Family Preservation Services
Region Regular Intensive Moderate Contracted Contracted Intensive Contracted Moderate
Lubbock (1)
281
32
41
2
0
0
Abilene (2)
59
4
10
87
1
1
Arlington (3)
454
195
143
727
12
3
Tyler (4)
45
43
1
147
0
0
Beaumont (5)
42
14
6
106
0
0
Houston (6)
986
108
91
4
42
0
Austin (7)
222
86
90
2
1
0
San Antonio (8)
960
43
15
117
1
0
Midland (9)
62
28
20
145
0
0
El Paso (10)
225
44
1
77
0
1
Edinburg (11)
420
58
72
417
1
3
Out of State
2
0
0
1
0
0
Total
3,758
654
489
1,831
56
9
Family Reunification Services
Region Regular Intensive Moderate Contracted Contracted Intensive Contracted Moderate
Lubbock (1)
37
3
0
0
0
0
Abilene (2)
35
7
1
5
0
0
Arlington (3)
163
33
15
8
2
0
Tyler (4)
16
10
0
4
0
0
Beaumont (5)
24
11
3
3
0
0
Houston (6)
156
36
3
0
0
0
Austin (7)
110
14
0
0
0
0
San Antonio (8)
46
38
3
0
0
0
Midland (9)
22
7
1
2
0
0
El Paso (10)
25
5
0
0
1
0
Edinburg (11)
40
7
8
2
0
1
Out of State
3
0
0
0
0
0
Total
675
170
35
23
4
1
Average Number of Children Receiving Purchased Services per Month Fiscal Year 1998
Region Living At Home Living Out of Home Post-Adoption Total
Lubbock (1)
126
324
15
465
Abilene (2)
206
152
79
437
Arlington (3)
388
664
98
1,150
Tyler (4)
52
218
23
293
Beaumont (5)
65
106
38
209
Houston (6)
425
442
83
950
Austin (7)
143
361
49
553
San Antonio (8)
338
366
25
729
Midland (9)
172
67
55
294
El Paso (10)
115
141
11
267
Edinburg (11)
77
220
20
317
Out of State
0
0
0
0
Total
2,107
3,061
496
5,664
Point Prevalence Rate for Children Entering Substitute Care Fiscal Year 1998
Region Rate per 1,000 children
Lubbock (1)
1.54
Abilene (2)
1.47
Arlington (3)
1.28
Tyler (4)
0.77
Beaumont (5)
1.40
Houston (6)
1.16
Austin (7)
1.71
San Antonio (8)
1.26
Midland (9)
1.01
El Paso (10)
0.85
Edinburg (11)
0.80
State
1.25
Point Prevalence Rate* for Children In Substitute Care at the End of Fiscal Year 1998
Region Rate per 1,000 children
Lubbock (1)
3.83
Abilene (2)
3.68
Arlington (3)
1.78
Tyler (4)
2.26
Beaumont (5)
2.93
Houston (6)
2.86
Austin (7)
3.50
San Antonio (8)
3.20
Midland (9)
1.60
El Paso (10)
1.52
Edinburg (11)
1.65
State
2.50
Children in Legal Responsibility of PRS, Children in Substitute Care *, and Children in Foster Care Placement** at the End of Fiscal Year 1998
Region PRS Legal Responsibility Substitute Care Foster Care
Lubbock (1)
882
823
723
Abilene (2)
577
504
411
Arlington (3)
2,780
2,522
1,935
Tyler (4)
599
545
459
Beaumont (5)
572
517
370
Houston (6)
4,121
3,656
2,634
Austin (7)
2,041
1,855
1,479
San Antonio (8)
2,046
1,873
1,472
Midland (9)
288
260
206
El Paso (10)
443
375
333
Edinburg (11)
974
901
785
Blank Region
1
29
15
Total
15,324
13,860
10,822

* Substitute Care is a sub-set of PRS Legal Responsibility
** Foster Care is a sub-set of Substitute Care

Legal Status of Children in PRS Legal Responsibility
Status August 1998
Care, Custody & Control
0.30%
Temporary Managing Conservatorship
52.60%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship - Parental Rights Not Terminated
14.80%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship - Parental Rights Terminated (All)
31.00%
Possessory Conservatorship
1.30%
Total
100.0%
Children in PRS Legal Responsibility in Foster Care and Non-Foster Care Placements at the End of August of Each Year with Percent of Increase/Decrease Over Previous Year
Year Foster Non Foster Legal Responsibility Increase/Decrease
FY 95
11,700
6,273
17,973
1.31%
FY 96
11,808
5,425
17,233
-4.12%
FY 97
12,730
3,669
16,399
-4.84%
FY 98
10,822
4,502
15,324
-6.56%
Children in PRS Legal Responsibility in Non-Foster Care Placements at the End of August of Each Year
Year Adoption Relative Other* Own Home Total
FY 95
590
2,522
922
2,239
6,273
FY 96
566
2,313
786
1,760
5,425
FY 97
821
1,973
236
639
3,669
FY 98
883
1,880
183
1,556
4,502

*Other includes independent living, hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and unauthorized absence (left without permission).

Outcomes for Children Who Left Substitute Care and Legal Responsibility was Terminated During Fiscal Year 1998
Outcome Percentage
Were In Their Own Home
37.8%
Were With Relatives
22.7%
Were Consummated Adoptions
23.4%
Were Emancipated
10.9%
Other*
5.2%

* Other may include child died, unauthorized absence.

Average Length of Time in Months Children are in Temporary Substitute Care until Placed in a Permanent Living Arrangement by Region Based on Data From Fiscal Years 1994-1998
Region Relative Care Return to Family Adoption Long Term Subcare - Emancipation Long Term Subcare - Other
Lubbock (1)
10.6
12.7
39.0
46.7
20.1
Abilene (2)
8.9
8.4
35.8
44.4
19.1
Arlington (3)
5.2
6.6
24.6
52.7
11.0
Tyler (4)
9.7
12.5
39.3
40.5
19.0
Beaumont (5)
9.0
11.0
31.6
39.8
17.4
Houston (6)
12.2
12.2
37.8
44.3
18.3
Austin (7)
8.9
11.0
34.3
44.9
7.2
San Antonio (8)
14.8
12.1
39.0
50.0
25.9
Midland (9)
7.3
9.3
34.4
52.2
17.3
El Paso (10)
8.8
13.7
36.2
38.5
9.3
Edinburg (11)
12.7
12.6
42.8
48.5
15.9
State
9.6
10.6
33.1
45.9
15.3
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