What's New

October 2022 Updates
 
  • The Demographics report has mapping areas for DFPS Regions now, with graphs.
  •  The Analytics report has been updated. It shows the distribution of projected number of cases across counties in Texas. And can narrow down for a county to show top demographic features related to changes in the county-level maltreatment.
  • The download report is in place for Demographics, Maltreatment and Analystics once you have chosen a  county or area.
September 2022 Updates
 
  • The Demographics report has updated maps. Area data is now loaded for Counties and Census Tracts.
    • This adds major mapping areas and data.
  • The Resources shown on maps for Demographics and Child Maltreatment reports now includes DFPS regions.
    • The maps will now default to showing the Resources of Child and Youth Services and DFPS Locations.
July 2022 Updates
 
  • Data for 2020 has been added. The reports are now showing data for calendar years 2011 - 2020.
  • The Demographics and Maltreatment reports have a new download feature. Once a county and resources are chosen, you can download the list of resources with name, address, etc. 
  • The Demographics report defaults to Percentages and Population 17 years old and under, with only the Resources of Child and Youth Services and Cook Children's Locations.
  • The Maltreatment report defaults to Rates, with only the Resources of Child and Youth Services and Cook Children's Locations.
  • A resources page to provide data definitions is coming soon. 
  • Mapping color schemes were changed to help differentiate the scale.
February 2022 Updates
 
  • The Maltreatment Report has an updated stacked bar chart for the Types for the selected county.
  • It also dafaults to showing all types for the selected county.
  • All report headers have been updated and simplified.
  • The reports are showing data for calendar years 2011-2019, not fiscal or academic years.
December 2021 Updates
 
  • Maps and instructions have been updated.
    • Clicking on a region will filter the data and show new "Resource" markers. The resources populate data by year for hospitals and other locations. The panel will open (located in the top-right corner of the map).
    • Left-clicking on a resource marker will display detailed information about the resource in a popup window.
    • Left-clicking on the Globe icon located in the top-left corner of the map will reset the map zoom level to the default (the entire state of Texas)
  • The Demographics Report has an updated chart that shows both the state wide mean and the mean for the selected county for the chosen demographic.
October 2021 Updates
 
  • Demographic Report has a brand new graph with specific regions and observable features during selected timeframes. Click on a county to view them.
  • Child Maltreatment has been updated with a choice for Totals or Rates per 100K children.
  • All maps have updated legends to show what data has been chosen or aggregated.
  • All new data has been loaded into a database with metadata labels behind the scenes for faster access to data elements, and allows additions to the data coming into the system.
August 2021 Updates
 
  • Reports are now divided into the Top Navigation. 
  • Demographics shows individual geographic regions with specific observable features during selected timeframes. Click on a county to view them.
  • Child Maltreatment shows individual geographic regions with specifc maltreatment types during the selected year. Click on a county to view them. 
  • Analytics shows statewide top seven features related to child maltreatment based on county-level total maltreatment counts for the state of Texas, 2011-2019. Analysis was performed with two different models; features are ranked according to their influence in each model type.