COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES                                         DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES         DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES                                
FACT SHEET  
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008  
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)    
  EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES    
Emergency Response Referral Children Received         
Evaluated Out         16,988  
In-Person Response           152,777  
Total Referral Children Received during Month             169,765  
               
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE  
Sexual Abuse   12,793 7.5%   Exploitation   107 0.1%  
Physical Abuse   33,388 19.7%   Caretaker Absence/Incapacity   5,598 3.3%  
Severe Neglect   1,960 1.2%   At Risk, Sibling Abuse   33,901 20.0%    
General Neglect   47,879 28.2%   Substantial Risk   20,258 11.9%  
Emotional Abuse   13,881 8.2%   Total     169,765 100.0%      
               
  IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JUNE 30, 2008  
  Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)   682      
  Family Maintenance         10,636        
      Under 12 Months       9,603            
      Over 12 Months       1,033            
  Family Reunification         8,977        
      Under 18 Months       8395            
      Over 18 Months       582            
  Permanent Placement         13,293        
  Adoptions           1,485        
  Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services     35,073        
               
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS   CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT  
Age       Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home 9,113  
Birth - 2 Years   6,274 17.9%   Foster Family Home   1,443  
3 - 4 Years     3,726 10.6%   Foster Family Agency Certified Home   5,895  
5 - 9 Years   8,230 23.5%   Small Family Home   137      
10 - 13 Years     6,680 19.0%   Group Home     1,196      
14 - 15 Years     4,120 11.7%   Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes) 50    
16 - 17 Years   4,184 11.9%   Total Out-of-Home Placement 17,834  
18 Years & Older   1,859 5.3%   Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement 176      
Age Total   35,073 100.0%   Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized 1,327    
Gender   Guardian Home 3,184  
Male   17,538 50.0%   Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive  22,521  
Female   17,535 50.0%   Home, and Guardian Home)    
Gender Total   35,073 100.0%   NOTE:  In the above, 1,904 children received D Rate and 739 received F Rate care.  
Ethnicity      
White   4,485 12.8%   FOSTER CARE RESOURCES    
Hispanic   18,645 53.2%   Homes Beds  
African American     10,691 30.5%   Foster Homes **   1,563 3,808  
Asian/Pacific Islander     800 2.3%   Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)   4,434 13,020    
American Indian/Alaskan Native   165 0.5%       In Los Angeles County     2,995 8,603    
Filipino     188 0.5%       Out-of-County   1,439 4,417  
Other   99 0.3%   Small Family Homes **     105 247  
Ethnicity Total   35,073 100.0%   Group Homes*     294 3,676  
      In Los Angeles County   206 2,566  
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN     Out-of-County     88 1,110  
Children Who Ran Away During the Month Not Available      
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month Not Available   * Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support Section.  
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS). ** Excluded licensed homes on hold.  
            Counts reflect a summary of monthly data as of the date when data were    
            extracted.  June 2008 data will be available in mid August 2008.        
           
 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