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As recommended by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to ensure consistency across all HHSC agencies, in 2012 DFPS adopted the HHSC methodology on how to categorize race and ethnicity....
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Services provided to clients by DFPS may include social casework, case management, and arranging for psychiatric and health evaluation, home care, day care, social services, health care, respite...
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The Transitional Living Services Program includes the Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) program, Education and Training Voucher (ETV) program and other services and supports to help youth...
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Recidivism is calculated as a percentage of all alleged perpetrators in abuse/neglect investigations closed without services who were a confirmed perpetrator within 12 months after the prior...
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Children in the Custody of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)- All children for whom DFPS legal responsibility through court ordered temporary or permanent managing...
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Child Protective Investigations (CPI) conducts a traditional investigation that requires caseworkers investigate allegations of abuse or neglect. Completed investigations only include those...
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Average monthly count of unduplicated children in paid foster care by fiscal year. This dataset counts unique children regardless of payment types during the month. Calculations exclude children...
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If a child is suffering from a severe emotional disturbance and voluntarily relinquishing custody of the child for the sole purpose of obtaining mental health services is warranted, the Department...
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The injuries that led to the child's death may have been sustained prior to DFPS being granted to legal custody. For example, in Fiscal Year 2016 six children died while in DFPS Conservatorship...
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The Division of Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) was created to consolidate child abuse prevention and juvenile delinquency prevention and early intervention programs within the...
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Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Programs include: Texas Families: Together and Safe (TFTS) - The TFTS program funds evidence-based, community-based programs designed to alleviate stress and...
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Tracks six month, one year, and five year outcomes for children who returned home from DFPS custody exiting CPS Conservatorship and subsequently alleged as a victim in an investigation within the...
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Snapshot of Children in Substitute Care on August 31 broken out by placement type and relative placements. Please review all of our data and DFPS services at dfps.state.tx.us
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This dashboard includes those Foster and Adoptive homes that were screened and approved for child care through DFPS. Most of the FADs in the state are screened and approved for adoption through a...
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Children in DFPS custody are those for whom a court has appointed DFPS legal responsibility through temporary or permanent managing conservatorship or other court ordered legal basis. These...
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Whenever CPS removes a child from his or her home and places the child in substitute care, staff must engage in permanency planning on behalf of the child to ensure that the child can return the...
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Adults age 65 or older are automatically eligible for APS services based on their age. An adult age 18 to 64 old must be substantially impaired to be eligible for APS services. Substantial...
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The county and region of the workers are determined by the office to which they are assigned. Adult Protective Services (APS): APS Investigations employees protect people age 65 and older and...
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Each fiscal year represents PROJECTED expenditures. Prior fiscal year projections are NOT updated. Data addresses Texas Family Code Section 264.017. Subsection (c). Regional or County level...
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The Transitional Living Services Program includes the Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) program, Education and Training Voucher (ETV) program and other services and supports to help youth...
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