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Number of Foster Children Has Exceeded 12,000
Yet Legislative FY 13 Budget Proposal Provides for No Growth
13,000
12,649
12,500
12,000
11,500
11,000
Data not available at
this time
10,500
10,258
10,000
9,500
9,000
Source: AZ Dept of Economic Security, Children, Youth and Families Report, Out-of-Home Care - Statewide
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More than 10,000 CPS reports received between July 2011
and January 2012 were still not closed by April 7, 2012
12,000
TOTAL - 10,820
including 1,782 high risk reports
10,000 Jan-12
2,089
Dec-11
8,000
1,542
Nov-11
6,000 1,891
Oct-11
1,707
4,000
Sep-11
1,469
2,000
Aug-11
1,270
Jul-11
852
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*ARS 8-802.C.9.(a) requires CPS workers to submit Source: Arizona Deptartment of Economic
an investigation finding within 45 days after Security, Number of CPS Reports,
receiving he CPS report. Investigation Rate, and Substantiation Rate
by Risk Level and District, Extract 4/7/12
Produced by Children's Action Alliance
May 8, 2012
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