COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  MARCH 2009
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												2,440
In-Person Response												12,708
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,801
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,907
Total Referral Children Received during Month												15,148
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,310	8.6%		Exploitation					9	0.1%
Physical Abuse			3,424	22.6%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					309	2.0%
Severe Neglect			195	1.3%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,960	26.1%
General Neglect			4,238	28.0%		Substantial Risk					291	1.9%
Emotional Abuse			1,412	9.3%		Total					15,148	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					556			6
	Family Maintenance					10,608			86
	Under 12 Months			9,620
	Over 12 Months			988
	Family Reunification					8,213			1,460
	Under 18 Months			7,695
	Over 18 Months			518
	Permanent Placement					13,313			4,528
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					32,690			6,080
	* 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						7,913
Birth - 2 Years			5,965	18.2%		Foster Family Home						1,311
3 - 4 Years			3,517	10.8%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,745
5 - 9 Years			7,655	23.4%		Small Family Home						122
10 - 13 Years			6,136	18.8%		Group Home						947
14 - 15 Years			3,734	11.4%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						49
16 - 17 Years			3,917	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						16,087
18 Years & Older			1,766	5.4%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						180
Age Total			32,690	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,387
Gender						Guardian Home						2,929
Male			16,220	49.6%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						20,583
Female			16,470	50.4%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			32,690	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,680 children received D Rate and 492 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,918	12.0%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,000	55.1%
African American			9,779	29.9%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			592	1.8%		Foster Homes **					1,331	3,279
American Indian/Alaskan Native			144	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,977	14,455
Filipino			197	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,065	8,961
Other			60	0.2%		Out-of-County					1,912	5,494
Ethnicity Total			32,690	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					93	196
						Group Homes *					200	2,661
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					158	2,027
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			63			Out-of-County					42	634
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 06/11/2009.  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