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CPI 3.3 Abuse/Neglect Investigations - Findings by County and Region FY2014-FY2023
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2024-01-30T20:33:21.000ZChild Protective Investigations (CPI) conducts either a traditional investigation or Alternative Response (AR). Traditional investigations and Alternative Response require caseworkers to assess safety and take needed actions to protect a child while assessing any risk of abuse or neglect in the foreseeable future. AR cases present a less adversarial more collaborative approach to working with families by allowing for family engagement along with other community supports to ensure child safety. AR differs from traditional investigations in that AR cases are Priority 2 cases involving victims who are age 6 or older, there is no substantiation of allegations, no entry of perpetrators into the Central Registry (a repository for reports of child abuse and neglect), and there is a heightened focus on guiding the family to plan for safety in a way that works for them and therefore sustains the safety. Completed investigations only include those cases conducted as a traditional investigation that were not administratively closed or merged into another stage. Investigations may include more than one alleged victim. All allegations in a completed investigation are given one of the following dispositions: Reason to Believe (RTB) - defined in section 2281.2 of the CPS policy handbook Ruled Out (RO) - defined in section 2281.3 of CPS policy handbook Unable to Complete (UTC) - defined in section 2281.4 of CPS policy handbook Unable to Determine (UTD) - defined in section 2281.4 of CPS policy handbook If at least one allegation has an RTB disposition, the investigation is given an overall disposition of RTB. If there are no allegations with an RTB disposition but there is at least one allegation with a disposition of UTD, the investigation is given an overall disposition of UTD. Visit dfps.texas.gov for information on CPI Abuse/Neglect Investigations and all DFPS programs.
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CPS 1.9 Outcomes of Children Completing Family Preservation Services FY2014-2023
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2024-02-12T17:41:42.000ZThis tracks six month, one year, and five year outcomes for children who were provided family preservation services and subsequently alleged as a victim in an investigation within the noted time period. The date of service is determined by the close of the CPS Family Preservation stage. The six month period is calculated by following those children who were served within the first six months of the fiscal year (FY) to see if the same child is an alleged victim in an abuse/neglect child protective investigation within six months of the family preservation stage closure. For the one year outcome, those children who were served in the prior FY are tracked for one year and reported in the next fiscal year. The outcomes reported in FY 2018 had a beginning cohort from FY 2017. The five year outcomes start with the FY five years prior and follows each child for five years to track the outcomes. FY 2018 would have a beginning cohort of those children who were participated in family preservation services in FY 2013. This does not track recidivism, which is defined by CPS as subsequent reason to believe finding in a new investigation or subsequent open case to FBSS or removal within a given timeframe. This dashboard addresses the Texas Human Resources Code Section 40.0516 (a)(9)(A), (B), (C) and (a)(10).
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CPS 6.5 Purchased Services - Permanency Care Assistance by Funding Source FY2014-2023
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2024-02-07T02:21:26.000ZFor children who cannot reunify and for whom adoption has been ruled out, the Permanency Care Assistance (PCA) Program provides a monthly subsidy to relatives and fictive kin that take legal custody as a permanent managing conservator and have been a verified foster care provider for the child for at least 6 months. The PCA subsidy is similar to an adoption subsidy. Does not include non-recurring payments. Note: The Permanency Care Assistance program began in Fiscal Year 2011.
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Notices Of Violation (NOV)
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2024-07-02T15:20:17.000ZApproved regional investigations resulting in a Notice of Violation (NOV) and the details associated with each violation that are documented in the Consolidated Compliance and Enforcement Data System (CCEDS). All NOVs displayed were sent as physical letters to the Regulated Entities' business contacts. An NOV may contain multiple violation citations (Category A, B, and C) due to identified noncompliance with different regulatory requirements. Note other databases are utilized within the agency and may contain information on additional violations.
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TCA Designated Cultural Districts FY21
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2021-08-02T21:42:03.000ZAs authorized by H.B. 2208 of the 79th Legislature, the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) can designate cultural districts in cities across Texas. Cultural districts are special zones that harness the power of cultural resources to stimulate economic development and community revitalization. These districts can become focal points for generating businesses, attracting tourists, stimulating cultural development and fostering civic pride. This is the current list of designated cultural districts in Texas.
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APS 3.5 Investigations: Perpetrators by Region with Demographics FY2014-2023
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2024-02-05T20:26:59.000ZChapter 48, Title 2, of the Texas Human Resources Code (HRC) and Chapter 705 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) authorizes APS to investigate abuse and financial exploitation of a person age 65 or older or an adult with a disability when the person responsible for the maltreatment is a: • caretaker; • paid caretaker; • family member; or • person who has an ongoing relationship with the alleged victim. Examples include a personal friend, paramour, or roommate. In the case of neglect, the perpetrator may also be the victim himself or herself. This is called "Self-neglect". In cases of family violence, a protective order can be obtained from a court that prohibits a member of a family or household from remaining in the household, and from contacting or coming near the victim. The purpose of the order is to prevent that person from committing further acts of family violence against the victim. The statutes governing family violence protective orders are set forth in Texas Family Code Chapters 71-87. This order is only available when family violence has been committed by a family member, member of the household, or in some circumstances by a person the victim has dated. Each victim may have more than one perpetrator at the end of an investigation. Visit dfps.state.tx.us for information on all DFPS programs.
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APS 4.1 Services: Activity by Region with Demographics FY2014-2023
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2024-02-06T19:33:52.000ZServices 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 services, and other services. The APS specialist works with the client to develop a service plan to address identified problems. Safely maintaining clients in the least restrictive environment is a primary goal of APS intervention. Protective services may be necessary to alleviate or prevent the client from returning to a state of abuse, neglect or financial exploitation. In this case, DFPS may also provide services to a family member or caretaker. (Texas Human Resources Code §48.002(a)(5) and §48.204) Protective services may be delivered in every stage of an investigation The APS specialist makes all reasonable efforts to resolve problems, including root causes, and stabilizes the client’s condition. Full resolution of a client’s problems is always the goal of APS casework, but it is not always achievable. When full resolution is not a practical goal because of inadequate resources, client resistance, or some other impediment, the APS specialist closes the case when a client’s situation is as close to stable as possible. The phrase "reasonable effort" implicitly recognizes that: • personal choice on the part of the client may limit the effectiveness of APS intervention; • resources available to APS for helping clients are limited; and • APS cannot remedy all situations. 1. Counts for FY 2015 and subsequent years cannot be compared to those from prior Data Books, due to changes in the APS casework practice model. Cases with services provided during the investigation may not have a separate service stage. 2. Clients in validated cases may receive more than one service. Visit dfps.state.tx.us for information on all DFPS programs.
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APS 3.5 Investigations: Perpetrators by Relationship to Victim and Region FY2014-2023
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2024-02-05T20:24:22.000ZChapter 48, Title 2, of the Texas Human Resources Code (HRC) and Chapter 705 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) authorizes APS to investigate abuse and financial exploitation of a person age 65 or older or an adult with a disability when the person responsible for the maltreatment is a: • caretaker; • paid caretaker; • family member; or • person who has an ongoing relationship with the alleged victim. Examples include a personal friend, paramour, or roommate. In the case of neglect, the perpetrator may also be the victim himself or herself. This is called "Self-neglect". In cases of family violence, a protective order can be obtained from a court that prohibits a member of a family or household from remaining in the household, and from contacting or coming near the victim. The purpose of the order is to prevent that person from committing further acts of family violence against the victim. The statutes governing family violence protective orders are set forth in Texas Family Code Chapters 71-87. This order is only available when family violence has been committed by a family member, member of the household, or in some circumstances by a person the victim has dated. Each victim may have more than one perpetrator in an investigation. Visit dfps.state.tx.us for information on all DFPS programs.
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APS 3.5 Investigations: Perpetrators by County FY2014-2023
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2024-02-05T20:19:18.000ZChapter 48, Title 2, of the Texas Human Resources Code (HRC) and Chapter 705 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) authorizes APS to investigate abuse and financial exploitation of a person age 65 or older or an adult with a disability when the person responsible for the maltreatment is a: • caretaker; • paid caretaker; • family member; or • person who has an ongoing relationship with the alleged victim. Examples include a personal friend, paramour, or roommate. In the case of neglect, the perpetrator may also be the victim himself or herself. This is called "Self-neglect". In cases of family violence, a protective order can be obtained from a court that prohibits a member of a family or household from remaining in the household, and from contacting or coming near the victim. The purpose of the order is to prevent that person from committing further acts of family violence against the victim. The statutes governing family violence protective orders are set forth in Texas Family Code Chapters 71-87. This order is only available when family violence has been committed by a family member, member of the household, or in some circumstances by a person the victim has dated. Each victim may have more than one perpetrator in an investigation. Visit dfps.state.tx.us for information on all DFPS programs.
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CPI 3.10 Abuse/Neglect Investigations - Perpetrators by County, Region, Gender, Relation to Victim FY2014-FY2023
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 2024-02-13T17:37:21.000ZThis chart counts perpetrators in completed investigations. Completed investigations only include those cases conducted as a traditional investigation that were not administratively closed or merged into another stage. An investigation can only be administratively closed if all allegations have a disposition of administrative closure. A completed investigation can include more than one alleged victim. Completed investigations do not include any Alternative Response cases. A confirmed perpetrator on a completed investigation is an individual who is a confirmed perpetrator on at least one allegation with a disposition of reason to believe. An alleged perpetrator on a completed investigation is an individual where all the allegations on which they were an alleged perpetrator have a disposition of ruled out, unable to complete or unable to determine. A description of Alternative Response and how it differs from a traditional investigation and the definitions of the different dispositions in a traditional investigation are in the glossary. FOOTNOTES 1. Each victim may have more than one perpetrator in an investigation. 2. Each perpetrator may have more than one victim. Visit dfps.state.tx.us for information on CPS Abuse/Neglect Investigations and all DFPS programs.