COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  AUGUST 2009
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												1,743
In-Person Response												9,878
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											2,730
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,148
Total Referral Children Received during Month												11,621
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,193	10.3%		Exploitation					8	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,334	20.1%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					264	2.3%
Severe Neglect			218	1.9%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,336	20.1%
General Neglect			3,873	33.3%		Substantial Risk					180	1.5%
Emotional Abuse			1,215	10.5%		Total					11,621	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF AUGUST 31, 2009
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					704			3
	Family Maintenance					10,551			64
	Under 12 Months			9,482
	Over 12 Months			1,069
	Family Reunification					8,305			1,796
	Under 18 Months			7,685
	Over 18 Months			620
	Permanent Placement					12,497			4,233
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					32,057			6,096
	* 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						7,505
Birth - 2 Years			5,932	18.5%		Foster Family Home						1,204
3 - 4 Years			3,508	10.9%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,889
5 - 9 Years			7,488	23.4%		Small Family Home						98
10 - 13 Years			5,959	18.6%		Group Home						911
14 - 15 Years			3,565	11.1%		Other (County Shelter, Tribal, and Court Specified Homes)						41
16 - 17 Years			3,809	11.9%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,648
18 Years & Older			1,796	5.6%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						160
Age Total			32,057	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,271
Gender						Guardian Home						2,691
Male			15,900	49.6%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						19,770
Female			16,157	50.4%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			32,057	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,590children received D Rate and 432 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,796	11.8%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			17,769	55.4%
African American			9,492	29.6%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			594	1.9%		Foster Homes **					1,229	3,071
American Indian/Alaskan Native			127	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					5,023	14,586
Filipino			198	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,105	9,008
Other			81	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,918	5,578
Ethnicity Total			32,057	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					86	166
						Group Homes *					195	2,594
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					153	1,956
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			82			Out-of-County					42	638
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			5
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support
on 11/18/2009.  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