COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  - NOVEMBER 2011
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												2,267
In-Person Response												11,873
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											2,192
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											9,681
Total Referral Children Received during Month												14,140
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,445	10.2%		Exploitation					19	0.1%
Physical Abuse			3,253	23.0%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					169	1.2%
Severe Neglect			256	1.8%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,580	25.3%
General Neglect			3,785	26.8%		Total					14,140	100.0%
Emotional Abuse			1,633	11.5%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2011
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					967			4
	Family Maintenance					14,661			34
	Under 12 Months			12,994
	Over 12 Months			1,667
	Family Reunification					9,159			1,182
	Under 18 Months			8,355
	Over 18 Months			804
	Permanent Placement					10,375			3,621
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					35,162			4,841
	* 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						7,866
Birth - 2 Years			6,747	19.2%		Foster Family Home						1,199
3 - 4 Years			4,360	12.4%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,136
5 - 9 Years			8,883	25.3%		Small Family Home						54
10 - 13 Years			6,252	17.8%		Group Home						1,038
14 - 15 Years			3,448	9.8%		Other (County Shelter, Tribal, and Court Specified Homes)						33
16 - 17 Years			3,800	10.8%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,326
18 Years & Older			1,672	4.8%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						195
Age Total			35,162	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						880
Gender						Guardian Home						2,103
Male			17,456	49.6%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						18,504
Female			17,706	50.4%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			35,162	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,299 children received D Rate and 406 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,138	11.8%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			20,247	57.6%
African American			9,616	27.3%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			584	1.7%		Foster Homes **					817	2,139
American Indian/Alaskan Native			181	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					0	0
Filipino			196	0.6%		In Los Angeles County
Other			200	0.6%		Out-of-County
Ethnicity Total			35,162	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					70	100
						Group Homes *					176	2,486
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					139	1,849
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			Not Available			Out-of-County					37	637
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			Not Available
NOTE:  Data from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System - As of mm/dd/yyyy.						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support
A child is counted once during the report month.						Section.
						** 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