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Legal Responsibility for the Division of Prevention
and Early intervention
Statutory References
Federal: Title XX, Social Security Act
Federal: Title IV-B, Part 2, Social Security Act
State: Texas Family Code, 264.301 also Chapter
265 – created through SB1574 below
State: Senate Bill 1574, 76th Legislature
State: Human Resources Code, 40.0561
The Division of Prevention and Early Intervention
(PEI)
PEI was created to consolidate prevention and early intervention programs within the jurisdiction of a single state agency. Consolidation of these programs is intended to eliminate fragmentation and duplication of contracted prevention and early intervention services for at-risk children, youth, and families.
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Community Youth Development (CYD)-The CYD program contracts with community-based
organizations to develop juvenile delinquency prevention programs in ZIP codes with high
juvenile crime rates. Approaches used by communities to prevent delinquency have included
mentoring, youth employment programs, career preparation, youth leadership development and recreational activities. Communities prioritize and fund specific prevention services according to local needs. CYD services are available in 15 targeted Texas ZIP codes. -
Services to At-Risk Youth (STAR)-The STAR program contracts with community agencies to
offer family crisis intervention counseling, short-term emergency respite care, and individual and family counseling. Youth up to age 17 and their families are eligible if they experience conflict at home, truancy or delinquency, or a youth who runs away from home. STAR services are available in all 254 Texas counties. Each STAR contractor also provides universal child abuse prevention services, ranging from local media campaigns to informational brochures and parenting classes. -
Texas Families: Together and Safe-TFTS funds evidence-based, community-based programs
designed to alleviate stress and promote parental competencies and behaviors that increase the ability of families to become self-sufficient and successfully nurture their children. The goals of TFTS are to: improve and enhance access to family support services; increase the efficiency and effectiveness of community-based family support services; enable children to remain in their own homes by providing preventative services, and to increase collaboration among local programs, government agencies, and families. -
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention- The CBCAP program seeks to increase community awareness of existing prevention services, strengthen community and parental involvement in child abuse prevention efforts, and encourage families to engage in services that are already available. CBCAP funds a variety of contracts with community based organizations to provide child abuse and neglect prevention services. These include the Relief Nursery, Family Support and Rural Family Support programs, as well as various special initiatives and public awareness campaigns.
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Family Strengthening - A variety of Family Strengthening services, available across the state, have been evaluated and proven to effectively increase family protective factors. These services are designed to increase the resiliency of families and prevent child abuse and neglect. Programs must also foster strong community collaboration to provide a continuum of family services. This program was eliminated as a result of budget cuts during the 82nd legislative session.
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Youth Resiliency - Youth Resiliency Programs provide services proven to increase protective factors for youth. A variety of services are available across the state designed to increase youth resiliency and prevent juvenile delinquency. These programs must foster strong community collaboration to provide a continuum of services for participating youth. This program was eliminated as a result of budget cuts during the 82nd legislative session.
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Community Based Family Services - This program serves families who were investigated by
CPS but whose allegations were unsubstantiated, through community and evidence-based services. Services include home visitation, case management, and additional social services to provide a safe and stable home environment.
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- Tertiary Child Abuse Prevention - Community-based, volunteer-driven prevention, intervention, and aftercare services are provided for children who are or have been, or who are at risk of being, abused and/or neglected. The goals of the program include reducing child maltreatment and the number of families re-entering the Child Protective Services system. Additional goals are to improve the quality and availability of aftercare services for abused children and enhance a statewide network of tertiary child abuse prevention programs.
- Statewide Youth Services Network- The Statewide Youth Services Network contracts provide community and evidence-based juvenile delinquency prevention programs focused on youth
ages 10 through 17, in each DFPS region. - Texas Youth and Runaway Hotlines-The toll-free Texas Runaway Hotline and the Texas Youth Hotline offer crisis intervention, telephone counseling, and referrals to troubled youth and families. Volunteers answer the phones and interact with callers facing a variety of problems including family conflict, delinquency, truancy, and abuse and neglect issues. The program increases public awareness through media efforts that may include television, radio, billboards and other printed materials.
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Prevention and Early Intervention - Expenditures and Staffing as of 1/9/2013
Staff Cost $768,733.00
Total Staff 17.4
Contracted Services $26,479,314.51
| PEI Programs - Contracted | FY 2013 Expenditures | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services to At-Risk Youth | $15,879,153.64 |
61.8% |
| Community Youth Development | 4,603,918.18 |
17.9% |
| Texas Families: Together and Safe | 2,191,944.46 |
8.5% |
| Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention | 892,083.02 |
3.5% |
| Community-Based Family Services | 454,548.19 |
1.8% |
| Statewide Youth Services Network (SYSN) | 1,435,562.02 |
5.6% |
| Total Contracted Expenditures | $25,457,209.51 |
99.0% |
| PEI Programs Non-Contracted |
FY 2013 Expenditures | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Runaway and Youth Hotlines | 253,372.00 |
1.0% |
| Total Expenditures | $25,710,581.51 |
100% |
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STAR (Services To At-Risk) Youth Who Are Registered and Received a Service By Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Average Monthly - Youth Served | Annual Number - Youth Served |
|---|---|---|
2009 |
5,468 |
29,406 |
2010 |
6,116 |
30,042 |
2011 |
6,438 |
30,168 |
2012 |
5,863 |
26,834 |
2013 |
5,351 |
23,677 |
STAR (Services To At-Risk) Youth by Presenting Problem
Fiscal Year 2013
| Presenting Problem | Number of Youth | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|
Family Conflict |
17,013 |
71.9% |
Truant |
3,292 |
13.9% |
Misdemeanor Offense |
3,104 |
13.1% |
Runaway |
204 |
0.9% |
Youth Under 10 Delinquent |
40 |
0.2% |
State Jail Felony Offense |
24 |
0.1% |
Total |
23,677 |
100% |
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Community Youth Development (CYD) Youth Served
by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Average Monthly - Youth Served | Annual Number - Youth Served |
|---|---|---|
2009 |
5,668 |
19,390 |
2010 |
5,930 |
17,799 |
2011 |
6,158 |
19,731 |
2012 |
5,530 |
16,900 |
2013 |
5,530 |
16,767 |
Community Youth Development (CYD) Average Monthly Clients Served
Fiscal Year 2013
| City | Zip Code of Site | County | Average Unduplicated Youth Served per Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | 79107 |
Potter |
276 |
| Austin | 78744 |
Travis |
276 |
| Corpus Christi | 78415 |
Nueces |
524 |
| Dallas | 75216 |
Dallas |
301 |
| Dallas | 75217 |
Dallas |
350 |
| El Paso | 79924 |
El Paso |
457 |
| Fort Worth | 76106 |
Tarrant |
354 |
| Galveston | 77550 |
Galveston |
272 |
| Houston | 77081 |
Harris |
138 |
| Lubbock | 79415 |
Lubbock |
403 |
| McAllen | 78501 |
Hidalgo |
682 |
| Pasadena | 77506 |
Harris |
595 |
| San Antonio | 78207 |
Bexar |
546 |
| Waco | 76707 |
McLennan |
358 |
| State Total | NA |
NA |
5,532 |
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Texas Youth and Runaway Hotlines Incoming Calls by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Texas Youth & Runaway Hotlines |
Total Calls |
|---|---|---|
2009* |
13,072 |
13,072 |
2010 |
12,940 |
12,940 |
2011 |
9,757 |
9,757 |
2012 |
9,011 |
9,011 |
2013 |
7,462 |
7,462 |
*In prior fiscal years calls were forwarded from STAR program when STAR program operators were absent or unavailable. Beginning in fiscal year 2009, the STAR program was required to have staff available at all times so calls were no longer forwarded and therefore not included in the Runaway Hotline counts.
**Fiscal Year 2009 call data from the Youth hotline 1-800-98YOUTH is incomplete and missing due to a reporting malfunction (number was omitted from Vendor's online reporting system).
Characteristics of Hotline Callers Fiscal Year 2013
| Gender | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 5,298 |
71.0% |
| Male | 2,164 |
29.0% |
| Total | 7,462 |
100% |
| Age Group | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | 5,447 |
73.0% |
| Youth | 2,015 |
27.0% |
| Total | 7,462 |
100% |
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Number of Families (Primary Caregivers) Served in the
Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Programs
Fiscal Year 2013
Total Families Served: 3,013
| Unduplicated Families Served by Program | 2011 Number | 2011 Percent | 2012 Number | 2012 Percent | 2013 Number | 2013 Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) |
461 |
12.0% |
577 |
21.7% |
990 |
32.9% |
Community-Based Family Services (CBFS) |
280 |
7.3% |
206 |
7.8% |
287 |
9.5% |
Texas Families: Together and Safe (TFTS) |
2,110 |
55.0% |
1,870 |
70.5% |
1,736 |
57.6% |
Family Strengthening Program (FSP) ** |
938 |
24.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
Tertiary Child Abuse Prevention (TPP) ** |
44 |
1.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
Total |
3,833 |
100% |
2,653 |
100% |
3,013 |
100% |
Characteristics of Families (Primary Caregivers) Served
Fiscal Year 2013
Primary Caregivers Ethnicity
| Primary Caregivers Race/Ethnicity | CBCAP | CBPS | TFTS | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 38 |
28 |
297 |
363 |
12.0% |
| Anglo | 126 |
60 |
361 |
547 |
18.2% |
| Asian | 2 |
0 |
27 |
29 |
1.0% |
| Hispanic | 814 |
196 |
1,030 |
2,040 |
67.7% |
| Native American | 1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0.1% |
| Other | 9 |
3 |
18 |
30 |
1.0% |
| Total | 990 |
287 |
1,736 |
3,013 |
100% |
Primary Caregivers Gender
| Primary Caregivers Gender | CBCAP | CBPS | TFTS | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 939 |
249 |
1,584 |
2,772 |
92.0% |
| Male | 51 |
38 |
152 |
241 |
8.0% |
| Total | 990 |
287 |
1,736 |
3,013 |
100% |
Primary Caregivers Age Group
| Primary Caregivers Age Group | CBCAP | CBPS | TFTS | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 141 |
31 |
194 |
366 |
12.1% |
| 18-25 | 248 |
111 |
500 |
859 |
28.5% |
| 26-35 | 341 |
96 |
629 |
1,066 |
35.4% |
| 36-45 | 182 |
27 |
279 |
488 |
16.2% |
| Over 45 | 78 |
22 |
134 |
234 |
7.8% |
| Total | 990 |
287 |
1,736 |
3,013 |
100% |
* As recommended by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to ensure consistency across all HHSC agencies, in 2012, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) adopted the HHSC methodology on how to categorize race and ethnicity. As a result, data broken down by race/ethnicity in 2012 and after is not directly comparable to race/ethnicity data in 2011 and before.
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Number of Youth Served in the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs By Fiscal Year
Unduplicated Youth Served
| Program | 2011 Number | 2011 Percent | 2012 Number | 2012 Percent | 2013 Number | 2013 Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services to At Risk Youth (STAR) | 30,168 |
54.2% |
26,834 |
54.8% |
23,677 |
52.8% |
| Community Youth Development (CYD) | 19,731 |
35.5% |
16,900 |
34.5% |
16,767 |
37.4% |
| Statewide Youth Services Network (SYSN) | 5,720 |
10.3% |
5,273 |
10.8% |
4,384 |
9.8% |
| Total | 55,619 |
100% |
49,007 |
100% |
44,828 |
100% |
Characteristics of Youth Served in the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs
Fiscal Year 2013
| Race/Ethnicity* | STAR | CYD | SYSN | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 149 |
3,266 |
1,520 |
4,935 |
11.0% |
| Anglo | 240 |
567 |
718 |
1,525 |
3.4% |
| Asian | 2 |
187 |
32 |
221 |
0.5% |
| Hispanic | 12,421 |
12,488 |
1,980 |
26,889 |
60.0% |
| Native American | 1 |
9 |
10 |
20 |
0.0% |
| Other | 10,864 |
250 |
124 |
11,238 |
25.1% |
| Total | 23,677 |
16,767 |
4,384 |
44,828 |
100% |
| Gender | STAR | CYD | SYSN | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 10,622 |
8,991 |
2,311 |
21,924 |
48.9% |
| Male | 13,055 |
7,771 |
2,072 |
22,898 |
51.1% |
| Unknown | 0 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
0.0% |
| Total | 23,677 |
16,767 |
4,384 |
44,828 |
100% |
| Age Group | STAR | CYD | SYSN | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 6 |
2,008 |
12 |
254 |
2,274 |
5.1% |
6-9 |
4,266 |
2,277 |
93 |
6,636 |
14.8% |
10-17 |
17,403 |
13,859 |
4,037 |
35,299 |
78.7% |
Over 17 |
0 |
619 |
0 |
619 |
1.4% |
Total |
23,677 |
16,767 |
4,384 |
44,828 |
100% |
* As recommended by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to ensure consistency across all HHSC agencies, in 2012, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) adopted the HHSC methodology on how to categorize race and ethnicity. As a result, data broken down by race/ethnicity in 2012 and after is not directly comparable to race/ethnicity data in 2011 and before.
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Prevention and Early Intervention Performance Outcomes, Outputs and Efficiencies by Fiscal Year
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs
| Community Youth Development (CYD) | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of CYD Youth Not Referred to Juvenile Probation |
98.3% |
98.8% |
98.1% |
98.6% |
Annual number of youth served |
17,799 |
19,731 |
16,900 |
16,767 |
Average monthly number of CYD youth served |
5,930 |
6,158 |
5,530 |
5,530 |
Average monthly cost per CYD youth served |
$75.14 |
$82.77 |
$69.91 |
$71.63 |
| Statewide Youth Services Network (SYSN)* | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of SYSN Youth not referred to juvenile probation |
99.0% |
98.4% |
98.3% |
98.5% |
Annual number of youth served |
5,513 |
5,720 |
5,273 |
4,384 |
Average monthly number of SYSN youth served |
3,099 |
3,126 |
3,055 |
2,506 |
Average monthly cost per SYSN youth served |
$51.73 |
$52.94 |
$43.65 |
$50.71 |
Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Programs
| Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of CBCAP Children who remain safe |
99.3% |
99.2% |
99.1% |
99.8% |
Annual number of families served |
372 |
461 |
577 |
990 |
Average monthly number of CBCAP families served |
130 |
141 |
132 |
234 |
| Community-Based Family Services (CBFS) | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of CBFS Children who remain safe |
95.1% |
97.7% |
96.6% |
97.9% |
Annual number of families served |
337 |
280 |
206 |
287 |
Average monthly number of CBFS families Served |
99 |
82 |
58 |
75 |
| Texas Families: Together and Safe (TFTS) | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of TFTS Children who remain safe |
99.1% |
99.0% |
99.0% |
98.6% |
Annual number of families served |
3,410 |
2,110 |
1,870 |
1,736 |
Average monthly number of families served by TFTS Program |
1,087 |
573 |
586 |
574 |
Average monthly cost per family served in the TFTS Program |
$249.52 |
$433.71 |
$362.54 |
$334.79 |
Child Abuse/Neglect and Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs
| Services to At-Risk Youth (STAR) | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of STAR Children remain safe |
99.5% |
99.6% |
99.7% |
99.7% |
Percent of STAR Children not referred to juvenile probation |
95.6% |
96.3% |
96.6% |
93.6% |
Percent of STAR Youth with better outcomes 90 days after termination |
87.3% |
87.7% |
87.5% |
86.4% |
Annual number of youth served |
30,042 |
30,168 |
26,834 |
23,677 |
Average monthly number of youth served |
6,116 |
6,438 |
5,863 |
5,351 |
Average monthly cost per STAR youth served |
$287.90 |
$246.38 |
$243.84 |
$255.16 |