COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(May 2008 to April 2009)
	Relative Home	Foster Family Home	Foster Family Agency Certified Home	Small Family Home	Group Home	Other	Total Out-of-Home Placement	Medical Placement	Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized	Guardian Home	* Total Placement
May 2008	9,334	1,469	5,947	139	1,248	49	18,186	187	1,377	3,049	22,799
June 2008	9,113	1,443	5,895	137	1,196	50	17,834	176	1,327	3,184	22,521
July 2008	9,017	1,374	5,910	139	1,170	48	17,658	179	1,338	3,103	22,278
August 2008	8,802	1,366	5,864	135	1,171	51	17,389	185	1,215	3,043	21,832
September 2008	8,726	1,343	5,876	132	1,121	52	17,250	179	1,251	2,994	21,674
October 2008	8,592	1,370	5,878	125	1,060	50	17,075	196	1,253	2,958	21,482
November 2008	8,553	1,355	5,900	122	1,044	51	17,025	202	1,279	2,919	21,425
December 2008	8,388	1,362	5,795	121	990	54	16,710	193	1,217	2,925	21,045
January 2009	8,224	1,340	5,695	121	995	54	16,429	184	1,210	2,986	20,809
February 2009	7,961	1,317	5,778	118	972	53	16,199	182	1,294	2,982	20,657
March 2009	7,913	1,311	5,745	122	947	49	16,087	180	1,387	2,929	20,583
April 2009	7,760	1,271	5,656	115	916	48	15,766	180	1,397	2,909	20,252
Average	8,532	1,360	5,828	127	1,069	51	16,967	185	1,295	2,998	21,446
* Total Placement includes children in Non Foster Care Placement, Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized, and Guardian Home.
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Database - A snapshot of active cases in the
caseload at the end of each report month.
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