access to the child or the perpetrator is unknown, Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) who is expected to be discharged from the hospital within 24 hours; 1 PRIORITY 2: Abuse or neglect of a child age 0-3, Abuse or neglect of a vulnerable child, and the child or perpetrator has been the subject of a prior report (this includes the child as a victim in a prior report or the adult as a perpetrator in a prior report), All criminal conduct allegations not requiring a Priority 1 response; PRIORITY 3: Abuse or neglect of a child that occurred within the last 12 months and does not require a Priority 1 or 2 response; and PRIORITY 4: Private Dependency Petition, abuse or neglect that has occurred over one year ago and does not require a Priority 1, 2 or 3 response. CHART 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY PRIORITY 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 March 2013 PRIORITY 1 April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 March 2014 April 2014 September 2014 PRIORITY 2 October 2014 March 2015 PRIORITY 3 April 2015 September 2015 October 2015 March 2016 PRIORITY 4 ____________ 1 As of February 1, 2016, the definition for each priority level changed. Data from this report and all future reports will use these new definitions. Page 12 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 40 40 46 15 141 0.6% COCHISE 83 135 160 45 423 1.7% COCONINO 74 114 142 41 371 1.5% GILA 48 59 84 29 220 0.9% GRAHAM 37 51 60 14 162 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 21 17 21 6 65 0.3% MARICOPA 3,108 3,925 5,266 2,216 14,515 59.2% MOHAVE 157 249 239 96 741 3.0% NAVAJO 112 127 152 62 453 1.8% PIMA 764 1,351 1,726 645 4,486 18.3% PINAL 293 451 572 215 1,531 6.2% SANTA CRUZ 26 30 50 42 148 0.6% YAVAPAI 136 201 283 111 731 3.0% YUMA 150 153 181 66 550 2.2% STATEWIDE 5,049 6,903 8,982 3,603 24,537 100.0% % OF TOTAL 20.6% 28.1% 36.6% 14.7% 100.0% TABLE 3 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% Page 13 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements The following chart and tables provide the number of reports categorized by type of maltreatment. The total number of reports received by type of maltreatment is displayed in Chart 4. In Table 4 and Table 5 data on the total reports by type of maltreatment is shown by county for the current and previous reporting periods. CHART 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2012 September 2012 October 2012 – March 2013 EMOTIONAL ABUSE April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 – March 2014 April 2014 September 2014 NEGLECT October 2014 – March 2015 PHYSICAL ABUSE April 2015 September 2015 October 2015 - March 2016 SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 115 20 5 141 0.6% COCHISE 4 309 93 17 423 1.7% COCONINO 3 285 72 11 371 1.5% GILA 1 162 47 10 220 0.9% GRAHAM 1 114 42 5 162 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 48 15 2 65 0.3% MARICOPA 92 10,166 3,796 461 14,515 59.2% MOHAVE 7 544 170 20 741 3.0% NAVAJO 0 338 96 19 453 1.8% PIMA 33 3,298 1,015 140 4,486 18.3% PINAL 11 1,080 387 53 1,531 6.2% SANTA CRUZ 3 94 45 6 148 0.6% YAVAPAI 6 547 157 21 731 3.0% YUMA 5 393 134 18 550 2.2% STATEWIDE 167 17,493 6,089 788 24,537 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.7% 71.3% 24.8% 3.2% 100.0% Page 14 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 5 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 15 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the current reporting period, there were 24,537 calls to the Hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of those, 344 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 24,193 reports for investigation was as follows: The following tables and charts in this section provide statewide and county level information on these reports assigned to DCS. Of these, DCS completed 18,771 (77.6%) 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 10,000 8,897 8,000 6,000 6,794 4,824 4,740 5,776 4,932 3,570 4,000 2,000 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=26,022 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 Page 16 of 69 October 2015 – March 2016, N=24,193 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 30 32 36 12 110 0.5% COCHISE 82 135 160 45 422 1.7% COCONINO 63 95 129 34 321 1.3% GILA 41 50 77 25 193 0.8% GRAHAM 34 48 55 14 151 0.6% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 15 16 18 5 54 0.2% MARICOPA 3,091 3,916 5,259 2,215 14,481 59.9% MOHAVE 153 247 238 95 733 3.0% NAVAJO 84 102 140 54 380 1.6% PIMA 753 1,339 1,716 643 4,451 18.4% PINAL 280 439 563 211 1,493 6.2% SANTA CRUZ 26 30 50 42 148 0.6% YAVAPAI 133 193 276 109 711 2.9% YUMA 147 152 180 66 545 2.3% STATEWIDE 4,932 6,794 8,897 3,570 24,193 100.0% % OF TOTAL 20.4% 28.1% 36.8% 14.8% 100.0% TABLE 7 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% Page 17 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 22,000 18,923 20,000 17,208 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,020 6,040 6,000 4,000 2,000 139 166 940 779 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=26,022 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2015 – March 2016, N=24,193 PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 89 16 5 110 0.5% COCHISE 4 308 93 17 422 1.7% COCONINO 3 241 66 11 321 1.3% GILA 1 139 43 10 193 0.8% GRAHAM 1 106 39 5 151 0.6% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 41 12 1 54 0.2% MARICOPA 92 10,135 3,795 459 14,481 59.9% MOHAVE 7 537 170 19 733 3.0% NAVAJO 0 280 83 17 380 1.6% PIMA 33 3,269 1,010 139 4,451 18.4% PINAL 11 1,049 381 52 1,493 6.2% SANTA CRUZ 3 94 45 6 148 0.6% YAVAPAI 6 531 154 20 711 2.9% YUMA 5 389 133 18 545 2.3% STATEWIDE 166 17,208 6,040 779 24,193 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.7% 71.1% 25.0% 3.2% 100.0% Page 18 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 9 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 19 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT TABLE 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS WITHOUT RESPONSE DATA BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% By statute, a random sample of reports that do not have data on an investigative response in each reporting period is required. In addition, short descriptions of these reports are also required. As all reports were responded to during this period, there is no data to be displayed in Table 10 or Chart 7. Chart 7 would have displayed the reports in brief descriptive categories. Page 20 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements All reports were responded to during this reporting period. Therefore, no data will be displayed in Chart 7 below. CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS WITHOUT RESPONSE DATA BY CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 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 21 of 69 J K October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 1,880 1,610 1,456 757 1,000 2,044 698 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=10,946 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 October 2015 - March 2016, N=5,109 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 16 35 30 10 91 1.8% COCONINO 5 10 3 0 18 0.4% GILA 8 25 33 13 79 1.5% GRAHAM 3 7 6 1 17 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 8 10 1 20 0.4% MARICOPA 556 1,127 1,527 539 3,749 73.4% MOHAVE 26 82 63 8 179 3.5% NAVAJO 1 4 3 0 8 0.2% PIMA 77 158 196 65 496 9.7% PINAL 30 100 120 36 286 5.6% SANTA CRUZ 5 6 11 7 29 0.6% YAVAPAI 7 17 17 4 45 0.9% YUMA 22 31 25 14 92 1.8% STATEWIDE 757 1,610 2,044 698 5,109 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.8% 31.5% 40.0% 13.7% 100.0% Page 22 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 12 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% 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 4,000 3,448 2,725 3,000 1,383 2,000 1,000 67 517 41 237 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=10,946 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2015 - March 2016, N=5,109 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 23 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 2 65 18 6 91 1.8% COCONINO 0 15 2 1 18 0.4% GILA 1 48 22 8 79 1.5% GRAHAM 0 12 4 1 17 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 14 5 1 20 0.4% MARICOPA 26 2,528 1,029 166 3,749 73.4% MOHAVE 1 123 50 5 179 3.5% NAVAJO 0 5 3 0 8 0.2% PIMA 5 341 124 26 496 9.7% PINAL 3 193 78 12 286 5.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 17 11 1 29 0.6% YAVAPAI 1 26 14 4 45 0.9% YUMA 2 61 23 6 92 1.8% STATEWIDE 41 3,448 1,383 237 5,109 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 67.5% 27.1% 4.6% 100.0% TABLE 14 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% Page 24 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED APACHE 19 COCHISE 54 COCONINO 36 GILA 15 GRAHAM 15 GREENLEE 0 LA PAZ 5 MARICOPA MOHAVE 104 NAVAJO 1,896 26 PIMA 611 PINAL 150 SANTA CRUZ 10 YAVAPAI 88 YUMA 66 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,000 October 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016, N=3,095 TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % OF REPORTS WHERE REPORTS REPORTS ASSIGNED A CHILD WAS ASSIGNED WITH A REMOVAL REMOVED APACHE 110 19 17.3% COCHISE 422 54 12.8% COCONINO 320 36 11.3% GILA 192 15 7.8% GRAHAM 152 15 9.9% GREENLEE 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 54 5 9.3% MARICOPA 14,481 1,896 13.1% MOHAVE 733 104 14.2% NAVAJO 381 26 6.8% PIMA 4,451 611 13.7% PINAL 1,493 150 10.0% SANTA CRUZ 148 10 6.8% YAVAPAI 711 88 12.4% YUMA 545 66 12.1% STATEWIDE 24,193 3,095 12.8% Page 25 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 16 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% 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 1,658. For the prior reporting period, the number of reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,926 to 3,836. 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 15%. However, when initially reported, the April 2015 – September 2015 substantiation rate was 7%. Page 26 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 11 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 16% 14% 14% 13% 14% 14% 15% 14% 12% 12% 7% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 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 2015 September 2015 September 2015 - March 2016 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 27 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 892 900 800 638 700 600 500 425 400 300 304 227 216 191 200 132 100 0 April 2015 - Sept 2015, N=854 PRIORITY 1 Oct 2015 - March 2016, N=2,171 PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 7 5 2 0 14 0.6% COCHISE 11 18 9 0 38 1.8% COCONINO 14 7 8 2 31 1.4% GILA 13 3 2 1 19 0.9% GRAHAM 3 2 3 0 8 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 4 3 1 0 8 0.4% MARICOPA 579 365 270 170 1,384 63.7% MOHAVE 46 22 17 7 92 4.2% NAVAJO 6 4 2 1 13 0.6% PIMA 116 142 75 14 347 16.0% PINAL 39 29 18 11 97 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 4 1 1 1 7 0.3% YAVAPAI 20 24 11 7 62 2.9% YUMA 30 13 6 2 51 2.3% STATEWIDE 892 638 425 216 2,171 100.0% % OF TOTAL 41.1% 29.4% 19.6% 9.9% 100.0% Page 28 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 18 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 1 0 0 4 0.5% COCHISE 5 7 5 2 19 2.2% COCONINO 7 5 7 3 22 2.6% GILA 3 2 3 0 8 0.9% GRAHAM 1 0 1 0 2 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 0 1 0 1 0.1% MARICOPA 213 117 147 98 575 67.3% MOHAVE 9 10 14 3 36 4.2% NAVAJO 4 2 4 0 10 1.2% PIMA 15 28 23 10 76 8.9% PINAL 24 12 8 15 59 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 3 0 2 0 5 0.6% YAVAPAI 11 6 9 0 26 3.0% YUMA 6 1 3 1 11 1.3% STATEWIDE 304 191 227 132 854 100.0% % OF TOTAL 35.6% 22.4% 26.6% 15.5% 100.0% CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 1,889 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 715 800 600 400 235 102 200 1 36 4 43 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=854 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2015 - March 2016, N=2,171 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 29 of 69 SEXUAL ABUSE October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 14 0 0 14 0.6% COCHISE 0 29 8 1 38 1.8% COCONINO 0 26 5 0 31 1.4% GILA 0 19 0 0 19 0.9% GRAHAM 0 5 2 1 8 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 8 0 0 8 0.4% MARICOPA 2 1,212 140 30 1,384 63.7% MOHAVE 1 86 4 1 92 4.2% NAVAJO 0 11 0 2 13 0.6% PIMA 1 292 49 5 347 16.0% PINAL 0 83 14 0 97 4.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 5 1 1 7 0.3% YAVAPAI 0 53 8 1 62 2.9% YUMA 0 46 4 1 51 2.3% STATEWIDE 4 1,889 235 43 2,171 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.2% 87.0% 10.8% 2.0% 100.0% TABLE 20 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 4 0 0 4 0.5% COCHISE 0 16 3 0 19 2.2% COCONINO 0 19 3 0 22 2.6% GILA 0 7 1 0 8 0.9% GRAHAM 0 2 0 0 2 0.2% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% MARICOPA 1 472 76 26 575 67.3% MOHAVE 0 34 1 1 36 4.2% NAVAJO 0 9 1 0 10 1.2% PIMA 0 62 8 6 76 8.9% PINAL 0 54 5 0 59 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 0 5 0 0 5 0.6% YAVAPAI 0 21 3 2 26 3.0% YUMA 0 9 1 1 11 1.3% STATEWIDE 1 715 102 36 854 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 83.7% 11.9% 4.2% 100.0% Page 30 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1,000 859 791 800 600 458 440 411 400 336 169 200 120 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,926 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 October 2015 - March 2016, N=1,658 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 21 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 2 2 0 0 4 0.2% COCHISE 9 8 5 0 22 1.3% COCONINO 9 12 6 0 27 1.6% GILA 4 0 1 0 5 0.3% GRAHAM 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 0 0 1 2 0.1% MARICOPA 515 212 185 80 992 59.8% MOHAVE 27 10 8 1 46 2.8% NAVAJO 22 11 11 0 44 2.7% PIMA 134 117 87 29 367 22.1% PINAL 28 24 14 6 72 4.3% SANTA CRUZ 4 3 1 0 8 0.5% YAVAPAI 9 7 14 3 33 2.0% YUMA 25 5 4 0 34 2.1% STATEWIDE 791 411 336 120 1,658 100.0% % OF TOTAL 47.7% 24.8% 20.3% 7.2% 100.0% Page 31 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 22 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 11 250 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 1,926 100.0% % OF TOTAL 44.5% 23.8% 22.9% 8.8% 100.0% CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1,650 1,800 1,600 1,409 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 232 200 207 41 43 1 1 April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,926 October 2015 - March 2016, N=1,658 0 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 32 of 69 SEXUAL ABUSE October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 4 0 0 4 0.2% COCHISE 0 20 1 1 22 1.3% COCONINO 0 21 3 3 27 1.6% GILA 0 5 0 0 5 0.3% GRAHAM 0 1 0 1 2 0.1% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 1 0 2 0.1% MARICOPA 1 829 136 26 992 59.8% MOHAVE 0 38 7 1 46 2.8% NAVAJO 0 39 5 0 44 2.7% PIMA 0 324 39 4 367 22.1% PINAL 0 60 7 5 72 4.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 8 0 0 8 0.5% YAVAPAI 0 28 5 0 33 2.0% YUMA 0 31 3 0 34 2.1% STATEWIDE 1 1,409 207 41 1,658 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 85.0% 12.5% 2.5% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 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% Page 33 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements The preliminary number of investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 15,466. 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 7,000 6,083 6,000 4,924 5,000 4,216 4,000 2,701 3,000 2,000 1,842 2,674 2,493 2,032 1,000 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=11,499 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 October 2015 - March 2016, N=15,466 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 TABLE 25 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 21 23 32 10 86 0.6% COCHISE 46 74 117 33 270 1.7% COCONINO 35 63 112 31 241 1.6% GILA 16 21 40 12 89 0.6% GRAHAM 26 39 49 13 127 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 8 5 7 3 23 0.1% MARICOPA 1,577 2,281 3,273 1,404 8,535 55.2% MOHAVE 58 137 153 74 422 2.7% NAVAJO 55 78 117 51 301 1.9% PIMA 464 937 1,359 524 3,284 21.2% PINAL 186 288 409 158 1,041 6.7% SANTA CRUZ 13 20 38 32 103 0.7% YAVAPAI 97 148 232 94 571 3.7% YUMA 72 102 145 54 373 2.4% STATEWIDE 2,674 4,216 6,083 2,493 15,466 100.0% % OF TOTAL 17.3% 27.3% 39.3% 16.1% 100.0% Page 34 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 26 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 TOTAL 1 2 3 4 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% CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 12,000 10,487 10,000 8,134 8,000 6,000 4,365 4,000 2,936 2,000 492 70 359 122 0 April 2015 - September 2015, N=11,499 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2015 - March 2016, N=15,466 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 35 of 69 SEXUAL ABUSE October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 66 15 5 86 0.6% COCHISE 2 191 69 8 270 1.7% COCONINO 3 175 56 7 241 1.6% GILA 0 65 21 3 89 0.6% GRAHAM 1 90 34 2 127 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 17 6 0 23 0.1% MARICOPA 65 5,614 2,604 252 8,535 55.2% MOHAVE 5 291 111 15 422 2.7% NAVAJO 0 212 74 15 301 1.9% PIMA 27 2,318 822 117 3,284 21.2% PINAL 8 714 282 37 1,041 6.7% SANTA CRUZ 3 62 34 4 103 0.7% YAVAPAI 5 419 130 17 571 3.7% YUMA 3 253 107 10 373 2.4% STATEWIDE 122 10,487 4,365 492 15,466 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 67.8% 28.2% 3.2% 100.0% TABLE 28 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COUNTY EMOTION NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL AL ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE APACHE 0 57 13 3 73 0.6% COCHISE 0 74 20 4 98 0.9% COCONINO 2 15,331 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% Page 36 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Communications from providers indicate that there was 1 newborn infant delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2015 – March 2016 reporting period. This compares to no newborn infants being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the prior reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During the current reporting period, 6,141 children entered care, which represents a 10.0% decrease in children entering care over the prior reporting period and a 3.5% increase over the same reporting period last year. Chart 18 displays children entering out-of-home care by reporting period. As can be seen from the chart below, the increase in children entering out-of-home care has continued since FY 2013 until this reporting period. Since FY 2013, the number of children entering out-of-home care remained high, which is a reflection of the growth in the number of reports received by the Hotline (see Chart 1 for number of reports detail). CHART 18 TOTAL CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7,000 Number of Children 6,500 6,000 6,819 5,716 6,461 5,702 5,500 5,000 5,701 6,141 5,935 5,101 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 April 2012 October April 2013 October April 2014 October April 2015 October September 2012 - March September 2013 - March September 2014 - March September 2015 - March 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 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 107, which represents 1.7% 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 37 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 29 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 COUNTY NUMBER OF % OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING % OF CHILDREN CHILDREN TOTAL OUT-OF-HOME CARE UNDER THE ENTERING OUT-OFREMOVED REMOVALS AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE HOME CARE WHO VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS APACHE 37 0.6% 0 0.0% COCHISE 111 1.8% 1 0.9% COCONINO 70 1.1% 0 0.0% GILA 34 0.6% 3 8.8% GRAHAM 26 0.4% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 10 0.2% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,821 62.2% 35 0.9% MOHAVE 166 2.7% 4 2.4% NAVAJO 47 0.8% 1 2.1% PIMA 1,142 18.6% 56 4.9% PINAL 351 5.7% 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 14 0.2% 1 7.1% YAVAPAI 172 2.8% 5 2.9% YUMA 140 2.3% 1 0.7% STATEWIDE 6,141 100.0% 107 1.7% TABLE 30 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015* COUNTY NUMBER OF % OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING % OF CHILDREN CHILDREN TOTAL OUT-OF-HOME CARE UNDER THE ENTERING OUT-OFREMOVED REMOVALS AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE HOME CARE WHO VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS APACHE 21 0.3% 0 0.0% COCHISE 85 1.3% 0 0.0% COCONINO 86 1.3% 1 1.2% GILA 42 0.6% 2 4.8% 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 1.2% MOHAVE 234 3.4% 13 5.6% NAVAJO 64 0.9% 2 3.1% PIMA 1,218 17.9% 67 5.5% PINAL 468 6.9% 1 0.2% SANTA CRUZ 43 0.6% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 147 2.2% 12 8.2% YUMA 112 1.6% 5 4.5% STATEWIDE 6,819 100.0% 154 2.3% *An error in the percentage calculation was discovered and has been updated. Page 38 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 6,141, which represents a decrease of ten percent in the total number of children entering out-of-home care from the prior reporting period. Chart 19 displays the number of removed children, and then further differentiates new removals by providing the number with a prior removal in the past 12 months and the past 12 to 24 months. Information on the county level distribution of children entering out-of-home care can be found in Table 31 for the current period and Table 32 for the prior period. TABLE 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 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 37 0.6% 1 2.7% 0 0.0% COCHISE 111 1.8% 6 5.4% 4 3.6% COCONINO 70 1.1% 14 20.0% 4 5.7% GILA 34 0.6% 0 0.0% 2 5.9% GRAHAM 26 0.4% 0 0.0% 4 15.4% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 10 0.2% 2 20.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,821 62.2% 294 7.7% 82 2.1% MOHAVE 166 2.7% 7 4.2% 3 1.8% NAVAJO 47 0.8% 3 6.4% 0 0.0% PIMA 1,142 18.6% 110 9.6% 59 5.2% PINAL 351 5.7% 21 6.0% 6 1.7% SANTA CRUZ 14 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 172 2.8% 10 5.8% 3 1.7% YUMA 140 2.3% 15 10.7% 6 4.3% STATEWIDE 6,141 100.0% 483 7.9% 173 2.8% Page 39 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 32 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% CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7,000 6,819 6,141 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 515 483 1,000 208 0 April 2015 - September 2015 October 2015 - March 2016 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 69 173 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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, 14,963 (79.1%) children were placed in family settings either with relatives or in foster homes. Placement information for children in out-of-home care for the current and prior reporting periods can be found in Chart 24. 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 18,906 Number of Children 18,000 18,657 17,000 15,751 16,000 15,037 16,990 17,592 15,000 14,000 13,000 14,314 14,111 12,000 11,000 10,000 April 2012 October April 2013 October April 2014 October April 2015 October September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September 2015 2012 March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 2015 March 2016 Page 41 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 8,000 6,234 33.4% 7,000 6,301 33.3% Number of Children 6,000 3,988 4,101 21.4% 21.7% 5,000 4,000 2,927 15.5% 3,005 16.1% 3,049 16.3% 3,150 16.7% 3,000 2,000 1,503 8.1% 1,528 8.1% 899 4.8% 878 4.7% 1,000 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and Over Ages of Children September 30, 2015, N=18,657 March 31, 2016, N=18,906 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 8,000 7,000 6,645 6,632 35.6% 35.1% 6,571 6,689 35.2% 35.4% Number of Children 6,000 5,000 2,800 15.0% 4,000 2,914 15.4% 1,506 1,561 8.1% 8.3% 3,000 934 5.0% 2,000 201 186 1.1% 1.0% 1,000 924 4.9% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2015, N=18,657 March 31, 2016, N=18,906 For 53.8% 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 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 23 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY CASE PLAN GOAL 12,000 11,000 10,231 54.9% 10,169 53.8% 10,000 Number of Children 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 3,878 4,224 20.8% 22.3% 5,000 2,503 2,447 13.4% 12.9% 4,000 299 1.6% 1,609 1,559 8.6% 8.2% Long Term Foster Care Independent Living 3,000 173 0.9% 2,000 1,000 241 1.3% 179 0.9% 22 29 0.1% 0.2% 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, 2016, N=18,906 CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE4 10,000 9,000 8,506 8,362 33.5% 44.8% Number of Children 8,000 6,451 6,457 34.6% 25.5% 7,000 6,000 5,000 1,961 1,919 7.7% 10.3% 4,000 3,000 805 797 4.3% 3.1% 2,000 1,000 527 505 2.8% 2.0% 336 368 1.8% 1.5% 50 26 0.3% 0.1% Runaway Trial Home Visit 207 286 1.1% 1.1% 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, 2016, N=18,906 In every reporting cycle DCS has children who, in the CHILDS database, do not have a placement identified when the data extract has run. It has been the historical practice of the Department to proportionally allocate the unidentified children across the placement types. The Department will develop strategies to minimize the need for this allocation in future reports. Page 43 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 33 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE AND AGE RELATIVE FAMILY FOSTER GROUP HOME RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT5 INDEPENDENT LIVING RUNAWAY / ABSCONDED6 TRIAL HOME VISIT NO IDENTIFIED PLACEMENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL 699 796 2 13 0 4 0 14 1,528 8.1% 830 780 7 14 0 2 2 9 1,644 8.7% 712 595 9 19 0 3 1 7 1,346 7.1% 656 517 12 24 0 3 1 10 1,223 6.5% 568 440 24 20 0 3 0 7 1,062 5.6% 573 391 28 22 0 1 2 9 1,026 5.4% 529 337 39 19 0 3 2 6 935 4.9% 532 396 70 20 0 0 0 13 1,031 5.5% 541 308 82 17 0 3 3 7 961 5.1% 475 310 98 20 0 0 1 9 913 4.8% 438 267 113 12 0 2 3 11 846 4.5% 361 210 111 33 0 2 0 7 724 3.8% 294 199 130 28 0 4 2 10 667 3.5% 290 157 162 39 0 7 1 12 668 3.5% 270 162 199 69 0 20 0 12 732 3.9% 256 161 235 94 0 51 2 16 815 4.3% 228 180 252 115 0 79 2 26 882 4.7% 208 178 290 116 3 165 3 41 1,004 5.3% UNDER 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 AND OLDER TOTAL % OF TOTAL 46 73 98 103 502 16 1 60 899 4.8% 8,506 6,457 1,961 797 505 368 26 286 18,906 100.0% 45.0% 45.0% 10.4% 4.2% 2.7% 1.9% 0.1% 1.5% 100.0% 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 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements During the reporting period 974 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 CHILD7 500 434 49.3% 475 48.7% Number of Children 400 300 193 158 19.8% 18.0% 200 100 107 99 11.0% 11.3% 128 14.6% 142 14.6% 40 4.6% 28 2.9% 19 2.2% 29 3.0% 0 Under 1 year 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and over Ages of Children April 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015, N=878 October 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016, N=974 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 9,555 50.5% Number of Children 9,000 8,000 7,000 4,772 25.6% 6,000 5,000 4,803 25.4% 3,428 18.4% 4,000 3,686 19.5% 3,000 2,000 1,000 1,034 5.5% 862 4.6% 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, 2016, N=18,906 The chart displays children who spent more than 21 days in a shelter during the period. This number differs from the other outof-home charts as they display children in out-of-home care on the last day of the reporting period. Page 45 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Information on the number of placements in terms of the average, median, and range for children in outof-home care on the last day of the reporting period is shown in Table 34. TABLE 34 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON MARCH 31, 2016 Placements 2.4 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 618 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% 10,000 9,280 49.1% 9,000 Number of Children 8,000 7,000 5,427 5,574 29.1% 29.5% 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,746 3,513 19.8% 18.8% 3,000 181 151 1.0% 0.8% 2,000 66 60 0.4% 0.3% 20 15 0.1% 0.1% 96 80 0.5% 0.4% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 1,000 0 Adjudicated Legally Free Temporary Dependent for Adoption Custody 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, 2016, N=18,906 .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 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements At the end of the reporting period there were 18,906 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was documented in the automated system for 16,985 children. CHART 28 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 20,000 18,000 16,985 89.8% 15,746 84.4% Number of Homes 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 2,911 15.6% 6,000 4,000 1,921 10.2% 2,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2014 - September 2015, N=18,657 October 2015 - March 2016, N=18,906 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 5,137 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of reunification. Of those parents requiring visitation, 2,570 (50.0%) 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 14,846 17,000 15,323 13,818 Number of Children 15,000 15,746 16,985 12,997 12,101 13,000 10,404 11,000 9,000 7,000 5,000 3,000 3,707 2,911 2,213 2,040 2,144 2,269 1,933 1,921 1,000 April 2012 - October April 2013 - October April 2014 - October April 2015 - October September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September 2015 2012 March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 2015 March 2016 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 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, & VISITATION As of March 31, 2016 there were 4,6819 foster homes licensed for a total capacity of 10,337 spaces. Of the spaces, 2,885 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. 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, 882 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 871 homes left the system. This compares to 774 new homes being licensed and 767 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 OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 Number of Foster Homes 350 317 300 250 200 154 150 103 100 50 26 11 23 4 85 24 53 5 35 1 17 13 D is Ad op t io n or G gr ua un rd tle ia ns D d / iv D hi or is sa p ce tis /M fie ar Fi it a d na l Is nc s ia l C ues O o th nc H er ea er Ti ns l t L h m a R e ck e C l of at om ed P m itm lace m en en ts t Pe /Pr io rs rit on es al /P riv at Pr R eg e eu R na R ni el nc ef fic oc us y at a U tio ed io nr n n es C o O AP fK po ut ns in -o Li s f i ce ve hi St p ns at to Pl e e L a Ex ic c em en pi si re en ng dt R C Ag eg lo se en ul at d cy or by y O Ac LC tio R n -O LC R 0 N=871 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 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 3,949 89.8% 4,258 91.0% Number of Homes 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 448 10.2% 1,500 1,000 423 9.0% 500 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2014 - September 2014, N=4,397 October 2015 - March 2016, N=4,681 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing agency specialist. Page 49 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF HOME CARE Table 35 below shows the history of the number of children who left the custody of the Department. TABLE 35 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD APRIL 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% OCTOBER 2015 – MARCH 2016 5,668 +2.0% CHART 32 CHILDREN ENTERING AND EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7000 Number of Children 6500 6000 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 Apr 2012Sep 2012 Oct 2012 Mar 2013 Apr 2013Sep 2013 Oct 2013 Mar 2014 Apr 2014Sep 2014 Number of New Removals Page 50 of 69 Oct 2014 Mar 2015 Apr 2015Sep 2015 Number of Exiting Foster Care Oct 2015 Mar 2016 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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. TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON MARCH 31, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 4.9% 278 Ages 1 to 5 37.2% 2,109 Ages 6 to 8 16.7% 943 Ages 9 to 12 16.2% 917 Ages 13 to 17 17.2% 976 18 and Over 7.8% 445 Total 5,668 100.0% Ethnicity Number Percentage 2,066 2,011 792 512 76 211 36.5% 35.5% 14.0% 9.0% .5% 3.7% 5,668 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 3,010 1,283 658 324 152 241 5,668 53.1% 22.6% 11.6% 5.7% 2.7% 4.3% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 791 1,912 1,676 1,289 5,668 14.0% 33.7% 29.6% 22.7% 100.0% Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 8.34 2.09 16.33 7.35 1.00 13.98 Page 51 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 37 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “REUNIFICATION WITH PARENTS OR PRIMARY CARETAKER” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 225 7.4% Ages 1 to 5 1,137 37.4% Ages 6 to 8 530 17.5% Ages 9 to 12 508 16.7% Ages 13 to 17 632 20.8% 18 and Over 4 .1% Total 3,036 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 1,072 1,060 452 237 51 164 35.3% 34.9% 14.9% 7.8% 1.7% 5.4% 3,036 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 1,737 716 323 147 56 55 3,036 57.3% 23.6% 10.6% 4.8% 1.8% 1.8% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 692 1,508 655 181 3,036 22.8% 49.7% 21.6% 6.0% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 7.64 1.80 9.18 6.79 1.00 7.71 Page 52 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 3 9.1% Ages 1 to 5 6 18.2% Ages 6 to 8 5 15.2% Ages 9 to 12 6 18.2% Ages 13 to 17 12 36.4% 18 and Over 1 3.0% Total 33 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 11 12 33.3% 36.4% 0 0.0% 5 15.2% 0 0.0% 5 15.2% 33 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 26 1 4 2 78.8% 3.0% 12.1% 6.1% 0 0 33 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 Percentage 16 13 2 2 48.5% 39.4% 6.1% 6.1% 33 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 10.17 1.45 4.86 11.89 1.00 2.04 Page 53 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 28 1.6% Ages 1 to 5 888 51.4% Ages 6 to 8 330 19.1% Ages 9 to 12 313 18.1% Ages 13 to 17 165 9.6% 18 and Over 3 .2% Total 1,727 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 663 679 215 131 17 22 38.4% 39.3% 12.4% 7.6% .1.0% 1.3% 1,727 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 850 424 230 122 49 52 49.2% 24.6% 13.3% 7.1% 2.8% 3.0% 1,727 100.0% 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 Percentage 0.0% 122 791 814 7.1% 45.8% 47.1% 1,727 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 6.38 2.03 25.26 5.45 2.00 23.49 Page 54 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 9 2.8% Ages 1 to 5 43 13.3% Ages 6 to 8 57 17.6% Ages 9 to 12 80 24.8% Ages 13 to 17 133 41.2% 18 and Over 1 .3% Total 323 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 116 114 38 46 1 8 35.9% 35.3% 11.8% 14.2% .3% 2.5% 323 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 209 58 31 13 5 7 64.7% 18.0% 9.6% 4.0% 1.5% 2.2% 323 100.0% 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 Percentage 42 105 133 43 13.0% 32.5% 41.2% 13.3% 323 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 11.00 1.69 14.62 11.76 1.00 13.98 Page 55 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2016 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 432 100.0% Total 432 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 177 133 76 35 7 4 41.0% 30.8% 17.6% 8.1% .7% .9% 432 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 117 64 58 33 38 122 27.1% 14.8% 13.4% 7.6% 8.8% 28.2% 432 100.0% 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 Percentage 3 102 88 239 .7% 23.6% 20.4% 55.3% 432 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 18.84 4.74 35.19 18.23 3.00 29.51 Page 56 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 10 11.9% Ages 1 to 5 33 39.3% Ages 6 to 8 21 25.0% Ages 9 to 12 10 11.9% Ages 13 to 17 10 11.9% 18 and Over 0 0.0% Total 84 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 13 7 4 54 15.5 8.3 4.8 64.3 0 0.0% 6 7.1 84 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 47 17 10 4 4 2 84 56.0% 20.2% 11.9% 4.8% 4.8% 2.45 100.0% 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 Percentage 30 46 4 4 84 35.7% 54.8% 4.8% 4.8% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 6.37 2.26 7.18 5.95 1.00 3.52 Page 57 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2016 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 18 72.0% 18 and Over 7 28.0% 100.0% Total 25 Ethnicity Number Percentage 12 3 6 3 0 1 48.0% 12.0% 24.0% 12.0% 0.0% 4.0% 25 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 17 2 1 2 0 3 68.0% 8.0% 4.0% 8.0% 0.0% 12.0% 25 100.0% 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 Percentage 7 12 2 4 28.0% 48.0% 8.0% 16.0% 25 100.0% Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 17.13 2.28 9.66 17.26 1.00 6.58 Page 58 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 3 37.5% Ages 1 to 5 2 25.0% Ages 6 to 8 0 0.0% Ages 9 to 12 0 0.0% Ages 13 to 17 2 25.0% 18 and Over 1 12.5% 100.0% Total 8 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 2 3 1 1 25.0% 37.5% 12.5% 12.5% 0 1 8 0.0% 12.5% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 5 1 1 1 62.5% 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 0 0 8 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 Percentage 1 4 1 2 12.5% 50.0% 12.5% 25.0% 8 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 7.10 1.75 19.46 1.68 1.00 6.56 Page 59 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 Asphyxiation Unlicensed Relative Foster Care Maricopa Complications from Medical Condition Group Home Pinal Medical Condition Unlicensed Relative Foster Care Pima Blunt force trauma Unlicensed Relative Foster Care Maricopa Undetermined by OME Family Foster Care Pima Undetermined by OME Family Foster Care Maricopa Medical Condition Hospital TABLE 46 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN AN OPEN CASE WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ALLEGED ABUSE AS CATEGORIZED BY THE CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP AND COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 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 2 0 0 0 0 2 100.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YUMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% STATEWIDE 2 0 0 0 0 2 100.0% % OF TOTAL 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% The number of child maltreatment deaths presented in the Semi-Annual Report is not comparable to child maltreatment deaths reported on the website by the Arizona Department of Child Safety (ADCS).   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. Page 60 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements  The information that comes to DCS's attention and the determination of the fatality due to abuse or neglect may occur sometime after the actual incident for a number of reasons including a determination by a medical professional, a medical examiner, or a criminal child abuse arrest and charge of the perpetrator. CHILDREN WITH CASE PLAN GOALS OF ADOPTION Of the 18,906 children in out-of-home care on March 31, 2016, there were 4,224 or 22.3% who had a case plan goal of adoption. Of those, 2,602 have been placed and another 1,622 have not been placed. The age and ethnicity of the children with a case plan goal of adoption is displayed in Chart 36 and Chart 37. CHART 33 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY AGE 1,200 1,154 44.4% Number of Children 1,000 800 617 38.0% 600 400 200 268 10.3% 508 19.5% 322 19.8% 176 10.9% 406 15.6% 329 20.3% 266 10.2% 178 11.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 Ages of Children Placed, N=2,602 Not Placed, N=1,622 Page 61 of 69 18 and Over October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 34 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 1100 1000 979 37.6% 938 36.1% 900 Number of Children 800 700 620 38.2% 600 565 34.8% 500 370 14.2% 400 256 15.8% 300 221 8.5% 107 6.6% 200 100 21 0.8% 73 2.8% 15 0.9% 59 3.7% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Other Ethnicity Placed, N=2,602 Not Placed, N=1,622 TABLE 47 NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016 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 8 0 0 0 8 0.3% COCHISE 92 1 0 2 95 3.8% COCONINO 18 0 0 0 18 0.7% GILA 20 1 0 0 21 0.9% GRAHAM 34 0 0 0 34 1.4% GREENLEE 4 0 0 0 4 0.2% LA PAZ 1 0 0 0 1 0.0% MARICOPA 1,008 2 0 1 1,011 40.9% MOHAVE 180 0 0 0 180 7.3% NAVAJO 11 0 0 0 11 0.4% PIMA 688 1 0 2 691 28.0% PINAL 204 0 0 0 204 8.3% SANTA CRUZ 7 0 0 1 8 0.3% YAVAPAI 115 0 0 0 115 4.7% YUMA 68 0 0 0 68 2.8% STATEWIDE 2,458 5 0 6 2,469 100.0% % OF TOTAL 99.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 100.0% Page 62 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements The average length of time that a child with a case plan goal of “adoption” has spent in out-of-home care is 1 year and 200 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 2.5 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 46 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 2,163 83.1% Number of Children 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,008 62.1% 1,000 597 36.8% 409 15.7% 800 600 400 30 1.2% 200 0 Legally Free Not Free Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=2,602 Not Placed, N = 1,622 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. Page 63 of 69 17 1.1% October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 2,170 83.4% Less than 1 month** 88 3.4% 144 5.5% 1 to 3 months 3 to 6 months 119 4.6% 53 2.0% 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 20 0.8% 8 0.3% 2 to 3 years 3 or more years Length of Time Placed, N=2,602 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 1,435 55.2% 1,600 1,229 49.7% Number of Children 1,400 1,197 48.5% 1,200 1,117 42.9% 1,000 800 600 400 200 31 1.3% 35 1.3% 11 0.5% 0 Divorced Married Single 15 0.6% Widowed Length of Time April 2015 - September 2015, N=2,468 Page 64 of 69 October 2015 - March 2016, N=2,602 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 1,281 49.2% 1,184 48.0% 987 40.0% 1,000 1,007 38.7% 800 600 297 12.0% 400 314 12.1% 200 0 Relative Non-Relative Foster Parent Length of Time April 2015 - September 2015, N=2,468 October 2015 - March 2016, N=2,602 DISRUPTIONS TABLE 49 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND DISRUPTED BY AGE AND ETHNICITY By Age Under 1 Ages 1 – 5 Ages 6 – 8 Ages 9 – 12 Ages 13 – 17 18 and Over Total Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 0 4 2 2 1 0 9 Percentage 0.0% 44.4% 22.2% 22.2% 11.1% 0.0% 100.0% Number 3 3 2 1 0 0 9 Percentage 33.3% 33.3% 22.2% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Page 65 of 69 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 7 77.8% Number of Children 8 6 4 2 22.2% 2 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Divorced Married Single Widowed Length of Time April 2015 - September 2015, N=3 October 2015 - March 2016, N=9 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 44.4% 4 44.4% 4 2 66.7% 1 33.3% 2 1 11.1% 0 0.0% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2015 - September 2015, N=3 Page 66 of 69 Foster Parent October 2015 - March 2016, N=9 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 41 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION 1,700 1,726 Number of Children 1,629 1,500 1,518 1,186 1,576 1,300 1,270 1,215 1,100 900 1,025 700 April 2012October April 2013October April 2014October April 2015October September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September 2015 2012 March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 2015 March 2016 There were 1,726 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 1,000 925 58.7% 785 45.5% 680 39.4% 800 470 29.8% 600 400 141 9.0% 200 225 13.0% 40 2.5% 36 2.1% 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 2015 - March 2016, N=1,726 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 1,000 899 57.0% 1,098 63.6% 800 600 439 27.8% 400 405 23.5% 201 12.8% 175 10.1% 200 37 2.4% 48 2.8% 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 2015 - March 2016, N=1,726 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 1,022 59.2% 664 38.5% 800 557 35.3% 600 400 200 31 2.0% 30 1.7% 4 0.3% 10 0.6% 0 Divorced Married April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,576 Page 68 of 69 Single Widowed October 2015 - March 2016, N=1,726 October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 45 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT TO THE CHILD 1,200 Number of Children 1,000 990 57.4% 809 51.3% 649 37.6% 800 621 39.4% 600 400 146 9.3% 200 87 5.0% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2015 - September 2015, N=1,576 Page 69 of 69 Foster Parent October 2015 - March 2016, N=1,726