COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  APRIL 2010
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												2,226
In-Person Response												13,673
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											2,266
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											11,407
Total Referral Children Received during Month												15,899
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,583	10.0%		Exploitation					13	0.1%
Physical Abuse			3,581	22.5%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					256	1.6%
Severe Neglect			225	1.4%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					4,248	26.7%
General Neglect			4,430	27.9%		Substantial Risk						0.0%
Emotional Abuse			1,563	9.8%		Total					15,899	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF APRIL 30, 2010
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					942			7
	Family Maintenance					11,549			40
	Under 12 Months			10,484
	Over 12 Months			1,065
	Family Reunification					8,592			1,797
	Under 18 Months			7,821
	Over 18 Months			771
	Permanent Placement					11,328			3,624
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					32,411			5,468
	* 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						7,291
Birth - 2 Years			6,011	18.5%		Foster Family Home						1,227
3 - 4 Years			3,650	11.3%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,797
5 - 9 Years			7,612	23.5%		Small Family Home						98
10 - 13 Years			5,991	18.5%		Group Home						919
14 - 15 Years			3,552	11.0%		Other (County Shelter, Tribal, and Court Specified Homes)						28
16 - 17 Years			3,825	11.8%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,360
18 Years & Older			1,770	5.5%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						167
Age Total			32,411	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						946
Gender						Guardian Home						2,545
Male			16,120	49.7%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						19,018
Female			16,291	50.3%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			32,411	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,529 children received D Rate and 431 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,723	11.5%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			17,950	55.4%
African American			9,681	29.9%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			636	2.0%		Foster Homes **					1,088	2,698
American Indian/Alaskan Native			147	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,141	11,851
Filipino			176	0.5%		In Los Angeles County					2,845	7,974
Other			98	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,296	3,877
Ethnicity Total			32,411	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					82	157
						Group Homes *					183	2,482
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					143	1,841
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			63			Out-of-County					40	641
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			1
NOTE:  Data from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System - As of 8/3/2010.						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support
A child is counted once during the report month.						Section.
						** 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