Arizona Department of Child Safety Douglas A. Ducey Governor Gregory McKay Director June 30, 2017 The Honorable Douglas A. Ducey Governor of Arizona 1700 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85005 Re: Semi-Annual Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Dear Governor Ducey: Pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-526, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) submits the enclosed semi-annual report on child welfare for the period of October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. 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 Steve Yarbrough, Arizona State Senate Speaker J.D. Mesnard, Arizona State House of Representatives Senator Nancy Barto, Chairman, Senate Health and Human Services Committee Representative Eddie Farnsworth, Chairman, House Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Representative Heather Carter, Chairman, House Health Committee Senator Kate Brophy McGee, Arizona State Senate Secretary of State Michele Reagan Kirk Adams, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor Holly Henley, Director, Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records Lorenzo Romero, Director, Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting Sarah Pirzada, Budget Manager, Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting Christina Corieri, Senior 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 Rick Hazelton, Analyst, House Health 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 Amilyn Pierce, Deputy Chief of Staff, House Majority Caucus Justin Wilmeth, Policy Advisor, House Majority Caucus Cynthia Aragon, Chief of Staff, House Democratic Caucus CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES [LAWS 2015, CHAPTER 257] ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHILD WELFARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Arizona Revised Statute § 8-526 requires the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) to compile information and produce a semi-annual report for the periods ending on March 31st and September 30th of each year regarding Child Welfare Services. This report is for the semi-annual reporting period beginning on October 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2017. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Reporting period: October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017) Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………… 4 SEMI-ANNUAL COMPARISONS…………………………………………………………….. 11 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…………………… 12 14 15 16 17 18 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……. 19 20 21 22 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 75 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017) 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 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Number of Safe Haven infants delivered during reporting period………………………. 44 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……………………………………………………………... 44 45 46 47 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………………………………… 48 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 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……………………………….. 55 55 56 56 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……………………………….... 57 58 59 60 61 62 Page 2 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) (Reporting period: October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017) 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 75 Page 63 64 65 66 67 67 68 68 69 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) is pleased to publish this semi-annual report for October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 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 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. Pursuant to Laws 2014, 2nd Special Session, Chapter 1, Section 160 the Department in collaboration with the Director of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC), the Director of the Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) were to make recommendations to the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives on consolidating child welfare reports by September 1, 2016. This report was developed after multiple meetings with stakeholders. Additional recommendations will be providing to the JLBC in December 2017 to consolidate elements of this report with other Department reports. The Department continues to conduct stakeholder meetings to inform not only consolidation efforts but the identification of outcome metrics to better inform policy and practice decision-making by DCS and stakeholders. The Department discussed with stakeholders changing part of the narrative structure of this report to eliminate redundancy and streamline the presentation of data. Stakeholders agreed that the removal of narrative that simply reiterated data in charts and tables was acceptable as long as the narrative did not provide an analysis of the data or impact the executive summary. Therefore, this report will differ from prior versions and future reports may be structured differently depending on the outcome of future DCS and stakeholder recommendations that will be reviewed by the JLBC. Child Abuse Hotline and Investigations The statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 23,579 calls that met the statutory criteria for a report. Of these, 353 were within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments and were referred to those jurisdictions. The total number of reports represents a 5 percent decrease over the prior reporting period, but a 4 percent decrease over the same reporting period last year. In addition to responding to all reports received in this reporting period, the Department closed 22,220 reports this reporting period which is a 0.7 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 53 percent decrease in total open reports from 13,477 in October 2016 to Page 4 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 6,401 in March 2017. The Department continues to recognize this accomplishment as this contributes to reductions in caseloads for investigators and allows them to spend more time engaging with families to complete thorough assessments. Of the reports subject to substantiation during this reporting period, the preliminary number of reports that were substantiated is 511 (2.2 percent). An additional 3,150 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). 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 slowing the rate of out-of-home population growth, 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  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; Investigations  Reduced the total number of inactive cases from 4,790 in October 2016 to 746 in March 2017, an 84 percent reduction.  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.  Developing new and revised policies and forms related to SAFE AZ model.  Action for Child Protection scheduled to deliver a 2 week “boot camp” training for 30 Safety Practice Experts (SPEs) – supervisors, trainers, policy, and identified program specialists. SPEs will participate in site-based teams to support implementation.  Developed and implementing SAFE AZ model training for all field staff including Specialists, Supervisors, and Program Managers. It is anticipated that training will be completed in August 2017.  Implemented a field guide that facilitates the collection and documentation of safety and risk assessment information;  Created and implemented a dashboard to track overall investigation case management.  Created and implemented a dashboard to monitor all overdue reports.  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 Page 5 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements   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 timely case transfers from investigation to ongoing units in several offices throughout the state; Initiated the development of Safe Services Pathways to better engage families in services when the Family Functioning Assessment determines the children in the family are safe. This practice is intended to help connect families in the most appropriate level of services to prevent future reports or involvement with the Department. Services  Sustained the Building Resilient Families (BRF) program to deliver in-home prevention services in Maricopa County for low risk families who have been the subject of a DCS investigation. Referrals to BRF have increased significantly, from 341 in the second quarter of SFY 2017 to 521 in the third quarter (a 55 percent increase).  Initiated planning to expand the BRF program statewide.  Continue to monitor and 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 and Maricopa Counties.  Increased utilization of In-Home prevention services.  Expansion of Substance Exposed Newborn Safe Environment (SENSE) program. In December 2015, the Department implemented the SENSE program in Mohave County, while maintaining it in Maricopa and Yuma County. Due to challenges the Mohave County Health Department and community providers faced hiring nursing staff, the program has been temporarily put on hold as the nursing component could not be provided. DCS is in the process of implementing SENSE in Yavapai, Pima, and Pinal Counties. with plans to expand the program to all counties.  Implemented the Safe Sleep prevention program as well as the Baby Box Program to reduce the number of infant deaths related to unsafe sleep environments. Continuous Quality Improvement  In January 2017, the Department implemented the Systemic Critical Incident Review Process. Systemic Critical Incident Reviews are conducted by the Safety Analysis Review Team who reviews all critical incident cases received by DCS in order to identify and analyze systemic issues and generate recommendations for improvements.  DCS received training and technical assistance from the Safety Collaborative on implementing Safety Science principles in the DCS culture and critical incident review process.  Created and implemented supervision guides for investigation and ongoing cases;  Completed policy analysis on the investigation/assessment of very low risk families;  Partnering with Action for Child Protection on latest enhancements of their nationally recognized safety assessment model;  Implementing first phase of the roll-out for Guardian Mobile solutions; part of the process to replace the old statewide automated child welfare information system (CHILDS) with a Page 6 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements more robust system. The first group of users of the mobile system are expected to begin July 2017. Employee Retention  Realigned the pay structure for DCS Specialists to permit them to reach their maximum pay range more expeditiously.  Realigned the pay structure for Case Aides to increase the introductory pay rate to improve employee retention.  Increased the pay rate for many support staff who make it possible for Specialists and Supervisors to perform at their best.  Implemented and refined staff exit interviews;  Improved case aide ratios;  Refining and implementing improvements of employee onboarding experience.  Renovations to the DCS Specialist Core training were completed. During SFY 2016, the Department continued its improvements to the DCS Specialist core training program, including shifting much of the learning for new DCS Specialists to on the job training. 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 slowing the out-of-home (OOH) population rate is evidenced by a sustained decrease of children in OOH care. The number of children in out-of-home care decreased from 18,906 in March 2016 to 16,899 in March 2017, representing a 10.6 percent decrease. Additionally, the department experienced more children exiting than entering OOH care for 10 of 12 months between April 2016 and March 2017. 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, utilization of in-home prevention services and focused attention on improved family assessment during investigations. During this reporting period, 5,236 children were removed compared to 5,669 removals the prior reporting period. This represents a 7.6 percent reduction in the number of children entering out-of-home placement. The Department continues to make efforts to place children who have been removed from their home in the most family-like setting possible. As of March 31, 2017, 13,398 children – or 79.3 percent of all children in out-of-home care – were placed with kinship or licensed foster parents. An additional 12 children were placed with their parents on a trial home visit and 516 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 care on the last day of the reporting period, 7,558 (45.1 percent) were placed with kin. Additionally, the number of children in shelter care more than 21 days significantly reduced from 1054 last reporting period to 854 this period which is a 17 percent decrease. Also during this reporting period DCS was able to accomplish the following: Page 7 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements     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; Continued work by 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; 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 95.7 percent of the children in foster care receiving their visitation during the last month of the reporting period. This is a 1.5 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 A total of 2,954 children exited DCS custody to reunify with their parents or primary caretakers or to live with other relatives this reporting period compared to 3,386 during the same reporting period last year, which is a 12.9 percent decrease. This reduction is proportional to the decrease in OOH care over the same reporting period last year of 10.6 percent. 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 2,195 adoptions compared to 1,936 in the previous reporting period; an increase of 13.4 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. The Department has been working to improve processes to identify bed capacity and availability. The Bed Management Unit was created in 2016 to examine ‘bed holds’ definitions, restricted beds and bed status. Additionally, this unit is working to gain a better understanding of the needs of the Department when addressing the consistency and accuracy of how we collect information on the usable contracted beds. The Department continues to address issues with the licensing process that cause delays for qualified persons to become licensed foster parents. 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. Page 8 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 8.7 percent increase in the number of new homes being licensed during the reporting period compared to the previous reporting period. There were 985 new homes licensed the last reporting period compared to 1,071 new homes this period. Additionally, the overall total number of licensed foster homes increased by 8.73 percent compared to the previous reporting period. There were 4,596 licensed foster homes during the previous reporting period and 5,000 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. In addition, three strategic objectives were identified for FY 2017 which are aimed at being responsive to immediate needs while continuing to work towards building systems to ensure sustainability and success over the long term: 1. Avoid historic 10%+ out-of-home population growth through improving safety decisions, targeted activities, and prevention work. 2. Maintain Fiscal Responsibility. 3. Improve Employee Retention. Each strategic objective consists of initiatives and key actions that have been identified as moving the Department towards successful completion. Additionally, each strategic initiative has an assigned team lead and a project manager to guide the efforts and track timely delivery. Monthly reporting is required and allows the management team to address unforeseen barriers as well as make any necessary modifications to project plans as needed. In March 2017, the Department filled 1,353 (96 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, Case Aide and support staff pay structure to help employee retention. In addition, the Department has been working with Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University to improve accountability and completion of the Title IV-E University child welfare program. One of the Department's most significant efforts during this reporting period has been to address the long-standing issue of the 'backlog' or 'inactive' cases, which are those cases that had no case notes or service authorizations for 60 days or more. Prior to 2015, efforts to reduce the backlog did not involve a methodical, focused approach. Current efforts ensure that an inactive case receives careful review Page 9 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 utilized 'select assistance work teams' who were assigned to specific field offices to review cases, identify actions required to complete overdue investigations, complete field response activities and complete final quality assurance reviews. Regional action plans to address the backlog of inactive cases include continuing off-line time for case managers to complete actions on open cases while not being assigned new cases and identifying additional resources at the Regional level to support investigation and clinical reviews. Regional leadership established accountability for workload completion through data reporting which is monitored weekly and monthly. As a means of expanding capacity to complete investigations the Department, with grant support from Casey Family Programs, partnered with a qualified local service provider in Maricopa County to support field offices with response activities. Additionally, the Arizona Legislature dedicated funds in SFY 2017 to help provided for private contractors to assist the Department in reducing the backlog. Finally, Model Field Offices were established that adhere to a standard process to transfer cases from investigations to ongoing. This has been expanded to several other offices throughout the state. The case transfer 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 746 at the end of March 2017. This represents a 95.4 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. The Department was well below that benchmark in early March 2017 at 966. 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 10 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 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 Period4 Number and Percentage of Foster Homes not Receiving Visitation4 Number of Children Leaving DCS Custody Number of Children With a Case Plan Goal of Adoption Number of Children With a Finalized Adoption 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 Oct 2016 through Mar 2017 22,032 22,956 25,076 25,508 26,455 24,537 24,787 23,579 2,704 3,190 3,456 3,535 3,836 3,199 3,042 511 12% 14% 14% 14% 15% 13% 13% 2.2% 11,212 11,392 12,038 13,045 15,076 18,771 22,065 22,678 20,122 22,162 24,435 25,182 26,022 24,193 24,403 23,226 5,702 5,701 6,461 5,935 6,819 6,141 5,669 5,236 118 90 189 131 154 107 109 102 15,037 15,751 16,990 17,592 18,657 18,906 17,984 16,899 824 802 868 900 878 974 1,054 875 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%) 16,169 (95.7%) 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%) 730 (4.3%) 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%) 2,905 (55.2%) 3,900 4,329 4,397 4,497 4,551 4,681 4,596 5,000 8,573 9,049 9,061 9,079 9,114 10,337 10,786 11,405 717 1,050 756 821 774 882 985 1,071 715 787 822 785 767 871 994 963 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%) 4,969 (99.4%) 409 (10.5%) 640 (14.8%) 448 (10.2%) 616 (13.7%) 626 (13.8%) 423 (9.0%) 231 (5.0%) 31 (0.6%) 4,805 4,786 5,042 5,063 5,555 5,668 6,377 6,153 3,311 3,417 3,377 3,449 3,878 4,224 4,623 4,790 1,215 1,518 1,552 1,629 1,576 1,727 1,936 2,195 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 June 21, 2017. 4 Data is provided by HRSS provider agencies. Page 11 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Reports of Child Abuse & Neglect Child abuse and neglect are defined in A.R.S. § 8-201 and A.R.S. § 13-3623(A). These definitions provide the major categories in this report. Between October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017, there were 23,579 incoming communications to the Child Abuse Hotline that met the criteria for a report of abuse or neglect. Of these, 353 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 reports received by the Child Abuse Hotline meeting the criteria of a report of abuse or neglect. Table 1 shows the number of reports received by the Department by category of maltreatment for the current and past reporting periods. The Department continues to examine current Child Abuse Hotline policies and procedures to improve objectivity within screening tools and improve inter-rater reliability. TABLE 1 REPORTS BY REPORTING PERIOD AND TYPE OF MALTREATMENT October 2012 – March 2013 14,916 67.2% Physical Abuse 6,263 28.3% 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% October 2016 – March 2017 16,295 69.1% 6,221 26.4% 950 4.0% 113 0.5% 23,579 100.0% Neglect Page 12 of 75 Sexual Abuse 815 3.7% Emotional Abuse 167 0.8% 22,161 100.0% Total October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Chart 1 illustrates that the number of reports received by the Centralized Intake Hotline has decreased by 1,208 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 September 2015. However, a marked reduction in the number of reports received occurred the prior reporting period as illustrated in Chart 1 below. CHART 1 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY REPORTING PERIOD 28,000 26,000 26,455 22,956 24,000 25,076 25,508 24,537 24,787 23,579 22,000 20,000 22,032 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 April 2013 - October 2013 September – March 2014 2013 April 2014 - October 2014 September – March 2015 2014 April 2015 September 2015 Page 13 of 75 October 2015 - March 2016 April 2016 September 2016 October 2016 - March 2017 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements The Centralized Intake Hotline received a total of 74,352 calls offered during the reporting period. 1,796 were abandoned before the Specialist answered. 23,579 calls met the statutory requirements for abuse and neglect. A random sample was selected from 50,773 communications 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 65 72.4% 60 50 40 30 14 15.5% 20 3 3.3% 10 0 0.0% 3 3.3% 4 4.4% 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 ensure accurate assessments and proper classification of communications containing concerns of abuse or neglect of a child which have been determined not to meet statutory criteria for a DCS report by performing weekly quality assurance reviews of these communications. 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 14 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Chart 3 below provides information on the number of reports that met each of the Centralized Intake Hotline priority classifications in the current and past reporting periods. In Table 2 and Table 3, data on total reports by priority is shown by county for the current and previous reporting periods. The priority determinations are made by personnel at the Child Abuse Hotline after the review of multiple factors, however, below is a high level summary of each response time criteria. PRIORITY 1: Death of a child, near fatality, abuse or neglect that threatens to immediately cause, or has caused, serious harm or death, Serious physical injuries to a child (including but not limited to fractures, burns, multiple plane injuries, acceleration/deceleration injuries [shaken baby syndrome], injury to internal organs, etc.), child is alone and is not capable of caring for self or other children, evidence or disclosure of sexual abuse toward a child and the perpetrator has access to the child or the perpetrator is unknown, Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) who is expected to be discharged from the hospital within 24 hours; 1 PRIORITY 2: Abuse or neglect of a child age 0-3, Abuse or neglect of a vulnerable child, and the child or perpetrator has been the subject of a prior report (this includes the child as a victim in a prior report or the adult as a perpetrator in a prior report), All criminal conduct allegations not requiring a Priority 1 response; PRIORITY 3: Abuse or neglect of a child that occurred within the last 12 months and does not require a Priority 1 or 2 response; and PRIORITY 4: Private Dependency Petition, abuse or neglect that has occurred over one year ago and does not require a Priority 1, 2 or 3 response. CHART 3 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY PRIORITY 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2013 September 2013 October 2013 March 2014 PRIORITY 1 April 2014 September 2014 October 2014 March 2015 PRIORITY 2 April 2015 September 2015 October 2015 March 2016 PRIORITY 3 April 2016 September 2016 October 2016 March 2017 PRIORITY 4 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 15 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 2 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 11 45 52 0 108 0.4% COCHISE 78 172 180 2 432 1.8% COCONINO 75 157 172 3 407 1.7% GILA 48 92 64 2 206 0.9% GRAHAM 34 73 86 1 194 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 14 28 24 0 66 0.3% MARICOPA 2,623 5,324 5,487 168 13,602 57.8% MOHAVE 155 273 263 5 696 2.9% NAVAJO 85 143 126 1 355 1.5% PIMA 675 1,930 1,847 45 4,497 19.1% PINAL 308 695 632 26 1,661 7.0% SANTA CRUZ 18 49 42 0 109 0.5% YAVAPAI 127 285 285 6 703 3.0% YUMA 126 228 189 0 543 2.3% STATEWIDE 4,377 9,494 9,449 259 23,579 100.0% % OF TOTAL 18.6% 40.3% 40.0% 1.1% 100.0% TABLE 3 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% Page 16 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 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 are shown by county for the current and previous reporting periods. CHART 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 April 2013 April 2014 April 2015 October 2015 October 2013 – October 2014 – September 2013 September 2014 September 2015 March 2016 March 2014 March 2015 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Page 17 of 75 PHYSICAL ABUSE October 2016 – March 2017 SEXUAL ABUSE October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 4 NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 2 76 23 7 108 0.5% COCHISE 1 305 108 18 432 1.8% COCONINO 1 285 107 14 407 1.7% GILA 2 157 36 11 206 0.9% GRAHAM 0 149 36 9 194 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 46 16 4 66 0.3% MARICOPA 61 9,184 3,818 539 13,602 57.6% MOHAVE 3 513 161 19 696 3.0% NAVAJO 2 268 74 11 355 1.5% PIMA 24 3,214 1,114 145 4,497 19.1% PINAL 13 1,139 412 97 1,661 7.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 72 32 5 109 0.5% YAVAPAI 2 507 153 41 703 3.0% YUMA 2 380 131 30 543 2.3% STATEWIDE 113 16,295 6,221 950 23,579 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 69.1% 26.4% 4.0% 100.0% TABLE 5 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 ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL 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 18 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS The following tables and charts in this section provide statewide and county level information for reports assigned to DCS (excluding those that fell within the jurisdiction of military or tribal governments). Of these, DCS completed 22,678 (97.6 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 12,000 10194 9,367 9,328 10,000 8744 8,000 6,000 4867 4,275 4,000 2,000 598 256 0 October 2016 - March 2017, N=23,226 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 Page 19 of 75 April 2016 - September 2016, N=24,403 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 6 31 38 0 75 0.3% COCHISE 78 172 180 2 432 1.9% COCONINO 62 137 150 2 351 1.5% GILA 42 86 58 2 188 0.8% GRAHAM 29 70 79 1 179 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 11 24 17 0 52 0.2% MARICOPA 2,609 5,313 5,478 168 13,568 58.4% MOHAVE 146 267 263 4 680 2.9% NAVAJO 60 119 106 1 286 1.2% PIMA 667 1,909 1,831 44 4,451 19.2% PINAL 297 681 618 26 1,622 7.0% SANTA CRUZ 18 49 42 0 109 0.5% YAVAPAI 127 282 280 6 695 3.0% YUMA 123 227 188 0 538 2.3% STATEWIDE 4,275 9,367 9,328 256 23,226 100.0% % OF TOTAL 18.4% 40.3% 40.2% 1.1% 100.0% TABLE 7 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% Page 20 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 6 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND REPORTING PERIOD 17,104 18000 16,025 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6,149 6,150 6000 4000 2000 112 940 136 1,013 0 October 2016 - March 2017, N=23,226 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT Page 21 of 75 April 2016 - September 2016, N=24,403 PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 53 17 4 75 0.3% COCHISE 1 305 108 18 432 1.9% COCONINO 1 242 95 13 351 1.5% GILA 2 139 36 11 188 0.8% GRAHAM 0 137 34 8 179 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 38 11 3 52 0.2% MARICOPA 61 9158 3812 537 13568 58.4% MOHAVE 3 497 161 19 680 2.9% NAVAJO 2 210 63 11 286 1.2% PIMA 24 3185 1097 145 4451 19.2% PINAL 13 1111 403 95 1622 7.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 72 32 5 109 0.5% YAVAPAI 2 501 151 41 695 3.0% YUMA 2 377 129 30 538 2.3% STATEWIDE 112 16,025 6,149 940 23,226 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 69.0% 26.5% 4.0% 100.0% TABLE 9 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% Page 22 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT TABLE 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS WITHOUT RESPONSE DATA BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 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 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% CRUZ 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% 0.0% By statute, DCS is required to provide the “number of reports not responded to, by priority, by county and statewide. The report shall include a description of some of these cases as chosen by random sample.” This sample is to describe why the Department did not respond to a report regardless of whether the response was mitigated, timely or aggravated. 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 23 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements All reports were responded to during this reporting period. Therefore, no data will be displayed in Chart 7 below. CHART 7 NUMBER OF REPORTS WITHOUT RESPONSE DATA BY CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 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 24 of 75 J K October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 8 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 2,250 2,000 1,750 1,500 1,036 1,250 983 1,000 750 215 500 250 288 244 84 33 5 0 October 2016 - March 2017, N=548 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 April 2016 - September 2016, N=2,340 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 The Department has been working diligently to reduce the total number backlog cases and overdue investigations. This effort has led to a significant reduction in overall open reports as noted previously and thus has demonstrated a significant decrease in the number of reports assigned for investigation by priority for reports open for investigation compared to the prior reporting period. Page 25 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 11 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY PRIORIT PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF TOTAL Y1 2 3 4 APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 1 1 0 0 2 0.4% COCONINO 3 3 8 0 14 2.6% 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 62 108 127 4 301 54.8% MOHAVE 2 7 7 1 17 3.1% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 4 45 50 0 99 18.1% PINAL 10 47 49 0 106 19.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 2 4 2 0 8 1.5% YUMA 0 0 1 0 1 0.2% STATEWIDE 84 215 244 5 548 100.0% % OF TOTAL 15.3% 39.2% 44.6% 0.9% 100.0% TABLE 12 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 26 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 9 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION 4,000 3,000 2,000 1556 617 1,000 361 139 3 19 45 148 0 October 2016 - March 2017, N=548 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT April 2016 - September 2016, N=2,340 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 27 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT AND COUNTY FOR REPORTS OPEN FOR INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 1 0 1 2 0.4% COCONINO 0 8 5 1 14 2.6% 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 2 189 86 24 301 54.8% MOHAVE 0 13 4 0 17 3.1% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 1 68 21 9 99 18.1% PINAL 0 76 22 8 106 19.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 6 0 2 8 1.5% YUMA 0 0 1 0 1 0.2% STATEWIDE 3 361 139 45 548 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.5% 65.9% 25.4% 8.2% 100.0% TABLE 14 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% Page 28 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 10 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED 5 APACHE 39 COCHISE COCONINO 38 GILA 20 GRAHAM 14 0 GREENLEE 8 LA PAZ MARICOPA 85 MOHAVE 1,527 24 NAVAJO 614 PIMA 198 PINAL 10 SANTA CRUZ 78 YAVAPAI YUMA 63 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 October 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017, N=2,723 Page 29 of 75 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,700 1,800 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY COUNTY WHERE A REMOVAL OCCURRED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % OF REPORTS WHERE REPORTS REPORTS ASSIGNED A CHILD WAS ASSIGNED WITH A REMOVAL REMOVED APACHE 75 5 6.7% COCHISE 432 39 9.0% COCONINO 351 38 10.8% GILA 188 20 10.6% GRAHAM 179 14 7.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 52 8 15.4% MARICOPA 13,568 1,527 11.3% MOHAVE 680 85 12.5% NAVAJO 286 24 8.4% PIMA 4,451 614 13.8% PINAL 1,622 198 12.2% SANTA CRUZ 109 10 9.2% YAVAPAI 695 78 11.2% YUMA 538 63 11.7% STATEWIDE 23,226 2,723 11.7% TABLE 16 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% Page 30 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS A substantiated report occurs when 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 511. For the prior reporting period, the number of reports that were assigned for investigation that resulted in substantiated findings was revised from 1,140 to 3,042. 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. As noted previously, the number of removals this reporting have decreased but the preliminary number of reports that are substantiated may also be a result of the high volume of cases still requiring review by the Protective Services Review Team and cases awaiting trial in Juvenile Court. CHART 11 SUBSTANTIATION RATE BY REPORTING PERIOD 20% 18% 15% 14% 16% 14% 14% 14% 13% 12% 13% 12% 10% 8% 2% 6% 4% 2% 0% April 2013 - October 2013 April 2014 - October 2014 April 2015 September - March 2014 September - March 2015 September 2013 2014 2015 Page 31 of 75 September 2015 - March 2016 April 2016 - October 2016 September - March 2017 2016 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements Information on both proposed substantiations and finalized substantiations is provided in the charts and tables below: CHART 12 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 1,343 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,199 1,100 1,000 900 800 700 553 543 535 600 500 400 240 300 200 73 57 100 0 October 2016 - March 2017, N=3,150 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 Page 32 of 75 April 2016 - Sept 2016, N=1,393 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 1 1 0 2 0.1% COCHISE 17 20 12 0 49 1.6% COCONINO 18 30 10 1 59 1.9% GILA 11 15 6 0 32 1.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 6 10 4 0 20 0.6% LA PAZ 4 4 2 0 10 0.3% MARICOPA 795 712 323 57 1,887 59.9% MOHAVE 52 60 18 0 130 4.1% NAVAJO 10 6 3 0 19 0.6% PIMA 162 305 104 6 577 18.3% PINAL 63 108 31 8 210 6.7% SANTA CRUZ 6 11 2 0 19 0.6% YAVAPAI 26 40 10 1 77 2.4% YUMA 29 21 9 0 59 1.9% STATEWIDE 1,199 1,343 535 73 3,150 100.0% % OF TOTAL 38.1% 42.6% 17.0% 2.3% 100.0% TABLE 18 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 3 PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 4 TOTAL APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 6 4 5 0 15 1.1% COCONINO 8 4 1 0 13 0.9% GILA 2 3 2 0 7 0.5% GRAHAM 2 2 0 0 4 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 3 1 2 0 6 0.4% MARICOPA 376 358 159 52 945 67.8% MOHAVE 6 8 5 0 19 1.4% NAVAJO 5 0 0 0 5 0.4% PIMA 64 115 32 1 212 15.2% PINAL 34 34 20 4 92 6.6% SANTA CRUZ 2 2 1 0 5 0.4% YAVAPAI 10 8 7 0 25 1.8% YUMA 25 14 6 0 45 3.2% STATEWIDE 543 553 240 57 1,393 100.0% % OF TOTAL 39.0% 39.7% 17.2% 4.1% 100.0% Page 33 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 13 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION 2,707 2,800 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,196 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 369 600 400 200 0 153 74 0 1 October 2016 - March 2017, N=3,150 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT 43 April 2016 - September 2016, N=1,393 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 34 of 75 SEXUAL ABUSE October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 19 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 1 1 0 2 0.1% COCHISE 0 42 6 1 49 1.6% COCONINO 0 54 5 0 59 1.9% GILA 0 27 5 0 32 1.0% GRAHAM 0 19 0 1 20 0.6% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 8 2 0 10 0.3% MARICOPA 0 1,614 227 46 1,887 59.9% MOHAVE 0 112 15 3 130 4.1% NAVAJO 0 18 0 1 19 0.6% PIMA 0 506 59 12 577 18.3% PINAL 0 168 33 9 210 6.7% SANTA 0 18 1 0 19 0.6% CRUZ YAVAPAI 0 68 9 0 77 2.4% YUMA 0 52 6 1 59 1.9% STATEWIDE 0 2,707 369 74 3,150 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 86.0% 11.7% 2.3% 100.0% TABLE 20 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN PROPOSED SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 14 1 0 15 1.1% COCONINO 0 12 1 0 13 0.9% GILA 0 6 1 0 7 0.5% GRAHAM 0 4 0 0 4 0.3% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 6 0 0 6 0.4% MARICOPA 1 812 97 35 945 67.8% MOHAVE 0 15 2 2 19 1.4% NAVAJO 0 3 2 0 5 0.4% PIMA 0 181 28 3 212 15.2% PINAL 0 78 13 1 92 6.6% SANTA CRUZ 0 3 2 0 5 0.4% YAVAPAI 0 22 3 0 25 1.8% YUMA 0 40 3 2 45 3.2% STATEWIDE 1 1,196 153 43 1,393 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.1% 85.8% 11.0% 3.1% 100.0% Page 35 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 14 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 1600 1,321 1400 1,212 1200 1000 800 600 400 464 240 215 200 45 53 3 0 October 2016 - March 2017, N=511 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 April 2016 - September 2016, N=3,042 PRIORITY 3 Page 36 of 75 PRIORITY 4 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 21 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF 1 2 3 4 TOTAL APACHE 1 0 0 0 1 0.2% COCHISE 1 3 2 0 6 1.2% COCONINO 6 3 0 0 9 1.8% GILA 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% 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 145 110 33 3 291 56.9% MOHAVE 17 9 4 0 30 5.9% NAVAJO 7 2 1 0 10 2.0% PIMA 38 74 11 0 123 24.1% PINAL 7 4 1 0 12 2.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 8 6 1 0 15 2.9% YUMA 10 3 0 0 13 2.5% STATEWIDE 240 215 53 3 511 100.0% % OF TOTAL 47.0% 42.0% 10.4% 0.6% 100.0% TABLE 22 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 TOTAL 1 2 3 4 APACHE 10 6 2 0 18 0.6% COCHISE 18 23 10 0 51 1.7% COCONINO 21 18 10 0 49 1.6% GILA 14 7 1 0 22 0.7% GRAHAM 6 12 4 0 22 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 4 0 1 0 5 0.2% MARICOPA 741 644 224 38 1,647 54.0% MOHAVE 68 69 32 0 169 5.6% NAVAJO 20 17 3 1 41 1.3% PIMA 203 410 136 4 753 24.8% PINAL 47 55 18 2 122 4.0% SANTA CRUZ 7 3 1 0 11 0.4% YAVAPAI 31 43 19 0 93 3.1% YUMA 22 14 3 0 39 1.3% STATEWIDE 1,212 1,321 464 45 3,042 100.0% % OF TOTAL 39.8% 43.4% 15.3% 1.5% 100.0% Page 37 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 15 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION 2,522 2,800 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 412 431 400 200 68 0 107 12 1 0 October 2016 - March 2017, N=511 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT April 2016 - September 2016, N=3,042 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 38 of 75 SEXUAL ABUSE October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 23 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% COCHISE 0 6 0 0 6 1.2% COCONINO 0 7 2 0 9 1.8% GILA 0 1 0 0 1 0.2% 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 0 248 37 6 291 56.9% MOHAVE 0 26 3 1 30 5.9% NAVAJO 0 7 3 0 10 2.0% PIMA 0 102 18 3 123 24.1% PINAL 0 9 2 1 12 2.3% SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 0 13 2 0 15 2.9% YUMA 0 11 1 1 13 2.5% STATEWIDE 0 431 68 12 511 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 84.4% 13.3% 2.3% 100.0% TABLE 24 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE APACHE 0 13 3 2 18 0.6% COCHISE 0 34 16 1 51 1.7% COCONINO 0 37 9 3 49 1.6% GILA 0 21 0 1 22 0.7% GRAHAM 0 15 7 0 22 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 5 0 0 5 0.2% MARICOPA 1 1,364 222 60 1,647 54.0% MOHAVE 0 144 24 1 169 5.6% NAVAJO 0 32 5 4 41 1.3% PIMA 0 634 94 25 753 24.8% PINAL 0 104 15 3 122 4.0% SANTA CRUZ 0 11 0 0 11 0.4% YAVAPAI 0 78 13 2 93 3.1% YUMA 0 30 4 5 39 1.3% STATEWIDE 1 2,522 412 107 3,042 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.0% 83.0% 13.5% 3.5% 100.0% Page 39 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 16 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND REPORTING PERIOD THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION 9,000 8,317 7,965 7,391 8,000 7,728 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 3,048 2,737 2,000 466 174 1,000 0 October 2016 - March 2017, N=18,619 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 Page 40 of 75 April 2016 - September 2016, N=19,207 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 25 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY PRIORITY AND COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY PRIORITY TOTAL % OF TOTAL 1 2 3 4 APACHE 5 30 37 0 72 0.4% COCHISE 58 148 165 2 373 2.0% COCONINO 34 99 127 1 261 1.4% GILA 31 68 51 2 152 0.8% GRAHAM 22 56 73 1 152 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 7 20 15 0 42 0.2% MARICOPA 1,605 4,225 4,869 103 10,802 58.0% MOHAVE 70 187 225 3 485 2.6% NAVAJO 42 108 102 1 253 1.4% PIMA 461 1,474 1,639 38 3,612 19.3% PINAL 216 511 537 18 1,282 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 10 38 39 0 87 0.5% YAVAPAI 92 226 264 5 587 3.2% YUMA 84 201 174 0 459 2.5% STATEWIDE 2,737 7,391 8,317 174 18,619 100.0% % OF TOTAL 14.7% 39.7% 44.7% 0.9% 100.0% TABLE 26 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 16 27 23 2 68 0.4% COCHISE 50 169 172 1 392 2.0% COCONINO 45 113 110 3 271 1.4% GILA 30 78 62 2 172 0.9% GRAHAM 19 62 50 4 135 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 11 27 15 0 53 0.3% MARICOPA 1,833 4,607 4,454 330 11,224 58.4% MOHAVE 93 246 231 4 574 3.0% NAVAJO 45 99 96 4 244 1.3% PIMA 489 1,545 1,492 66 3,592 18.7% PINAL 230 536 521 33 1,320 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 17 35 46 2 100 0.5% YAVAPAI 84 244 276 7 611 3.2% YUMA 86 177 180 8 451 2.3% STATEWIDE 3,048 7,965 7,728 466 19,207 100.0% % OF TOTAL 15.9% 41.5% 40.2% 2.4% 100.0% Page 41 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 17 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION BY REPORTING PERIOD 12,801 14,000 12,168 12,000 10,000 8,000 5,455 5,546 6,000 4,000 821 2,000 795 130 110 0 October 2016 - March 2017, N=18,619 EMOTIONAL ABUSE NEGLECT April 2016 - September 2016, N=19,207 PHYSICAL ABUSE Page 42 of 75 SEXUAL ABUSE October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 27 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY EMOTION NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF AL ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE TOTAL APACHE 1 51 16 4 72 0.4% COCHISE 1 254 102 16 373 2.0% COCONINO 1 168 80 12 261 1.4% GILA 2 109 30 11 152 0.8% GRAHAM 0 112 34 6 152 0.8% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 30 9 3 42 0.2% MARICOPA 59 6,854 3,441 448 10,802 58.0% MOHAVE 3 329 139 14 485 2.6% NAVAJO 2 181 60 10 253 1.4% PIMA 24 2,466 998 124 3,612 19.3% PINAL 13 846 347 76 1,282 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 0 51 31 5 87 0.5% YAVAPAI 2 408 139 38 587 3.2% YUMA 2 309 120 28 459 2.5% STATEWIDE 110 12,168 5,546 795 18,619 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.6% 65.4% 29.7% 4.3% 100.0% TABLE 28 NUMBER OF REPORTS ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION BY TYPE OF MALTREATMENT BY COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN UNSUBSTANTIATION FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL SEXUAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL ABUSE ABUSE ABUSE APACHE 0 46 20 2 68 0.4% COCHISE 3 264 105 20 392 2.0% COCONINO 1 170 88 12 271 1.4% GILA 1 131 34 6 172 0.9% GRAHAM 4 84 42 5 135 0.7% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 0 38 14 1 53 0.3% MARICOPA 68 7,294 3,353 509 11,224 58.4% MOHAVE 3 406 136 29 574 3.0% NAVAJO 3 170 56 15 244 1.3% PIMA 26 2,504 929 133 3,592 18.7% PINAL 12 897 368 43 1,320 6.9% SANTA CRUZ 0 70 29 1 100 0.5% YAVAPAI 8 405 171 27 611 3.2% YUMA 1 322 110 18 451 2.3% STATEWIDE 130 12,801 5,455 821 19,207 100.0% % OF TOTAL 0.7% 66.6% 28.4% 4.3% 100.0% Page 43 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements SAFE HAVEN INFANTS Communications from providers indicate that there were zero newborn infants delivered to Safe Haven providers during the October 2016 – March 2017 reporting period. This compares to one newborn infant being delivered to Safe Haven providers during the prior reporting period. CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE During the current reporting period, 5,236 children entered care, which represents a 7.6 percent decrease in children entering care over the prior reporting period and a 14.7 percent decrease over the same reporting period last year. The number of children exiting care is now outpacing the number of children entering care (see Table 35 for children exiting care). CHART 18 TOTAL CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7,000 Number of Children 6,500 6,000 5,500 6,461 5,702 6,819 5,935 6,141 5,701 5,669 5,236 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 April 2013 - October 2013 April 2014 - October 2014 April 2015 - October 2015 April 2016 - October 2016 September - March 2014 September - March 2015 September - March 2016 September - March 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE – VOLUNTARY SERVICES 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 44 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 29 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY WHO ARE VOLUNTARY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 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 6 0.1% 1 16.7% COCHISE 84 1.6% 0 0.0% COCONINO 57 1.1% 1 1.8% GILA 32 0.6% 0 0.0% GRAHAM 37 0.7% 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LA PAZ 20 0.4% 0 0.0% MARICOPA 2,969 56.7% 44 1.5% MOHAVE 179 3.4% 1 0.6% NAVAJO 40 0.8% 2 5.0% PIMA 1,179 22.5% 46 3.9% PINAL 341 6.5% 2 0.6% SANTA CRUZ 22 0.4% 0 0.0% YAVAPAI 150 2.9% 1 0.7% YUMA 120 2.3% 4 3.3% STATEWIDE 5,236 100.0% 102 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 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% Page 45 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 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 5,236, which represents a decrease of 7.6 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. TABLE 31 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY NUMBER OF CHILDREN REMOVED % OF TOTAL REMOVALS NUMBER CHILDREN WITH PRIOR REMOVAL IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS APACHE COCHISE COCONINO GILA GRAHAM GREENLEE LA PAZ MARICOPA MOHAVE NAVAJO PIMA PINAL SANTA CRUZ YAVAPAI YUMA STATEWIDE 6 84 57 32 37 0 20 2,969 179 40 1,179 341 22 150 120 5,236 0.1% 1.6% 1.1% 0.6% 0.7% 0.0% 0.4% 56.7% 3.4% 0.8% 22.5% 6.5% 0.4% 2.9% 2.3% 100 .0% 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 270 11 3 127 23 2 11 6 462 Page 46 of 75 % OF CHILDREN WITH A PRIOR REMOVAL IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A REMOVAL IN THE PRIOR 12 TO 24 MONTHS % OF CHILDREN WITH A REMOVAL IN THE PRIOR 12 TO 24 MONTHS 0.0% 3.6% 7.0% 0.0% 5.4% 0.0% 0.0% 9.1% 6.1% 7.5% 10.8% 6.7% 9.1% 7.3% 5.0% 8.8% 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 93 7 0 39 7 0 3 7 164 16.7% 3.6% 5.3% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.1% 3.9% 0.0% 3.3% 2.1% 0.0% 2.0% 5.8% 3.1% October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 32 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 COUNTY NUMBER OF CHILDREN REMOVED % OF TOTAL REMOVALS NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PRIOR REMOVAL IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS APACHE COCHISE COCONINO GILA GRAHAM GREENLEE LA PAZ MARICOPA MOHAVE NAVAJO PIMA PINAL SANTA CRUZ YAVAPAI YUMA STATEWIDE 28 75 66 32 27 0 23 3,276 229 40 1,280 336 21 106 130 5,669 0.5% 1.3% 1.2% 0.6% 0.5% 0.0% 0.4% 57.7% 4.0% 0.7% 22.6% 5.9% 0.4% 1.9% 2.3% 100.0% 0 3 11 2 2 0 0 308 8 3 135 26 2 13 7 520 % OF CHILDREN WITH A PRIOR REMOVAL IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A REMOVAL IN THE PRIOR 12 TO 24 MONTHS % OF CHILDREN WITH A REMOVAL IN THE PRIOR 12 TO 24 MONTHS 0.0% 4.0% 16.7% 6.3% 7.4% 0.0% 0.0% 9.4% 3.5% 7.5% 10.6% 7.7% 9.5% 12.3% 5.4% 9.2% 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 111 10 0 50 7 0 3 7 195 3.6% 5.3% 1.5% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 4.4% 0.0% 3.9% 2.1% 0.0% 2.8% 5.4% 3.4% CHART 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY REPORTING PERIOD 7,000 5,669 6,000 5,236 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 462 1,000 520 164 0 October 2016 - March 2017 April 2016 - September 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 47 of 75 195 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 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 13,381 (79.2 percent) children were placed in family settings either with relatives or in foster homes. 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 17,592 Number of Children 18,657 16,990 18,000 17,000 17,984 16,899 16,000 15,000 14,000 18,906 15,751 15,037 13,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 April 2013 - October 2013 April 2014 - October 2014 April 2015 - October 2015 April 2016 - October 2016 September - March 2014 September - March 2015 September - March 2016 September - March 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 Page 48 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 21 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY AGE 8000 7000 6,037 33.6% 5,482 32.5% 5000 3,876 3,726 21.5% 22.0% 4000 2,713 15.1% 3000 2000 1,445 8.0% 2,508 14.8% 3,043 17.0% 2,971 17.6% 1,363 8.1% 870 4.8% 1000 849 5.0% 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, 2017, N=16,899 CHART 22 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY ETHNICITY 8,000 7,000 6,293 35.0% 5,864 34.8% 6,371 5,898 35.3% 34.8% 6,000 Number of Children Number of Children 6000 5,000 4,000 2,696 15.0% 3,000 2,597 15.4% 2,000 1,432 8.0% 1,329 7.9% 172 1.0% 1,000 190 1.1% 1,020 5.7% 1021 6.0% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am Am Indian Asian Ethnicity September 30, 2016, N=17,984 Page 49 of 75 March 31, 2017, N=16,899 Other October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 23 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY CASE PLAN GOAL 12000 11000 9,860 9,584 54.8% 56.8% 10000 Number of Children 9000 8000 7000 4623 4,790 25.6% 28.3% 6000 5000 4000 3000 180 1.0% 2000 147 0.9% 174 1.0% 18 0.1% 1,557 1,555 8.7% 9.2% 1000 1,561 8.7% 29 24 0.2% 0.1% 781 4.6% 0 Return to Family Live With Other Relatives Adoption Long Term Foster Care Independent Living Case Plan Goals September 30, 2016, N=17,984 Guardianship Case Plan Goal Being Developed March 31, 2017, N=16,899 CHART 24 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PLACEMENT TYPE4 10,000 9,000 8,177 7,558 45.6% 44.6% Number of Children 8,000 6,158 5,842 34.2% 34.6% 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 1,917 1,855 10.7% 11.0% 3,000 2,000 745 688 4.1% 4.1% 516 511 2.8% 3.1% Residential Treatment Independent Living 1,000 330 329 1.8% 1.9% 12 19 0.1% 0.1% 127 99 0.7% 0.6% Runaway Trial Home Visit No Identified Placement 0 Relative Family Foster Group Home Home Out-of-Home Placement Types September 30, 2016, N=17,984 4 March 31, 2017, N=16,899 When children do not have a placement identified in the CHILDS database, this is most often attributable to a lag in data entry or data errors. This data is updated on an ongoing basis through a continuous quality assurance process. Page 50 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 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 1 662 687 2 4 0 3 1 4 1,363 8.1% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 723 625 572 562 469 448 454 457 440 386 351 289 251 246 218 210 153 692 522 429 404 355 346 290 296 269 280 235 190 166 146 154 159 153 3 8 16 16 35 39 59 74 84 86 123 131 146 183 215 214 287 1 3 8 12 2 11 12 6 12 11 19 34 34 66 112 147 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 4 8 20 44 98 132 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 5 1 0 2 2 5 7 4 6 7 5 4 8 7 9 8 1,426 1,166 1,029 997 864 847 821 840 811 770 737 653 609 669 752 837 859 8.4% 6.8% 6.1% 5.8% 5.1% 5.0% 4.9% 5.0% 4.8% 4.6% 4.4% 3.9% 3.6% 4.0% 4.4% 5.0% 5.1% 18 AND OLDER 42 69 134 71 515 4 1 13 849 5.0% TOTAL 7,558 5,842 1,855 688 516 329 12 99 16,899 % OF TOTAL 44.6% 34.6% 11.0% 4.1% 3.1% 1.9% 0.1% 0.6% 100.0% 100.0 % 5 This category includes shelter, detention, and hospital placement types. 6 This category includes children whose parents absconded with the child(ren) during this reporting period. Page 51 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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% 600 498 56.9% Number of Children 500 400 300 198 18.7% 115 13.1% 200 100 20 1.9% 115 10.9% 85 9.7% 138 13.1% 126 14.4% 35 3.3% 11 1.3% 40 4.6% 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, 2016 - March 31, 2017, N=875 CHART 26 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY LENGTH OF TIME IN CARE 10,000 7,794 43.3% 9,000 Number of Children 8,000 7,315 43.3% 7,000 5,428 30.2% 6,000 5,123 30.3% 5,000 3,846 21.4% 3,673 21.7% 4,000 3,000 2,000 916 5.1% 788 4.7 % 1,000 0 30 days or less 31 days to 12 months 13 to 24 months More than 24 months Length of Time in Out-of-Home Care September 30, 2016, N=17,984 7 March 31, 2017, N=16,899 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 52 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 34 PLACEMENT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE ON March 31, 2017 Placements 2.5 Average 2.0 Median 1 Range Minimum 578 Range Maximum Chart 27 demonstrates that 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 10,000 8,151 45.3% 9,000 Number of Children 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 7,422 43.9% 5,577 31.0% 5,232 31.0% 3,558 3,584 19.8% 21.2% 569 3.1% 3,000 2,000 551 3.3% 54 56 0.3% 0.3% 4 9 66 0.1%<1.0% 0.4% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 1,000 50 0.3% 0 Adjudicated Legally Free Dependent for Adoption Only Temporary Partially Free Voluntary Custody for Adoption Placement Under 18 Voluntary Placement Over 18 Dually Adjudicated Other Legal Status September 30, 2016, N=17,984 8 March 31, 2017, N=16,899 .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 53 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 28 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION 16,947 94.2% 20,000 16,169 95.7% 18,000 Number of Homes 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 730 4.3% 1,037 5.8% 4,000 2,000 0 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2016 - September 2016, N=17,984 October 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017, N=16,899 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 5,262 parents who had a child with the case plan goal of reunification. Of those parents requiring visitation, 2,905 (55.2 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 14,846 16,000 Number of Children 14,000 15,323 15,746 16,951 13,818 16,947 16,169 12,997 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,040 1,933 2,144 2,269 2,911 1,037 2,000 1,051 0 730 April 2013 - October April 2014 - October April 2015 - October April 2016 - October September 2013 September 2014 September 2015 September 2016 2013 March 2014 2014 March 2015 2015 March 2016 2016 March 2017 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 54 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements FOSTER HOME LICENSING, CLOSURES, & VISITATION As of March 31, 2017 there were 5,0009 foster homes licensed for a total capacity of 11,405 spaces. Of these spaces, 3,124 are reported by contractors to be unavailable for placements. Reasons for this include, but are not limited to, beds held for respite, readiness assessment by the contractor, specific high needs of a child currently placed in the home, foster parents' need for temporary reprieve from placements and investigations or corrective action plans. As mentioned previously, the Department has been working to improve processes to identify bed capacity and availability. The Bed Management Unit examined ‘bed hold’ definitions, restricted beds and bed status. Additionally, this unit is working to gain a better understanding of the needs of the Department when addressing the consistency and accuracy of how we collect information on the usable contracted beds. 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, 1,071 new homes were licensed to provide foster care and 963 homes left the system. This compares to 985 new homes being licensed and 994 homes leaving the system during the prior reporting period. The following chart gives the reasons for foster home closures for the current reporting period. 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 55 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 30 REASON FOR FOSTER HOME CLOSURE FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 450 421 Number of Foster Homes 400 350 300 250 200 136 150 100 50 85 29 6 9 8 4 1 14 2 19 37 5 4 61 20 40 52 10 0 N=963 CHART 31 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FOSTER HOMES WHO RECEIVED THE REQUIRED VISITATION* 5,500 4,365 95.0% 4,969 99.4% Number of Homes 4,500 3,500 2,500 231 5.0% 1,500 31 0.6% 500 -500 Number Visited Number Not Visited April 2016 - September 2016, N=4,596 October 2016 - March 2017, N=5,000 *Required visitations to foster homes, for license monitoring purposes, are performed by licensing agency specialist. Page 56 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF HOME CARE Table 35 shows the history of the number of children who left the custody of the Department. TABLE 35 CHILDREN EXITING OUT-OF-HOME CARE BY PERIOD NUMBER OF % CHANGE REPORTING PERIOD CHILDREN OVER PRIOR DISCHARGED PERIOD APRIL 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% OCTOBER 2016 – MARCH 2017 6,153 -3.5% 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 Apr 2013Sep 2013 Oct 2013 Mar 2014 Apr 2014Sep 2014 Oct 2014 Mar 2015 Apr 2015Sep 2015 Number of New Removals Page 57 of 75 Oct 2015 Mar 2016 Apr 2016Sep 2016 Number of Exiting Foster Care Oct 2016 Mar 2017 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 36 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING ON MARCH 31, 2017 By Age Under 1 Ages 1 to 5 Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Ages 13 to 17 18 and Over Number Percentage 285 2,307 944 1,043 1,057 517 6,153 4.6% 37.5% 15.3% 17.0% 17.2% 8.4% 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 2,184 2,202 851 513 55 348 6,153 35.5% 35.8% 13.8% 8.3% 0.9% 5.7% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 3,123 1,460 780 346 157 287 6,153 50.7% 23.7% 12.7% 5.6% 2.6% 4.7% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 721 1,551 2,170 1,711 11.7% 25.2% 35.3% 27.8% 6,153 100.0% Total By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 8.44 2.14 18.29 7.49 1.00 16.05 Page 58 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 37 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “REUNIFICATION WITH PARENTS OR PRIMARY CARETAKER” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 By Age Number Percentage 216 1,087 488 545 612 6 2,954 7.3% 36.8% 16.5% 18.5% 20.7% 0.2% 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 1,018 1,060 394 237 27 218 2,954 34.5% 35.9% 13.3% 8.0% 0.9% 7.4% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 1,658 710 346 138 50 52 2,954 56.1% 24.0% 11.7% 4.7% 1.7% 1.8% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 641 1,246 871 196 2,954 21.7% 42.2% 29.5% 6.6% 100.0% Under 1 Ages 1 to 5 Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Ages 13 to 17 18 and Over Total By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 7.72 1.77 9.94 7.05 1.00 8.65 Page 59 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 38 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “LIVING WITH OTHER RELATIVES” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 By Age Number Percentage 0 6 4 3 2 1 16 0.0% 37.4% 25.0% 18.8% 12.5% 6.3% 100.0% Number Percentage 5 9 2 0 31.3% 56.2% 12.5% 0.0% 0 0.0% Under 1 Ages 1 to 5 Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Ages 13 to 17 18 and Over Total Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total 0 0.0% 16 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 10 2 0 1 3 0 16 62.4% 12.5% 0.0% 6.3% 18.8% 0.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 9 3 3 1 16 56.2% 18.8% 18.8% 6.2% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 8.55 2.06 7.56 7.55 1.00 0.480 Page 60 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 39 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “ADOPTION” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 By Age Number Percentage 48 1,132 392 394 224 5 2,195 2.2% 51.6% 17.9% 17.9% 10.2% 0.2% 100.0% Number Percentage 818 812 294 158 16 97 2,195 37.3% 37.0% 13.4% 7.2% 0.7% 4.4% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 1,020 596 318 134 57 70 2,195 46.4% 27.2% 14.5% 6.1% 2.6% 3.2% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number 0 Percentage 0.0% 98 970 1,127 2,195 4.5% 44.2% 51.3% 100.0% Under 1 Ages 1 to 5 Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Ages 13 to 17 18 and Over Total Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 6.451 2.08 26.21 5.35 2.00 24.38 Page 61 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 40 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “GUARDIANSHIP” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 By Age Number Percentage 6 46 51 93 179 1 376 1.6% 12.2% 13.6% 24.7% 47.6% 0.3% 100.0% Number Percentage 134 120 54 53 3 12 376 35.6% 31.9% 14.4% 14.1% 0.8% 3.2% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 223 60 56 16 14 7 376 59.2% 16.0% 14.9% 4.3% 3.7% 1.9% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 25 93 195 63 6.6% 24.7% 51.9% 16.8% 376 100.0% Under 1 Ages 1 to 5 Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Ages 13 to 17 18 and Over Total Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 11.71 1.84 16.241 12.531 1.00 15.641 Page 62 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 41 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASONS OF “REACHING AGE OF MAJORITY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 By Age Under 1 Ages 1 to 5 Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Ages 13 to 17 18 and Over Total Number 0 0 0 0 Percentage 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 506 506 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% Number Percentage 194 169 92 30 8 13 38.3% 33.4% 18.2% 5.9% 1.6% 2.6% 506 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 147 75 52 52 29 151 29.1% 14.8% 10.3% 10.3% 5.7% 29.8% 506 100.0% 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 6 78 117 305 1.2% 15.4% 23.1% 60.3% 506 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 18.89 4.69 36.52 18.27 3.00 31.76 Page 63 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 42 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “TRANSFER TO ANOTHER AGENCY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 By Age Number Percentage 12 32 9 6 21 0 80 15.0% 39.9% 11.3% 7.5% 26.3% 0.0% 100.0% Number Percentage 12 21 13 30 15.0% 26.3% 16.3% 37.4% 0 0.0% Under 1 Ages 1 to 5 Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Ages 13 to 17 18 and Over Total Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total 4 5.0% 80 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 49 14 8 3 2 4 80 61.2% 17.5% 10.0% 3.8% 2.5% 5.0% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 35 22 12 11 80 43.7% 27.5% 15.0% 13.8% 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 7.27 2.08 8.33 4.54 1.00 2.40 Page 64 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 43 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “RUNAWAY” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 By Age Number Percentage 0 2* 0 1* 12 3 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 5.6% 66.6% 16.7% 18 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 3 7 2 3 1 2 18 16.7% 38.8% 11.1% 16.7% 5.6% 11.1% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 11 2 1 2 2 0 61.1% 11.1% 5.6% 11.1% 11.1% 0.0% 18 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 3 7 2 6 16.7% 38.9% 11.1% 33.3% 18 100.0% Under 1 Ages 1 to 5 Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Ages 13 to 17 18 and Over Total By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 15.03 2.28 14.01 16.55 1.00 10.59 *These children were taken by their families, on an unauthorized basis, and had not been located at the time the juvenile court dismissed the dependency. Page 65 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 44 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN EXITING DCS CUSTODY FOR REASON OF “DEATH OF CHILD” FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 By Age Number Percentage 3 2 37.5% 25.0% Under 1 Ages 1 to 5 Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Ages 13 to 17 18 and Over Total 0 0.0% 1 2 0 12.5% 25.0% 0.0% 8 100.0% Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number Percentage 2 4 0 2 25.0% 50.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0 0 8 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% By Number of Placements One Two Three Four Five More than Five Total Number Percentage 5 1 0 1 0 62.5% 12.5% 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 1 8 12.5% 100.0% By Length of Time in Care Less than 30 Days 31 Days to 12 Months 13 to 24 Months More than 24 Months Total Number Percentage 2 0 4 2 25.0% 0.0% 50.0% 25.0% 8 100.0% By Age By Number of Placements By Months of Time in Care Average Median 6.56 2.13 11.60 3.55 1.00 4.08 Page 66 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 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 TRAUMA – MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT RUNAWAY MARICOPA TRAUMA – MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT LICENSED FOSTER HOME PIMA SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS LICENSED FOSTER HOME MARICOPA PNEUMONIA UNLICENSED RELATIVE YAVAPAI DISLODGED TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE LICENSED DDD FOSTER HOME MARICOPA FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE HOSPITAL LA PAZ AUTOPSY REPORT PENDING UNLICENSED RELATIVE MARICOPA LEUKEMIA COMPLICATIONS HOSPITAL MARICOPA AUTOPSY REPORT PENDING UNLICENSED RELATIVE MARICOPA AUTOPSY REPORT PENDING LICENSED FOSTER HOME MARICOPA HYPOPLASTIC HEART SYNDROME HOSPITAL *Three children listed in Table 45 exited care for reason of death in the prior reporting period but due to data lag in CHILDS were not identified in the prior report. Therefore, they are included in this report. TABLE 46 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN AN OPEN OR ACTIVE CHILD SAFETY SERVICES CASE WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ABUSE AS CATEGORIZED BY THE CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP AND COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY BIOLOGICAL PARENT(S) OTHER FAMILY MEMBER ADOPTIVE PARENT(S) FOSTER CARE PARENT(S) OTHER OUT-OFHOME CARE PROVIDER TOTAL % OF TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% APACHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCHISE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% COCONINO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GILA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GRAHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% LA PAZ 1 0 0 0 0 1 50.0% MARICOPA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MOHAVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% NAVAJO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% PIMA 1 0 0 0 0 1 50.0% 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 2 0 0 0 0 2 100% STATEWIDE 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% % OF TOTAL 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-fatalities-information-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 67 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHILDREN WITH CASE PLAN GOALS OF ADOPTION Of the 16,899 children in out-of-home care on March 31, 2017, there were 4,790 or 28.3 percent who had a case plan goal of adoption. The age and ethnicity of the children with a case plan goal of adoption are 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 1,150 42.1% Number of Children 1,200 1,000 751 36.4% 800 470 17.3% 600 400 278 10.2% 228 11.0% 503 18.5% 346 16.7% 440 21.3% 301 323 11.9% 14.6% 200 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=2,724 Not Placed, N=2,066 CHART 34 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY.ETHNICITY 1,100 1,009 37.0% 933 34.3% 1,000 900 Number of Children 800 742 35.9% 677 32.8% 700 600 410 15.1% 500 375 18.2% 186 6.8% 400 300 163 6.0% 166 8.0% 23 0.8% 200 100 14 0.7% 92 4.4% 0 Caucasian Hispanic African Am. Am. Indian Asian Ethnicity Placed, N=2,724 Page 68 of 75 Not Placed, N=2,066 Other October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements TABLE 47 NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017 COUNTY TERMINATION TERMINATION TERMINATION TERMINATION TOTAL % OF OF RIGHTS OF RIGHTS OF RIGHTS OF RIGHTS TOTAL GRANTED DENIED GRANTED IN WITHDRAWN PART/DENIED IN PART APACHE 8 0 0 0 8 0.3% COCHISE 71 0 0 0 71 2.4% COCONINO 35 0 0 0 35 1.2% GILA 25 0 0 0 25 0.9% GRAHAM 14 0 0 0 14 0.5% GREENLEE 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% MARICOPA 1,440 2 0 0 1,442 49.6% MOHAVE 91 0 0 0 91 3.1% NAVAJO 34 0 0 0 34 1.2% PIMA 733 0 0 0 733 25.2% PINAL 247 1 0 0 248 8.5% SANTA CRUZ 25 0 0 0 25 0.9% YAVAPAI 99 1 0 0 100 3.4% YUMA 77 0 0 0 77 2.7% STATEWIDE 2,901 4 0 0 2,905 100.0% % OF TOTAL 99.9% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 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 1 years and 202 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 2.75 Average 2 Median 1 Range Minimum 39 Range Maximum Page 69 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 35 THE PLACEMENT AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LEGAL STATUS 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,186 80.2% Number of Children 2,000 1,800 1,354 65.5% 1,600 1,400 1,200 683 33.1% 1,000 501 18.4% 800 600 400 37 1.4% 200 0 Legally Free Not Free 29 1.4% Partially Free* Legal Status Placed, N=2,724 Not Placed, N = 2,066 *Partially free refers to a situation where only one of the parent’s rights has been severed. CHART 36 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION BY LENGTH OF TIME FROM CHANGE OF CASE PLAN GOAL OF ADOPTION TO ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT 2,460 90.3% Number of Children 2,800 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 55 2.0% Less than 1 month** 1 to 3 months 61 2.2% 65 2.4% 46 1.7% 3 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years Length of Time Placed, N=2,724 Page 70 of 75 19 0.7% 18 0.7% 2 to 3 years 3 or more years October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 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 1,432 52.6% Number of Children 1,212 44.5% 1,201 43.5% 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 57 2.1% 70 2.5% 10 0.4% 8 0.3% 0 Divorced Married Single Widowed Length of Time April 2016 - September 2016, N=2,761 October 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017, N=2,724 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 1,573 57.8% 1,700 Number of Children 1,500 1,360 49.3% 1,191 43.1% 1,300 1,058 38.8% 1,100 900 700 210 7.6% 500 93 3.4% 300 100 -100 Relative Non-Relative Foster Parent Length of Time April 2016 - September 2016, N=2,761 Page 71 of 75 October 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017, N=2,724 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 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 Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American American Indian Asian Other Total Number 0 2 2 6 5 0 15 Percentage 0% 13.3% 13.3% 40.0% 33.1% 0.0% 100.0% Number 8 3 4 0 0 0 15 Percentage 53.3% 20.0% 26.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 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 46.7% 8 Number of Children 8 47.1% 8 53.3% 6 4 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 72 of 75 October 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017, N=15 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 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 10 7 41.2% 8 Number of Children 10 66.7% 9 52.9% 6 4 1 5.9% 2 13.3% 3 20.0% 2 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2016 - September 2016, N=17 Foster Parent October 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017, N=15 ADOPTIVE SERVICES CHART 41 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION 2,200 2,195 2,000 Number of Children 1,936 1,800 1,600 1,186 1,518 1,400 1,200 1,552 1,726 1,576 1,215 1,000 April 2013October April 2014October April 2015October April 2016October September 2013 - March September 2014 - March September 2015 - March September 2016 - March 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 Page 73 of 75 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements 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 1,381 62.9% 1,600 Number of Children 1,400 1,200 785 40.5% 1,000 800 526 24.0% 789 40.8% 600 400 200 223 10.1% 59 3.0% 303 15.7% 65 3.0% 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 2016 - March 2017, N=2,195 CHART 43 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME IN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT BEFORE THE FINAL ORDER OF ADOPTION 1,200 Number of Children 1,000 1,004 51.8% 913 41.6% 871 39.7% 800 609 31.5% 600 261 13.5% 400 327 14.9% 62 3.2% 200 84 3.8% 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 74 of 75 October 2016 - March 2017, N=2,195 October 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Child Welfare Reporting Requirements CHART 44 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT 1,284 58.5% 1,400 1,091 56.3% Number of Children 1,200 818 42.3% 1,000 882 40.2% 800 600 400 200 18 0.9% 23 1.0% 9 0.5% 6 0.3% 0 Divorced Married Single April 2016 - September 2016, N=1,936 Widowed October 2016 - March 2017, N=2,195 CHART 45 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH A FINALIZED ADOPTION BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT TO THE CHILD 1,400 Number of Children 1,162 60.0% 1,056 48.1% 1,200 1,080 49.2% 1,000 800 696 36.0% 600 400 78 4.0% 200 59 2.7% 0 Relative Non-Relative / Non-Foster Parent April 2016 - September 2016, N=1,936 Page 75 of 75 Foster Parent October 2016 - March 2017, N=2,195