COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  APRIL 2009
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												2,095
In-Person Response												11,740
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											3,948
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,792
Total Referral Children Received during Month												13,835
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,234	8.9%		Exploitation					8	0.1%
Physical Abuse			3,070	22.2%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					228	1.6%
Severe Neglect			179	1.3%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,574	25.8%
General Neglect			3,917	28.3%		Substantial Risk					246	1.8%
Emotional Abuse			1,379	10.0%		Total					13,835	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF APRIL 30, 2009
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					523			6
	Family Maintenance					10,434			90
	Under 12 Months			9,441
	Over 12 Months			993
	Family Reunification					8,122			1,549
	Under 18 Months			7,543
	Over 18 Months			579
	Permanent Placement					13,199			4,658
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					32,278			6,303
	* Adoption services caseload represents children in in-home and out-of-home services caseload receiving adoption services.
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						7,760
Birth - 2 Years			5,936	18.4%		Foster Family Home						1,271
3 - 4 Years			3,479	10.8%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,656
5 - 9 Years			7,505	23.3%		Small Family Home						115
10 - 13 Years			6,052	18.7%		Group Home						916
14 - 15 Years			3,664	11.4%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						48
16 - 17 Years			3,899	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,766
18 Years & Older			1,743	5.4%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						180
Age Total			32,278	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,397
Gender						Guardian Home						2,909
Male			16,015	49.6%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						20,252
Female			16,263	50.4%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			32,278	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,666 children received D Rate and 468 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,876	12.0%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			17,814	55.2%
African American			9,605	29.8%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			579	1.8%		Foster Homes **					1,293	3,190
American Indian/Alaskan Native			138	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,946	14,309
Filipino			196	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,026	8,766
Other			70	0.2%		Out-of-County					1,920	5,543
Ethnicity Total			32,278	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					90	186
						Group Homes *					197	2,621
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					155	1,983
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			76			Out-of-County					42	638
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			2
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support
on 7/16/2009.  Counts reflect data as of the date when data were extracted.						Section.
A child is counted once during the report month.						** Excluded licensed homes on hold.
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management
System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Table, unless stated otherwise.						Prepared by: BIS Information Technology Services Division - Statistics Section