Arizona Department of Child Safety Douglas A. Ducey Governor Gregory McKay Director December 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 April 1, 2016 through September 30, 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 APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2015, CHAPTER 257] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 April 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2016. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016) Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………… 4 SEMI-ANNUAL COMPARISONS…………………………………………………………….. 10 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…………………… 10 13 14 15 16 16-17 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……. 18 19 20 21 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 71 22 24 24-25 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 32-33 33 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2016 through September 30, 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 34 35 35-36 36 37 38 38-39 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Number of Safe Haven infants delivered during reporting period………………………. 39 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……………………………………………………………... 40 41 42-43 43 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………………………………… 44 45 46 47 48 48 49 50 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……………………………….. 51 51 51 52 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……………………………….... 53 54 55 56 57 58 Page 2 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: April 1, 2016 through September 30, 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 71 Page 59 60 61 62 63 63 64 64 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 70 70 71 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Executive Summary The Arizona Department of Child Safety is pleased to publish this semi-annual report for April 2016 through September 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 timelier manner. Child Abuse Hotline and Investigations The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 24,787 calls that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of these, 384 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. The total number of reports represents a 1.03 percent increase over the prior reporting period, but a 6.3 percent decrease over the same reporting period last year. In addition to responding to all reports received in this reporting period, the Department closed 22,065 reports this reporting period which is an 18 percent increase over the prior reporting period. The Department continues its effort to reduce the total number of open reports. During this reporting period, DCS achieved a 39.8 percent decrease in total open reports from 22,376 in April 2016 to 13,477 in September 2016. The Department is very excited with this accomplishment as this continues to contribute to reductions in caseloads for investigators and allows them to spend more time engaging with families to complete thorough assessments. The DCS Strategic Plan for FY 2016, announced in July 2015, identified several goals with deliverables for the Hotline, investigations, ongoing, and foster home capacity and availability. Strategic Objectives for FY 2017 were added in June 2016 to include avoiding population growth through improving safety decisions, targeted activities and prevention work, maintaining fiscal responsibility and continuing work to improve employee retention. To date, the Department has initiated and/or completed several deliverables, including, but not limited to: Hotline  Hired a Hotline Practice Improvement Specialist in August 2016 who, alongside with DCS Practice Improvement and Hotline managers, developed a communication review instrument. Starting in January 2017, Hotline communications will be reviewed at random to measure adherence to established policies and procedures and to provide Page 4 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements       feedback to Hotline staff outlining identified trends, strengths, and areas needing improvement. 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; Required minimum staffing at the Hotline to ensure timely call-response and reduced abandoned call rate. The Hotline has made significant progress improving the average speed of answering calls to the Hotline; from a mean of 700 seconds in February 2014 (source: DCS Hotline Improvement Progress Report, 2015) to 27 seconds in September 2016 (source: Hotline Monthly Scorecard). The Hotline has also demonstrated substantial improvement reducing the call abandonment rate; from 32 percent calls abandoned in February 2014 (source: DCS Hotline Improvement Progress Report, 2015) to 2.4 percent in September 2016 (source: Hotline Monthly Scorecard). Investigations  Reduced the total number of inactive cases from 10,402 in April 2016 to 4,790 in September 2016, a 54 percent reduction utilizing a statewide backlog reduction plan.  Created and implemented a dashboard to track overall investigation case management.  Increased the use of Team Decision Making (TDM) meetings for considered removals to improve outcomes for children and families by keeping children in their homes with supportive services and support. Additionally, TDMs are being conducted for considered changes in the case plan goal for children in out-of-home care; and for children preparing for reunification; and for youth approaching the age of majority.  Implemented a standard process for timely case transfers from investigation to ongoing units in several offices throughout the state.  Implemented a field guide that facilitates the collection and documentation of safety and risk assessment information.  Initiated the renovation and update of Arizona's safety assessment model, the SAFE model developed by Action for Child Protection with attention to practice knowledge and application. Services  Sustained 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.  Began the expansion of the Substance Exposed Newborn Safe Environment (SENSE) program to Mohave, Yavapai, Pinal and Pima Counties.  Reduce wait list for parent aide services.  Implementation of a Service Referral Matrix to refine the referral and approval process statewide.  Implemented faith-based prevention services with the introduction of CARE Portal in Pima Region and planning the rollout of the CARE Portal in Maricopa County. Page 5 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Continuous Quality Improvement  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 and issued the Department's first Annual Fatality/Near Fatality Review Report.  Partnering with Action for Child Protection on latest science enhancements.  Begun training staff on safety science supported by Collaborative Safety. Employee Retention  Significantly reduced investigations caseloads to a manageable volume. In April 2015, there were about 230 investigators for 33,245 open reports, a caseload ratio of 145:1. In June 2016, there were about 363 investigators for 13,477 open reports, a caseload ratio of 37:1.  Realigned the pay structure for DCS Specialists to improve employee retention.  Implemented and refined staff exit interviews.  Refining and implementing improvements of employee onboarding experience. Of the reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, the preliminary number of reports that were substantiated is 1,140 (5 percent). An additional 2,823 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. The Department's effort to achieve a strategic plan goal of avoiding population growth through improving safety decisions, targeted activities and prevention work is evidenced by the first decrease by reporting period since September 2009. The number of children in out-of-home care decreased from 18,906 in March 2016 to 17,984 in September 2016, representing a 4.9 percent decrease. 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. During this reporting period, 5,669 children were removed compared to 6,141 removals the prior reporting period. This represents a 7.7 percent reduction in the number of children entering outof-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 September 31, 2016, 14,355 children – or 79.7 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with kin or licensed foster parents. An additional 19 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 511 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. Of all children in out-of-home Page 6 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements care on the last day of the reporting period, 8,177 (45.6 percent) were placed with kin. During this reporting period DCS was able to accomplish the following:       Continued to address barriers to licensing by analyzing denials of Life Safety Inspections and implemented improvements to safely reduce the frequency of denials. Successfully increased the use of Placement Coordinators to identify available kinship placements upon removal. Continued the use of software tools, e.g. Lexis Nexis, to find potential kinship placements. Implemented the Fostering Sustainable Connection program's use of Family Engagement Specialists to work with youth to identify relatives or other individuals with a significant relationship to the youth and explore possible permanency options. Foster Home Licensing increased the initial submission application approval rate by 43.3 percent while processing 558 more applications than in the prior calendar year. Life Safety Inspections increased the initial pass rate of inspections by 36.4 percent while lowering the average days to complete inspection to 65 days. The state requires monthly face-to-face visitation with children in foster care. The Department has made concerted efforts to improve these contacts by tracking this in monthly Regional scorecards and weekly accountability calls with field managers and supervisors to monitor progress and challenges in meeting this expectation. As a result, the Department has shown a significant improvement by achieving 94.2 percent of the children in foster care receiving their visitation during the last month of the reporting period. This is a 4.4 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 The Department demonstrated a significant increase in the number of children safely reunified with their families. A total of 3,386 children exited DCS custody to reunify with their parents or primary caretakers this reporting period compared to 3,102 during the same reporting period last year, which is an 8.8 percent increase. 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 when it is in the best interest of the child(ren). This reporting period there were 1,936 adoptions compared to 1,727 in the previous reporting period; an increase of 12.1 percent. During this period, the number of finalized adoptions exceeded any prior reporting period for second straight reporting period. 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 continues to address issues with the licensing process that cause delays for qualified persons to become licensed foster parents. Page 7 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements The Department is actively tracking the completion rate of initial life safety inspections to monitor trends and ensure attention to this issue remains diligent. The Department continues conducting process improvement projects to reduce the time from application to licensure and is also actively tracking this as part of the DCS Management System. 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 an 11.7 percent increase in the number of new homes being licensed during the reporting period compared to the previous reporting period. There were 882 new homes licensed the last reporting period compared to 985 new homes this period. However, the overall total number of licensed foster homes decreased by 1.8 percent compared to the previous reporting period. There were 4,681 licensed foster homes during the previous reporting period and 4,551 licensed foster homes this reporting period. 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. In September 2016, the Department filled 1,321 (94 percent) of its 1,406 budgeted positions for child safety specialists, including staff at the Hotline and in training. The Department restructured the Child Safety Specialist series pay structure to help employee retention. 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. Ninety-five percent of the inactive cases had an open investigation. In order to address the backlog of inactive cases, a concerted effort was focused on completing investigations that had been open more than 60 days. 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. The Department has been utilizing '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. Page 8 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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. Model Field Offices were established that adhere to a standard process to transfer cases from investigations to ongoing and this process has been expanded to several offices throughout the state. This occurs quickly after a child's removal so investigators are no longer case managing dependency cases and are free to focus on investigations. As a result of these exhaustive efforts, the Department has reduced the backlog of inactive cases from a peak of 16,104 in January 2015 to 4,533 in September 2016. This represents a 72 percent sustainable decrease in the backlog. The Arizona Legislature established a requirement for DCS to reduce the backlog to no more than 1,000 cases by June 30, 2017. This means the Department is well ahead of its target benchmark for September 2016 of 5,900. The Arizona Legislature also established a benchmark of having no more than 13,000 open reports by the fourth quarter of FY2017. As of September 2016, the Department has already reduced the number of open reports to 13,477 and is on target to meet the benchmark during the second quarter of FY 2017. The Department continues to assess processes and program controls to identify ways to address these challenges. Solutions have included partnering with community and stakeholders to ensure that the safety and well-being 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 9 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 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 Apr 2016 through Sep 2016 22,161 22,032 22,956 25,076 25,508 26,455 24,537 24,787 2,588 2,704 3,190 3,456 3,535 3,836 3,199 1,140 13% 12% 14% 14% 14% 15% 13% 5% 10,923 11,212 11,392 12,038 13,045 15,076 18,771 22,065 20,253 20,122 22,162 24,435 25,182 26,022 24,193 24,403 5,101 5,702 5,701 6,461 5,935 6,819 6,141 5,669 97 118 90 189 131 154 107 109 14,314 15,037 15,751 16,990 17,592 18,657 18,906 17,984 792 824 802 868 900 878 974 1,054 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%) 16,947 (94.2%) 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%) 1,037 (5.8%) 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%) 2,563 (48.6%) 3,516 3,900 4,329 4,397 4,497 4,551 4,681 4,596 8,579 8,573 9,049 9,061 9,079 9,114 10,337 10,786 722 717 1,050 756 821 774 882 985 740 715 787 822 785 767 871 994 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%) 4,365 (95.0%) 260 (7.3%) 409 (10.5%) 640 (14.8%) 448 (10.2%) 616 (13.7%) 626 (13.8%) 423 (9.0%) 231 (5.0%) 4,668 4,805 4,786 5,042 5,063 5,555 5,668 6,377 2,852 3,311 3,417 3,377 3,449 3,878 4,224 4,623 1,270 1,215 1,518 1,552 1,629 1,576 1,727 1,936 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 December 17, 2016. Page 10 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016, there were 24,787 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 384 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. Compared to one year ago, there has been a 6.3 percent decrease in communications 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 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% April 2016 – September 2016 17,415 70.3% 6,206 25.0% 1,030 4.2% 136 0.5% 24,787 100.0% Page 11 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Chart 1 illustrates that the number of reports received by the Centralized Intake Hotline has increased by 250 reports over the prior reporting period. The chart below also shows the significant upward trend in reports received by the Centralized Intake Hotline that continued from FY 2011 through the reporting period one year ago. However, a marked reduction in the number of reports received occurred the prior reporting period as illustrated in Chart 1 below. Despite the marginal increase in reports this reporting period, it still remains lower than the reporting period two years ago in September 2014. CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 28,000 26,000 26,455 24,000 25,508 22,032 22,000 25,076 24,537 24,787 22,956 22,161 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 October 2012 – March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 – March 2014 April 2014 September 2014 Page 12 of 71 October 2014 – March 2015 April 2015 September 2015 October 2015 March 2016 April 2016 September 2016 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements The Centralized Intake Hotline received a total of 75,669 calls during the reporting period. Of those, 72,799 were answered by a hotline specialist and 2,067 were abandoned calls. The 75,669 yielded 50,882 communications and 24,787 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 15 16.7% 20 1 1.1% 10 0 0.0% 4 4.4% 3 3.3% 1 1.1% F G 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 13 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 October 2012 March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 PRIORITY 1 October 2013 March 2014 April 2014 September 2014 PRIORITY 2 October 2014 March 2015 April 2015 September 2015 PRIORITY 3 October 2015 March 2016 April 2016 September 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 14 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 31 45 37 3 116 0.5% COCHISE 75 196 190 1 462 1.9% COCONINO 102 172 145 4 423 1.7% GILA 55 97 69 2 223 0.9% GRAHAM 30 84 58 4 176 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 23 34 21 0 78 0.3% MARICOPA 3,006 5,854 5,046 444 14,350 57.9% MOHAVE 171 346 285 4 806 3.3% NAVAJO 106 151 120 6 383 1.5% PIMA 776 2,131 1,733 76 4,716 19.0% PINAL 325 675 592 40 1,632 6.6% SANTA CRUZ 26 41 49 2 118 0.5% YAVAPAI 127 309 306 7 749 3.0% YUMA 137 212 197 9 555 2.2% STATEWIDE 4,990 10,347 8,848 602 24,787 100.0% % OF TOTAL 20.1% 41.8% 35.7% 2.4% 100.0% TABLE 3 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% Page 15 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 October 2012 – March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 – March 2014 EMOTIONAL ABUSE April 2014 September 2014 October 2014 – March 2015 NEGLECT April 2015 September 2015 PHYSICAL ABUSE October 2015 - March 2016 April 2016 September 2016 SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE APACHE 0 80 29 7 116 0.5% COCHISE 3 316 122 21 462 1.9% COCONINO 1 296 105 21 423 1.7% GILA 1 176 38 8 223 0.9% GRAHAM 4 116 51 5 176 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 62 15 1 78 0.3% MARICOPA 74 9,874 3,769 633 14,350 57.9% MOHAVE 3 603 166 34 806 3.3% NAVAJO 3 275 85 20 383 1.5% PIMA 26 3,442 1,079 169 4,716 19.0% PINAL 12 1,158 408 54 1,632 6.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 86 31 1 118 0.5% YAVAPAI 8 523 189 29 749 3.0% YUMA 1 408 119 27 555 2.2% STATEWIDE 136 17,415 6,206 1,030 24,787 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 70.3% 25.0% 4.2% 100.0% Page 16 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 5 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 17 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS During the current reporting period, there were 24,787 calls to the Hotline that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of those, 384 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 24,403 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 22,065 (90.4 percent) 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 12000 10194 10000 8,897 8744 8000 6000 6,794 4867 4,932 3,570 4000 2000 598 0 April 2016 - September 2016, N=24,403 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 Page 18 of 71 October 2015 – March 2016, N=24,193 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 26 34 26 2 88 0.4% COCHISE 75 196 189 1 461 1.9% COCONINO 75 146 126 3 350 1.4% GILA 46 89 66 2 203 0.8% GRAHAM 28 78 55 4 165 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 18 30 18 0 66 0.3% MARICOPA 2,993 5,837 5,039 443 14,312 58.7% MOHAVE 166 344 283 4 797 3.3% NAVAJO 73 121 103 5 302 1.2% PIMA 764 2,116 1,711 76 4,667 19.1% PINAL 318 651 581 40 1,590 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 26 41 49 2 118 0.5% YAVAPAI 126 303 303 7 739 3.0% YUMA 133 208 195 9 545 2.2% STATEWIDE 4,867 10,194 8,744 598 24,403 100.0% % OF TOTAL 19.9% 41.8% 35.8% 2.5% 100.0% TABLE 7 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% Page 19 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 17,104 18000 17,208 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6,150 6,040 6000 4000 2000 136 1,013 166 779 0 April 2016 - September 2016, N=24,403 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Page 20 of 71 October 2015 – March 2016, N=24,193 PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 61 23 4 88 0.4% COCHISE 3 315 122 21 461 1.9% COCONINO 1 236 97 16 350 1.4% GILA 1 158 37 7 203 0.8% GRAHAM 4 107 49 5 165 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 51 14 1 66 0.3% MARICOPA 74 9,841 3,766 631 14,312 58.7% MOHAVE 3 595 165 34 797 3.3% NAVAJO 3 214 66 19 302 1.2% PIMA 26 3,406 1,067 168 4,667 19.1% PINAL 12 1,120 407 51 1,590 6.5% SANTA CRUZ 0 86 31 1 118 0.5% YAVAPAI 8 514 188 29 739 3.0% YUMA 1 400 118 26 545 2.2% STATEWIDE 136 17,104 6,150 1,013 24,403 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.6% 70.0% 25.2% 4.2% 100.0% TABLE 9 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 21 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 22 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 23 of 71 J K April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 2250 2,044 2000 1,610 1750 1500 1,036 1250 983 1000 757 698 750 500 288 250 33 0 April 2016 - September 2016, N=2,340 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 APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 1 0 0 1 0.0% COCONINO 9 27 12 0 48 2.1% 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 1 4 2 0 7 0.3% MARICOPA 236 751 721 28 1,736 74.2% MOHAVE 3 17 13 0 33 1.4% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 20 82 63 0 165 7.1% PINAL 8 104 126 5 243 10.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.0% YAVAPAI 8 27 27 0 62 2.6% YUMA 3 22 19 0 44 1.9% STATEWIDE 288 1,036 983 33 2,340 100.0% % OF TOTAL 12.3% 44.3% 42.0% 1.4% 100.0% Page 24 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 12 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 73.3% 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% CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 4,000 3,448 3,000 2,000 1556 1,000 1,383 617 19 41 148 237 0 April 2016 - September 2016, N=2,340 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 25 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 1 0 0 1 0.0% COCONINO 1 36 10 1 48 2.1% 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 4 3 0 7 0.3% MARICOPA 15 1,135 463 123 1,736 74.2% MOHAVE 0 25 6 2 33 1.4% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 0 119 34 12 165 7.1% PINAL 2 165 70 6 243 10.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.0% YAVAPAI 1 39 21 1 62 2.6% YUMA 0 31 10 3 44 1.9% STATEWIDE 19 1,556 617 148 2,340 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 66.5% 26.4% 6.3% 100.0% TABLE 14 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 73.3% 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% Page 26 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED APACHE 16 COCHISE 38 COCONINO 27 GILA 13 GRAHAM 12 GREENLEE 0 LA PAZ 7 MARICOPA MOHAVE 115 NAVAJO 1709 28 PIMA 676 PINAL 195 SANTA CRUZ 11 YAVAPAI 56 YUMA 64 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 April 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016, N=2,967 Page 27 of 71 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,700 1,800 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % OF REPORTS WHERE REPORTS REPORTS ASSIGNED A CHILD REMOVED ASSIGNED WITH A REMOVAL APACHE 88 16 18.2% COCHISE 461 38 8.2% COCONINO 350 27 7.7% GILA 203 13 6.4% GRAHAM 165 12 7.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 66 7 10.6% MARICOPA 14,312 1,709 11.9% MOHAVE 797 115 14.4% NAVAJO 302 28 9.3% PIMA 4,667 676 14.5% PINAL 1,590 195 12.3% SANTA CRUZ 118 11 9.3% YAVAPAI 739 56 7.6% YUMA 545 64 11.7% STATEWIDE 24,403 2,967 12.2% TABLE 16 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 28 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 1,140. For the prior reporting period, the number of reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,658 to 3,199. 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 5 percent. However, the substantiation rate for the current period is anticipated to be revised upwards in the next semiannual report.  The substantiation rate for the prior reporting period is 13 percent. However, when initially reported, the October 2015 – March 2016 substantiation rate was 7 percent. CHART 11 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 14% 14% 14% 16% 13% 14% 15% 12% 13% 12% 10% 5% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% October 2012 March 2013 April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 March 2014 April 2014 September 2014 Page 29 of 71 October 2014 March 2015 April 2015 September 2015 September 2015 - March 2016 April 2016 September 2016 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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. CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1,161 1,134 439 426 362 225 114 89 April 2016 - Sept 2016, N=2,823 PRIORITY 1 Oct 2015 - March 2016, N=1,127 PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 3 Page 30 of 71 PRIORITY 4 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 3 2 1 0 6 0.2% COCHISE 17 17 15 0 49 1.7% COCONINO 15 9 9 0 33 1.2% GILA 9 12 4 0 25 0.9% GRAHAM 5 8 2 0 15 0.5% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 6 1 2 0 9 0.3% MARICOPA 784 671 257 81 1,793 63.5% MOHAVE 42 48 25 0 115 4.1% NAVAJO 16 3 2 1 22 0.8% PIMA 135 251 73 2 461 16.3% PINAL 53 58 28 5 144 5.1% SANTA CRUZ 8 5 3 0 16 0.6% YAVAPAI 27 28 12 0 67 2.4% YUMA 41 21 6 0 68 2.4% STATEWIDE 1,161 1,134 439 89 2,823 100.0% % OF TOTAL 41.0% 40.2% 15.6% 3.2% 100.0% TABLE 18 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 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 8 12 5 0 25 2.2% COCONINO 3 2 3 0 8 0.7% GILA 7 3 1 1 12 1.1% GRAHAM 0 3 1 0 4 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 2 3 0 0 5 0.4% MARICOPA 330 250 170 95 845 74.9% MOHAVE 9 3 5 1 18 1.6% NAVAJO 2 0 0 1 3 0.3% PIMA 23 50 25 8 106 9.4% PINAL 15 15 8 4 42 3.7% SANTA CRUZ 3 5 1 1 10 0.9% YAVAPAI 7 9 3 2 21 1.9% YUMA 17 7 3 1 28 2.5% STATEWIDE 426 362 225 114 1,127 100.0% % OF TOTAL 37.8% 32.1% 20.0% 10.1% 100.0% Page 31 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 2,462 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 963 1,200 1,000 800 600 296 400 200 1 127 64 3 34 0 April 2016 - September 2016, N=2,823 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2015 - March 2016, N=1,127 PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 5 1 0 6 0.2% COCHISE 0 40 8 1 49 1.7% COCONINO 0 26 6 1 33 1.2% GILA 0 23 1 1 25 0.9% GRAHAM 0 14 1 0 15 0.5% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 9 0 0 9 0.3% MARICOPA 1 1,569 179 44 1,793 63.5% MOHAVE 0 97 16 2 115 4.1% NAVAJO 0 16 5 1 22 0.8% PIMA 0 404 49 8 461 16.3% PINAL 0 122 20 2 144 5.1% SANTA CRUZ 0 14 2 0 16 0.6% YAVAPAI 0 62 5 0 67 2.4% YUMA 0 61 3 4 68 2.4% STATEWIDE 1 2,462 296 64 2,823 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 87.2% 10.5% 2.3% 100.0% Page 32 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 20 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 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 21 3 1 25 2.2% COCONINO 0 8 0 0 8 0.7% GILA 0 11 0 1 12 1.1% GRAHAM 0 1 3 0 4 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 5 0 0 5 0.4% MARICOPA 3 723 93 26 845 74.9% MOHAVE 0 16 1 1 18 1.6% NAVAJO 0 1 0 2 3 0.3% PIMA 0 92 14 0 106 9.4% PINAL 0 36 6 0 42 3.7% SANTA CRUZ 0 6 3 1 10 0.9% YAVAPAI 0 17 3 1 21 1.9% YUMA 0 26 1 1 28 2.5% STATEWIDE 3 963 127 34 1,127 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.3% 85.4% 11.3% 3.0% 100.0% CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1600 1,444 1400 1200 1000 898 800 600 626 506 460 400 160 200 231 14 0 April 2016 - September 2016, N=1,140 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 October 2015 - March 2016, N=3,199 PRIORITY 3 Page 33 of 71 PRIORITY 4 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 21 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 1 2 1 0 4 0.4% COCHISE 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% COCONINO 9 6 3 0 18 1.6% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 1 2 0 0 3 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% MARICOPA 274 221 70 10 575 50.3% MOHAVE 27 17 8 0 52 4.6% NAVAJO 5 12 2 0 19 1.7% PIMA 103 202 63 3 371 32.4% PINAL 21 22 6 1 50 4.4% SANTA CRUZ 1 0 0 0 1 0.1% YAVAPAI 11 19 5 0 35 3.1% YUMA 5 3 2 0 10 0.9% STATEWIDE 460 506 160 14 1,140 100.0% % OF TOTAL 40.4% 44.4% 14.0% 1.2% 100.0% TABLE 22 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 10 8 2 0 20 0.6% COCHISE 17 19 11 1 48 1.5% COCONINO 22 23 11 1 57 1.8% GILA 10 1 1 0 12 0.4% GRAHAM 9 3 2 0 14 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 3 0 1 1 5 0.2% MARICOPA 855 422 330 155 1,762 55.1% MOHAVE 72 42 27 6 147 4.6% NAVAJO 30 17 15 0 62 1.9% PIMA 273 275 161 41 750 23.4% PINAL 64 43 28 13 148 4.6% SANTA CRUZ 5 3 2 2 12 0.4% YAVAPAI 32 30 26 8 96 3.0% YUMA 42 12 9 3 66 2.1% STATEWIDE 1,444 898 626 231 3,199 100.0% % OF TOTAL 45.1% 28.1% 19.6% 7.2% 100.0% Page 34 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 2,700 2,800 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 937 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 423 166 1 72 36 4 April 2016 - September 2016, N=1,140 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT October 2015 - March 2016, N=3,199 PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 2 1 1 4 0.4% COCHISE 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% COCONINO 0 16 2 0 18 1.6% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 2 1 0 3 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% MARICOPA 1 469 85 20 575 50.2% MOHAVE 0 45 7 0 52 4.6% NAVAJO 0 14 3 2 19 1.7% PIMA 0 307 55 9 371 32.5% PINAL 0 43 5 2 50 4.4% SANTA CRUZ 0 1 0 0 1 0.1% YAVAPAI 0 29 5 1 35 3.1% YUMA 0 7 2 1 10 0.9% STATEWIDE 1 937 166 36 1,140 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 82.1% 14.6% 3.2% 100.0% Page 35 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 24 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 18 1 1 20 0.6% COCHISE 0 37 8 3 48 1.5% COCONINO 0 46 8 3 57 1.8% GILA 0 12 0 0 12 0.4% GRAHAM 0 11 1 2 14 0.4% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 4 1 0 5 0.2% MARICOPA 3 1,476 242 41 1,762 55.1% MOHAVE 1 124 19 3 147 4.6% NAVAJO 0 54 6 2 62 1.9% PIMA 0 645 94 11 750 23.4% PINAL 0 125 18 5 148 4.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 12 0 0 12 0.4% YAVAPAI 0 79 17 0 96 3.0% YUMA 0 57 8 1 66 2.1% STATEWIDE 4 2,700 423 72 3,199 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 84.4% 13.2% 2.3% 100.0% The preliminary number of investigations that resulted in an unsubstantiated finding for this reporting period was 17,976. 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 8000 7470 7339 7085 7000 6000 5060 5000 4000 3000 2947 2983 2915 2000 438 1000 0 April 2016 - September 2016, N=17,976 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 Page 36 of 71 October 2015 - March 2016, N=18,261 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 25 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF TOTAL 1 2 3 4 APACHE 22 29 23 2 76 0.4% COCHISE 56 178 172 1 407 2.3% COCONINO 44 112 104 3 263 1.5% GILA 37 76 61 2 176 1.0% GRAHAM 21 66 52 4 143 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 10 24 15 0 49 0.3% MARICOPA 1,739 4,188 3,964 307 10,198 56.7% MOHAVE 93 246 227 4 570 3.2% NAVAJO 49 100 95 4 248 1.4% PIMA 505 1,565 1,485 66 3,621 20.1% PINAL 227 461 413 28 1,129 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 17 34 45 2 98 0.5% YAVAPAI 79 230 262 7 578 3.2% YUMA 84 161 167 8 420 2.3% STATEWIDE 2,983 7,470 7,085 438 17,976 100.0% % OF TOTAL 16.6% 41.6% 39.4% 2.4% 100.0% TABLE 26 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 24 32 10 87 0.5% COCHISE 55 101 140 42 338 1.9% COCONINO 35 79 118 32 264 1.4% GILA 25 39 69 23 156 0.9% GRAHAM 25 47 57 15 144 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 9 12 17 4 42 0.2% MARICOPA 1,811 2,891 4,185 1,722 10,609 58.0% MOHAVE 66 156 182 81 485 2.7% NAVAJO 56 87 126 53 322 1.8% PIMA 450 975 1,488 572 3,485 19.0% PINAL 192 329 469 169 1,159 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 17 21 48 34 120 0.7% YAVAPAI 97 166 241 97 601 3.3% YUMA 88 133 167 61 449 2.5% STATEWIDE 2,947 5,060 7,339 2,915 18,261 100.0% % OF TOTAL 16.1% 27.7% 40.2% 16.0% 100.0% Page 37 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 14,000 12,378 11,990 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 5,127 5,101 4,000 2,000 606 768 117 150 April 2016 - September 2016, N=17,976 October 2015 - March 2016, N=18,261 0 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY EMOTION NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL AL ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE APACHE 0 52 21 3 76 0.4% COCHISE 3 270 114 20 407 2.3% COCONINO 1 164 84 14 263 1.5% GILA 1 135 34 6 176 1.0% GRAHAM 4 87 47 5 143 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 36 12 1 49 0.3% MARICOPA 57 6,614 3,072 455 10,198 56.7% MOHAVE 3 404 135 28 570 3.2% NAVAJO 3 175 55 15 248 1.4% PIMA 26 2,530 928 137 3,621 20.1% PINAL 10 770 310 39 1,129 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 68 29 1 98 0.5% YAVAPAI 8 385 158 27 578 3.2% YUMA 1 300 102 17 420 2.3% STATEWIDE 117 11,990 5,101 768 17,976 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.7% 66.6% 28.4% 4.3% 100.0% Page 38 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 28 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 67 16 4 87 0.5% COCHISE 4 239 83 12 338 1.9% COCONINO 3 192 61 8 264 1.4% GILA 0 110 37 9 156 0.9% GRAHAM 2 98 41 3 144 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 30 11 1 42 0.2% MARICOPA 80 7,033 3,164 332 10,609 58.0% MOHAVE 6 337 126 16 485 2.7% NAVAJO 0 227 82 13 322 1.8% PIMA 31 2,449 878 127 3,485 19.0% PINAL 10 788 319 42 1,159 6.3% SANTA CRUZ 3 69 43 5 120 0.7% YAVAPAI 6 434 142 19 601 3.3% YUMA 5 305 124 15 449 2.5% STATEWIDE 150 12,378 5,127 606 18,261 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.8% 67.8% 28.1% 3.3% 100.0% 100.0% SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Communications from providers indicate that there were two newborn infant delivered to Safe Haven providers during the April 2016 – September 2016 reporting period. This compares to one newborn infants being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the prior reporting period. Page 39 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During the current reporting period, 5,669 children entered care, which represents a 7.7 percent decrease in children entering care over the prior reporting period and a 16.9 percent decrease 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 6,461 6,819 6,000 5,500 5,101 5,702 5,701 5,935 6,141 5,669 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 October April 2013 October April 2014 October April 2015 October April 2016 2012 - March September 2013 - March September 2014 - March September 2015 - March September 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 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 109, which represents 1.9 percent of the children entering care this reporting period. Information on the county level distribution of voluntary placements into out-of-home care can be found in Table 29 for the current reporting period and in Table 30 for the prior reporting period. Voluntary foster care may be provided when the parents or legal guardians of a child have requested such assistance and have signed a legally binding written agreement for the temporary placement of the child in foster care while risk factors are addressed to enable the child to live safely at home. A.R.S. § 8-806 authorizes the Department to provide voluntary foster care placement for children for a period not to exceed 90 days and no more than twice within 24 consecutive months unless a dependency petition is pending. Page 40 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 28 0.5% 1 3.6% COCHISE 75 1.3% 0 0.0% COCONINO 66 1.2% 5 7.6% GILA 32 0.6% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 27 0.5% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 23 0.4% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,276 57.7% 43 1.3% MOHAVE 229 4.0% 1 0.4% NAVAJO 40 0.7% 2 5.0% PIMA 1,280 22.6% 44 3.4% PINAL 336 5.9% 3 0.9% SANTA CRUZ 21 0.4% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 106 1.9% 5 4.7% YUMA 130 2.3% 5 3.8% STATEWIDE 5,669 100.0% 109 1.9% TABLE 30 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 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% Page 41 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 5,669, which represents a decrease of 7.7 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 APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 REMOVAL THE LAST 12 REMOVAL IN THE IN THE MONTHS IN THE PRIOR 12 TO PRIOR 12 LAST 12 24 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS MONTHS APACHE 28 0.5% 0 0.0% 1 3.6% COCHISE 75 1.3% 3 4.0% 4 5.3% COCONINO 66 1.2% 11 16.7% 1 1.5% GILA 32 0.6% 2 6.3% 1 3.1% GRAHAM 27 0.5% 2 7.4% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 23 0.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 3,276 57.7% 308 9.4% 111 3.4% MOHAVE 229 4.0% 8 3.5% 10 4.4% NAVAJO 40 0.7% 3 7.5% 0 0.0% PIMA 1,280 22.6% 135 10.6% 50 3.9% PINAL 336 5.9% 26 7.7% 7 2.1% SANTA CRUZ 21 0.4% 2 9.5% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 106 1.9% 13 12.3% 3 2.8% YUMA 130 2.3% 7 5.4% 7 5.4% STATEWIDE 5,669 100.0% 520 9.2% 195 3.4% Page 42 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 32 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 REMOVAL THE LAST 12 REMOVAL IN THE IN THE MONTHS IN THE PRIOR 12 TO PRIOR 12 LAST 12 24 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS 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% CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7,000 6,000 6,141 5,669 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 520 483 1,000 195 0 April 2016 - September 2016 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 43 of 71 173 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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, 14,355 (79.7 percent) children were placed in family settings either with kinship 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 Number of Children 18,000 16,990 17,000 18,657 17,592 15,751 18,906 17,984 16,000 15,000 15,037 14,000 13,000 14,314 12,000 11,000 10,000 October April 2013 October April 2014 October April 2015 October April 2016 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September 2015 September March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 2015 March 2016 2016 Page 44 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 8000 6,037 33.6% 7000 6,301 33.3% Number of Children 6000 5000 2,927 15.5% 4000 2,713 15.1% 3000 2000 1,445 8.0% 3,043 17.0% 3,150 16.7% 3,876 4,101 21.5% 21.7% 1,528 8.1% 899 4.8% 870 4.8% 1000 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and Over Ages of Children September 30, 2016, N=17,984 March 31, 2016, N=18,906 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 8,000 7,000 6,632 6,293 35.1% 35.0% 6,371 6,689 35.3% 35.4% Number of Children 6,000 5,000 2,696 15.0% 4,000 2,914 15.4% 1,432 1,561 8.0% 8.3% 3,000 2,000 1,020 5.7% 172 186 1.0% 1.0% 1,000 924 4.9% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Other Ethnicity September 30, 2016, N=17,984 March 31, 2016, N=18,906 For 54.8 percent of the children in out-of-home care, family reunification remains the primary case plan goal. See Chart 23 for additional detail on the case plan goals of children in out-of-home care. Page 45 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 23 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY CASE PLAN GOAL 12000 11000 Number of Children 10000 9860 54.8% 10,169 53.8% 9000 8000 7000 4623 25.6% 4,224 22.3% 6000 5000 2,447 1561 12.9% 8.7% 4000 3000 180 1.0% 2000 1000 179 0.9% 174 1.0% 299 1.6% 1557 1,559 8.7% 8.2% 29 29 0.2% 0.2% 0 Return to Family Live With Other Relatives Adoption Long Term Foster Care Independent Living Guardianship Case Plan Goal Being Developed Case Plan Goals September 30, 2016, N=17,984 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 8,177 44.9% 45.6% Number of Children 8,000 6,457 6,158 34.2% 34.2% 7,000 6,000 5,000 1,961 1,917 10.4% 10.7% 4,000 3,000 745 797 4.1% 4.2% 2,000 1,000 511 505 2.8% 2.7% 330 368 1.8% 1.9% 19 26 0.1% 0.1% Runaway Trial Home Visit 127 286 0.7% 1.5% 0 Relative Family Group Home Residential Foster Home Treatment Independent Living No Identified Pacement Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2016, N=17,984 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 46 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 UNDER 1 652 770 1 6 0 1 3 12 1,445 8.1% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 821 723 629 563 530 502 508 469 477 420 368 285 288 250 241 190 197 727 565 496 422 371 321 310 314 295 260 224 180 179 147 156 170 194 2 11 10 20 31 53 68 96 78 113 132 121 150 179 200 257 272 9 10 17 18 16 25 10 14 11 11 22 22 38 82 98 108 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 3 1 1 4 3 0 2 1 2 1 7 7 22 52 76 135 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 8 3 4 7 7 9 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 5 7 12 14 1,572 1,315 1,159 1,032 959 916 900 897 864 810 751 618 664 686 756 816 954 8.9% 7.3% 6.4% 5.7% 5.3% 5.1% 5.0% 5.0% 4.8% 4.5% 4.2% 3.4% 3.7% 3.8% 4.2% 4.5% 5.3% 18 AND OLDER 53 68 123 91 506 8 0 21 870 4.8% TOTAL 8,166 6,169 1,917 745 511 330 19 127 17,984 100.0% % OF TOTAL 45.5% 34.3% 10.7% 4.1% 2.8% 1.8% 0.1% 0.7% 100.0% 0.0% 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 47 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements During the reporting period 1,054 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 548 52.1% 600 Number of Children 500 475 48.7% 400 300 198 193 18.7% 19.8% 200 100 107 115 10.9% 11.0% 138 13.1% 142 14.6% 35 3.3% 28 2.9% 20 1.9% 29 3.0% 0 Under 1 year 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and over Ages of Children April 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016, N=1,054 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 10,000 9,555 50.5% 7,794 43.3% 9,000 Number of Children 8,000 5,428 30.2% 7,000 4,803 25.4% 6,000 5,000 3,846 21.4% 4,000 3,686 19.5% 3,000 2,000 1,000 916 5.1% 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, 2016, N=17,984 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 48 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 Placements 2.5 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 538 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 9,280 49.1% 10,000 8,151 45.3% 9,000 Number of Children 8,000 5,577 5,574 31.0% 29.5% 6,000 7,000 5,000 4,000 3,746 3,558 19.8% 19.8% 3,000 569 3.1% 2,000 151 0.8% 54 60 0.3% 0.3% 15 9 0.1% 0.1% 66 80 0.4% 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, 2016, N=17,984 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 49 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements At the end of the reporting period there were 17,984 children in out-of-home care who required visitation. Of these children, visitation was documented in the automated system for 16,947 children. CHART 28 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 20,000 18,000 16,947 94.2% 16,985 89.8% Number of Homes 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 1,037 5.8% 4,000 1,921 10.2% 2,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2016 - September 2016, N=17,984 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 5,276 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of reunification. Of those parents requiring visitation, 2,563 (48.6 percent) received the required visitation. This number does not reflect attempted visitation where contact with the parent(s) did not take place. CHART 29 NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING AND NOT RECEIVING VISITATION BY REPORTING PERIOD Number of Children 15,746 16,951 13,818 15,000 13,000 15,323 14,846 17,000 16,947 12,997 12,101 11,000 9,000 7,000 5,000 3,000 2,213 2,040 1,933 2,144 2,269 2,911 1,051 1,037 1,000 October April 2013 - October April 2014 - October April 2015 - October April 2016 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September 2015 September March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 2015 March 2016 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 50 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, & VISITATION As of March 31, 2016 there were 4,5969 foster homes licensed for a total capacity of 10,786 spaces. Of the spaces, 2,959 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, 985 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 994 homes left the system. This compares to 882 new homes being licensed and 871 homes leaving the system during the prior reporting period. The following chart gives the reasons for foster home closures for the current reporting period. The Department updated the reasons for which foster parents may identify as their reason for closure. The chart below includes reasons not previously captured in this report. CHART 30 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBET 30, 2016 340 350 Number of Foster Homes 300 250 200 153 124 150 85 100 70 50 4 4 17 12 3 16 26 53 11 3 29 34 10 ith tw Co nf lic A do pt io n or G ua rd i an sh ip B D u isg Ag rn Fa ile en -Ou ru n c d t to D tled y P iv o O bt or /Dis licy ai n ce/M sati A sf a pp i ro rital ed pr Is i s at O e T ues th er ra H in Ti ea i m l e C Lac th R ng k om of ela te m P itm lac d e en m e t Pe s/Pr nt io rs on rit e al /P s r i v Re a Pr un eg te ifi Rel n R a o ca tio cat efus ncy io ed n n of CA K Out U P i nr Sp ec nsh -ofes ip St po ifi at c n P Li ce sive Ch lace e ild ns m t eE oL e L xp ice eft nt H ire ns in om Re dgu Clo g A e la ge to sed nc ry b A yO y ct io LC n -O R LC R 0 N=994 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 51 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 4,365 95.0% 4,258 91.0% Number of Homes 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 231 5.0% 1,000 423 9.0% 500 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2016 - September 2016, N=4,596 October 2015 - March 2016, N=4,681 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing agency specialist. Page 52 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 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 +9.7% OCTOBER 2015 – MARCH 2016 5,668 +2.0% APRIL 2016 – SEPTEMBER 2016 6,377 +12.5% 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 Oct 2012 Mar 2013 Apr 2013Sep 2013 Oct 2013 Mar 2014 Apr 2014Sep 2014 Oct 2014 Mar 2015 Number of New Removals Page 53 of 71 Apr 2015Sep 2015 Oct 2015 Mar 2016 Number of Exiting Foster Care Apr 2016Sep 2016 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 276 4.3% Ages 1 to 5 2,300 36.2% Ages 6 to 8 1,028 16.1% Ages 9 to 12 1,093 17.1% Ages 13 to 17 1,163 18.2% 18 and Over 517 8.1% Total 6,377 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 2,289 2,176 994 526 74 318 6,377 Percentage 35.9% 34.1% 15.6% 8.2% 1.2% 5.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 3,370 1,478 710 343 185 291 6,377 Percentage 52.8% 23.2% 11.1% 5.4% 2.9% 4.6% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 806 2,050 1,780 1,741 6,377 Percentage 12.6% 32.2% 27.9% 27.3% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 8.63 2.14 17.56 7.80 1.00 14.70 Page 54 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 229 6.8% Ages 1 to 5 1,197 35.3% Ages 6 to 8 582 17.2% Ages 9 to 12 678 20.0% Ages 13 to 17 697 20.6% 18 and Over 3 0.1% Total 3,386 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1,171 1,147 552 244 40 232 3,386 Percentage 34.5% 33.9% 16.3% 7.2% 1.2% 6.9% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 1,939 839 340 150 60 58 Percentage 57.3% 24.8% 10.0% 4.4% 1.8% 1.7% 3,386 100.0% 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 717 1,520 915 234 Percentage 21.2% 44.9% 27.0% 6.9% 3,386 100.0% Average By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care 7.90 1.77 9.82 Median 7.45 1.00 8.96 Page 55 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 1 3.4% Ages 1 to 5 10 34.5% Ages 6 to 8 4 13.8% Ages 9 to 12 3 10.3% Ages 13 to 17 11 38.0% 18 and Over 0 0.0% Total 29 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 11 8 3 3 0 4 29 Percentage 38.0% 27.6% 10.3% 10.3% 0.0% 13.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 25 2 2 0 0 0 29 Percentage 86.2% 6.9% 6.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 11 11 6 1 29 Percentage 37.9% 37.9% 20.8% 3.4% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 9.49 1.21 5.68 8.87 1.00 2.63 Page 56 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 25 1.3% Ages 1 to 5 1,014 52.3% Ages 6 to 8 381 19.7% Ages 9 to 12 312 16.1% Ages 13 to 17 203 10.5% 18 and Over 1 0.1% Total 1,936 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 786 660 283 137 19 51 1,936 Percentage 40.6% 34.1% 14.6% 7.1% 1.0% 2.6% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 958 466 261 122 68 61 1,936 Percentage 49.4% 24.1% 13.5% 6.3% 3.5% 3.2% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 0 59 787 1,090 0.0% 3.0% 40.7% 56.3% 1936 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 6.42 2.05 26.93 5.42 2.00 25.33 Page 57 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 3 0.8% Ages 1 to 5 39 11.0% Ages 6 to 8 46 12.9% Ages 9 to 12 81 22.8% Ages 13 to 17 185 51.9% 18 and Over 2 0.6% Total 356 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 108 139 47 44 6 12 356 Percentage 30.3% 39.0% 13.2% 12.4% 1.7% 3.4% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 225 61 39 16 8 7 356 Percentage 63.2% 17.1% 11.0% 4.5% 2.2% 2.0% 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 23 125 124 84 356 Percentage 6.5% 35.1% 34.8% 23.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 12.22 1.76 16.45 13.31 1.00 15.23 Page 58 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 By Age Number Percentage 0.0% 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 0.0% Ages 13 to 17 504 100.0% 18 and Over Total 504 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 187 183 91 30 7 6 504 Percentage 37.0% 36.3% 18.1% 6.0% 1.4% 1.2% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 126 74 60 44 41 159 504 Percentage 25.0% 14.7% 11.9% 8.7% 8.1% 31.6% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 3 97 87 317 504 Percentage 0.6% 19.2% 17.3% 62.9% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 18.98 5.30 37.61 18.42 3.00 34.19 Page 59 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 15 13.0% Ages 1 to 5 40 34.8% Ages 6 to 8 14 12.2% Ages 9 to 12 18 15.7% Ages 13 to 17 25 21.7% 18 and Over 3 2.6% Total 115 100.0% Ethnicity Number 17 15 8 65 1 9 115 Percentage 14.8% 13.0% 7.0% 56.5% 0.9% 7.8% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 67 29 6 7 3 3 Percentage 58.3% 25.2% 5.2% 6.1% 2.6% 2.6% 115 100.0% 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 41 42 24 8 Percentage 35.7% 36.4% 20.9% 7.0% 115 100.0% Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 7.59 1.89 8.36 6.41 1.00 4.70 Page 60 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 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 39 81.3% 18 and Over 9 18.7% 100.0% Total 48 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 9 22 10 3 1 3 48 Percentage 18.8% 45.7% 20.8% 6.3% 2.1% 6.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 28 6 2 4 5 3 48 Percentage 58.3% 12.5% 4.2% 8.3% 10.4% 6.3% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 10 17 14 7 48 Percentage 20.8% 35.4% 29.2% 14.6% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average 16.67 2.35 13.42 Median 17.32 1.00 9.90 Page 61 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 By Age Number Percentage Under 1 3 100.0% 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 0 0.0% 100.0% Total 3 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Percentage 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 Percentage 66.7% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 1 2 0 0 3 Percentage 33.3% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Average By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care 0.56 1.33 3.83 Median 0.61 1.00 4.47 Page 62 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 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 Waiting autopsy report Family Foster Care Maricopa Natural Causes Unlicensed Relative Foster Care Maricopa Waiting for autopsy report Unlicensed Relative Foster Care TABLE 46 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN AN OPEN CASE WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ALLEGED ABUSE AS CATEGORIZED BY THE CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP AND COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.5% 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 1 0 0 0 1 12.5% MARICOPA 3 1 0 0 0 4 50.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 1 0 1 0 0 2 25.0% 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 5 2 1 0 0 8 100.0% % OF TOTAL 62.5% 25.0% 12.5% 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. The information that comes to DCS's attention and the determination of the fatality due to abuse or neglect may occur sometime after the actual incident for a number of reasons including a determination by a medical professional, a medical examiner, or a criminal child abuse arrest and charge of the perpetrator. Page 63 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHILDREN WITH CASE PLAN GOALS OF ADOPTION Of the 17,984 children in out-of-home care on September 30, 2016, there were 4,623 or 25.7 percent who had a case plan goal of adoption. Of those, 2,761 have been placed and another 1,862 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 1,400 1276 46.2% Number of Children 1,200 1,000 725 38.9% 800 340 18.3% 400 200 513 18.6% 505 18.3% 600 129 4.7% 407 21.8% 338 286 12.2% 15.4% 104 5.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Under 1 1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18 and Over Ages of Children Placed, N=2,761 Not Placed, N=1,862 CHART 34 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 1100 1028 37.2% 993 36.0% 1000 900 Number of Children 800 700 668 35.9% 629 33.8% 600 415 15.0% 500 292 15.7% 400 300 181 6.6% 200 164 8.8% 125 4.5% 19 0.7% 100 12 0.6% 97 5.2% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Ethnicity Placed, N=2,761 Not Placed, N=1,862 Page 64 of 71 Other April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 47 NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 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 7 0 0 0 7 0.2% COCHISE 65 0 0 0 65 2.2% COCONINO 18 0 0 0 18 0.6% GILA 37 0 0 0 37 1.3% GRAHAM 13 0 0 0 13 0.4% GREENLEE 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 1,424 12 0 6 1,442 49.3% MOHAVE 187 0 0 0 187 6.4% NAVAJO 16 0 0 0 16 0.5% PIMA 667 16 0 0 683 23.4% PINAL 263 0 0 0 263 9.0% SANTA CRUZ 8 0 0 0 8 0.3% YAVAPAI 127 0 0 0 127 4.3% YUMA 60 0 0 0 60 2.0% STATEWIDE 2,894 28 0 6 2,928 100.0% % OF TOTAL 98.8% 1.0% 0.0% 0.2% 100.0% The average length of time that a child with a case plan goal of “adoption” has spent in out-of-home care is 2 years and 22 days. Information on the number of placements in terms of the average, median, and range for children with a case plan goal of adoption is shown below in Table 48. TABLE 48 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION Placements 2.6 Average 2 Median 1 Range Minimum 31 Range Maximum Page 65 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Number of Children CHART 35 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 2,336 84.6% 1,131 60.7% 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 713 38.3% 399 14.5% 26 0.9% Legally Free Not Free 18 1.0% Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=2,761 Not Placed, N = 1,862 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. 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 2800 2600 2400 2200 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2,391 86.5% 58 2.1% Less than 1 month** 1 to 3 months 113 4.1% 87 3.2% 3 to 6 months 6 to 12 months Length of Time Placed, N=2,761 Page 66 of 71 68 2.5% 1 to 2 years 20 0.7% 24 0.9% 2 to 3 years 3 or more years April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 1,495 54.1% 1,600 1,435 55.2% 1,201 43.5% Number of Children 1,400 1,200 1,117 42.9% 1,000 800 600 400 200 57 2.1% 35 1.3% 15 0.6% 8 0.3% 0 Divorced Married Single Widowed Length of Time April 2016 - September 2016, N=2,761 October 2015 - March 2016, N=2,602 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 1,281 49.2% 1,360 49.3% 1,191 43.1% Number of Children 1,200 1,007 38.7% 1,000 800 600 210 7.6% 400 314 12.1% 200 0 Relative Non-Relative Foster Parent Length of Time April 2016 - September 2016, N=2,761 Page 67 of 71 October 2015 - March 2016, N=2,602 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements DISRUPTIONS TABLE 49 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION WHO WERE IN AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND DISRUPTED BY AGE AND ETHNICITY By Age Under 1 Ages 1 – 5 Ages 6 – 8 Ages 9 – 12 Ages 13 – 17 18 and Over Total Number 1 2 4 6 4 0 17 Percentage 5.9% 11.8% 23.5% 35.3% 23.5% 0.0% 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 1 11 0 2 0 3 17 Percentage 5.9% 64.7% 0.0% 11.8% 0.0% 17.6% 100.0% 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 9 52.9% 10 7 77.8% Number of Children 8 8 47.1% 6 4 2 22.2% 2 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Divorced Married Single Widowed Length of Time April 2016 - September 2016, N=17 Page 68 of 71 October 2015 - March 2016, N=9 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 9 52.9% 10 7 41.2% Number of Children 8 6 4 44.4% 4 44.4% 4 1 5.9% 1 11.1% 2 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2016 - September 2016, N=17 Foster Parent October 2015 - March 2016, N=9 ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 41 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION 2,200 Number of Children 2,000 1,800 1,936 1,600 1,186 1,518 1,400 1,200 1,270 1,552 1,726 1,576 1,215 1,000 October April 2013October April 2014October April 2015October April 20162012 September 2013 September 2014 September 2015 September March 2013 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 2015 March 2016 2016 Page 69 of 71 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements There were 1,936 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 1,000 785 45.5% 800 785 40.5% 680 39.4% 789 40.8% 600 225 13.0% 400 200 59 3.0% 303 15.7% 36 2.1% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2016 - September 2016, N=1,936 October 2015 - March 2016, N=1,726 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 1,004 51.8% 1,098 63.6% Number of Children 1,000 800 609 31.5% 600 405 23.5% 400 261 13.5% 175 10.1% 200 62 3.2% 48 2.8% 0 Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years More than 3 years Length of Time April 2016 - September 2016, N=1,936 Page 70 of 71 October 2015 - March 2016, N=1,726 April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 44 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 1,091 56.3% 1,200 1,022 59.2% Number of Children 1,000 818 42.3% 800 664 38.5% 600 400 200 30 1.7% 18 0.9% 10 0.6% 9 0.5% 0 Divorced Married Single April 2016 - September 2016, N=1,936 Widowed October 2015 - March 2016, N=1,726 CHART 45 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT TO THE CHILD 1,200 1,162 60.0% 990 57.4% Number of Children 1,000 800 649 37.6% 696 36.0% 600 400 78 4.0% 200 87 5.0% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2016 - September 2016, N=1,936 Page 71 of 71 Foster Parent October 2015 - March 2016, N=1,726