Texas
The Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) works diligently in coordination with several agencies to improve the lives of children in foster care.
Texas Child Protective Services:
- Investigates reports of abuse and neglect of children
- Provides services to children and families in their own homes
- Protects children from abuse and neglect through foster care
- Provides services to help youth in foster care make the transition to adulthood
- Places children in adoptive homes
To learn more about the Foster Care Facts in Texas, please visit the
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services data books.
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Helping CPS Help Children in Foster Care
FOSTER CARE FACTS BY THE NUMBERS*
| Children in out-of-home care | 28,005 |
| Children entering foster care | 13,464 |
| Children exiting foster care | 15,566 |
| Length of stay in foster care | mean 25.7 months, median 15.9 months |
| Children each year who age out | 1,504, 9.7% of all exits |
| * CWLA National Data Analysis System, AFCARS 2008 | |
