COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JULY 2009
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												1,851
In-Person Response												9,992
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											3,560
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											6,432
Total Referral Children Received during Month												11,843
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,245	10.5%		Exploitation					8	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,388	20.2%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					231	2.0%
Severe Neglect			164	1.4%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,441	20.6%
General Neglect			3,742	31.6%		Substantial Risk					220	1.9%
Emotional Abuse			1,404	11.9%		Total					11,843	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JULY 31, 2009
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					635			2
	Family Maintenance					10,390			58
	Under 12 Months			9,359
	Over 12 Months			1,031
	Family Reunification					8,089			1,780
	Under 18 Months			7,529
	Over 18 Months			560
	Permanent Placement					12,685			4,352
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					31,799			6,192
	* 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						7,544
Birth - 2 Years			5,884	18.5%		Foster Family Home						1,202
3 - 4 Years			3,444	10.8%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,749
5 - 9 Years			7,433	23.4%		Small Family Home						106
10 - 13 Years			5,894	18.5%		Group Home						920
14 - 15 Years			3,566	11.2%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						42
16 - 17 Years			3,796	11.9%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,563
18 Years & Older			1,782	5.6%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						167
Age Total			31,799	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,377
Gender						Guardian Home						2,757
Male			15,746	49.5%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						19,864
Female			16,053	50.5%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			31,799	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,635 children received D Rate and 441 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,773	11.9%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			17,581	55.3%
African American			9,469	29.8%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			587	1.8%		Foster Homes **					1,228	3,078
American Indian/Alaskan Native			128	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,977	14,401
Filipino			191	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,071	8,837
Other			70	0.2%		Out-of-County					1,906	5,564
Ethnicity Total			31,799	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					87	168
						Group Homes *					195	2,594
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					153	1,956
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			87			Out-of-County					42	638
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			14
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support
on 11/5/2009.  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