COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JUNE 2009
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												1,955
In-Person Response												10,804
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											3,748
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,056
Total Referral Children Received during Month												12,759
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,253	9.8%		Exploitation					17	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,543	19.9%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					259	2.0%
Severe Neglect			159	1.2%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,101	24.3%
General Neglect			3,831	30.0%		Substantial Risk					265	2.1%
Emotional Abuse			1,331	10.4%		Total					12,759	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JUNE 30, 2009
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					660			5
	Family Maintenance					10,484			69
	Under 12 Months			9,443
	Over 12 Months			1,041
	Family Reunification					8,132			1,725
	Under 18 Months			7,561
	Over 18 Months			571
	Permanent Placement					12,852			4,486
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					32,128			6,285
	* 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						7,600
Birth - 2 Years			5,919	18.4%		Foster Family Home						1,255
3 - 4 Years			3,448	10.7%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,773
5 - 9 Years			7,515	23.4%		Small Family Home						110
10 - 13 Years			5,987	18.6%		Group Home						915
14 - 15 Years			3,606	11.2%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						44
16 - 17 Years			3,863	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,697
18 Years & Older			1,790	5.6%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						174
Age Total			32,128	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,362
Gender						Guardian Home						2,801
Male			15,908	49.5%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						20,034
Female			16,220	50.5%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			32,128	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,652 children received D Rate and 450 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,829	11.9%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			17,724	55.2%
African American			9,596	29.9%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			595	1.9%		Foster Homes **					1,268	3,169
American Indian/Alaskan Native			127	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,975	14,221
Filipino			186	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,062	8,738
Other			71	0.2%		Out-of-County					1,913	5,483
Ethnicity Total			32,128	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					89	175
						Group Homes *					196	2,615
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					154	1,977
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			84			Out-of-County					42	638
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			10
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support
on 9/17/2009.  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