COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  AUGUST 2007
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,503
In-Person Response												11,957
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,629
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,328
Total Referral Children Received during Month												13,460
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			938	7.0%		Exploitation					11	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,301	17.1%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					481	3.6%
Severe Neglect			206	1.5%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,207	16.4%
General Neglect			3,945	29.3%		Substantial Risk					2,273	16.9%
Emotional Abuse			1,098	8.2%		Total					13,460	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								764
	Family Maintenance								10,654
	Under 12 Months						9,481
	Over 12 Months						1,173
	Family Reunification								10,032
	Under 18 Months						9316
	Over 18 Months						716
	Permanent Placement								14,405
	Adoption Services Cases								1,554
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								37,409
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						10,521
Birth - 2 Years			6,558	17.5%		Foster Family Home						1,660
3 - 4 Years			3,747	10.0%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,236
5 - 9 Years			8,689	23.2%		Small Family Home						131
10 - 13 Years			7,472	20.0%		Group Home						1,403
14 - 15 Years			4,457	11.9%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						33
16 - 17 Years			4,487	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						19,984
18 Years & Older			1,999	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						177
Age Total			37,409	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,244
Gender						Guardian Home						3,071
Male			18,657	49.9%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						24,476
Female			18,752	50.1%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			37,409	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,153 children received D Rate and 843 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,953	13.2%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,524	52.2%
African American			11,559	30.9%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			816	2.2%		Foster Homes **					2,053	5,011
American Indian/Alaskan Native			200	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,557	12,959
Filipino			213	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,102	8,587
Other			144	0.4%		Out-of-County					1,455	4,372
Ethnicity Total			37,409	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					105	248
						Group Homes *					325	3,924
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					226	2,738
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			Not Available			Out-of-County					99	1,186
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				4
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support Section.
on 9/17/07.  Counts reflect data as of the date when data were extracted.						** Excluded licensed homes on hold.
A child is counted once during the report month.
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