COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  FEBRUARY 2009
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												1,971
In-Person Response												10,364
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											3,394
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											6,970
Total Referral Children Received during Month												12,335
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,111	9.0%		Exploitation					6	0.0%
Physical Abuse			2,764	22.4%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					262	2.1%
Severe Neglect			151	1.2%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,244	26.3%
General Neglect			3,335	27.0%		Substantial Risk					241	2.0%
Emotional Abuse			1,221	9.9%		Total					12,335	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2009
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					603			6
	Family Maintenance					10,580			110
	Under 12 Months			9,574
	Over 12 Months			1,006
	Family Reunification					8,273			1,472
	Under 18 Months			7,713
	Over 18 Months			560
	Permanent Placement					13,425			4,580
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					32,881			6,168
	* 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						7,961
Birth - 2 Years			5,968	18.2%		Foster Family Home						1,317
3 - 4 Years			3,524	10.7%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,778
5 - 9 Years			7,674	23.3%		Small Family Home						118
10 - 13 Years			6,199	18.9%		Group Home						972
14 - 15 Years			3,785	11.5%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						53
16 - 17 Years			3,940	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						16,199
18 Years & Older			1,791	5.4%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						182
Age Total			32,881	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,294
Gender						Guardian Home						2,982
Male			16,349	49.7%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						20,657
Female			16,532	50.3%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			32,881	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,706 children received D Rate and 506 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,913	11.9%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,074	55.0%
African American			9,878	30.0%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			598	1.8%		Foster Homes **					1,355	3,333
American Indian/Alaskan Native			144	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,939	14,280
Filipino			199	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,028	8,814
Other			75	0.2%		Out-of-County					1,911	5,466
Ethnicity Total			32,881	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					93	196
						Group Homes *					214	2,758
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					171	2,108
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			60			Out-of-County					43	650
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			0
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support
on 5/11/2009.  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