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 impairment is defined as: "When a disability grossly and chronically diminishes an adult’s physical or mental ability to live independently or provide self-care as determined through observation, diagnosis, evaluation, or assessment." (Texas Human Resources Code §48.002(a)(8); 40 Texas Administrative Code §705.1001) Assessment of a mental, physical, or developmental disability as indicated by one of the following: • A medical condition • Professional diagnosis • Reported or observed behavior that is consistent with such a diagnosis. The disability must cause a long-lasting and considerable inability to live independently or provide self-care. The population totals do not match prior DFPS Data Books, printed or online. Past population estimates are adjusted based on the U.S. Census data as it becomes available. This is important to keep the data in line with current best practices, but will cause some past counts, such as Abuse/Neglect Victims per 1,000 Texas Children, to be recalculated. Population Data Source - Population Estimates and Projections Program, Texas State Data Center, Office of the State Demographer and the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio. Current population estimates and projections for all years from 2014 to 2023 as of December 2023.
This dataset has the following 4 columns:
Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
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Fiscal Year | fiscal_year | text | 2018 2021 2023 2022 2017 view top 100 | |
Region | region | text | Region Name | 1-Lubbock 7-Austin 2-Abilene 9-Midland 8-San Antonio view top 100 |
County | county | text | Grimes Gregg Brown Donley Upshur view top 100 | |
Completed Investigations | completed_investigations | number | 15 3 18 10 4 view top 100 |