COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  MAY 2009
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												2,075
In-Person Response												12,821
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											3,560
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											9,261
Total Referral Children Received during Month												14,896
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,330	8.9%		Exploitation					18	0.1%
Physical Abuse			3,241	21.8%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					302	2.0%
Severe Neglect			194	1.3%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,880	26.0%
General Neglect			4,211	28.3%		Substantial Risk					306	2.1%
Emotional Abuse			1,414	9.5%		Total					14,896	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF MAY 31, 2009
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					657			7
	Family Maintenance					10,358			80
	Under 12 Months			9,320
	Over 12 Months			1,038
	Family Reunification					8,130			1,619
	Under 18 Months			7,558
	Over 18 Months			572
	Permanent Placement					12,995			4,452
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					32,140			6,158
	* 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						7,687
Birth - 2 Years			5,885	18.3%		Foster Family Home						1,275
3 - 4 Years			3,442	10.7%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,714
5 - 9 Years			7,483	23.3%		Small Family Home						112
10 - 13 Years			6,029	18.8%		Group Home						916
14 - 15 Years			3,626	11.3%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						44
16 - 17 Years			3,894	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,748
18 Years & Older			1,781	5.5%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						176
Age Total			32,140	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,326
Gender						Guardian Home						2,880
Male			15,904	49.5%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						20,130
Female			16,236	50.5%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			32,140	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,667 children received D Rate and 458 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,860	12.0%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			17,700	55.1%
African American			9,605	29.9%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			581	1.8%		Foster Homes **					1,276	3,164
American Indian/Alaskan Native			131	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					5,003	14,255
Filipino			189	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,091	8,731
Other			74	0.2%		Out-of-County					1,912	5,524
Ethnicity Total			32,140	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					90	181
						Group Homes *					197	2,621
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					155	1,983
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			75			Out-of-County					42	638
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			4
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