COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  DECEMBER 2009
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												2,015
In-Person Response												10,043
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											2,424
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,619
Total Referral Children Received during Month												12,058
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,262	10.5%		Exploitation					6	0.0%
Physical Abuse			2,755	22.8%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					210	1.7%
Severe Neglect			179	1.5%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,883	23.9%
General Neglect			3,573	29.6%		Substantial Risk					0	0.0%
Emotional Abuse			1,190	9.9%		Total					12,058	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					882			7
	Family Maintenance					10,847			104
	Under 12 Months			9,876
	Over 12 Months			971
	Family Reunification					8,883			1,855
	Under 18 Months			8,186
	Over 18 Months			697
	Permanent Placement					11,705			3,838
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					32,317			5,804
	* 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						7,525
Birth - 2 Years			5,948	18.4%		Foster Family Home						1,228
3 - 4 Years			3,630	11.2%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,022
5 - 9 Years			7,546	23.3%		Small Family Home						96
10 - 13 Years			5,966	18.5%		Group Home						908
14 - 15 Years			3,595	11.1%		Other (County Shelter, Tribal, and Court Specified Homes)						37
16 - 17 Years			3,841	11.9%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,816
18 Years & Older			1,791	5.5%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						161
Age Total			32,317	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,008
Gender						Guardian Home						2,650
Male			15,995	49.5%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						19,635
Female			16,322	50.5%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			32,317	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,582 children received D Rate and 421 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,758	11.6%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			17,947	55.5%
African American			9,533	29.5%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			619	1.9%		Foster Homes **					1,143	2,848
American Indian/Alaskan Native			145	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,290	13,033
Filipino			202	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					2,988	9,028
Other			113	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,302	4,005
Ethnicity Total			32,317	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					85	162
						Group Homes *					190	2,542
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					148	1,904
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			64			Out-of-County					42	638
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			7
NOTE:  Data from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System - As of 3/16/2010.						* 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