COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  - DECEMBER 2011
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												1,833
In-Person Response												10,186
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											2,314
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,872
Total Referral Children Received during Month												12,019
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,151	9.6%		Exploitation					10	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,499	20.8%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					154	1.3%
Severe Neglect			253	2.1%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,962	24.6%
General Neglect			3,537	29.4%		Total					12,019	100.0%
Emotional Abuse			1,453	12.1%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2011
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					938			6
	Family Maintenance					14,648			20
	Under 12 Months			12,969
	Over 12 Months			1,679
	Family Reunification					9,053			1,217
	Under 18 Months			8,172
	Over 18 Months			881
	Permanent Placement					10,348			3,575
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					34,987			4,818
	* 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						7,924
Birth - 2 Years			6,722	19.2%		Foster Family Home						1,173
3 - 4 Years			4,335	12.4%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						4,987
5 - 9 Years			8,847	25.3%		Small Family Home						53
10 - 13 Years			6,190	17.7%		Group Home						1,032
14 - 15 Years			3,422	9.8%		Other (County Shelter, Tribal, and Court Specified Homes)						35
16 - 17 Years			3,797	10.9%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,204
18 Years & Older			1,674	4.8%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						192
Age Total			34,987	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						877
Gender						Guardian Home						2,116
Male			17,349	49.6%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						18,389
Female			17,638	50.4%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			34,987	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,278 children received D Rate and 410 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,095	11.7%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			20,257	57.9%
African American			9,443	27.0%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			619	1.8%		Foster Homes **					814	2,138
American Indian/Alaskan Native			176	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					3,102	8,170
Filipino			194	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					2,423	6,536
Other			203	0.6%		Out-of-County					679	1,634
Ethnicity Total			34,987	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					69	98
						Group Homes *					176	2,486
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					139	1,849
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			Not Available			Out-of-County					37	637
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			Not Available
NOTE:  Data from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System - As of mm/dd/yyyy.						* 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