OCS 1.2 Non-Abuse/Neglect Related Texas Child Fatality Investigations FY2015-FY2024

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).