APS 3.1 Investigations: Activity by County FY2014-FY2023

Adults age 65 or older are automatically eligible for APS services based on their age. An adult age 18 to 64 old must be substantially impaired to be eligible for APS services.

Substantial impairment is defined as: "When a disability grossly and chronically diminishes an adult’s physical or mental ability to live independently or provide self-care as determined through observation, diagnosis, evaluation, or assessment." (Texas Human Resources Code §48.002(a)(8); 40 Texas Administrative Code §705.1001)

Assessment of a mental, physical, or developmental disability as indicated by one of the following:
• A medical condition
• Professional diagnosis
• Reported or observed behavior that is consistent with such a diagnosis. The disability must cause a long-lasting and considerable inability to live independently or provide self-care.

The population totals do not match prior DFPS Data Books, printed or online. Past population estimates are adjusted based on the U.S. Census data as it becomes available. This is important to keep the data in line with current best practices, but will cause some past counts, such as Abuse/Neglect Victims per 1,000 Texas Children, to be recalculated.

Population Data Source - Population Estimates and Projections Program, Texas State Data Center, Office of the State Demographer and the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Current population estimates and projections for all years from 2014 to 2023 as of December 2023.

年满65岁或以上的成年人自动符合接受APS服务资格，而18至64岁的成年人则必须存在显著的身体或心理障碍方可具备此资格。所谓显著障碍，是指通过观察、诊断、评估或评估确定，残疾严重且长期地削弱了成年人的独立生活或自我照料能力。（德克萨斯州人力资源法第48.002(a)(8)节；德克萨斯州行政法典第40卷第705.1001节）。评估精神、身体或发育障碍的标准包括以下之一：
• 一种医疗状况
• 专业诊断
• 与此类诊断一致的报告或观察到的行为。该残疾必须导致长期的显著无法独立生活或自我照料能力。
人口总数与以往发布的DFPS数据手册（无论是印刷版还是在线版）不符。过去的估计人口数据将根据可获得的美国人口普查数据进行调整。这一点对于确保数据与当前最佳实践保持一致至关重要，但将导致一些过去的统计数据，如每1000名德克萨斯州儿童受虐待/忽视受害者的人数，需要重新计算。
人口数据来源：人口估计与预测计划，德克萨斯州州数据中心，州人口统计学家办公室及德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校人口与社会经济研究所。提供截至2023年12月所有年份的当前人口估计和预测数据，时间跨度为2014年至2023年。