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Types of Abuse in Cases that Receive Guardianship Services Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Abuse |
Cases |
Percentage |
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Emotional/Verbal Abuse |
29 |
3.1% |
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Exploitation |
77 |
8.2% |
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Medical Neglect |
183 |
19.4% |
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Mental Health Neglect |
241 |
25.5% |
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Physical Abuse |
38 |
4.0% |
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Physical Neglect |
367 |
38.9% |
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Suicidal Threat |
2 |
0.2% |
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Sexual Abuse |
7 |
0.7% |
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State Total |
944 |
100.0% |
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Note: Each guardianship client may have experienced multiple types of abuse. |
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Demographics of APS Guardianship Clients Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Age |
Cases |
Percentage |
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18 - 33 Years |
111 |
20.1% |
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34 - 49 Years |
49 |
8.9% |
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50 - 64 Years |
56 |
10.2% |
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65 - 81 Years |
195 |
35.4% |
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82 + Years |
140 |
25.4% |
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Total |
551 |
100.0% |
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Sex |
Cases |
Percentage |
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Female |
357 |
64.8% |
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Male |
189 |
34.3% |
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Unknown |
5 |
0.9% |
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Total |
551 |
100.0% |
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Ethnicity |
Cases |
Percentage |
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American Indian (Non-Hispanic) |
1 |
0.2% |
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Asian American (Hispanic) |
3 |
0.5% |
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Black (Non-Hispanic) |
117 |
21.2% |
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Hispanic - White |
80 |
14.5% |
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White (Non-Hispanic) |
317 |
57.5% |
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Other |
16 |
2.9% |
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Unknown |
17 |
3.1% |
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Total |
551 |
100.0% |
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Perpetrators Found in Cases that Received Guardianship Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Relationship |
Cases |
Percentage |
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Daughter |
12 |
2.2% |
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Other Family Member |
19 |
3.4% |
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Friend |
11 |
2.0% |
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Sibling |
5 |
0.9% |
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None (Self-neglect) |
459 |
83.3% |
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Son |
15 |
2.7% |
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Spouse |
9 |
1.6% |
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Unrelated House Member |
5 |
0.9% |
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Other |
13 |
2.4% |
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Unknown |
3 |
0.6% |
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Total |
551 |
100.0% |
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Investigations in MHMR Settings by Source of Report Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Source |
Percentage |
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Facility Staff |
25.0% |
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Self |
33.0% |
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Service Provider |
17.6% |
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Family/Friend |
4.4% |
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DHS,CCAD,PRS |
3.8% |
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Anonymous |
2.8% |
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Other |
8.5% |
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Community Agency |
4.9% |
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Total |
100.0% |
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Types of Abuse Alleged in MHMR Settings Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Type |
Allegations |
Percentage |
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Emotional-Verbal Abuse |
1878 |
22.6% |
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Exploitation |
221 |
2.7% |
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Medical Neglect |
248 |
3.0% |
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Mental Health Neglect |
39 |
0.5% |
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Physical Abuse |
3324 |
40.0% |
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Physical Neglect |
2152 |
25.9% |
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Suicidal Threat |
7 |
0.1% |
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Sexual Abuse |
432 |
5.2% |
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Total |
8301 |
100.0% |
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Completed Investigations in MHMR Settings By Fiscal Year |
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Year |
Investigations |
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1993 |
3,820 |
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1994 |
4,135 |
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1995 |
4,693 |
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1996 |
6,929 |
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1997 |
7,618 |
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1998 |
8,301 |
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Completed Investigations in MHMR Settings Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Setting |
Cases |
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Home and Community-Based Services & Referrals to Other Agencies |
141 |
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Community Centers |
1,463 |
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State Operated Community Services |
488 |
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State Centers |
233 |
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State Schools |
1,894 |
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State Hospitals |
4,082 |
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Total |
8,301 |
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Average Length of MHMR Investigations by Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Region |
Days |
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Lubbock (1) |
11.93 |
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Abilene (2) |
12.50 |
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Arlington (3) |
9.43 |
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Tyler (4) |
10.82 |
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Beaumont (5) |
11.03 |
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Houston (6) |
18.69 |
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Austin (7) |
10.62 |
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San Antonio (8) |
14.11 |
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Midland (9) |
9.21 |
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El Paso (10) |
12.66 |
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Edinburg (11) |
11.32 |
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Unknown Region |
21.00 |
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Statewide Average |
11.69 |
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Average MHMR Investigator Tenure In Program Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Tenure |
Investigations |
Percentage |
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Under 1 Year |
9 |
10.6% |
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1 Year |
15 |
17.6% |
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2 Years |
13 |
15.3% |
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3 Years |
8 |
9.4% |
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4 Years |
7 |
8.2% |
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5 Years |
29 |
34.1% |
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6 - 9 years |
4 |
4.7% |
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Total |
85 |
100% |
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Repeat Referrals in MHMR Settings by Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Region |
Percentage |
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Lubbock (1) |
42.62% |
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Abilene (2) |
64.62% |
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Arlington (3) |
51.76% |
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Tyler (4) |
63.75% |
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Beaumont (5) |
34.97% |
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Houston (6) |
43.18% |
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Austin (7) |
60.34% |
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San Antonio (8) |
49.85% |
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Midland (9) |
56.98% |
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El Paso (10) |
40.14% |
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Edinburg (11) |
33.95% |
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Statewide Average |
54.59% |
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