Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

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CPS
Child protective Services Overview

Paid Expenditures and Total Average Filled
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff

Total Staff	8,632.6
Direct Delivery Total	8,199.6
Caseworkers (Investigation)	1,725.7
Caseworkers (Family-Based Safety Services)	730.5
Caseworkers (Conservatorship)	1,527.0
Caseworkers (Other Workers)	530.1
Supervisors	884.4
Program Directors/Administrators	147.5
Clerical	981.2
Case Aides	784.8
Other Direct Delivery Staff	888.4
CPS Staff Costs	$490,511,804.05

Worker demographic

Turnover Rate		23.6%
Tenure	Less than 1 Year	20.9%
	1-3 Years	50.2%
	Greater than 3 Years	28.9%
Entry Salary (INV)		$35,805.92
Entry Salary (Non INV)		$32,273.16
Average Age		35.0
Race/Ethnicity	African-American	30.5%
	Anglo	42.8%
	Hispanic	24.7%
	Other	2.0%

Supervisor Demographics

Turnover Rate		5.9%
Tenure	Less than 1 Year	0.3%
	1-3 Years	8.1%
	Greater than 3 Years	91.6%
Entry Salary		$39,117.96
Average Age		40.6
Race/Ethnicity	African-American	27.0%
	Anglo	47.9%
	Hispanic	23.5%
	Other	1.6%

Description of the Report Investigation Process

Step 1: Report Assigned for Investigation

Step 2: Investigation/Risk Assessment

No Risk: Case Closed
Risk Indicated: Continue to Nest Step

Step 3: Child Safe at Home?

Yes: Family Provided Services/Referrals
No: Continue to Next Step

Step 4: Seek Safe Emergency Placement

Relative Available: Child Placed with Relative
Relative Not Available: Continue to Next Step

Step 5: DFPS Petitions Court for Custody of Child

Denied: Family Provided Services/Referrals
Granted: Continue to Next Step

Step 6: Child Placed in Substitute Care (Out of home care)

Services Provided to Family

Step 7: Court Approves Permanency for Child

Court Approved: Permanent Custody to DFPS
Court Denied: Continue to Next Step

Step 8: Child Reunified with Parents, Permanent Custody to Relative, or Adoption

Note: The process is for reference only and does not necessarily represent the flow of a case.

Statistics FY 2009

Texas State Child Population 6,510,210
Children, Alleged Victims 283,922
Children in Confirmed Investigations 100,762
Children Removed 12,107

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Child Protective Services Vision, Mission, and Values

CPS Vision: “Children First: Protected and Connected”

The Values are:

Respect for culture
Inclusiveness of families, youth and community
Integrity in decision making
Compassion for all
Commitment to reducing disproportionality

Most Common...

Person reporting abuse/neglect
- School Professional (18.9%)
Allegation confirmed
- Neglectful Supervision (62.0%)
Confirmed perpetrator of abuse/neglect
- Relationship: Parent (78.1%)
- Gender: Female (56.8%)
- Age: Age 26-35 (37.7%)
- Marital Status: Married (29.4%)
Characteristic of confirmed victim
- Age: Age 1 to 3 (25.1%)
- Gender: Female (51.7%)

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Legal Responsibility for Child Protective Services

Statutory References

Social Security Act
Texas Family Code
Human Resources Code
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Indian Child Welfare Act
Adam Walsh Act

Major Provisions

Definitions of abuse and neglect of children;
Mandatory reporting of suspected abuse or neglect
of children;
Prepare and disseminate statistics by county relating
to CPS in an annual report made available to the
legislature and general public;
Responsibility for receiving reports of suspected
abuse or neglect of children;
Responsibility for thorough investigation of a
report of child abuse or neglect allegedly committed
by a person responsible for a child’s care, custody
or welfare;
Responsibility to assign priorities and prescribe
investigative procedures for investigations based on
the severity and immediacy of the alleged harm
to the child;
Take action to protect abused and neglected children
from further harm;
Establish review teams to evaluate department
casework and decision-making related to
investigations of child abuse or neglect;
Employ Child Safety Specialists to conduct staff
reviews and evaluations of cases determined to
involve high risk, monitor cases with multiple
referrals, and approve decisions and assessments
related to investigations that involve a high risk to the
health or safety of a child;
Work with children and their families, providing
services to prevent further abuse, help alleviate the
effects of the abuse suffered, prevent removal of
the child from the home, and provide reunification
services when appropriate for the return of the child
to the home;
When necessary, secure appropriate court orders and
take possession of a child if there is an immediate
danger to the physical health or safety of the child or
the child has been a victim of neglect or sexual abuse
and that continuation in the home would be contrary
to the child’s welfare;
Make reasonable efforts to secure the return of
the child;
Develop a service plan in conference with the child’s
parents to determine return of the child to the child’s
parents, termination of parental rights and placement
of the child for adoption, or because of the child’s
special needs or exceptional circumstances continue
the child’s care out of the child’s home;
Provide substitute care for children until the problems
have been sufficiently resolved;
Provide permanent placement for children who
cannot safely return to their home;
Establish a database of all verified foster homes
willing to accept foster care placement of a child
in care;
Recruit potential adoptive parents for children whose
parents have had their parental rights terminated;
Requirements for frequency and location of contact
with children in substitute care;
Requirements for conducting criminal background
and central registry checks of foster and adoptive
parents.

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Concepts Guiding Risk Determination

Child Vulnerability

Child fragility
Child behavior

Home Environment

Stressors
Dangerous exposure

Caregiver Capability

Knowledge
Skills
Capacity

Quality of Care

Quality of connection
Emotional care
Physical care

Social Environment

Social climate
Social violence

Response to CPS

Attitude
Deception

Maltreatment Pattern

Chronicity
Current severity
Trends

Federal Outcomes Used to Assess Child Welfare Services

Safety Outcomes

Safety Outcome 1: Children are, first and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect.
Safety Outcome 2: Children are safely maintained in their homes whenever possible and

Permanency Outcomes

Permanency Outcome 1: Children have permanency and stability in their living situations.
Permanency Outcome 2: The continuity of family relationships and connections is preserved for children.

Well-Being Outcomes

Well-Being Outcome 1: Families have enhanced capacity to provide for their children’s needs.
Well-Being Outcome 2: Children receive appropriate services to meet their educational needs.
Well-Being Outcome 3: Children receive adequate services to meet their physical and mental health needs.

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Fiscal Year 2004 and 2009 Pre- and Post-Reform Statistics by Region (CPS)

Region 1 - Lubbock

Region 1 - Lubbock	2004	2009
Caseworkers	168.1	240.2
Turnover	22.0%	20.8%
Average Base Salary	$32,459	$33,975
Completed Investigations	6,406	7,457
Removals	733	598
Adoptions Consummated	143	323

Region 2 - Abilene

Region 2 - Abilene	2004	2009
Caseworkers	86.4	150.7
Turnover	13.9%	16.8%
Average Base Salary	$33,678	$34,141
Completed Investigations	4,325	5,256
Removals	351	314
Adoptions Consummated	80	139

Region 3 - Arlington

Region 3 - Arlington	2004	2009
Caseworkers	687.8	1,036.3
Turnover	26.3%	19.0%
Average Base Salary	$32,943	$34,268
Completed Investigations	33,509	39,444
Removals	3,270	2,362
Adoptions Consummated	516	1,019

Region 4 - Tyler

Region 4 - Tyler	2004	2009
Caseworkers	160.8	225.6
Turnover	29.3%	25.1%
Average Base Salary	$32,436	$33,836
Completed Investigations	8,561	8,759
Removals	728	903
Adoptions Consummated	124	166

Region 5 - Beaumont

Region 5 - Beaumont	2004	2009
Caseworkers	89.8	140.5
Turnover	11.2%	17.9%
Average Base Salary	$34,251	$35,177
Completed Investigations	5,717	5,967
Removals	392	336
Adoptions Consummated	55	114

Region 6 - Houston

Region 6 - Houston	2004	2009
Caseworkers	653.1	900.7
Turnover	25.8%	23.1%
Average Base Salary	$32,737	$33,984
Completed Investigations	27,543	30,405
Removals	2,773	2,711
Adoptions Consummated	651	933

Region 7 - Austin

Region 7 - Austin	2004	2009
Caseworkers	366.3	504.2
Turnover	20.9%	27.5%
Average Base Salary	$32,398	$34,263
Completed Investigations	18,147	19,692
Removals	1,645	1,546
Adoptions Consummated	351	784

Region 8 - San Antonio

Region 8 - San Antonio	2004	2009
Caseworkers	355.3	603.0
Turnover	20.7%	23.5%
Average Base Salary	$33,124	$33,913
Completed Investigations	13,382	19,641
Removals	1,993	1,675
Adoptions Consummated	390	1,013

Region 9 - Midland

Region 9 - Midland	2004	2009
Caseworkers	65.0	136.8
Turnover	15.5%	28.3%
Average Base Salary	$33,375	$33,693
Completed Investigations	3,666	5,131
Removals	255	358
Adoptions Consummated	32	148

Region 10 - El Paso

Region 10 - El Paso	2004	2009
Caseworkers	75.7	111.6
Turnover	13.6%	17.6%
Average Base Salary	$34,227	$34,074
Completed Investigations	3,397	4,466
Removals	183	180
Adoptions Consummated	66	59

Region 11 - Edinburg

Region 11 - Edinburg	2004	2009
Caseworkers	238.8	461.8
Turnover	22.1%	35.2%
Average Base Salary	$32,828	$33,252
Completed Investigations	13,871	19,194
Removals	1,108	1,124
Adoptions Consummated	104	161

Statewide Totals

Statewide Totals	2004	2009
Caseworkers	2,947.2	4,511.1
Turnover	23.0%	23.6%
Average Base Salary	$32,892	$34,024
Completed Investigations	138,587	165,444
Removals	13,431	12,107
Adoptions Consummated	2,512	4,859

Note: The State Total for Completed Investigations includes those where the Region was Unknown and/or Out of State.

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CPS Daily Caseload, Fiscal Year 2009

Stage of Service by Region	Investigation	Family-based Safety Services	Substitute Care Services	Foster/Adoptive Home Development	Kinship
1 Lubbock	23.2	24.3	34.1	26.6	59.6
2 Abilene	18.8	17.2	23.6	18.0	56.5
3 Arlington	20.2	17.8	23.4	20.9	28.0
4 Tyler	17.7	15.4	31.7	25.2	45.1
5 Beaumont	18.4	15.8	25.9	37.8	53.0
6 Houston	19.6	20.2	32.3	32.4	55.6
7 Austin	23.8	18.2	28.8	26.6	44.9
8 San Antonio	16.8	17.5	30.2	21.4	13.1
9 Midland	28.6	19.0	29.8	23.9	66.2
10 El Paso	21.0	20.3	24.6	19.5	33.6
11 Edinburg	25.1	21.6	24.7	17.5	48.9
State	20.7	19.0	28.2	25.2	41.5

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CPS Daily Caseload, Fiscal Year 2008

Stage of Service by Region	Investigation	Family-based Safety Services	Substitute Care Services	Foster/Adoptive Home Development	Kinship
1 Lubbock	20.1	23.2	44.2	28.3	49.5
2 Abilene	19.1	20.1	32.1	24.8	54.0
3 Arlington	22.1	17.9	31.3	24.4	24.7
4 Tyler	19.7	16.8	34.4	27.7	32.7
5 Beaumont	20.2	19.8	28.9	33.5	28.9
6 Houston	22.3	19.5	43.7	24.1	40.8
7 Austin	21.0	21.7	39.0	21.9	31.0
8 San Antonio	19.0	19.2	41.4	23.3	19.8
9 Midland	30.6	23.3	38.4	39.5	53.2
10 El Paso	17.3	19.2	34.3	30.0	27.9
11 Edinburg	29.1	25.7	33.5	28.2	27.5
State	21.9	20.3	37.3	25.5	32.3

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Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years,
Fiscal Year 2009

State Total: 6,510,210

Region	Child Pop Ages Birth - 17 Years
Region 1	214,012
Region 2	133,139
Region 3	1,795,971
Region 4	262,916
Region 5	186,404
Region 6	1,556,994
Region 7	670,603
Region 8	647,583
Region 9	145,371
Region 10	231,347
Region 11	665,870
Total	6,510,210

Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years, Fiscal Year 2009 by County

Population Data Source: Texas State Data Center, University of Texas (San Antonio)

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Child Protective Services Completed Investigations,
Fiscal Year 2009

State Total: 165,444

Region	Completed Investigations
Region 1	7,457
Region 2	5,256
Region 3	39,444
Region 4	8,759
Region 5	5,967
Region 6	30,405
Region 7	19,692
Region 8	19,641
Region 9	5,131
Region 10	4,466
Region 11	19,194
Total	165,444

CPS Completed Investigations, Fiscal Year 2009 by County

Population Data Source: Texas State Data Center, University of Texas (San Antonio)

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CPS Total Initial Intakes and Screened Out Cases,
Fiscal Year 2009

Total Initial Intakes

Total Initial Intakes	Number	Percentage
PN	13,530	5.4%
P1	80,078	31.7%
P2	158,986	62.9%
Total	252,594	100.0%

Initially Assigned P2s eligible for screening

Initially Assigned P2s eligible for screening	Number	Percentage
Not Assigned to Screeners	94,794	59.6%
Assigned to Screeners	64,192	40.4%
Total	158,986	100.0%

Assigned to Screeners

Assigned to Screeners	Number	Percentage
Not Screened Out	50,2002	78.2%
Screened Out (P2 to PN)	13,990	21.8%
Total	64,192	100.0%

Note: When a case is a P2, all alleged victims are age 6 or older, and there is not currently an open case, a formal screening occurs. The purpose of the formal screening is to determine if CPS intervention is warranted. There may be eligible P2s not assigned to screeners.

Risk Assessment Finding of Completed Child Abuse/Neglect Investigation,
Fiscal Year 2009

Disposition of Investigation	Confirmed	Unconfirmed	State Total
No Significant Risk Identified	65	14,719	14,784
No Significant Risk Identified (Percent)	0.4%	99.6%	100.0%
Risk Controlled	17,887	98,257	116,144
Risk Controlled (Percent)	15.4%	84.6%	100.0%
Risk Indicated	21,985	7,869	29,854
Risk Indicated (Percent)	73.6%	26.4%	100.0%
Risk Not Applicable Blank/ Invalid	189	4,473	4,662
Rick Not Applicable Blank/Invalid (Percent)	4.1%	95.9%	100.0%
Total	40,126	125,318	165,444
Percent	24.3%	75.7%	100.0%

Case Action for Risk Indicated Completed Investigations,
Fiscal Year 2009

Case Action for Risk Indicated Completed Investigations	Count	Percentage
Open to Services	28,837	96.6%
Not Open to Services	1,017	3.4%
Total	29,854	100.0%

Note: Only investigations with a risk finding of "Risk Indicated" can be opened for further services. Opened for services is defined as services provided after the investigation was completed.

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Child Abuse/Neglect Allegation Dispositions

The categories used to record the findings of initial assessment/investigation of child abuse neglect are defined as:

Confirmed Investigations

Reason to believe – Based on preponderance of evidence, staff concluded that abuse or neglect occurred.

Unconfirmed Investigations

Ruled out - Staff determined, based upon on available information, that it is reasonable to conclude that abuse or
neglect has not occurred.
Unable to complete – Before staff could reach a conclusion, the persons involved in the report moved, could not be located or refused to cooperate.
Unable to determine – Staff concluded that none of the other dispositions were appropriate.

Investigations of Child Abuse/Neglect by Source of Report for Completed Investigations

Validated APS Victims	FY 2007 Number	FY2007 Percent	FY2008 Number	FY2008 Percent	FY2009 Number	FY2009 Percent
Anonymous	9,802	5.1%	8,912	4.6%	9,212	4.8%
Child Care Facility	1,994	1.0%	1,992	1.0%	1,794	0.9%
Law Enforcement	28,177	14.5%	28,907	15.0%	30,351	15.7%
Parent	15,881	8.2%	15,799	8.2%	16,004	8.3%
Relative	24,259	12.5%	23,714	12.3%	23,392	12.1%
School	38,265	19.7%	37,711	19.5%	36,494	18.9%
Victim	620	0.3%	548	0.3%	633	0.3%
Medical Personnel	32,615	16.8%	32,626	16.9%	31,811	16.5%
Friend/Neighbor	13,203	6.8%	13,130	6.8%	13,386	6.9%
DFPS Staff	4,878	2.5%	5,305	2.7%	5,686	2.9%
Other	24,139	12.4%	24,411	12.6%	24,290	12.6%
Blank	261	0.1%	199	0.1%	90	0.0%
State Total	194,094	100.0%	193,254	100.0%	193,143	100.0%

Note: A report of abuse/neglect may come from multiple sources.

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Number of Child Abuse/Neglect Completed Investigations,
Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Total	Confirmed	% Confirmed Investigations	Unconfirmed Investigations
1 Lubbock	7,457	2,259	30.3%	5,198
2 Abilene	5,256	1,472	28.0%	3,784
3 Arlington	39,444	10,120	25.7%	29,324
4 Tyler	8,759	2,137	24.4%	6,622
5 Beaumont	5,967	1,239	20.8%	4,728
6 Houston	30,405	6,404	21.1%	24,001
7 Austin	19,692	4,037	20.5%	15,655
8 San Antonio	19,641	4,567	23.3%	15,074
9 Midland	5,131	1,441	28.1%	3,690
10 El Paso	4,466	1,270	28.4%	3,196
11 Edinburg	19,194	5,165	26.9%	14,029
Unknown	32	15	46.9%	17
State	165,444	40,126	24.3%	125,318

Family Cases Opened for Services as a Result of a Completed Investigation, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	In-Home Direct Delivery	In-Home Purchased	Family Substitute Care	Total
1 Lubbock	1,094	0	305	1,399
2 Abilene	1,048	1	183	1,232
3 Arlington	4,799	394	1,133	6,326
4 Tyler	957	5	370	1,332
5 Beaumont	441	1	156	598
6 Houston	4,226	3	1,221	5,450
7 Austin	1,424	2	720	2,146
8 San Antonio	3,255	125	682	4,062
9 Midland	866	1	213	1,080
10 El Paso	812	1	58	871
11 Edinburg	3,887	2	449	4,338
Unknown	2	0	1	3
State	22,811	535	5,491	28,837

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Confirmed Allegations of Child Abuse/Neglect by Type of Abuse,
Fiscal Year 2009

Table Includes Abuse/Neglect Types:
Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Abandonment, Medical Neglect, and Physical Neglect

Region	Physical Abuse	Sexual Abuse	Emotional Abuse	Abandonment	Medical Neglect	Physical Neglect
1 Lubbock	761	341	60	5	109	427
2 Abilene	418	188	31	8	94	381
3 Arlington	4,334	1,460	98	43	444	1,330
4 Tyler	688	347	29	11	130	467
5 Beaumont	416	230	15	6	69	161
6 Houston	2,358	1,158	73	54	353	1,200
7 Austin	1,187	654	59	20	169	517
8 San Antonio	1,258	617	59	20	254	516
9 Midland	419	230	33	6	75	252
10 El Paso	434	184	43	9	60	276
11 Edinburg	1,594	906	148	23	352	1,043
Unknown	8	1	0	0	0	0
State Total	13,875	6,316	648	205	2,109	6,570

Table Includes Abuse/Neglect Types:
Neglectful Supervision, Refusal to Accept Parental Responsibility, Total Confirmed Allegations of Child Abuse/Neglect, Percent of Child Abuse/Neglect, and *Unduplicated Confirmed Victims

Region	Neglectful Supervision	Refusal to Accept Parental Responsibility	Total Confirmed Allegations of Child Abuse/Neglect	Percent of Child Abuse/Neglect	*Unduplicated Confirmed Victims
1 Lubbock	3,261	37	5,001	6.3%	4,218
2 Abilene	1,909	13	3,042	3.8%	2,499
3 Arlington	12,248	137	20,094	25.1%	16,935
4 Tyler	2,609	30	4,311	5.4%	3,637
5 Beaumont	1,276	17	2,190	2.7%	1,907
6 Houston	6,617	124	11,937	14.9%	10,185
7 Austin	4,675	102	7,383	9.2%	6,485
8 San Antonio	6,102	50	8,876	11.1%	7,961
9 Midland	1,939	24	2,978	3.7%	2,525
10 El Paso	1,610	17	2,633	3.3%	2,246
11 Edinburg	7,329	73	11,468	14.3%	9,708
Unknown	13	1	23	0.0%	20
State Total	49,588	625	79,936	100.0%	68,326

* Victims have been unduplicated by investigation stage.

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Children in Cases Opened for Services as a Result of a Completed Investigation, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	In-home Direct Delivery	In-home Purchased	% Opened In-home	Family Substitute Care*	Total
1 Lubbock	3,143	0	80.1%	782	3,925
2 Abilene	2,555	2	85.4%	436	2,993
3 Arlington	12,305	1,076	82.8%	2,774	16,155
4 Tyler	2,406	11	72.8%	902	3,319
5 Beaumont	1,056	1	74.1%	370	1,427
6 Houston	11,611	9	78.9%	3,108	14,728
7 Austin	3,873	2	67.0%	1,908	5,783
8 San Antonio	9,236	356	83.3%	1,923	11,515
9 Midland	2,282	4	78.9%	611	2,897
10 El Paso	2,355	3	93.9%	154	2,512
11 Edinburg	11,866	6	90.7%	1,223	13,095
Other	10	0	90.9%	1	11
Total	62,698	1,470	81.9%	14,192	78,360

*Includes all children in the case regardless of victimization.

Point Prevalence* Rate of Child Abuse/Neglect per 1,000 Children in Texas Population per Region, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Confirmed Rate	Alleged Rate
1 Lubbock	19.7	62.5
2 Abilene	18.8	68.5
3 Arlington	9.4	37.1
4 Tyler	13.8	56.5
5 Beaumont	10.2	53.6
6 Houston	6.5	32.3
7 Austin	9.7	49.2
8 San Antonio	12.3	53.7
9 Midland	17.4	61.1
10 El Paso	9.7	34.0
11 Edinburg	14.6	52.6
State	10.5	43.6

* Point prevalence is the number of children who are alleged/confirmed victims per 1,000 children in the region.

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Race/Ethnicity of Selected CPS Statistics Compared to Texas Child Population, Fiscal Year 2009

Race/Ethnicity of Selected CPS Statistics Compared to Texas Child Population	Total	African American	Anglo	Hispanic	Native American	Other
Texas Child Population	6,510,210	769,134	2,432,267	3,066,711	12,749	229,349
Percent	100.0%	11.8%	37.4%	47.1%	0.2%	3.5%
CPS Confirmed Victims	68,326	14,092	21,217	30,363	132	2,522
Percent	100.0%	20.6%	31.1%	44.4%	0.2%	3.7%
Number of Removals	12,107	3,377	3,795	4,554	39	342
Percent	100.0%	27.9%	31.3%	37.6%	0.3%	2.8%
Children Opened for Service*	78,360	16,314	21,339	37,744	112	2,851
Percent	100.0%	20.8%	27.2%	48.2%	0.1%	3.6%

Ethnicity of Children Awaiting Adoption on August 31, 2009 and Median Time Waiting by Ethnicity

Ethnicity of Children Awaiting Adoption and Median Time Waiting by Ethnicity	Total	African American	Anglo	Hispanic	Native American	Other
Texas Children Awaiting Adoption	6,386	2,221	1,589	2,444	12	120
Percent	100.0%	34.8%	24.9%	38.3%	0.2%	1.9%
State median Time Waiting for Adoption	12.3	13.0	10.8	12.8	9.0	8.9

* Includes all children in the case regardless of victimization
Note: Other includes anyone not categorized as Anglo, African-American, Hispanic or Native American

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Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse/Neglect,
Fiscal Year 2009

State Total: 68,326

Region	Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse/Neglect
1 Lubbock	4,218
2 Abilene	2,499
3 Arlington	16,935
4 Tyler	3,637
5 Beaumont	1,907
6 Houston	10,185
7 Austin	6,485
8 San Antonio	7,961
9 Midland	2,525
10 El Paso	2,246
11 Edinburg	9,708
Blank/Unknown	20
State Total	68,326

Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years, Fiscal Year 2009 by County

Population Data Source: Texas State Data Center, University of Texas (San Antonio)

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Profile of Confirmed Child Abuse/Neglect Victims,
Fiscal Year 2009

Age: Under 1

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,293	1,151	1,779	14	17	227	4,481
Male	1,395	1,196	1,912	6	20	257	4,786
Unknown	6	5	12	0	0	3	26
Total	2,694	2,352	3,703	20	37	487	9,293

Age: 1-3 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	2,503	1,705	3,682	12	28	302	8,232
Male	2,722	1,842	3,904	22	45	303	8,838
Unknown	8	7	24	0	0	9	48
Total	5,233	3,554	7,610	34	73	614	17,118

Age: 4-6 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	2,169	1,341	3,032	10	33	198	6,783
Male	2,095	1,492	3,225	7	52	202	7,073
Unknown	4	6	11	0	0	8	29
Total	4,268	2,839	6,268	17	85	408	13,885

Age: 7-9 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,766	1,076	2,599	10	26	146	5,623
Male	1,625	1,094	2,291	14	30	119	5,173
Unknown	2	3	6	0	0	3	14
Total	3,393	2,173	4,896	24	56	268	10,810

Age: 10-12 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,278	773	2,039	12	21	92	4,215
Male	1,274	674	1,604	10	17	75	3,654
Unknown	3	2	4	0	0	3	12
Total	2,555	1,449	3,647	22	38	170	7,881

Age: 13-17 Years

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	1,893	1,074	2,744	7	35	128	5,881
Male	1,129	601	1,393	8	19	84	3,234
Unknown	2	1	2	0	0	1	6
Total	3,024	1,676	4,139	15	54	213	9,121

Other

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Other	Total
Female	22	20	44	4	90
Male	28	28	52	9	117
Unknown	0	1	4	6	11
Total	50	49	100	19	218

Total Victims

Gender	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Female	10,924	7,140	15,919	65	160	1,097	35,305
Male	10,268	6,927	14,381	67	183	1,049	32,875
Unknown	25	25	63	0	0	33	146
Grand Total	21,217	14,092	30,363	132	343	2,179	68,326

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Alleged and Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse/Neglect,
Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Alleged Victims	Confirmed Victims	Unconfirmed Victims	Percent Confirmed
1 Lubbock	13,384	4,218	9,166	31.5%
2 Abilene	9,119	2,499	6,620	27.4%
3 Arlington	66,648	16,935	49,713	25.4%
4 Tyler	14,862	3,637	11,225	24.5%
5 Beaumont	9,988	1,907	8,081	19.1%
6 Houston	50,365	10,185	40,180	20.2%
7 Austin	32,979	6,485	26,494	19.7%
8 San Antonio	34,775	7,961	26,814	22.9%
9 Midland	8,885	2,525	6,360	28.4%
10 El Paso	7,860	2,246	5,614	28.6%
11 Edinburg	35,014	9,708	25,306	27.7%
Out of State	43	20	23	46.5%
State	283,922	68,326	215,596	24.1%

CPS Confirmed Victims Where the Confirmed Perpetrator was a Parent, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Confirmed Victims
1 Lubbock	4,140
2 Abilene	2,452
3 Arlington	16,466
4 Tyler	3,553
5 Beaumont	1,853
6 Houston	9,888
7 Austin	6,293
8 San Antonio	7,782
9 Midland	2,480
10 El Paso	2,205
11 Edinburg	9,480
State	66,592

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Characteristics Of Perpetrators In Confirmed Investigations of Child Abuse/Neglect, Fiscal Year 2009

Perpetrator Characteristic: Age

Age	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Under 18	876	1.6%	1,577	2.9%	1	0.0%	2,454	4.5%
18-25	10,703	19.7%	5,648	10.4%	12	0.0%	16,363	30.2%
26-35	12,126	22.4%	8,309	15.3%	15	0.0%	20,450	37.7%
36-45	5,032	9.3%	5,012	9.2%	9	0.0%	10,053	18.5%
Over 45	2,069	3.8%	2,782	5.1%	4	0.0%	4,855	9.0%
Invalid	4	0.0%	28	0.1%	31	0.1%	63	0.1%

Perpetrator Characteristic: Marital Status

Marital Status	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Married	7,931	14.6%	7,997	14.7%	2	0.0%	15,930	29.4%
Widowed	312	0.6%	118	0.2%	0	0.0%	430	0.8%
Separated	1,856	3.4%	1,221	2.3%	0	0.0%	3,077	5.7%
Divorced	2,275	4.2%	1,297	2.4%	1	0.0%	3,573	6.6%
Single	8,267	15.2%	4,351	8.0%	3	0.0%	12,621	23.3%
Unknown	9,432	17.4%	6,813	12.6%	66	0.1%	16,311	30.1%
Not Applicable (Under 18)	737	1.4%	1,559	2.9%	0	0.0%	2,296	4.2%

Perpetrator Characteristic: Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Anglo	12,329	22.7%	8,351	15.4%	7	0.0%	20,687	38.1%
African American	5,739	10.6%	3,998	7.4%	4	0.0%	9,741	18.0%
Hispanic	11,749	21.7%	9,664	17.8%	2	0.0%	21,415	39.5%
Native American	56	0.1%	42	0.1%	0	0.0%	98	0.2%
Asian	161	0.3%	143	0.3%	0	0.0%	304	0.6%
Other	776	1.4%	1,158	2.1%	59	0.1%	1,993	3.7%

Perpetrator Characteristic: Relation to Oldest Victim

Relation to Oldest Victim	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Parent	27,296	50.3%	15,079	27.8%	7	0.0%	42,382	78.1%
Grandparent	1,505	2.8%	842	1.6%	0	0.0%	2,347	4.3%
Sibling/Other Relative	412	0.8%	1,890	3.5%	1	0.0%	2,303	4.2%
Aunt/Uncle	660	1.2%	1,087	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,747	3.2%
Parent's Paramour	290	0.5%	3,211	5.9%	0	0.0%	3,501	6.5%
Other	647	1.2%	1,247	2.3%	64	0.1%	1,958	3.6%

Total Perpetrators

Total FY09	Female	Percent of Total	Male	Percent of Total	Unknown	Percent of Total	Race/ Ethnicity	Percent of Total
Total Perpetrators	30,810	56.8%	23,356	43.1%	72	0.1%	54,238	100.0%

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Average Number of Families Receiving Preservation Services per Month, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Regular	Intensive	Moderate	Strengthen-ing Families Initiative	Contracted Regular	Contracted Moderate	Total
1 Lubbock	571	2	216	36	0	0	825
2 Abilene	107	3	321	19	0	0	450
3 Arlington	1,379	14	1,079	95	321	23	2,911
4 Tyler	540	1	25	18	31	1	616
5 Beaumont	230	0	15	15	0	0	260
6 Houston	2,226	5	345	106	0	0	2,682
7 Austin	644	2	309	43	0	0	998
8 San Antonio	1,852	23	80	131	74	1	2,161
9 Midland	281	1	138	16	0	0	436
10 El Paso	495	1	21	10	0	0	527
11 Edinburg	2,113	5	172	39	10	0	2,339
Out of State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10,438	57	2,721	529	436	25	14,206

Annual Number of Families Receiving Preservation Services, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Regular	Intensive	Moderate	Strengthen-ing Families Initiative	Contracted Regular	Contracted Moderate	Total
1 Lubbock	1,318	19	471	78	0	0	1,886
2 Abilene	411	17	1,028	44	0	1	1,501
3 Arlington	3,809	79	2,814	225	958	61	7,946
4 Tyler	1,343	4	87	39	92	2	1,567
5 Beaumont	599	3	53	36	0	0	691
6 Houston	5,372	37	988	227	0	0	6,624
7 Austin	1,452	20	761	98	1	0	2,332
8 San Antonio	4,289	128	226	276	211	2	5,132
9 Midland	879	6	621	38	0	0	1,544
10 El Paso	1,107	5	75	20	0	0	1,207
11 Edinburg	5,168	42	530	106	75	0	5,921
Out of State	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	25,748	360	7,654	1,187	1,337	66	36,352

Family Preservation Services is under the umbrella of Family-Based Safety Services (FBSS).
Family Preservation Services are services provided to the child and the family without removing the child from the home.
Note: Families may receive more than one type of service.

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Average Number of Families Receiving Reunification Services per Month, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Regular	Intensive	Moderate	Strengthening Families Initiative	Contracted Regular	Total
1 Lubbock	117	1	1	5	0	124
2 Abilene	59	1	3	1	0	64
3 Arlington	249	0	6	13	2	270
4 Tyler	98	0	0	0	0	98
5 Beaumont	30	0	0	1	0	31
6 Houston	202	0	26	10	0	238
7 Austin	237	1	3	0	0	241
8 San Antonio	147	0	0	14	0	161
9 Midland	118	0	0	1	0	119
10 El Paso	22	0	0	0	0	22
11 Edinburg	143	1	11	6	0	161
Out of State	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1,422	4	50	50	2	1,528

Annual Number of Families Receiving Reunification Services , Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Regular	Intensive	Moderate	Strengthening Families Initiative	Contracted Regular	Total
1 Lubbock	255	2	2	8	0	267
2 Abilene	149	1	10	2	0	162
3 Arlington	725	1	13	25	5	769
4 Tyler	267	0	1	1	0	269
5 Beaumont	97	0	0	2	0	99
6 Houston	649	2	81	20	0	752
7 Austin	625	1	6	0	0	632
8 San Antonio	409	3	3	38	0	453
9 Midland	257	0	0	2	0	259
10 El Paso	58	0	1	1	0	60
11 Edinburg	417	5	40	16	0	478
Out of State	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total	3,909	15	157	115	5	4,201

Family Reunification Services are under the umbrella of Family-Based Safety Services (FBSS).
Family Reunification Services are provided to the family as a child is returning home from court-ordered substitute care.
Note: Families may receive more than one type of service.

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Children in Foster Care by County During,
Fiscal Year 2009

State Total: 27,422

Region	Children in Foster Care
Region 1	1,887
Region 2	833
Region 3	5,442
Region 4	1,594
Region 5	827
Region 6	5,471
Region 7	3,202
Region 8	4,267
Region 9	831
Region 10	532
Region 11	2,536
Total	27,422

Children in Foster Care by County During, Fiscal Year 2009 by County

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Number of Children Removed from Home as a Result of CPS Abuse/Neglect Investigation

Fiscal Year	As a Result of an Investigation	From Family-Based Safety Services*	From Family Substitute Care Services	Total
2005	13,740	3,317	371	17,428
2006	13,446	3,770	320	17,536
2007	12,340	3,257	323	15,920
2008	11,313	2,771	211	14,295
2009	8,923	3,008	176	12,107

*Removals from Family-Based Safety Services includes Family Preservation and Family Reunification
Note: The data presented in this chart have been modified to more accurately report where a removal occurred and therefore will not match prior data books.

Point of Prevalence* for Children Entering Substitute Care,
Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Point Prevalence*
Lubbock (1)	2.8
Abilene (2)	2.4
Arlington (3)	1.3
Tyler (4)	3.4
Beaumont (5)	1.8
Houston (6)	1.7
Austin (7)	2.3
San Antonio (8)	2.6
Midland (9)	2.5
El Paso (10)	0.8
Edinburg (11)	1.7
State	1.9

*Point of prevalence is the number of children entering substitute care per 1,000 children in the region.

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Where are Children in DFPS Care?

… of the 25,185 children in DFPS substitute care on August 31, 2009:

15,932 children were in Foster Care.

9,253 children were in other types of Substitute Care

… of the 15,932 children were in Foster Care

11,022 children placed in Child Placing Agency (CPA) Foster Homes. Foster homes are families who accept foster children into their homes. These foster homes are recruited, trained, verified and managed by private CPAs. DFPS has contracts with over 100 CPAs. The majority of CPA foster homes are verified to provide therapeutic foster care services.
1,886 children placed in DFPS Foster Homes. These are families who accept foster children into their homes and are recruited, trained, verified and managed by DFPS. The majority provide basic foster care services.
664 children were placed in Basic Child Care. These are typically cottage and campus type settings meeting basic child needs.
1,421 children were placed in Residential Treatment Centers. An RTC is a very structured setting for children with serious emotional disturbance or mental health issues.
496 children were placed in Emergency Shelters. These are intended for stays of less than 30 days.
443 children were placed in Other types of foster care such as camps, maternity homes hospitals, juvenile detention, ICF-MR, HCS homes, state schools & hospitals.

... of the 9,253 children in other types of Substitute Care

7,673 children were placed in Kinship Care. DFPS supports relative caregivers by assisting with initial costs of accepting a child and through ongoing case management.
536 children were in pending adoptions in CPA Adoptive Homes.
421 children were in pending adoptions in DFPS Adoptive Homes.
623 children were placed in Other Substitute Care which includes independent living programs, unauthorized absences and court ordered placements.

Notes

A. The 15,932 children includes 530 youth over the age of 18 in foster care, but who have "aged-out" of the legal conservatorship of DFPS.

B. There are a total of 26,463 children in DFPS legal responsibility. 1,809 are in legal conservatorship of DFPS but not in substitute care; the majority of these children are in a reunification stage and are living with their families of origin.

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Demographics of Children in Foster Care at the End of the Year,
By Fiscal Year 2009

Characteristic: Age

Age	Aug 2006 Number	Aug 2006 Percent	Aug 2007 Number	Aug 2007 Percent	Aug 2008 Number	Aug 2008 Percent	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent
Birth - 2	4,404	22.1%	3,934	21.3%	3,623	21.1%	3,319	20.8%
3-5	3,025	15.2%	2,873	15.6%	2,497	14.5%	2,249	14.1%
6-9	3,534	17.7%	3,264	17.7%	3,068	17.9%	2,679	16.8%
10-13	3,519	17.6%	3,304	17.9%	3,090	18.0%	2,930	18.4%
14-17	5,040	25.3%	4,668	25.3%	4,395	25.6%	4,225	26.5%
18-21	420	2.1%	419	2.3%	513	3.0%	530	3.3%

Characteristic: Gender

Gender	Aug 2006 Number	Aug 2006 Percent	Aug 2007 Number	Aug 2007 Percent	Aug 2008 Number	Aug 2008 Percent	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent
Male	10,532	52.8%	9,804	53.1%	9,245	53.8%	8,689	54.5%
Female	9,408	47.2%	8,654	46.9%	7,940	46.2%	7,243	45.5%
Unknown	2	0.0%	4	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%

Characteristic: Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Aug 2006 Number	Aug 2006 Percent	Aug 2007 Number	Aug 2007 Percent	Aug 2008 Number	Aug 2008 Percent	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent
Anglo	6,439	32.3%	5,762	31.2%	5,094	29.6%	4,522	28.4%
African American	5,581	28.0%	5,342	28.9%	5,104	29.7%	4,903	30.8%
Hispanic	7,509	37.6%	6,938	37.6%	6,587	38.3%	6,169	38.7%
Native American	50	0.3%	46	0.2%	41	0.2%	49	0.3%
Asian	68	0.3%	59	0.3%	61	0.4%	52	0.3%
Other	295	1.5%	315	1.7%	299	1.7%	237	1.5%

Totals

Totals of Characteristics	Aug 2006 Number	Aug 2006 Percent	Aug 2007 Number	Aug 2007 Percent	Aug 2008 Number	Aug 2008 Percent	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent
Total	19,942	100.0%	18,462	100.0%	17,186	100.0%	15,932	100.0%

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Point of Prevalence* for Children in Substitute Care at The End of Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Point Prevalence*
Lubbock (1)	7.6
Abilene (2)	5.0
Arlington (3)	2.4
Tyler (4)	5.6
Beaumont (5)	3.6
Houston (6)	4.0
Austin (7)	4.2
San Antonio (8)	6.3
Midland (9)	5.7
El Paso (10)	2.0
Edinburg (11)	3.1
State	3.9

*Point of prevalence is the number of children entering substitute care per 1,000 children in the region.

Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility, in Substitute Care or in Foster Care Placements at the End of Fiscal Year 2009

Region	DFPS Legal Responsibility	Substitute Care	Foster Care
Lubbock (1)	1,727	1,618	1,201
Abilene (2)	701	664	471
Arlington (3)	4,578	4,379	2,926
Tyler (4)	1,595	1,478	911
Beaumont (5)	727	678	474
Houston (6)	6,455	6,191	3,346
Austin (7)	2,975	2,802	1,761
San Antonio (8)	4,177	4,052	2,586
Midland (9)	875	824	523
El Paso (10)	466	461	303
Edinburg (11)	2,187	2,038	1,430
State	26,463	25,185	15,932

Note: Includes youth who have aged out of DFPS legal responsibility but remain in foster care.

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Legal Status of Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility

Legal Status	Aug 2007 Number	Aug 2007 Percent	Aug 2008 Number	Aug 2008 Percent	Aug 2009 Number	Aug 2009 Percent
Care, Custody & Control*	327	1.1%	174	0.6%	62	0.2%
Temporary Managing Conservatorship**	15,595	50.7%	14,019	48.7%	12,843	48.5%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship * Parental Rights Not Terminated**	4,201	13.7%	3,811	13.2%	3,367	12.7%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship * Parental Rights Terminated** (ALL)	9,961	32.4%	10,120	35.2%	9,624	36.4%
Permanent Managing Conservatorship * Parental Rights Terminated** (One Parent)	623	2.0%	611	2.1%	526	2.0%
Possessory Conservatorship****	36	0.1%	41	0.1%	41	0.2%
Total	30,743	100.0%	28,776	100.0%	26,463	100.0%

* Care, Custody and Control - In some counties in Texas, this type of custody is given at an Ex Parte Hearing rather than appointing a temporary managing conservator. This provides legal authority for DFPS to ensure a child's safety and meet a child's basic needs for shelter, food, education.

** Temporary Managing Conservatorship - TMC is awarded to DFPS as a result of a court hearing and written order and continues until a judge issues another order changing the legal status. It authorizes DFPS to act in the child's best interest and has exclusive rights including but not limited to the following: designating the primary residence of a child, make decisions concerning the child's education, consent to marriage or enlistment in the armed forces.

*** Permanent Managing Conservatorship - PMC is awarded to DFPS as a result of a court hearing and written order. PMC authorizes DFPS to act in the child's best interest and have the rights of a Managing Conservator on a permanent basis.

**** Possessory Conservatorship - A judge appoints a parent as Possessory Conservator who is not appointed as a sole or joint managing conservator, unless this appointment is not in the best interest of the child. Possessory Conservators are provided with visitation orders,unless access would endanger the child physically or emotionally.

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Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility by Living Arrangement at the End of Each Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	Non-Foster Care	Foster Care	Total	% Change
2006	11,876	19,522	31,398	8.0%
2007	12,700	18,043	30,743	-2.1%
2008	12,103	16,673	28,776	-6.8%
2009	11,061	15,402	26,463	-8.7%

Note: Foster care totals exclude youth over 18 who remain in foster care but have aged out of DFPS legal responsibility. Non-foster care placements include adoption, relative, own home and other.

Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility in Non-Foster Care Placements

Fiscal Year	Total Non-Foster Care	Other*	Adoption	Relative	Own Home
2006	11,876	638	892	8,138	2,208
2007	12,700	821	855	8,801	2,223
2008	12,103	768	807	8,490	2,038
2009	11,061	630	957	7,673	1,801

* Other includes independent living, hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities and unauthorized absences.

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Children* in Substitute Care Placements by Living Arrangement Categories As of August 31, 2009

Region	CPA Foster - Group Homes & Independent Homes	DFPS Foster & Foster Group Homes	DFPS Adoptive Homes	Private Adoptive Homes	Kinship
Lubbock (1)	617	200	26	33	308
Abilene (2)	287	97	9	5	171
Arlington (3)	2,149	272	52	133	1,178
Tyler (4)	514	164	21	29	476
Beaumont (5)	244	127	12	9	170
Houston (6)	2,397	378	182	123	2,357
Austin (7)	1,197	152	54	49	900
San Antonio (8)	1,638	216	32	67	1,262
Midland (9)	338	67	5	18	257
El Paso (10)	220	49	4	17	122
Edinburg (11)	1,069	134	24	53	472
Out of State	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10,670	1,856	421	536	7,673

Region	General Residential Operation	Emergency Shelters	Residential Treatment	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	142	62	130	72	1,590
Abilene (2)	5	9	49	14	646
Arlington (3)	33	36	258	153	4,264
Tyler (4)	38	22	117	67	1,448
Beaumont (5)	15	21	47	22	667
Houston (6)	56	52	265	282	6,092
Austin (7)	22	71	200	81	2,726
San Antonio (8)	238	143	207	162	3,965
Midland (9)	13	36	48	33	815
El Paso (10)	0	1	9	24	446
Edinburg (11)	59	34	70	80	1,995
Out of State	0	0	0	0	0
Total	621	487	1,400	990	24,654

*Excludes 531 young adults over the 18 who have aged out of DFPS conservatorship but remain in DFPS care.

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Permanency Goal of Children in Substitute Care for Whom DFPS had Legal Responsibility Fiscal Year End 2009

Total Children: 20,875

Goal	Count	Percent
Adoption	10,489	50.2%
Reunification	5,791	27.7%
Alternative Long Term Living	2,025	9.7%
Adult Living	1,272	6.1%
Permanent Placement with Relatives and Other Caregivers	1,298	6.2%
Total Children	20,875	100.0%

Number of DFPS Foster, Foster/Adoptive and Adoptive Homes As of August 31, 2009

Region	Foster Homes	Foster/Adoptive Homes*	Adoptive Homes**
Lubbock (1)	11	152	30
Abilene (2)	6	97	12
Arlington (3)	44	342	149
Tyler (4)	19	103	47
Beaumont (5)	18	92	42
Houston (6)	67	280	317
Austin (7)	23	140	150
San Antonio (8)	25	171	105
Midland (9)	3	44	4
El Paso (10)	10	34	20
Edinburg (11)	25	55	40
Out of State	3	17	22
Total	254	1,527	938

* Includes 37 legal risk homes and 105 kinship homes.

** This number does not include homes open only for receipt of adoption subsidy.

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Children Placed in Adoptive Homes by Region Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Number of Placements
Lubbock (1)	363
Abilene (2)	146
Arlington (3)	1,034
Tyler (4)	179
Beaumont (5)	118
Houston (6)	1,020
Austin (7)	775
San Antonio (8)	1,030
Midland (9)	143
El Paso (10)	78
Edinburg (11)	211
State Total	5,097
Total Unique Children	5,074

Demographics of 5,074 Children in Adoptive Homes,
Fiscal Year 2009

Age

Age	Count	Percent
Under 1 year	109	2.1%
1 - 5 years	2,811	55.4%
6 - 12 years	1,742	34.3%
13 years and over	412	8.1%
Total	5,074	100.0%

Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Count	Percent
Anglo	1,501	29.6%
African American	1,482	29.2%
Hispanic	1,942	38.3%
Native American	10	0.2%
Asian	9	0.2%
Other	130	2.6%
Total	5,074	100.0%

Child Characteristics

Child Characteristics	Count	Percent
Disabling Condition	1,869	36.8%
No Special Characteristics	3,205	63.2%
Total	5,074	100.0%

Sex

Sex	Count	Percent
Female	2,542	50.1%
Male	2,532	49.9%
Total	5,074	100.0%

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Children with Disabling Conditions Placed in Adoptive Homes Fiscal Year 2009

Total number of children placed in adoptive homes: 5,074

Number of unique children with disabling conditions placed in adoptive homes: 1,870

Disabling Condition	Percentage of all Children Placed in Adoptive Homes	Number of children with Disabling condition
Drug/Alcohol*	17.2%	874
Learning Disabilities	13.0%	658
Emotionally Disturbed	10.5%	533
Medically Involved	5.2%	263
Physical	0.7%	35
Other**	0.6%	29

* Drug/Alcohol disabling condition can either be due to self abuse or exposure to an individual with the condition.

** Other includes teen parent or pregnant.

Note: Children may be duplicated across categories because some may have more than one disabling condition.

Children in Consummated Adoptions by Type of Agency by Fiscal Year

Legal Status	2006 Number	2006 Percent	2007 Number	2007 Percent	2008 Number	2008 Percent	2009 Number	2009 Percent
DFPS	2,149	63.7%	2,267	56.4%	2,426	53.7%	2,804	57.7%
Non DFPS*	1,227	36.3%	1,756	43.6%	2,091	46.3%	2,055	42.3%
Total Consummations	3,376	100.0%	4,023	100.0%	4,517	100.0%	4,859	100.0%

* Non DFPS includes private agency adoptions, relative adoptions and out of state adoptions.

Children in Consummated Adoptions by Region Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Adoptions Consummated
Lubbock (1)	323
Abilene (2)	139
Arlington (3)	1,019
Tyler (4)	166
Beaumont (5)	114
Houston (6)	933
Austin (7)	784
San Antonio (8)	1,013
Midland (9)	148
El Paso (10)	59
Edinburg (11)	161
Total Unique Children	4,859

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Demographics of 4,859 Children in Consummated Adoptions,
Fiscal Year 2009

Age

Age	Count	Percent
Under 1 year	89	1.8%
1 - 5 years	2,752	56.6%
6 - 12 years	1,653	34.0%
13 years and over	365	7.5%
Total	4,859	100.0%

Gender

Gender	Count	Percent
Male	2,430	50.0%
Female	2,429	50.0%
Total	4,859	100.0%

Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Count	Percent
Anglo	1,460	30.0%
African American	1,415	29.1%
Hispanic	1,842	37.9%
Native American	11	0.2%
Asian	9	0.2%
Other	52	1.1%
Unknown	70	1.4%
Total	4,859	100.0%

Race/Ethnicity of Children and Adoptive Parents by Fiscal Year

Legal Status	2006 Number	2006 Percent	2007 Number	2007 Percent	2008 Number	2008 Percent	2009 Number	2009 Percent
Race/Ethnicity of parent(s) is same as child	2,086	61.8%	2,535	63.0%	2,789	61.7%	3,109	64.0%
Race/Ethnicity of one or both parents differs from child's (Transracial)*	1,290	38.2%	1,488	37.0%	1,728	38.3%	1,750	36.0%
Total Adoptions	3,376	100%	4,023	100%	4,517	100%	4,859	100%

* Includes when Race/Ethnicity was not determined.
Note: Change in methodology in FY08 applied to all FYs to include all adoptions.

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CPS Outcomes Based on Data from Fiscal Year 2009

Child Safety Outcomes

Percent of children who remained safe in substitute care
(children in care during FY09 who did not experience a confirmed incident of maltreatment) 99.8%

Incidence of Repeat Maltreatment
(child victims with a confirmed allegation within the prior 6 months; applies to children in any stage of care) 3.6%

Permanency Services

Percentage of children with 2 or fewer placements that have been in care 12 months or less 79.8%

Family Preservation Outcomes
(measured from start of services to end of services)
Average length of Service 7.2 months

Family Reunification Outcomes
(measured from removal to placement in own home and termination of DFPS conservatorship)
Percent of children returned to own home 30.5%
Average number of placements per child 2.2 placements
Average length of service 14.6 months
Median length of service 12.7 months
Children reunified with family, with DFPS conservatorship terminated, within 12 months of removal 59.5%

Adoption Services Outcomes
(measured from removal to adoption consummation)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility with an adoption consummation 33.5%
Average number of placements per child 3.4 placements
Average length of service 29.8 months

From removal to final order 13.3 months

From final order to adoptive placement 14.7 months

From placement to adoption consummated 1.8 months

Median length of service 26.1 months
Children adopted within 24 months of removal 40.5%

Permanent Relative Care Outcomes
(measured from removal to date DFPS legal responsibility ended)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility to a relative placement 22.2%
Average number of placements 2.3 placements
Average length of service 14.2 months
Median length of service 11.7 months

Children re-entering foster care within 12 months of discharge from a previous episode of foster care 2.9%

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CPS Outcomes Based on Data from Fiscal Year 2009

Long-term Substitute Care Outcomes

Emancipation (includes children who left DFPS legal responsibility by emancipation or turning 18)

(measured from removal to date DFPS legal responsibility ended or date child turns 18 years of age)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility 10.0%
Average number of placements 9.1 placements
Average length of service 63.3 months
Median length of service 51.5 months

Other Long-term Substitute Care

(measured from removal to date DFPS legal responsibility ended)
Percent of children who left DFPS legal responsibility 3.8%
Average number of placements 3.6 placements
Average length of service 14.3 months
Median length of service 6.4 months

Fiscal Year 2009 Recidivism Outcomes

For All Stages:

(measured as a new confirmed reason to believe allegation within 12 months of the end of services or a return to
substitute care or new Family Preservation services provided) 8.8%

For Family Preservation:

(measured as a new confirmed reason to believe allegation within 12 months of the end of Family Preservation
services or new Family Preservation services provided) 8.6%

For Family Reunification:

(measured as a new confirmed reason to believe allegation or a return to substitute care within 12 months of the
end of Family Reunification services or new Family Preservation services provided) 17.5%

Substitute Care Outcomes for Cases Open at the End of Fiscal Year 2009

Average length of service for children in temporary managing conservatorship: 6.7 months
Median length of service for children in temporary managing conservatorship: 5.4 months
Average length of service for children in permanent managing conservatorship: 42.1 months
Median length of service for children in permanent managing conservatorship: 32.6 months

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Status of Children No Longer in DFPS Legal Responsibility
Fiscal Year 2009

Total Children: 14,497

Outcome	Count	Percent
Family Reunification	4,423	30.5%
Custody Given To Relatives	3,213	22.2%
Adoption Consummated	4,859	33.5%
Children Emancipated	1,453	10.0%
Other	549	3.8%
State	14,497	100%

* Of the 1,453 youth emancipated in FY09, 1,044 were
emancipated from paid foster care.
** Other includes children absent without permission, children in
court ordered or independent living placements; children for whom
conservatorship was never obtained and children with a missing
discharge reason.

Average Length of Time in Months for Children
Leaving DFPS Responsibility by Type of Exit and Region
Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Family Reunification	Relative Care	Adoption	Long Term Care-Emancipation	Long Term Care-Other
Lubbock (1)	19.8	18.5	33.5	71.1	20.0
Abilene (2)	13.3	16.2	28.8	77.6	13.3
Arlington (3)	13.4	13.0	29.5	64.6	8.8
Tyler (4)	12.1	11.2	31.8	57.8	12.9
Beaumont (5)	16.6	15.1	33.0	54.4	21.9
Houston (6)	16.1	15.0	31.2	68.3	13.7
Austin (7)	13.9	13.8	26.4	56.7	17.5
San Antonio (8)	14.6	14.9	27.1	66.3	16.9
Midland (9)	15.3	13.7	31.1	67.1	13.2
El Paso (10)	14.1	17.7	33.4	46.7	23.9
Edinburg (11)	13.7	15.3	35.8	48.8	11.4
State	14.6	14.2	29.8	63.3	14.3

Average Length of Time in Months for Children
Leaving DFPS Responsibility by Type of Exit and Race/Ethnicity
Fiscal Year 2009

Race/Ethnicity	Family Reunification	Relative Care	Adoption	Long Term Care-Emancipation	Long Term Care-Other
Anglo	14.2	14.1	29.3	61.4	15.4
African American	15.5	14.2	31.2	69.1	12.5
Hispanic	14.8	14.5	29.2	61.2	14.9
Native American	15.4	9.1	39.6	38.2	8.3
Asian	10.4	21.8	33.7	48.1	9.9
Other	11.2	12.8	25.6	24.5	7.5
State	14.6	14.2	29.8	63.3	14.3

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Average Number of Out-of-Home Placements for Children Who Attained Permanency Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Family Reunification	Relative Care	Adoption	Long Term Care-Emancipation	Long Term Care-Other
Lubbock (1)	2.6	2.8	3.5	8.6	2.9
Abilene (2)	2.1	3.1	3.5	9.6	4.2
Arlington (3)	2.2	2.3	3.4	10.5	2.4
Tyler (4)	2.0	2.0	3.2	6.8	4.7
Beaumont (5)	2.5	2.2	3.2	6.1	4.7
Houston (6)	2.2	2.0	3.1	10.1	3.5
Austin (7)	2.2	2.3	3.4	8.4	4.4
San Antonio (8)	2.5	2.1	3.5	9.2	4.6
Midland (9)	2.2	2.0	3.7	9.7	2.6
El Paso (10)	1.9	2.6	3.3	8.1	3.6
Edinburg (11)	2.3	2.7	3.9	6.8	3.2
State Total	2.2	2.3	3.4	9.1	3.6

Note: The average number of placements per child in substitute care for all children who attained permanency is 3.4 placements.

Length of Time in Care for Children Who Achieved Permanency Status*

Year: 2009

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	50.0%
13 to 24 months	28.7%
More than 24 months	21.4%

Year: 2008

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	55.2%
13 to 24 months	27.5%
More than 24 months	17.3%

Year: 2007

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	62.7%
13 to 24 months	24.0%
More than 24 months	13.3%

Year: 2006

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	66.3%
13 to 24 months	21.7%
More than 24 months	12.1%

Year: 2005

Length of Time in Care	% of Total Children
0-12 months	61.9%
13 to 24 months	23.2%
More than 24 months	14.7%

* Children who left substitute care via an own home, permanent relative placement or adoption consummation and DFPS legal responsibility was ended.

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Average Monthly Number of Children and Young Adults, FTEs*
in Paid Foster Care by Service Levels
Fiscal Year 2009

Service Level	Number of Children & Young Adults	Number of FTEs
Basic	10,087	9,046
Child Specific**	35	32
Emergency Shelter	814	485
Intense	292	261
Moderate	3,593	3,297
Psychiatric Transition	22	16
Specialized	2,689	2,448
Total	17,532***	15,585

Unduplicated Count: 17,052

Note: Calculations exclude children where cost of care was not covered by Title IV-E or state paid foster care.

* An FTE is calculated by dividing the number of paid foster care days in the month by the number of days in a month.
** Child Specific contracts do not have an actual level of care.
*** Duplicated count due to changes in service levels during the month.
Note: 24-Hour Residential Child Care Facilities Rates

Foster Care Expenditures by Source Fiscal Year 2009

Total Expenditures: $343,704,262

Service Level	Expenditures	Percent
Title IV-E	$236,632,407	69%
State Paid	$107,071,855	31%
Total	$343,704,262	100%

Title IV-E Federal Foster Care Program Description

The Federal Foster Care Program helps States provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children until the children are safely returned home, placed permanently with adoptive families or placed in other planned arrangements for permanency. Funds are available for: monthly maintenance payments to eligible foster care providers; administrative costs to manage the program; training staff and foster parents; foster parent recruitment; and other related expenses.

State Paid Foster Care may be funded with Federal Block Grant (TANF)

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Children and Young Adults* in Paid Foster Care Monthly Average by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	State Paid Children in Foster Care**	State Paid Young Adults* in Foster Care**	Title IV-E Children in Foster Care	Title IV-E Young Adults* Foster Care	Total Children & Young Adults in Foster Care***	% Change from Previous Fiscal Year
2005	4,952	625	13,316	460	19,353	12.3%
2006	4,965	639	14,394	517	20,515	6.0%
2007	5,002	618	14,335	533	20,488	-0.1%
2008	4,673	651	12,828	546	18,698	-8.7%
2009	4,344	700	11,485	545	17,074	-8.7%

Children and Young Adults* in Paid Foster Care Monthly Average by Region FY 2009

Region	State Paid Children in Foster Care**	State Paid Young Adults* in Foster Care**	Title IV-E Children in Foster Care	Title IV-E Young Adults* Foster Care	Total Children & Young Adults in Foster Care***
Lubbock (1)	283	44	914	41	1,282
Abilene (2)	108	19	386	22	535
Arlington (3)	914	158	2,081	105	3,258
Tyler (4)	364	46	527	22	959
Beaumont (5)	147	22	327	14	510
Houston (6)	864	136	2,357	94	3,451
Austin (7)	622	111	1,081	65	1,879
San Antonio (8)	583	89	2,027	94	2,793
Midland (9)	104	12	409	18	543
El Paso (10)	49	15	269	17	350
Edinburg (11)	309	49	1,109	54	1,521
Unknown	0	2	1	0	3
Total***	4,347	703	11,488	546	17,084

Unduplicated Count: 17,052

* A young adult is any person in foster care who was 18 to 21 years of age at anytime during the fiscal year.
** State Paid Foster Care may be funded with Federal Block Grant (TANF).
*** Some children are served in more than one region and/or eligibility type in a month.

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Families and Children Receiving Kinship Caregiver Monetary Assistance, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Family Served	Children Served
Lubbock (1)	291	487
Abilene (2)	157	259
Arlington (3)	1,034	1,757
Tyler (4)	341	578
Beaumont (5)	4	5
Houston (6)	1,327	2,326
Austin (7)	495	866
San Antonio (8)	535	1,004
Midland (9)	170	277
El Paso (10)	57	112
Edinburg (11)	421	809
Unknown	1	1
Total	4,833	8,481

Families and Children Kinship Caregiver Monetary Assistance Payments, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Total Integration Payments	Total Flexible Support Payments	Total Relative Caregiver Support
Lubbock (1)	$154,000.00	$88,500.00	$242,500.00
Abilene (2)	$93,333.00	$109,000.00	$202,333.00
Arlington (3)	$772,000.00	$1,004,930.00	$1,776,930.00
Tyler (4)	$204,000.00	$276,090.00	$480,090.00
Beaumont (5)	$2,000.00	$3,000.00	$5,000.00
Houston (6)	$619,000.00	$1,109,655.00	$1,728,655.00
Austin (7)	$310,000.00	$441,771.98	$751,771.98
San Antonio (8)	$407,500.00	$493,647.44	$901,147.44
Midland (9)	$97,000.00	$168,000.00	$265,000.00
El Paso (10)	$30,000.00	$16,500.00	$46,500.00
Edinburg (11)	$237,000.00	$398,590.04	$635,590.04
Unknown	$0.00	$500.00	$500.00
Total	$2,925,833.00	$4,110,184.46	$7,036,017.46

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Average Number of Children Provided Adoption Subsidy* by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	State Paid Adoption Subsidies	Title IV-E Adoption Subsidies	Total Children Provided Adoption Subsidy	% Change from Previous Fiscal Year
2005	4,811	13,518	18,329	10.3%
2006	5,207	15,082	20,289	10.7%
2007	5,487	16,900	22,387	10.3%
2008	5,789	19,140	24,929	11.4%
2009	6,149	21,609	27,758	11.3%

Average Number of Children Provided Adoption Subsidy* per Month by Region, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Clients
Lubbock (1)	1,278
Abilene (2)	747
Arlington (3)	5,988
Tyler (4)	1,122
Beaumont (5)	991
Houston (6)	6,144
Austin (7)	3,572
San Antonio (8)	5,586
Midland (9)	460
El Paso (10)	706
Edinburg (11)	1,162
Unknown	3

*Subsidy includes financial payments only, not medical and non-recurring subsidies.
Note: Counts are duplicated as a child will be counted in each region of payment.

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Average Number of Children and Families Receiving Purchased Services per Month, Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Living at Home	Living Out of Home	Post Adoption	Total Children	Total Adults	Total Clients
Lubbock (1)	402	310	57	769	990	1,759
Abilene (2)	75	209	134	418	615	1,033
Arlington (3)	846	1,031	120	1,997	2,020	4,017
Tyler (4)	454	312	41	807	1,178	1,985
Beaumont (5)	105	170	102	377	342	719
Houston (6)	823	906	173	1,902	2,416	4,318
Austin (7)	402	511	79	992	1,581	2,573
San Antonio (8)	837	648	73	1,558	2,594	4,152
Midland (9)	51	167	55	273	735	1,008
El Paso (10)	87	99	90	276	273	549
Edinburg (11)	732	435	1	1,168	2,254	3,422
Total	4,814	4,798	925	10,537	14,998	25,535

Note: Averages are rounded to the nearest whole number.

Average Monthly Percent of Children Receiving CPS Purchased Services by Region

Region	Number of In-Home Children Receiving Purchased Services	Total Number of In-Home Children	% of In-Home Children Receiving Purchased Services	Number of Children in Substitute Care Receiving Purchased Services	Total Number of Children in Substitute Care	% of Children in Substitute Care Receiving Purchased Services
Lubbock (1)	402	2,620	15.3%	310	1,778	17.5%
Abilene (2)	75	1,227	6.1%	209	736	28.4%
Arlington (3)	846	8,097	10.4%	1,031	4,848	21.3%
Tyler (4)	454	1,865	24.3%	312	1,512	20.6%
Beaumont (5)	105	720	14.6%	170	733	23.2%
Houston (6)	823	7,949	10.4%	906	6,489	14.0%
Austin (7)	402	3,374	11.9%	511	3,106	16.4%
San Antonio (8)	837	6,422	13.0%	648	4,330	15.0%
Midland (9)	51	1,498	3.4%	167	848	19.7%
El Paso (10)	87	1,586	5.5%	99	476	20.8%
Edinburg (11)	732	7,519	9.7%	435	2,092	20.8%
Total	4,814	42,877	11.2%	4,798	26,949	17.8%

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Family Group Decision Making (FGDM)

FGDM is a part of the CPS process to be family-centered. The goal is to enhance safety, permanency, and well-being for children by providing direct services and support services to their caregivers, whether biological or through affinity. FGDM describes a variety of practices to work with and engage families in problem solving, including Family Team Meetings (FTM), Family Group Conferences (FGC), and Circles of Support (COS):

Family Team Meeting (FTM) is designed as a rapid response to child safety and placement concerns and is used to achieve positive outcomes for children in the earliest stages of interaction between CPS and families.
Family Group Conference (FGC) is a process where families join with relatives, friends, and others in the community to develop a plan to ensure children are cared for and protected from future harm. This broader constellation of “family” convenes with information providers/community supports and CPS caseworkers in a unique partnership that empowers the “family group” with a high degree of decision-making authority and responsibility.
Circles of Support (COS) is a youth-focused, youth-driven meeting with the primary purpose of developing a plan for older youth to transition from foster care to adulthood. It may be used for other purposes as well. It includes broader participation of the youth’s support network.

Family Team Meetings Conducted By Race/Ethnicity
Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	273	128	300	0	4	29	734
Abilene (2)	428	102	178	1	2	21	732
Arlington (3)	924	564	397	3	8	68	1,964
Tyler (4)	566	218	82	1	1	28	896
Beaumont (5)	221	139	25	0	0	5	390
Houston (6)	640	611	460	2	11	58	1,782
Austin (7)	578	392	425	2	6	57	1,460
San Antonio (8)	447	210	1,148	6	7	55	1,873
Midland (9)	127	27	125	1	0	18	298
El Paso (10)	15	11	92	2	1	3	124
Edinburg (11)	54	13	714	0	1	15	797
Total	4,273	2,415	3,946	18	41	357	11,050

Family Group Conferences Conducted By Race/Ethnicity Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	64	41	68	1	2	14	190
Abilene (2)	142	40	67	2	0	12	263
Arlington (3)	253	223	147	1	0	50	674
Tyler (4)	111	64	26	0	0	10	211
Beaumont (5)	71	41	6	0	0	3	121
Houston (6)	195	297	103	1	1	16	613
Austin (7)	253	173	166	0	5	32	629
San Antonio (8)	64	70	249	1	1	10	395
Midland (9)	51	27	45	0	0	10	133
El Paso (10)	3	8	64	0	1	7	83
Edinburg (11)	17	11	289	1	0	12	330
Total	1,224	995	1,230	7	10	176	3,642

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Circles of Support Conducted by Race/Ethnicity
Fiscal Year 2009

Region	Anglo	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Asian	Other	Total
Lubbock (1)	58	33	41	0	0	5	137
Abilene (2)	52	11	15	0	0	1	79
Arlington (3)	169	262	79	1	7	15	533
Tyler (4)	61	27	11	0	0	1	100
Beaumont (5)	48	14	3	0	2	2	69
Houston (6)	167	334	150	0	5	3	659
Austin (7)	70	74	33	1	1	9	188
San Antonio (8)	56	44	127	0	1	7	235
Midland (9)	34	7	19	0	1	1	62
El Paso (10)	7	8	41	0	0	3	59
Edinburg (11)	10	7	102	0	0	5	124
Total	732	821	621	2	17	52	2,245

Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) Services
Youth Ages 16 through 20

The Transitional Services Program includes Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) program services to help youth aging out of foster care prepare for adult life, and assist with the initial transition to adult living. PAL services ensure that DFPS foster youth and those aging out of care receive the tools, resources, supports, and personal and community connections they need to become self-sufficient adult. Supportive services and benefits are provided to eligible youth ages 16 to 21, and in some cases up to age 23 for certain educational/vocational needs, to assist when they leave foster care.

Fiscal Year	Eligible and Served	Eligible and Not Served	Total
2005	6,474	788	7,262
2006	7,279	605	7,884
2007	7,639	717	8,356
2008	7,622	988	8,610
2009	7,735	889	8,624

Note: 679 youth who were not served in FY 2009 received services prior to FY 2009.

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