This chart includes child fatalities investigated and confirmed by Child Protective Investigations, Day Care Investigations, Residential Child Care Investigations, and Adult Provider Investigations. Fatality information does not include corrections or updates, if any, that may subsequently be made to DFPS data after fiscal year end.

The Adult Protective Provider Investigations (API) division was transferred to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in Fiscal Year 2018.

This dashboard addresses Texas Family Code Section 264.017, Subsection (b) (4) and (5).

This chart includes child fatality investigations in which the child's death was determined to be caused by a factor other than abuse/neglect.

A child may be included in more than one abuse/neglect investigation.

NOTE: Includes child fatalities investigated with a non-fatal finding by Child Protective Investigations, Day Care Investigations, Residential Child Care Investigations, Adult Protective Services, and Adult Provider Investigations. Fatality information does not include corrections or updates, if any, that may subsequently be made to DFPS data after fiscal year end.

Administrative Closures are counted for CPS only.

The Adult Protective Provider Investigations (API) division was tranferred to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in Fiscal Year 2018.

This dashboard addresses the Texas Family Code Section 264.017 (d).

The injuries that led to the child's death may have been sustained prior to DFPS being granted to legal custody. For example, in Fiscal Year 2016 six children died while in DFPS Conservatorship (five while in Foster Care). However, four of these children sustained the injuries that led to their death prior to being placed in DFPS custody.

This chart includes child fatalities investigated and confirmed by Child Protective Investigations, Day Care Investigations, and Residential Child Care Investigations, and Adult Protective Services. Fatality information does not include corrections or updates, if any, that may subsequently be made to DFPS data after fiscal year end.

Only Children in DFPS Legal Responsibility (Conservatorship) are included. You can further filter to see how many were in Foster Care at the time of death.

The Adult Protective Provider Investigations division was tranferred to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in Fiscal Year 2018.

This dashboard addresses Texas Family Code Section 264.017, Subsection (b) (4) and (5).