CPS 2.4 Children In Legal Responsibility on August 31 by Legal Status and Average Days in Care FY2012-2021
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 15 Feb 2022Children 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. This chart includes any child in DFPS custody on August 31 of the fiscal year. A description of the different types of legal statuses is in the CPS glossary: http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/About_DFPS/Data_Book/Child_Protective_Services/Resources/glossary.asp Visit dfps.state.tx.us for information on Children In Legal Responsibility and all DFPS programs.
This dataset has the following 7 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year | fiscal_year | text | 2020 2021 2012 2013 2019 view top 100 | |
| County Code | county_code | text | 057 220 101 221 152 view top 100 | |
| County | county | text | Dallas Tarrant All Counties Taylor Harris view top 100 | |
| Region | region | text | 1-Lubbock 7-Austin 8-San Antonio 4-Tyler 2-Abilene view top 100 | |
| Legal Status | legal_status | text | County Total - All Legal Statuses Temporary Managing Conservatorship (TMC) PMC - Both Parents' Rights Terminated Permanent Managing Conservatorship (PMC) PMC - One Parent's Rights Terminated view top 100 | |
| Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility on August 31 | children_in_dfps_legal_responsibility_on_august_31 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 | |
| Average Number of Days in Care | average_number_of_days_in_care | number | The average number of days in care for the population as calculated from the day of removal to August 31 of the fiscal year displayed | 219 243 276 267 312 view top 100 |